The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-15
The marriage of. AdelinaL[ Patti. 81

The marriage of Adelina Patti. so
often ann nounced and SO often denied.
took place on the 29th ult., at Ro-
man Catholic Church, on the Clap-
ham Park road, London. + The Mar.
'quis de Canx was the happy brides
gIoomT and the Duke of Manchester
and Mr.. Costa gave away the bride,
who looked more beautiful than ever
in her simple but appropriate toi-
lette. f.,. - -
In the North Carolina Senate. a
few days ago. while Wynne, Repub
llcan, was speaking against Holden's
war bill, he was interrupted by Epps.
the coal-black Senator from Halifax,
with the interrogatory: "May L ask
the Senator question:" Mr.. Wynne
replied: "No; L am addressing scbo-
lars and gentlemenI' Epps turned
almost white with astonishment. it is
said.
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS. Tues
day night, four negroes, Gloss Jack
son, William johnson and the two
lads charged with stealing money,
effected on escape from jail, by cut
ting q hole near one of the windows
and letting themselves down by o.
rope made of blankets.
Camden Journal.
A SEVERE Loss.-The poor Israel
ties of wilma, Prussia, and distressed
families in general of that district.
have experienced O. sad. loss in the
death of the Hebrew merchant, Jubel
Apatow, of that city. 800 poor fami-
lies were supplied by him with bread
daily at half price. His funeral was
attended by 10000 people.
SUICIDE. James Robinson.
of York District, near the Chester
line, committed suicide on the 2Sth
ult., by hanging himself with draw
ing-chain. No cause is known for
the act, and it can only be attributed
to mental alteration. Deceased was
about fifty-four years of age. He
leaves wife and two children.
A destructive fire broke out in
Richmond, Va, in the store of Mr..
Mountcastle, on Broad street, which,
with the two adjacent buildings.
occupied by Messrs. j. D. Briggs
and Jacob Lips, were seriously in
jured. The loss is estimated at
$50, ,OOO-partial insurance.
A man named Lemmons was out
turkey hunting, in Howell County,
Mo-, recently, and hid himself in
the bushes to call his birds up, when
fellow-gunner, mistaking the call
for that of q genuine turkey, fred
upon and shot him, the wound prov
ing fatal.
Soon after the close of the war. q
gentleman from the Eastern part of
the State, in the line of Sherman
march, Informed the editor of the
Charlotte Democrat that Gen. Blair
showed more kindness to the people
than any other Federal officer.
The New York Citizen states that
there is Republican public officer
at Long Branch this summer who,
between gambling, fast horses and
fast women, is probably spending
100000 month. That's the way
to increase the public debt.
Chief Justice Chase, in the course
of charge to the jury at Parkers-
burg, West Virginia, on Thursday,
referred to the fourteenth article of
the Constitution, recently adopted,
as being valid and entitled to sup
port.
'The American House of Repre-
sentatives, says the London iSatur-
dag Revie,c, Islands lower in morali-
ty and craftsmanship than any
similar assembly in civilized coun-
tries" To this condition has radical
rule reduced the nation.
Pigot, one of the Dublin editors
who was imprisoned for seditious ut
terences, has been pardoned. He
will be set free after having served
half of the original term for which
he was sentenced.
Through the enterprise of the Ame-
rican Bible Society, the Bible has
been translated and is now circulated
in the Arabic language. thus furnish
ing the Scriptures to the 120, 900, 900
whc speak that tongue.
The grand jury in Memphis, Ten
nessee. yesterday. found bill against
L. A. Hamilton, State Senator, for
perjury, in having taken the test
oath. He was an officer of the Cod
federate Stafea