The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-02-23

VenI MS SERVICE against the EnOSls, he
presented him with copy Of his book and
left.
PRAoTIoAn REcoNsrRUortoN Last years
cotton crop OF Georgia is estimated in value
at $48, 000, 900, and it was not favorable
season. No wonder the cotton lands of the
State have run up in price some 10, some
90. some 100 and come 200 and even 800
Per cent. At this rate, before the expiration
OF President Grants term of Office, the
wealth and prosperity Of our Southern
States will be the wonder of the world
800 Neto York Herald.
FULL DRESS FUNERALs.-It appears that
Philadelphia has reached such degree of
civilization that the upper ten" indulge in
what is called full dress funerals. We no.
ticed an account of q funeral which took
place there several days since, to which the
friends of deceased were invited to come
Sin full dress suit and white gloves
The Turkish ladies at Constantinople are
becoming more and more civilized in their
dress. Although they still wear the un-
couth, shapeless outer cloak and close white
veil when in the street. they have the Euro
pean dress often under the cloak and make
the veil of such thin and transparent gauze
as to show to the utmost advantage the
features they pretend to conceal.
The Pneumatic Despatch Company have
been busily tunneling under Broadway,
New York, for about three weeks, and no
one outside of the company was aware of
these operations until q day or two since.
The progress is very slow, being only about
ten inches day, as the earth is not dug out
but is forced ahead.
An Augusta (Me.) paper says that work
man employed in lathing room, acciden tai
ly enclosed hen in q small place, and that
she remained there nearly three months be-
al,
she was alive and active, though quite poor
and featherless.
An energetic effort is being made to COM
plete the long-negleoted monument to the
'tFather of his Country" commenced in
Washington City many years ago. A call
is made on the people to contribute to the
fund. President Johnson is en o6fcio Presi-
dent of the association.
A Scotchman went to lawyer once for
advice, and detailed the circumstances of
the case. f'Haye you told me the facts pre-
cisely as they occurred?" said the lawyer
ooh, ay, sir" rejoined he, 81 thought it
best to tell you the plain truth; ye can put
the lies in yourself"
a curiosity of meanness has been exhi-
bited in Saa Francisco. During the set
tlement Of an estate in that city, on the Oath
OF January, it was discovered that brother
OF the deceased had charged the estate four
dollars for loss of time while attending the
funeral.
Five of the European sovereigns are
bachelors. One has been divorced without
going to Illinois. Twenty-six of them are
Enthusiastically the Sultan of Turkey.
six have lost their royal consorts by death.
A large sum of money has been discover
ed in q North Carolina swamp. Circum-
stances indicate that it was buried many
years since. by hermit who lived near the
spot sixty years ago.
1t is q common saying that the lower
order of animals have not the vices of man; {;
yet it is certain that some of the insects are
back-biters, and all the quadrnpeds tale
. bearers
They tell of Fifth Avenue mansion de-
eorated with point lace curtains, India
shawl coverings on the furniture, bronze
doors and silver monograms on everything
The Blackfeet and Grow Indians had q
fight near Big Timber, on the Yellowstone,
recently, and several were killed and
wounded on both sides.
The duties of newspapers to the public are
much more generally and efficiently per-
formed than are the duties of the public to
newspapers.
According to the latest anatomical expe-
riment, it is asserted. woman is composed
of 243 bones, 1876 muscles and 449 brass
pins
The height of politeness is passing around
upon the opposite side of o lady, when
walking with her, in order not to step upon
her shadow.
The stage effects in Booths new theatre
at New York, are worked by steam power,
the first attempt of the kind in the world.