Tri-weekly phoenix. [volume] ([Columbia, S.C.]) 1865-1875, 1872-05-02

mournful event is thus alluded to
by San francisco paper: "Any per-
son learning the whereabouts of young
man named Scott, who attempted to
seal bottle of benzine this morning,
with lighted candle standing near the
bottle, will confer q favor on his sister
at the Mission by reporting the Same to
her, as his clothes will fit her husband,
who is badly in need of them"
There is nothing 80 effecting in a child
as certain sweet inborn spirit of self
abnegation. Sammy was little boy, at
school in village far from his home.
One day his father came to see him, and
they took walk together. Meeting the
principal OF the school, Sammy per-
formed the ceremony of introduction
''Mr. g.. said he. ''this is father of
mine."
The police in Japan are very vigilant.
II you have anything stolen, they run
after the thief and bring him back for
identification. If the stolen property is
found on him, they chop off his head on
your doorstep. By paying sum equal
to about eleven cents of our money, you
can do your own killing nnd keep the
body.
A newly made widow at Oshkosh, at
the funeral, stepped up and kissed her
dead husbands brow as he laid in his
coffin, and then was disgusted beyond
measure to see several other women,
whom she did not know, step forward
and do the same thing. With the re-
mark, 81 thought he was my husband,
but he wasn't" she rose and left the
church.
In the electoral college OF 357 votes
this year, the former holding
States will have 1874 votes, the Western
States 102, the New England and Middle
States 100, and the Pacific States 12
votes. Therefore, according to geo.
graphical apportionment, the South is
still the leading political power in the
Union.
The following conversation recently
occurred at dinner party in Washing
ton: "A.-General Grant was to have
dined with us to-day, but am sorry to
learn that he is detained at home by q
very severe cold. B.-I am very sorry.
But how did Gen. Grant take cold?
Cob, he took it from draught."
Ne,o York Sun.
During the present season there are
otiuAtA0 bt0dLu0I6
from Montreal and Quebec, 142 from
New York. four from Philadelphia, eight
from Baltimore and twenty from New
Orleans. This immense feet of ocean
steamers is almost exclusively owned and
controlled by foreign capitalists.
Prof. DeLauney has been leoturing on
'"The Roman Catacombs." He says the
rock under Rome. 100 feet or more be-
low the surface, is honey-combed with
about 800 miles of passage ways, and
that from six to seven millions of human
bodies have been placed there.
The Courier Journal says: England
has the most powerful navy in the world,
while ours amounts to little more than
Robeson on corn-stalk raft armed with
q half-inch howitzer made of plaster of
Paris. That doesn't look like we onght
to be consequential.
AT Mount Washington. Ky, William
Pratt's dog killed VIM. Wigginton's hog.
A consequent law suit ended to the dis
satisfaction of both last week. On their
way home from court. both carrying
shot-guns, they quarreled. Wigginton
fired first and killed Pratt Instantly.
A youthful novice in smoking turned
deadly pale and threw his cigar away.
ooh. dear" he said, "there's some'in'
in that cigar that's maxim me sick" IT
know what it is." said his companion.
pulling away" "What?" "Tobacker. y
Mary had little lamb, with hair az
fine as silk; the longer Mary lived, the
more she found that lamb o blk. For
all the hair was only flax, on that deceit
full brute; but Mary hadn't much to soy,
for hers was only jute.
indianapolis girls, when at the opera
occupy balcony seats. and playfully hang
their feet over the railing. A man in
the parquet recently had the top of his
head crushed in by one of the young
ladiea dropping her shoes on him.
A Republican paper, aiiusding to tie
numerous Investigations into Radical OF
fioial corruption. says the trouble is that
'Rats ore trying rats, and The cats are
counted out. It's nice thing for the
rats"
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