The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-15

club wagon will be- gold mounted, the
body blue, and the running part white
and red. On the sides of the wagon in
raised bronze letters will be the words:
''Westchester County.
The Home Of Horace Greeley"
That insanity is one of the natural re-
suits of war would seem to be established
by the experience of France. We are
told that suicides are now 80 prevalent
that the Morgue has been found too
small to accommodate the bodies. Be.
sides this. the lunatic asylums. buth pub
lie and private, are crowded to repletion,
aud among the political prisoners in con-
finement, insanity is the most prevalent
disease.
The Pickens Sentinel gives an interest
ing account of wolf hunt in that Coun-
ty which took place recently. The
wolves had destroyed great mauy
sheep, and hunt was made up, which
resulted in the killing of she wolf and
six young ones. They were denned in
huge cave in that mountainous region
aud shot by the glare of their eyes, made
perceptible by the use OF q torch-light.
The Maryville Republican. edited and
published in Tennessee by colored men,
repudiates Grant, and cumes to the sup
port of Greeley and Brown in this emf
nently sensible way: "After the most
careful mature deliberation We have con-
| cluded to unfurl our standard and hoist
at our masthead the only candidate for
President who represents the principles
for which we have battled-Horace Gree
ley"
An insinuating and fascinating damsel,
with good clothes. representing herself
as agent of cheap illustrated literary
paper at Sheboygan, Michigan, has sno-
ceeded in extricating dollar each. from
many persons in Macon, who, after sevs.
ral weeks patient waiting without re-.
ceiving the publication subscribed for,
have concluded that they were victim
ized.
Gathering moss in Florida is profit
able business. The country is full OF
moss and there is no necessity for any
man to starve when he can get from 2X
to u cents q pound for moss that costs
| him nothing but the trouble of picking
it. and twenty dollars per week is easily
made.
Mr.. Glove. of this city, has jay bird
which can rival mocking bird in sing.
ing. The "jsy" was raised by the side
of mocking bird and can initiate to per-
lection those delightful songsters in the
melody aud sweetness Of their vocal
strains. = Wilmington Star.
4 prisoner srraigned before Record
or in New Orleans was told: II really
don't know whether had better fine
you one dollar or ten; what's your idea
about it?" Prisoner-"Your Honor, all
| h.r 20 Ill -. LcA -
down augAt in malice"
A California paper reports that hotel
ohambermaid laid aside her broom few
days ago, and on calling for settlement,
told her employer she had been dab.
bling in stocks for year or more, and
had something more than 5000, 600 as q
result.
A Brazilian marquis, who suspected
his wife of over-intimacy with young
officer, took classic revenge by bringing
in to her, one day, his rivals head on q
silver dish, decorated with parsley. He
then shot her fatally and afterward him
self.
The claimant to the Tichborne estates
is travelling through England and holds
meetings in the principal towns. He
charges for admission, and crowds 20 td
see him and hear him speak. At two
meetings at Bristol he had most enthu-
siastio audience.
The journalist. Chambers, who is
making conoe exploration of the Mis-
sissippi, is enthusiastically received in
the West. and the papers devote columns
to describing the man andthe craft.
Queen Viotoria's crown weighs three
pounds and fraction over. It contains
3,093 jewels, one OF which, ruby. was
worn in the helmet of Henry V, at the
battle of Aginoourt.
The Venezuelan revolution is at an
end. The insurgent Salazur after his
defeat and fight was captured, tried by
court martial. and sentenced to be shot
on the 18th inst.
A child born in Illinois. last week.
weighed pound and.a-half. Mother
and child are doing we'll.