The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-01-13

relative, Powell and his wife, by Che
Shangalla tribe Of Abyssinia. Eight OF
the savages were killed., Ave villages
burned. l, 400 head of cattle captured.
MIR. Powell and his wife, H. will be re-
membered, were murdered while ON a
hunting expedition in the country of the
Shangallas
The Indiana State Convention de-
nounces the Congressional reconstruction
measures and its attempted interferepce
with the Supreme Court; favors the re-
peal OF the present tariff; declares that
hve-twenty bonds are payable in green-
backs; goss in for the abolition Of ma
tlonal banks; is down upon the fifteenth
amendment, and opposes the change in
the laws concerning naturalization.
A curious case of "suspeuded anima.
tion" is reported in ST. Louis. A man
was stricken down, with what was sup
posed to be paralysis, and apparently
died. day was fixed for his funeral,
but symptoms of life appearing, the fu-
neral was stopped. He has now been to
all appea :ances dead, for five days, but
there is no sign of decomposition, and
the joints of his limbs are flexible.
The year just closed has proved quite
disastrous to tho New England fishing
fleet. There have been sixteen vessels
sunk and twenty-three others have been
seriously injured. Sixty-seven persons
lost their lives by these mishaps. The
aggregate loss by disasters during the
past forty years, was $8S3, 600; lives lost
during this period, 918.
An important meeting was held in
Philadelphia last Wednesday, to concert
measures for building new road, or
rather for consolidating several small
companies which have charters now, and
opening railway route which will bring
new York within two hours distance Of
Philadelphia.
The SOCIAL EvIL.-Superintende
Kennedy, of the city of New York, has
issued IN order to have a complete CEN
sus taken of all houses of ill fame, and
the women attached thereto, in the city.
He directs that the census be thorouoR.
rs 1t may have to be laid before the
Legislature.
A writer in the London Daily Neus,
reprobatlng Lampson's sneers at m
American critic, lately published in the
1t9eS' proves that, by the difference in
exchange, United States 500 bonds ut
SG are really higher in price than British
consols at 90.
From 1000 to 5000 tons of white clay
were shipped from near Aiken, 8. G., to
certain contectioners and cracker bakers
In the North, and has, doubtless, found
its way into the stomachs of children
and other innocent folks.
"Coming events cast their shadows
before" One fond Ii pc, which the
people of this country were beguiled
with, now fades away forever. Delano
is stocking his department with tons
upon tons of income return blanks.
The friends of the postal telegraph
system intend to take advantage of the
present strike to urge that the Govern
ment, through Congressional enactment,
take control of the telegraph business in
the country.
The Vox de Cuba advises the rspopu-
lation of the island with Spaniarda, and
suggests that inducements be offered the
4o,oOO Spanish troops now there to set
the enemies of Spain,
Harriet Stowe is puzzled at the storm
raised against her among her own ooun-
trymen, with whom she thought "the
cause OF woman was safe and sacred"
Well' 1t IS, and Mrs. Leigh was a wo-
man.
Charles Dickens has explained his
celebrated epigrammatic puzzle. He
meant to convey that he puts infinite
trust IN the masses-none whatever in
the so-called ruling class.
''I'll be blowed," was once q VULGAR
cockneyism, but it promises to be the
polite way of asking to be sent home by
the pneumatic railway.
Ne,o York Herald.
The New York Sun declares that Ha-
milton Fish is "killing the Republican
party" Go on with your killing, Hamil-
ton; the funeral shan't cost you cent.
Louisville Courier Journal.
General Grants shrewdness will soon
grow proverbial. Sumner advised him
to strengthen his Cabinet, and he immo-
dlately, thereupon, proposed Judge
Strong, of Pennsylvania.
DWELLING BURNT.-The residence of
Col. w. A. Lewis, of Statesville. N. c.,
was totally destroyed by fire, Tuesday
morning last, between IL and o'clock.
A party of Englishmen are tryang the
experiment of growing sea island cotton
on one of the islands of the Maruuesas
group.
La Reoolution tries to explain why
Sickles' note failed. It was doubtless
for want of an endorser.
Chicago Times.
One Of the new patent safety lamps of
the Third avenue, New York, Railroad,
blew out the end of car on Saturday
evening.
John Nixon, highly respected citizen
OF New Orleans, was shot and killed at
the Boston Club in that city, Saturday
night. The Affair is somewhat mysteri.
ous and no arrests were made.
The channel Of the Danube is now
beino c1eared and otro;obtanod ,.I..