The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-13

''StScJ 'GSlhtftl uull Anu Sulu.
Alderman Minort moved 10 lly The
resolution on the table. Agreed to by /.
vote 0n division Of yeas G. nays 3.
by Alderman Wigg: ResoircH That
the Clerk advertise for proposals for
furnishing the police with summer
uniforms, report sumo at next reaulnr
meeting. and that the contract be award
ei to the lowest responsible bidder
Adopted
On motion Of Alderman Smons, Coun-
ell adJourncd. WM. J. ETrER,
Clerk of Council.
TIE LATE WAn--E -ExrnaonprSAnY
MILITARY MOVEMENTS The tiermun
newspapers are counting up the wonder.
fnl results Of tho seven months wur
which was declared in Paris on July 18Th
1870; was virtually brought to M cnd Ly
tho capitnlntion of Paris On tho 2Sth ot
Janunry. 1871; and was finally closed on
the 18th of February. Tho war lasted
2l0 days. During the first seven DAYS of
I he war, the armies from North md
Sonth Germany Were concentrated: and
within thirteen duys. their strategic
'unrch to tue frontier was atcomplsbetl.
The army, numbering between 100000
'tnd 6OO, ,0OO inen, wins trauspnrted over
live principnl lihcs>of ruiIroai,; each one
forwarding daily, on an Average, 40 .OOO
men. together with the necessary horses,
artillery. munitions and vehicles ,of trnns-
port. -Four cnrPs d'armce were TINS con.
vcyeu tn the French boundary, some Of
hem 30O miles, some 500 miles and,
during the transportation, men and
horses had to be vlctnalled aud cared for.
ih,s Is the most cAtr,nrdina,y cnncrn-
nj nn ,lrV
lins nothing to compure with it.
Dednctimg lhe day lost in conccntrnt
ing, and the time WHICH clnpsrtl between
the capitulation of Pnris aud the treaty
Ut pence, we have, for tho active tlurm-
tion Of tho war;. 18O days. During this
time the German troups fought IL grand
1Attles aud 156 BATTLES Of loss Importance,
captured 26 fortified places. 6 100 pieces
"i artillery. 100 cagles or f,gs, / .G5O
"ficcrs and 3G3,00U men. This. on un
average, is 3 great and &c smaller battles.
tortressrs 20 eagles, lilo pieces OF
artillery, l.95O officers mud GO, 500 mon Il
month. THIS gives ~ fortress taken every
Six days. grind battle every ninth day,
und miunr bnt,le every day. This
looks. on pnper, like q trinmpIial march,
Yet ono Gornlnn regiment, the. 18Th, lost
u officers ont of 81, and .543 men out
of 5000. TIE 53,l regiment also lost IS
''fiicers, colors and .33l men. Most
ut the regiments of tho third CORPS lost
~ to 50 officers. and 900 To l, lou men
proof that thcro must huvo been despc.
rate fighting.
The New York sturpers are catching
more gudgenus. The circular reads:
Dear Sir: have something of the
greafe>t importance to reveal to YOU.
LII looking over records I have come
across your name. Please answer the
following question: What WIS yonr
mothers maiden nume? Answer imme-
i'afely. and iucl''se twenty va cculs fnr
answer nn'l trouble Irrmain, sir, yours
respectfully, frank Lewis. 1U3 Ludlow
street. New Yurk city. l.. s. NJ ntten.
ti"ii VIII nc paid if twenty cents is moi
incloscd.
ELECTION AT FIoUENcE. -rha fellow
ing IL tho result uf The election for town
Officials held on tho 10Th instant: In.
trhdnnt-J. =. Chase. Wnrlens-A.
Welhberg. G. D. Bristow, +. G. Flood,
colored. W. D. Harper.
Tho steamrr Samuel j. Hale, frolp
| Cincinnati i"r Memphis, burst her steam
p,po nenr Go!conda. Il!inols, Saturday,
| kill!ng three wiiite md four coIorpd
deck llands, and teuriug out llcr bulk
heads uft
An old Connecticut lady, who was
very much trnnbled 10y the prospect Of
the introduction Of gas IN her villuge and
tho consequent dlsuso Of whale oil,
asked with much eurnrstncss: "Whnt is
TO become of the poor whults?"
| The following remedies ure said TO a
valuable mud lnfnlible: For c0rns, easy
shoes; for bile, exercise; lur rheumatism,
new flannel and PATIENCE; for gut, tonst
ana water; Tor the t0othnohe, dentist; !;
Tor debt, industry; aud for love, mutri-
mony.
A traveller. We nro told, being in wild
country where he .oonld fad no proyl-
sions for himsolf or dog, cut off the dogs
taii and boiled il for his own supper.
and gave the dug the bone. =
MI. John Coate, prominent oitizen
OF 'Ne~befry. died on Saturday last,
after short illness.