The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-01-26
Jan 13

JAS M RUTLAND,
Jan l3 Executors.
Commodore Tatnall has returned to Sa-
vannah, with the intention of taking mp his
residence in Georgia.
The American Consul ut ST. Thomas, un-
der date of 9th instant, reports the island
perfectly healthy.
A few years ago, New York received forty
times rs much cotton rs Baltimore. Last
year, it has received only nine times as
much.
A man OF sixty, who was sentenced in q
French Court to twenty years hard labor,
thanked the Judge with great fervor He
had not expected, he said, to live SO long.
The hopping around OF Grecian bend
IN ballroom reminds one so forcibly of o
kangaroo trying to escape the attacks of
sand flies.
The revolution in Hayti has of late taken
a turn decidedly unfavorably to President
Salnave. A despatch announces another
victory OF the Cacos, and that the revolu-
tlonlsts are gaining ground everywhere
''LEr US HAVE PEACE. In conversation
with Congressman elect from mississippi,
Gen. Grant is reported to have said he
wanted political affairs in the South settled
rs soon as possible, or before the COM
mencement of his administration
Marchand's Hotel, at River du Loup. ca.
NADIA, was destroyed by fire on the 22d inst
Three of Mr.. Marchand's children and Mr.
Wallace, civil engineer, were burned to
death. number of others were moro or
less injured.
An Englishman, having lost FIVE wives by
death, married q sixth, and now thinks Of
giving up the business, since former hus-
band has turned up, after years of absence,
and claimed this one.
London was, on the 7th, entirely in pos
session of the fog, the darkest known this
winter Such state is n complete calamity
encouraging accidents and offences of all
kinds while it lasts The navigation of the
Thames was altogether stopped.
A mouse nest lined with fourteen dollars
OF greenbacks and fractionals was found at
store in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where
upon local paper observes: This is
another strong argument for the resumption
Of specie payments, as even the lower ami
mails are growing wasteful and extravagant
uner an imitation of paper currency"
Kate OHara, an operative in cotton
factory at Weltham, Mass, recently had
her head caught in the betting in such q
manner that her throat was cut nearly from
ear to ear, laying bare the roots of the
tongue, but breaking no bones She was
taken to the hospital, and is expected to re-
cover.
The Griffin Str says: Farmers are COM
planning Of the scarcity of hands, owing to
the fact that a large number Of negroes
have gone off to work on railroads in course
of construction, and the balance of them
have their pockets full Of money from their
last years labor, and are as independent as
q ''tick in IL tar bucket"
The Rochester New York; Union says:
Newspaper men and reporters receive in
vitations to all the openings, from saloon
to firstclass hotel, from a school to Il uni
versity. We are indebted to kind friend
in the city government for an invitation 10
be present at an opening of the new small
pox hospital"
boy was sent by his mother to saw some
stove wood out of railroad ties Going out
doors shortly after, she found the youth
sitting or n saw-horse, with head down.
The mother asked her hopeful son why he
didn't keep ut his work. The boy replied
thus: "My dear mother find it hard. very
hard, to sever old ties"
PERTINENT TO Our TIMEs-If what the
new Emperor of China recently said to his
officials be true, our posterity will be over
powered with a bad smell The brother to
the sun and moon addressed the officers of
his Government thus: He who sincerely
serves his country, leaves the fragrance of
good name to hundred ages; he who does
not, leave q name that stinks for ten thou
eonds Of years.
The National Women's Rights Convention
at Washington adjourned sine die yesterday.
after adopting resolutions demanding suf-
frago and the privilege for holding office for
negroes and women; the right of the same
to choose their own occupations and receive
mems wages for mems work, and that, in
reconstruction, suffrage shall he based on
loyalty lad intelligence. A committee was