The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-22

and petrifioations at this place next
week. Remember those are the same
animals that broke loose and killed so
many people. This fact alone should
induce every husband to procure tickets
for his wife and mother-in law and
neighbor's children Iitusuine Herald.
A Washington correspondent reveals
scheme which Secretary Boutwell, has
formed, doubtless upon the hope of re-
tanning his position Of power. It is no.
thing less than to play into the hands OF
his Wall street friends, by putting into
their hands the control of plan for
funding the remainder of the bonded
debt OF tho Government at from 4G44%
per cent. If the old banks decline this,
new bonks are to- be formed in all the
States, and the circulation transferred
from the old banks to them. If the new
banks comply and the old ones refuse,
he thinks the latter will have no cause to
complain.
There will be sweet little sum ex-
pended by the Government in printing
this year. Since Congress adjourned,
we are told, the public printing office has
turned out 100000 octave and quarto
volumes, varying from 800 pages to 600
pages each. There are 255, 600 volum
on agriculture and the Ku Klux. Upon
this the Boston Post remarks: .'No
wonder Mr.. Ciapp officially favors gene.
rous political assessments. He can af-
ford it, if his employees cannot"
The revolt at Ferrol is now completely
ended. The insurgents, seeing no
chance Of resistance, took advantage of
flight during the dark and stormy night.
Somo went on board the ship they had
seized and sailed for Seijo, while others
fled through the town under fire from
the Government troops, and about 100
were captured. In the morning the Co.
vernment forces took undispnted pos
session of the fort. where they found 400
insurgents, and made them all prisoners.
The Navy Department has received in
formation from the naval academy that
there is no foundation for the report Of
the assault on the colored cadet Con-
yers. The Superintendent has carried
out the instructions of the Secretary not
to allow any breach OF discipline, and it
is believed that the report of the assault
so generally circulated from Annapolis
was invented for political purposes.
From the City Hall to Harlem in
twenty-five minutes seems now like an
impossible achievement. But it is not,
after all, suoh an extraordinary under
taking; and the plans of the steam oity
railway underground transit, as now per-
fected, promise US this result inside Of
two years. The oonsummation is de.
voutly wished and waited for by crowd
ed city-full, anxious for cheap and quick
transi:.-Ne,o Pork Wdtchman.
A newly elected Squire in North Ca
rolina, having occasion the other day to
perform the marriage ceremony for the
first time, got the affair considerably
mixed, and wound mp by saying: "Suffer
little children to come unto them!" at
which the bride remarked, "Thank you;
John, let's go; that's all We want"
There is man in Johnston County,
N. c., named Young Strickland, aged
gious sermon preached in his life; Eor
has he ever tasted drop of liquor. We
pity him on account of the first aud ap-
plnud for the last, says the Messenger.
The negro repeaters having finished
thoir work on Simon Oameron's railroads,
are now returning to their homes in
Washington, Maryland and Virginia, by
the carload. They have done the State
some service and they know it.
THE VOTE OF THE SOUTH. Cant Gree
ley carry the whole South, omitting
South Carolina? We think 80. South
erncrs should work harder now than they
have done ut any election since the war.
petroleum lake has been discovered
in Guatemala All those States down
there seem to float on nitro. glyoerine or
kerosene.