The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-08

- ".aou suoW SUSTAINED great lOE8
eight days since, In the death of an ele.
phant, and seq lion. Last night the
Southern Express Company delivered to
the agent OF the show, now IN Memphis,
an elephant and sea lion, both alive
and in good health. These animals left
New York on Friday night last. We be-.
lieve this is the first instance on record
where an elephant has beon forwarded
by express. It was Barnum's idea, and
1t has proved "tLat where there is will
there is way" Mr.. B,rnum himself
will arrive here this morning.
FRIaHTFUb RAILROAD DISASTER.
special to the Atlanta San reports that
passenger train No. 2, from Montgome.
~, on the North aud South Railrond,
about ten miles from Birmingham, was
thrown from tho track en- Wednesday
afternoon. The engine aud baggage Car
only kept the track, while the passenger
cars were thrown down un embankment.
| inIu1lng, moro or less, all the passengers.
1t ID thought that only ono. whose nnmo
ls not known, is seriously wounded. The
| othors number twenty-five. Everything
is being done to MD tho sufferers.
lAugustd Chronicle ana Sentinel.
On night of the fire in Boston dealer
in boots and shoes, finding that fire had
reached Ills rear store, said to few
strangers who bad assisted him: "You
might as we'll help yourselves to boots. ("
One fellow took pair the merchant
handed him. and, after glancing ut thom,
said: "You haven't got pair Of slim
sevens, havo you?" An explosion next
door prevented n response.
Eugene Lawrence, tho chronic anti
nj
have shown symptoms Of tho iuourable
maIady with which lie is now afflicted at
O very enrly age. He always left aud
returned to the pnternal mansion by tho
bIck door, because Immediately in front
Of tho house two roads crossed eac!:
other!
In Seneca, Kansas. the other day, q
k'ss.an citizen scccoca Z III e1ri:.;uing
to ellow-countryme the mysteries Of
an American revolver. The astonished
follow countryman was quite taken of
| his feet.
BANK FoRaER CoNv1crED. VIM. Ben
nett, tho bank forger Of Central Bank
fame. on trial in Bibb County Superior
Court, Georgia, the jury returned YER
dict of guilty as accessory before the
fact.
A band OF $50 Carlsts rntered Spnin
on Tuesday, from France, mud Carlist
demonstration is expected at Malaga.
Many families are leaving. and the
troops are being quartered in the custom
house and cathedral.
Fashion reporters announce that satin
dresses are to be worn no longer by
brides. They couldn't we'll be worn any
longer than they have been without trip
ping mp every one in tho room.
It is proposed to call one of the new
streets of Paris Rue Chassepot. Judg.
ing from somo OF the rep3rts of tho late
war, France had some reason 10 rue
Chassepot.
The Boston Pilot. which has twico
been burnt out, says: 1--WE are Just
about tired Of this pho business.
We don't want to rise nobly from our
ash es' any more"
A poor man who hanged himself,
owing to domestic afliction occasioned
by his wife. is TINS disposed Of out West:
Henry Lyman, shoemaker, Terre
Hnute-bcdcord, jealousy"
It is feared that the schooner J. T.
Farlind, from Charleston for Boston,
has been wrecked. as cotton shipped by
that vessel has been picked up at -,u.
The Tribune Association had an in.
snrance of Sl00, 900 on the life OF Horace
Greeley, for the benefit of the associa-
ton.
$50, 900 worth of stock have been SO.
our ed, and national bank will be put
in operation in Winnsboro as soon as the
necessary prcliminaries can be arranged.
The Cherokee National Council, now
in session Mt Tahlequah, has bauished
oil white men from their country.
200 sailors implicated in the late re-
volt ut Ferrol have arrived at Havana
from Spain.
Unit:a States Consul Peixutto, OF
Bucharest, is in Loudon, where he up
peals for ad to the R,umanian Jews.
Highway robbers infcs. the suburbs OF
Charlotte, N. G.
A pumpkin, followed out, was used as
u ba!lotboX ut IL recent Kansas election.
Spiced Beef.