The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-01

friend. the emile of politician who has
gained the day, the smile of coquette
or sharp rascnl. the Smile Of an crtho~
dox believer, and the smile of q. fool or
idiot. Robespierre would onlyacknow-
ledge one talent OF Lafayette--his eter-
nnl smile. l. ~
When Mrs. Fair was put in her new
cell she found the ceiling pasted all over
with horrible d-cuts, and right over
her bed ono representing the hanging Of
q woman, which some morbid. prisoner
had stuck up. These are all now re-
moved. The strong women
flock to tho Jail daily with beautiful bou.
quets for Mrs. Fair, and her Iittle girl
brings her the freshest fruits and delica-
cies. The other day when the door was
opened &c :.:!s:;. her, che exclaimed,
"Mamma, here comes your little sun
light"
Mr.. Hawkins Huske, distiller, at
tempted to commit anicide in Fayette-
vile, N. c., on Sunday last. By the aid
OF handkerchief he suspended himself
by the neck, but his wife fortunately
discovered his condition in time to cut
him down before life was extinct, and it
is now thought he will recover.
A correspondent Of the Weldon, N.
e., Ne,os gives an account Of the man
ner in which several colored men were
treated by the black leaguers. for voting
tho Conservative ticket. They were
hlssed at. preached against, abused in
every way, and finally assaulted, aud
several Of them seriously wounded:
A recent Honolulu paper speaks of the
spread of leprosy in and around that
city, and mentions ono noteworthy case,
that of witness in the Supreme Court,
whose occupation was that of a fsh
dealer. and sometimes meat butcher.
Thing OF such person furnishing food
to the henlthy!
Court lasted until Friday afternoon.
The juries were dismissed Thursday.
To. Judge Melton's rapid despatch of
business the people owe it that they
were enabled to return go quickly to their
homes at this buoy season. Maj. G. D.
Melton, Col. F. ". McMnster and Dol.
Haskell, OF the Columbia bar, wero il
attendance at court. .:..,
lLerin9ton Dispatch.
BE. STiSos. a writer TO the Scientific
american says that "a good absorbent
wil'ease the pain OF stings: Tho beet
absorbing substance that l have tried il
lean fresh meqt This will relieve the
pain OF n wasp.sting almost instantly,
Of rattlesnake bites. have also used it
with marked effect in erysipelas.
The Mobile Register, speaking Of
George L. Putnam, the newly-appointed
Mobile postmaster, says his only quaifi-
cation for tho Office is, she is odious to
the people" That worry quality is ali
hot So I..<1 f<~ = A..
South at the hands of the appointing
power.
Tho champion counterfciter of the
day and generation is said to be now in
lurance uile in Pittsburg. His admiring
friends claim for him that $50, 1000 q
month was very small amount Of
connterfeit money for him to dispose of
in his palmy days of liberty.
An Arkansas woman named Emily
Sarah Lord is reported to have had nine
husbands in ten years. Two died with
suspicious snddenness, and three were
divorced. What has become of tho rest
OF them is not stated.
The 11th Of June hos boon fixed for
the triumphal entry of the German
troops into Berlin. The Emperor Alex.
nnder, Of Russia, will arrive ID Berlin oh
tho 9th Of June, and will witness The
ovation.
Tho wife Of Stephen Small. of Eide
ra, Iowa, presented him with twenty-one
pounds of boy babies last week. There
were three Of them, anu all are doug
we'll. The father is sixtY-two years old!
bronze statue OF Sir Walter Scott is
to be erected in Central Park by the ~:
Andrews Society Of New York: Per-
mission was granted on Wednesday by
the Park Commissioners.
The Sumter Ne~s has entered upon
its sixth volume.