The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-23

Dase falsehoods, intended to slander O
down-trodden, helpless people.
Rock Hill Lantern.
STARVATION CLERKs.-An editorial in
the New York Tribune states that zone
OF the largest merchants in PHILADELPHIA.
man eminent in all benevolent enter
prises, and Young Mems Christian AS
soclations, refuses to pay moro than
three dollars per week to his assistant
book-keepers, asserting that he turns
away applicants daily, who would be
glad to take that price, and that any boy,
who. for the sake of gentility, prefers to
starve keeping books, when he could
earn i've times the amount as journey
man mechanic, is fool"
A very fnely-dressed lady. on whose
face powder and wrinkles were desperate
~ struggling for the mastery, got on the
train at Norwalk lately. The car being
crowded. she was obliged to stand up.
Seeing her, young woman in an adjoin-
ing seat rose and offered the place.
"But you will have to stand" said the
first lady, edging toward the seat. "Oh,
that's nothing" replied the other, II
am young" In the next instance, the
first lady was at the other end Of the car
and didn't intimate to anybody to bring
the seat along
NAMES FOR IT.-The following are
some OF the headings of the newspaper
descriptions OF the great Gilmore jubi-
lee now in progress at Boston: The Bog
ton Noise. the Boston Hurricane, the
Great Jamboree. the Jubilee Jubilorum.
the Grand Hubbub, the BrobdignaRian
Jubilee. the Nemesis of Noise, the Niaga.
ra OF Voice and Mississippi OF Instru-
mentation. the Boston Panjandrum, the
Musical Earthquake, &c.
Asparagus is said to be valuable
medicinal agent in cases of rheumatism
and gout Slight cases of rheumatism
are cured in few days, by feeding on
this delicious esculent, and more chronic
cases are much relieved, especially if the
patient carefully avoids all acids, whether
i'll food or beverage.
Rye looks good-Amenia Times. And
tastes good. too-Danbury Nems. In q
horn Berkshire Courier. We meant rye
bread, but it is evident the mind of the
Courier man is wandering toward that
stuff that biteth like n serpent and
stingeth like book-keeper.
Danbury Neus.
proposal to change the County sent
of Ell Dorado, Kansas, from the village OF
that name to Augusta, having been car
ried at the polls, ''civil war" has
broken out between the opposing parties,
and bloody fray is anticipated. Mean
time, Ell Dorado holds the records with
an armed force.
WHAT THE STRIFE Cosrs. is esti-
mated that there are 10000 workmen
out Of work to-day, in consequence of
strikes. Average their daily wages at
three dollars day, and we have S21O..
600 a day or ST., 1,260. 900 week, drawn
from the currency circulation.
New Fork Standard.
A stranger had deposited box said to
contain jewelry, in the safe of the Coun-
ty Treasurer at Grown Point, Indiana,
Saturday evening. It proved to be an
ingeniously arranged torpedo which ex-
ploded two hours after, but failed to
blow open the safe.
The Marietta, Ga, Journal complains
OF the pulverized glass, found in West
ern corn. and intimates that it is q spec.
ulation on the part of stock raisers in
that section, to kill horses and mules, in
order to sell the South fresh supply
next fall.
Henry Clay was nominated for Presi-
dent unanimously, in 1914, and Martin
Van Haren vas unanimously nominated
IN lo4O. Both were beaten ut the polls.
This Is not pleasant sign for Grant,
who was 80 enthusiastically nominated
by the ofice-holders at Philadelphia.
DThe Jacksonville (Fla) Republican
says: Dnvall County, with population
Of less than $4,000 persons, has, during
the last forty two months, had ffty-two
homicides and suicidal deaths, and thir.
ty.two accidental deaths. Only one