The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-23


Remember the only live Sea Iions on
|exhihibition in the world are in old John
Robinson's Menagerie, Museum. Aqua
rum. and Cirous-Oolumbia November
IL.
The friends of Ireland will be glad to
know that seam of coal ten feet in
thickness has; been discovered in that
poor, distressed country. England has
had to go to Ireland for her poets, states
men and soldiers for years past, and now
for her coal; and it is. possible that in
future Ireland will see tho tide of pros.
perity setting toward her shores, com
pelling her opprsssor to make restitution
for wrongs inflicted or freeze to death.
The nations of the earth, particularly
those Of Europe, are alarmed lest some
day when France and Italy conclude to
go to war, the Mt. Gents Tunnel may be
destroyed. In view OF this danger, it
hos been suggested that the tunnel be
declared neutral, forbidding it's use to
either nation for hostile purposes, qua
ranteed by ell the European powers.
A man died lately in Paris who had
for long time earned his living by ex-
hibiting himself as living skeleton.
He was once Of the usual stoutness. but
q orazy love affair drove him into killing
a man, and ren1orse and disappointment
kept him thin ever afterward.. Rather
singular, though, that q man should use
his remorse to get living by.
The old genealogical puzzle, which
from time TO time has racked the brains
OF readers OF the provincial press, is re-
alizedsin the case Of an elderly Indianisn,
who has married the daughter bf his
sons wife. thus becoming his daughter-
in-law's son-in-law, his grand-son's half
brother, and his own grandfather, &c.,
&c.
The cholera has broken out with great
vlruience in different parts of India. Up
to August "a, the: deaths of 227 En-.
ropeans, al! in the. army, had been re.
ported. Ihe disease has severely at
tackled her Msjesty's 65th Regiment, and
at last accounts the troops were to be
sent into camp at Rawnl Pinde. The
natives also are suffering terribly.
1t is oil nonsense to suppose that the
United States is the oaly country where
married men and women do not enjoy
each others society. In support of this
proposition, we see it stated that the
stamps on divorce proceedings in the
London court amounted to $16,O 900 in
one year.
Some railroad men on q Northern
train, finding oask leaking. assisted the
leakage with an anger, and saved q
bucket-ful Of the liquor for their private
drinking during the trip. The conse-
quence was that the corpse was nearly
spoiled.
Boston GRAMMAR.-An enterprising
prisoner in the Erie IN. W Jail, with
nothing but hia hands, and they shac-
kled, tore down the wall of his cell, bur
rowed under the Jail fence and is now
safe in Canada.
Fogge, who was burned to death in
the Elizabeth street New York; fire. is
reported to have been an Italian noble
NAH, banished for political offences, and
living under an assumed name.
The Child Wonder, Little Bobbie
Stickney, the youngest Equestrian in
the world, with Old John Robinson 3
Menagerie, Museum, Aquarium and
Oircus-Oolumbia, November II.
Plantamour, the comet mon, is in
Paris. He now thinks that the people of
this world will all be frozen to death.
about 2011.
An escaped burglar was recently traced
to Eloin Illinois WHARF ha voo dr;,;ro