The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-01-17

ECLIPSE OF THE MooN.-On the 9th {
this month, at 1882 o'clock P. M, the flu
moon, in the sigu of Cancer, will move int
portion Of the shadow of the earth, an
become little less than one-half eclipsed
The middle of the eclispe will occur at g. A.
the end at 9.52 in the evening. The size G
the eclispe will be 51s digits on th
Northern limb. The moon will be one hou
above the Eastern horizon at five minute
after O'Clock on that evening.
A Nevada paper says that all that is re
quired in the lodging house business in th
newly discovered auriferous white pin
regions, is a lot of stout iron hooks and
few gunny bags. The hooks are driven int
convenient trees, and the dodgers hung II,
III the sacks, after which the landlord ha
nothing to do till morning but loaf abou
and keep up fires under such trees as h,
has located.
The dominion of Canada is suffering from
plethora of silver coin. Banks will no
take it on deposit, and the tiils of stores
and the pockets of well-to-do people, ar
overloaded with it. Most of this surplu
coin is of Philadelphia origin, and bears th
our deprecated shin-plasters, and are no
yet ready to take it back again.
! new married couple attended one of tb
fashionable churches of Boston last Snl,
bath, and to the surprise of those in tn
vicinity where the party were seated, th
bride fell fast asleep. Her friends laughe,
at her for her sleepy appearance, when sh
excused herself by saying that her rest, O
late, had been much disturbed
The increase of theHpopulation in Brook
liyn has rendered it necessary to provide
larger supply of water. Accordingly, th
water company is about to make arrange
mnntQ which will 10 f1,o &ok l.
ply about %, 100000 gallons. The presen
consumption varies from 100000 t,
20, 600, 600 gallons daily
gentleman in New York street ca
paid by mistake gold piece instead of
three cent piece to n conductor. The latte
didn't like tho appearance Of the coin. an,
so Immediately passed it OFF on q boy. Th
boy was certain he had received a bad cent
and took it to the depot for redemption
where the original owner recovered it,
A scholar was turned out of Que of th,
district schools, in Sutton, Massachusetts,
the other day, because he :was forty-eieh
years old and had family, including tw,
or three grown children. He said "hi
boys and gals had more farming than H.
h..d, and he wanted to ketch mp with 'em. -
| In Il cave, at Rock Island, Illinois q sta
tue OF an Indian maiden has been discover
ed. 1t has . solid copper pedestal sever
feet high, and obelisE of solid brass. Othe
Indian curiosities have been lately disco
vered III the same vicinity.
Fort Lafayette, i'll the New York bar
bor-or what remains of it since the fire.
to be torn down, it being useless MS n dc
fence to the harbor. The improved artil
lery, it seems, will require better forts tina,
| We now have.
A man named Reed was chloroformed, il
his room. in Earles Hotel, in New York
one night last week, and narrowly escapes
with his life. He was robbed Of S5. 900 i
greenbacks
Your wifes fat. but she's not handsome
Smith. >" "Well, Jones, that's expressin
your opinion plump and plain, anyhow
You are right, Smith, that's exactly m,
notion; she's very plump and very plain %
AT Sabbath school meeting, out West
young lawyer made n motion that the
men to raise children for the Sabbat
school,
A sleeping car was hurled over an EN-
bankment on the Pan handle Nv. w Raj
road, a few days ago, and three passenger
instantly killed and several badly wounded
The sensation in hotel life in Dayton
Ohio, on Friday, was the arrival of dou
BILE wedding party from MAMA County
| father and his son-who had married sisters
the father wedding the younger
few days since, lady named Mrs
Howell, shot and killed negro at Liv
Oak, Florida, for attempting to outrage he,
The great powers, except Russia, hav
united in demanding Greece to withdra,
her objections to the conference. as at pre-
sent constituted
The people of Utah want more mail fac
lities. Singularl The males have NOR
| facilities there now than in any other nor
tion of the country.
| A distinguished chemist makes the un
pleasant announcement that every spoonfu
of raw sugar which is put in O cup of te
or coffee is alive with vcrmin. Refining th
| supar kills tba inooofc