The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

Nor TO DE Losr.-A young lady in
San Francisco, who was engaged to mar
~ her cousin, bad bought her linen and
plate and marked it with mutual mono
gram. when the youth proved faithess
and broke off the match. The devoted
mamma, horrified at the thought that 80
much money should be wasted, ;nme.
dlateiy sailed forth in search of some
body possessing the same initials as the
cousin. She found him, mademoisells
married him, and all is Joy, peace, silver
and fine linen.
lERR1BLE FALL.-While three men
were at work on scaffold in front of the
new building No. ~ Third avenue, N.
T. on Saturday. it give way, precipitat.
ing the men from the fourth story to the
sidewalk. The names of the unfortu.
nate men are Thomas Wall, of jersey
CITY; Michael Malone, of 344 First even
ne; and William Hanley, of New York.
They were attended by the police sur.
geon, who states that Wall and Malone
are fatally injured and Hanley seriously.
Mrs. Cooper, Of New York, was very
severely burned year ago, about the
breast and neck, and new skin would not
form. The doctors then performed a
very delicate operation, consisting of
grating upon the patient small pieces of
hesh from other patients. Eighty nine
pieces OF the sizo of three cents piece
were thus applied. of which eighty ad-
hered, and the woman has just been
discharged, perfectly cured. This is
considered most remarkable case.
DEATH OF DIR. JOHN II. HENRY.-The
death Of this valued and highly respect
ed citizen took place in this village on
last Wednesday morning. Though the
death OF Dr.. Henry was by no means IN.
expected--having been in delicate health
Tor number OF years, and dangerously
SICK for the past five or six Weeks-yet
the announcement OF his death caused
that natural gloom and sadness produced
oy the ioss OF any good citizen and long
resident. nt.-Laurensui Herald
John Morrissey is as respectable as the
man Chamberlain, Who isalso gambler,
and who is the personal associate of Gen
Grant. Gen. Grant accepted from
Chamberlain the gift of q cottage at
Long Branch, knowing that one object
OF the gift was to attract moro visitors to
Long Branch, and consequently more
visitors to Chamberlains gambling
rooms-Sprinafeld Republican.
DEATH OF AN AGED C1T1zEN.-Mr.
Mancil Owings, an aged and respected
citizen. residing near Mt. Gallagher, in
this County, died on the first of this
month, mt the advanced age of eighty
two years. Mr.. Owings was an honest,
upright man, highly esteemed by all who
knew him.--LdurensriNc Herald.
The number of people who think the
public business would be benefited by
allowing Gen. Grant o perpetual vaca.
tion is increasing. The Cincinns:; Com.
naercidl says: "rhe President needs so
much relaxation that there is a purpose
largely entertaining to allow him to re-
lax himself all the time"
A witty son OF st. Patrick was in
charge OF ferryboat. A lady passen-
ger. being frightened by the waves,
asked him: care people ever lost by this
boat" He gave her the encouraging
reply, "Not often, am; we generally
ind them afterwards by dragging the
river"
A Pennsylvania editor, who has been
on dead head excursion out on the
plains, lost his pass and had to walk
seventy miles before he could find man
who had sufficient confidence in him to
lend him money to telegraph home for
his wife to sell the cook stove and remit
the proceeds at once.
A wonderful instance of seIf-control is
that displayed by George Scott, New
York dssperado. who, on being arrested.
pretended to be deaf and dumb, and was
accordingly let off with comparatively
light sentence. He kept up the deoep-
ton for two years in prison, and on his
release the other day, went to talking
again the same as usual.
Stokes. who, according to the tessi-
mony In the case, twas unfortunately
present when Mr.. Fisk drew a pistol and
fell down stairs, and VAS afterwards
probed to death by unskillful DOCTORS, "
Is very anxious to go to Europe, and
that be may indulge his desires it is
necessary to bail him out Of the Tombs.
This is good time to plant cats. The
cat should be prepared with a bootjack,
revolver or some other utensil, and then
planted under plum tree. II you have
not got plum tree, plant anywhere
Plant all you can, and plant deep. This
branch OF agriculture is too much ne.
elected.
Spotted Tail and Mrs. Spotted Tail,
and the rest of the soalpies, have visited