The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-03

family stop at? ''
Fat-Now, ma'am, you have me; he
has six boys and four girls, but whether
he means to stop at that number. can't
say.
Lady-Oh, you blockhead.
Exit old lady in tremor Of indigua-
ton.
A horrible murder has just been per-
Fctrated Mt Rheims. in France A
butchers man, named Garel, was walk
ing with young woman, Sydopie
Cauchy, in the neighborhood of the
town, when q quarrel between them
arose. and Garel stunned her with a
blow with stone, and then cut off her
head. He next ripped open her abdo-
men and forced the severed member into
the gaping wound. He afterwards
went to neighboring wine.shop, and
after having described what he had
done, gave himself into custody.
| The CHINESE TEA CRop.-The Shano.
hal Ne,os Letter reports that the tea crop
does not come up to the first expectn-
tions of it. It had been thought that it
would be largely in excess of last yenr.
Instead of which the direct shipments
from Hankow to the end of June. we're
less by 1,5OO. 900 pounds than last year,
and the same is true at Shanghai and
Foochow. The amount afoat for Eu-
rope from Hankow has been further re-
duced by the wreck Of the steamer Par
nassus, having on board over 1900. 600
pounds.
A Mormon Justice appears to have
given some sort of order to the Mormon
police to descend upon two houses of
bad repute. The Jealous policemen
went there with axea, and hewed the un.
hallowed habitation in pieces before the
Justice. The act does not seem to have
been regarded with enthusiasm among
the Gentiles, and there is talk of draw
ing a practical parallel between Paphians
and Patriarchs by organizing similar
descent upon the many-wived mansion
of Brigham Young.
The grateful colored man is still dis
tinguishing himself. At Springfield.
Ohio, night before last, negro who ex.
pressed preference for Greeley was set
uron by gang of colored men, and but
for the interference of the police, would
have been deprived of his life. The CO.
lored ka klux are on the increase, and
still there is no martial law. Tabbs
Gross should be sent to Springfield in q
missionary capacity.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
| a locomotive on the Frankfort and
Lexington Railroad, by some accident,
few days since. broke its brakes AS it
was going down sixty-two foot grade.
The cylinders at the same time cot out
of order. and the engineer found that
he could not shut the steam off. In this
predlcament the engine dashed away at
the rate of three miles per minute, and
after weathering several difficulties,
finally came to stand still "Uuite cx.
hausted." without injuring any one.
Tho New York Herald, of Thursday.
says in its stock market report: "The
Southern State bonds were neglected
and generally steady. The new South
CaroInas were exceptionally active and
st the same time heavy, some pretty
spirited buying failing to advance the
July issues beyond 25." The Herald, OF
Friday, reports new South Carolinas
heavy" with q wide difference between
tho views OF buyers and sellers.
FIRE AT BEANcnviLLE. LE.-The residence
and out-buildings of MIR. a. I,oryea were
destroyed by fire early Saturday morn
ing. Through the exertions of the citi
| "Shs't " hitO ouo CO1OEetl, LILO 6tOEG uuO
contents were saved. The residence was
partially insured. Very little of the fur
nituro was saved Whether the fire was
incendinry or not. we did not learn.
! Charleston Courier.
The Baltimore Sun says that if Gen.
DiX's order to ''shoot down" any man
who attempted to haul down the Ameri-
can flag had been carried out in all parts
of the South, the Republican candidate
for Governor in South Carolina would
not be running today.
ExMayor Pillsbury, of Charleston, in
disgust at the failure of his Congress.
sional aspirations, has sold his fl rniture.
and Is to depart for more congenial
Northern cline per next Wednesday Is
steamer.
A condemned prisoner, awaiting ex.
ecution at Oldham, England. persistent.