The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-09-09

Brigham Young recently ordered silk
for thirty dresses for his wives, which is
o trihing matter for him with his in
come. But just think of an ordinary
business man buying silk dresses, cash
mere shnwls, point lace and jewelry to
match, for say half dozen wives, to say
nothing of score or two of daughters.
The very thought Of the thing is enough
to scare all the polygamy out of a crazy
mans brains. Let the fashions once
work their way into Utah, and dry goods
bills will do for it's peculiar institutions
what Congressional bills have thus fur
failed to accomplish. Harper's Baza,.
ought TO be put into every harem as u
missionary truct.
The North Carolina Robesonian states,
on reliable authority, that q colored boy
6y the name OF Dick, while digging the
foundation for storehouse on the site
OF an old building that stood, upwards
OF century ago. about 300 yards from
the grounds upon which the railroad
depot at Shoe Heel now stands, on
Thursday last, found box 1Ox6x5 inches
square, full of English sovereigns He
has since left for parts unknown.
A FATAL ACCIDENT. A jury of inquest
was impanelled by Trial Justice Nelson
Joyner, on the 2Gth ult., to inquire into
the circumstances thnt led to the death
OF james Weatherford, an old and re-
spected citizen Of ST. James Goose
Creek. It appeared that Mr.. Weather
ford was killed by the accidental dis
charge OF shotgun In his own hands,
while sitting in field for deer.
PrY
labelled "Gen. Chas. Lre," which hangs
in Independence Hal, Philadelphia,
and from which Oil engraving has been
copied to illustrate q published life of
the general, now turns out to be the por-
trait of Gen. Arthur O'Connor, of the
Irish rebellion OF 1709, painted in Paris
by Rembrandt Peale, in 1918. An an
tograph Of Gen. Washington, carefully
preserved in the same hall, is found to
be forgery.
Mr.. John 81. L. Fuller, the internal
revenue agent in this city, died at the
Wuverley House, Wednesday night.
Mr. Fuller was native of England, and
me to this State, last summer, from
Washington, as special agent Of the in
ternal revenue department., in which
capacity he was regarded as an able,
conooAoutaouS anu cuCleQG OluCor. III
leaves many friends in the city to deplore
his untimely death. 30 Charleston News.
A difficulty occurred at Gross Keys,
Union County, on the night Of the 2lat
nlt., between two young men, named
Joseph Smith and Wesley Bobo. during
which the latter was 30 severely stabbed
In the liver, that he now lies in a preca-
rious condition. The affair occurred at
q serenade.
Mr. Benjamin Garrett. while blasting
rock. on Both ult.. at Gilbert's Shoals,
in Laurens County, had his right hand
blown of and his left disjointsd-ren-
dering the amputation of both below the
elbow necessary. Two other persons-a
white aud colored man were slightly
injured.
A correspondent of New York paper,
IN accounting for the poison discovered
in Peter Buffenburgs body. advances
the novel and startling theory that we
oil have moro or less arsenic in our sto.
maohs, which finds its way there through
the common use Of fsnper-phosphatic fer
tilizers.
A cargo of 600 little monkeys, all in
tended for ladies' pets, were landed in
Noxrr I'll,