The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21

Approved March 13, 1872. 4pa
Remains, supposed to be those Of
Leichardt. the Austrian explorer, have
recently been discovered in the interior.
about 800 miles from Brisbane. LEIGH
ardt's exploring expedition started in
1898, and was never heard Of afterwar6.
A tough boy in Louisville, the other
day, fell through hatchway near the
top OF warehouse, aud landed in the
sub-cear, seven stories below, without
receiving any serious injury. A Proyi-
dental ash-heap saved his life.
The Paris Figaro tells of court crier
who took great pride in collection of
knives which had served for the purpose
OF assassination. He uses them at the
table, the knives Of parricides being
used only for guests of distinction. 'n
There is dam difficulty e=;s!:.S be-
tween Illinois and Indiana, growing out
OF the act of the Canal Commissioners of
Illinois twenty years ago, who damned
| the Calmut river to feed the Illinois and
Michigan canal.
According to Secretary Belknap, the
sale OF arms by this country to France
was not stopped until the month of Octo.
Der, lo7O-eeyeral weeks after the Fran
co-German war closed. Now, isn't this
pretty dish to set before the Queen2
CumoUs DEADLY WEApoNs.A-A Ger
man Is now OH trial as Chinago. for scald.
ing bis wife to death with hot coFae..
while woman at Hemstead. Long
Island, the other day, beat her husband
to death with beat steak.
Two young girls, sisters. have ran
away from Berlin, Prussia, for Salt Lake.
to marry young man they are both in
| love with @nl 'i
A horse by stumbling broke his own
neck and the leg of his rider, colored
man, named Charles, in Bafnwell last
week, by falling over atump. n6
Why ls man who makes additions
to false rumors like one who has oonti-
dence In all that is told him? Because
he relies on all that he hears.
Jones, on being asked by Mrs. j. WHY
he didn't have dumb waiter in the
dining room, Immediately replied that
he had tried them, hnt they didn't an
swer. isS
A blushihg bride in Missouri handed
her marriage certificate to the cunduc-
tor, instead OF her ticket, and was boIri-
IL
wasn't good.
81 can speak seven different lar.
gnages, said convict as he entered
penitentiary. mo matter" said the
keeper, I'VE have but one language he:e.
and very little OF that"
A st. Lonis woman, over six feet in
height, recently married man who is
four feet nine. When abe wishes to kis
him she has to stand him on chair.
Partisan journalist compares France
to bottle of champagne, of which NJ.
Thiers is the cork. A very foroible way
ofl expressing the general insecurity Il
things.
@Enrope, which. at the outbreak of the
1talian war Of 1859. contained fifty. six
independent States, now contains only
eighteen, with population of 800, ,O0O,-
900.
The spring style for the Sandwich
Islanders is announced. It is red
string about tho left leg just above tho
knee. The present fashion is a red
string below the knee.
John Jacob Astor used to say that la
worked harder than any man in New
York, aud all he got for it was his board
and clothing.
An Indisna editor makes pathetic ap.
peal to his readers, saying: ''If there is
anything you know, that is worth know.
ing, that we ought to know, and you
know that wo don't know, please let us
know it."
An independent old lady, speaking OF
Adam naming ali the animals, said She
didn't think he deserved any credit for
naming the pig-any one would know
what to call him.
"dood morning, gentlemen" says a
brusque colportenr, on entering rail-
way. COR. No one responded. s'Beg
pardon, If have said too much. With
draw tho loat eynreaa;on -