The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-02-22

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- e = GsiiiaiHSssnnlaii GsiiiHssnnlaii Gazette thinks that
Town East"and s0ht West" are very
uhesFtain localities, since the statement
by Mr.. Mcintyre, the agent Of the Treal
s9EZ. Department in Alaska, that the
mouth Of the Columbia River is about
the ceAtfe Of the United States, East and
West, and that it is no farther from
PoEtland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon,
then from Aetoria, in, the latter State, to
Atfap, the most Westerly, of the Aleu-
han group Of islapds, which are O part
OF 9gE Alaskan purchase. :}
A chap nthe interior Of New York is
making money by committing suicide.
BE goes to q hotel, tells pitiful story of
Ioaa OF funds, and that he has no one to
Iowa or to caress him, and finally goes to
his room and takes ''pisen." The crowd
rash to his room. give him an emetic, he
throws mp the '.magnesia," purse is
raised for him, and he goes to the next
town and performs again.
HMPnaa PEOPLE Our OF THE CoUN-
TRK. The plan of relieving England of
ltsiIedundant population, by sending it
away, meets with considerable favor
from leading men in that country, even
among those who might not be willing
to vote an appropriation on public
account to the emigrant fund. A club
has been formed for raising EGO. 900 to
payathe expenses of 1000 emigrants.
Letters from Salt Lake City state that
there is an intense feeling among the
Mormons, over the proposed abolition
offpolygamy by Act of Congress-; and
among the plans they are resorting to,
to create public sentiment against such
legislation is one by which the women
sssee Aoidiug meetings and passing reso-
lutions defending polygamy.
Ayoung man near Cincinnati buried
his father among the roots of O grape
vine last March, and heavy crop (of
gTapes, mot parents,) is expected next
fall This combines filial affection and
holy sentiment 30 nicely with utilita-
rianlsm, that we recommend the plan to
persons having any dead parents on hand.
The new specimen plates for the forth
coming hfty-cent note, to take the place
Of the last series Of that denomination.
soquickiy and successfully initiated by
three, ,counterfeiters. will be ready to be
submitted to the Secretary of the Trea-
sury In q very short time.
IN Worcester, on Saturday afternoon,
Mrs. Emma f. Barton. of Croydon, New
Hampshire, committed suicide by throw
ing herself under the wheels of train of
cars on the Worcester aud Nashua Rail
road while the train was in motion
Indians in the vicinity of Fort Benton
are dying of small -pox at the rate of
twenty five day. If the Quaker Indian
agents went ont armed with tracts and
smallpox, they are the best agents we
have had out there in long time.
The New York Tribune insists that
mississippi be admitted at once,
promptly, generously, without irritating
requirements or the expression of aggra-
waiting suapieions."
A preacher residing near Client, Ky.,
q few days since left his wife and several
children, and ran away to Indiana with
another mans wife. This is the worst
year for mininters since we can remem-
ber.--Ne1 Pork Democrat.
In Massachusetts, the other day, a
man thought he could cross the track in
advance of locomotive. The services
at the grave were very impressive.
'A.New York couple, who expect to be
married in March, are rehearsing the
ceremony once week, so as to make it
the "splendidest thing this season."
Aiman at Atchison, Kansas, shot his
wife son the street. and then blew his
brains out. He shot himself the
worst, showing how unselfish these men
are., The wife lived, just to spite him,
as women often do.
Asensational preacher in Iowa con-
ducts Sunday service in billiard saloon,
opening church with beer all round, and
closing with treat for the crowd.
AKentucky youth, bent upon an elope-
ment with the girl of his choice. seized
hand.car last week. and on it trans
ported her to IL station where they could
take the train for Cincinnati.
Aman warned his wife, in New Or
leans, not to light the fro with kerosene.
She, didn't heed the warning. Her
clothes fit his second wife remarkably
well.
A circns rider in Texas tried to turn
three somersaultso on horseback, the other
day. The manager sent back to New
Orleans, following day, for another
somersault man.
Few men would attempt to dry damp
ened gunpowder in the kitchen stove.
A man in Canada did. His afflicted
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