The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-02-24

ing TO steal MS passage ny hiding In q
freight car. After Corwin had got him of
the train, the man fired two shots ut him
one of which entered his abdomen, inflictine
wound which, it is believed, will be fatal.
brother of Corwin gave chase to the as
snssin, who turned and fred three shots at
him without effect, after which he escaped.
S1srER1Y AFFECTION Sacramento
CAL, recently--so the story runs-two sis
ters, one married, the other single, quarrel
ed-Sarah, the unmarried sister, going oui
to work rs domestic. Some time after
the married sister sent for Sarah, intimatine
desire to "makc up" and Sarah complied
with the request, when, strange to say, the
sister had little child sick with the small
pox, and had sent for her sister in order
that she might become infected with the
jise lse
y VELoC1pRDE RACE OF $3.50 MILES
AGAINST TIME, FOR SIS, OOO-Prof Sweet
of Providence, r. l., a well-known pedes-
trlan and rope walker, is to commence on
the 1st day of June next, the unparalleled
feat of propelling q velocipede. Of his own
manufacture, n distance of 5000 miles in
thirty days, averaging 100 miles per day,
for wager of IS, 900. During the trip, be
is to ride the velocipede $50 miles in TWEEN.
ty-four hours, and one trinl will only be
allowed.
A man is in q New York County jail fo,
abusing his son. He made the little fellow
go up the mountain for wood some weeks
ago, when the temperature was below zero,
and when he came home at night nearly
frozen, kicked him out of DOORS The boy
went to the barn and tried to warm himself
on dog, when the father gave him further
kicks, and threatened to break every bone
in his body, if he tried to get warm
The ''lady pick-pockets" of Boston dress
magnificently. and then so upon the streets
early in the evening, where they grow faint,
and request for n few moments the support
of the arm of any gentleman likely to wear
fat pocket book. Gentleman feels fat
tered, gives the required support. and fon-
dies the lady as much as he dares. Lady
recovers and departs very thankful for the
aid, and the gentlemans watch and green
backs.
The Eat Contributor" thinks the poem
OF Enoch Arden has encouraged hundreds
of dead husbands to return and annoy their
families who would otherwise have kept
away. The Enoch Arden in real life, he
says, is usually scalawag, and comes home
ragged, dirty and drunk
When hearts are filed with holy affections
and homeis happy, then do the young dwell
in charmed circle, which onl ly the natu-
rally depraved would seek to quit, and
across which boundary temptations to error
shine out but feebly.
CooL.-An unfortunate fellow, who got
drunk and fell overheard, had an unplea-
SAINT experience in Toledo the other day.
After having nenrly drowned in the most
agonizing style, ho was fished out by the au.
thorlties, and fined ten dollars for being
drunk.
A hog was killed at Springfield, ILL.,, the
other day, in whose stomach were found
thirty-six ten-penny nails, half an old file,
and suspender buckle. This is supposed
to account for the recent mysterious disap.
pearance OF small boy in that neighbor-
hood.
If people soaked themselves half as often
outwardly as they do inwardly, they would
be infinitely better of. A majority of men
however, would no more dare to bathe their
skins with what they habitually pour into
their stomachs. than they would expect tc
Jump over the moon if they tried.
"Let's fusel." is the way the people in
Lynchburg, Virginia. ask each other tc
drink, and drink is called fuselade.
fire in Norwich, Conn, has DESTROYED
Apollo Hall and other buildings Loss,
$40, 900.