The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-08-02

W " $rHV6s Iu0 6tOQ01 OF T1lOh had nh
name or inscription on it. '"rhis, said
H, "is the grave of the once no.
torious gambler, Mr. r. You will
observe that there is no name recorded
on the tombstone, but think could
suggest very appropriate epitaph."
his friend. "Waiting for The last trump!"
was the reply.
THE NORTH GERMAN F1AG.-The black
white-and. red flag of the North German
Bund, will. during the coming campaign,
be waved for the first time over the field
OF battle, the field of victory or fof de-
feat. The flag is but four years old, hav-
ing been adopted by the North German
Parliament when the present Bund was
established, after the war upon Austria.
The New York Herald appears to have
taken possession of Gen. Lee, of late,
locating him as its fancy or interest may
dictate. A week ago, it had him at Sara.
toga Springs, and now it brings him up
at Long Branch, in confab with General
Grant, neither Of which places has Gen.
Lee visited Is tho Herald in the pay of
the watering place landlords?
DIABoL1CA1 ATTEMPT OF Co1onED
WOMAN TO Po1soN Thirty. Six NEGROES.
The Vicksburg Herald tells Of the arrest
of negro woman on Judge South
worth's plantation, in Sunhower County,
Miss, who poisoned large quantity of
milk, which it was customary to give to
the hands, but fortunately the fact was
discovered before the milk was eaten, or
thirty-six negrous would have gone up.
She had charged it with strychnine, a
bottle of which was found in her house.
INHUMAN OUTRAaE.-A man and boy,
a few days ago, in New York, entered
the house Of William Fl. Ryan, in West
Orange. and finding no one there but
little girl, attempted to fire the house,
but failing, they poured kerosene on the
girls clothing and ignited it. The girl
was saved by passers-by, who extinguish-
ed the fire, but she is probably fatally
burned. The villains are unkn own and
have not been arrested.
One day, while clerical gentleman"
from down East was saying grace at the
table of o gentleman in Fordham, Frank,
the youngest of the flock, aged three,
did not like the notion of keeping quiet
so long time, and finally, being unable
to wait any longer, burst out: "Wait till
dit drink Of water, an den you can
pray all you want to.
A verdant paper in Pennsylvania wants
to know "wherc tho Union would have
been without the Republican party"
1t would have been prosperous, pence
ful, free from taxation, and its admins
tration in the hands of patriots who
cared more for the people than for horses,
pleasure-trips and presents.
Ne,c York Democrat.
A girl in public school applied to her
teacher for leave to be absent half q day,
ON the plea that they had company at
home. The teacher referred her to the
printed list of reasons the School Com
mittee think sufficient to justify nb-
sence, and asked her If her case came
under any OF them. She replied that it
might come under the head OF domestic
attliction."
Troy farmer went to town and kissed
another mans wife, and her husband has
sued the farmer for 81, 900 damages. The
agricnlturist thinks the price too high,
and wants the woman to pay half, rs she
had as much fun ont of it as he did.
A preacher in New York, infuratcd ut
the reports of his sermons, called the
reporters present "a mean set of dirty
newspaper liars" from the pulpit, on a
recent Sunday, which they Offset by call
ing his the Church of the Infuriated
Prophet.
Tho hottest place in England, it seems,
is London. The average heat in that
city during the first week of the present
month, was 0O.2 degrees Fahrenheit
The lowest average in England during
the Same time, was 1873 degrees and the
locality Liverpool.
A French merchant in San francisco
oilers a reward Of $500 to the Frcnchman
who takes the first Prussian flag. Upon
this, some Germans offer reward of
50, 600 to the merchant if he will 20 and
be the taker Of said first flag.
James Dunn, brute living in Brook
lyn, whipped his daughter to death on
Saturday last. The murderer was
arrested.
CIScINSAT1 Produce AND PRov1s1oS
MARKET Reported by Morris e. Reid,
Produce and Provision Brokers.
c1NNATI, ONO, July 20, 97O.-Proyi-
sions-the market is without essential
change, the orders being few and for