The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-01

Dame met Will the same late. 1t Is said
thut more than 1.600 francs' worth of
gold aud silver were afterwarL fishea out
Of tie Seine, Shiuh had adorned these
trophies Of victory. 1t was mean act
of Napoleon thus to rob the tomb OF
Frederick, bnt none the less charac-
teriatic OH that ncnount. So the fute of
his own sword was but just retribntion.
Whom he took the sword of Frederick
from the coffin one Of his hatterers sGid /:
"Au! Sire, now you have sword fit for
SOU 10 weail" Double hooby!" said
Napo!eon, turning fsrcely Oh him; "have
not my owu?" That rword OF iona
eau now ba seen for shilling, together
viii, all her other cur,osities, in tho col
lection of Madame TussRudi
PoMrElI AND VEsUvIus.-A CORES.
Naples on the 2Sth ult.:
have to report discovery which WA
made three weeks ago, in Pompcii 4
glass bottle. we'll closed. has been found.
of oil in its natural state, the first aud
only relic of tho kind that has, as yet.
been turned up. Eggs, and fruit, and
bread. aud grain, rather over-conkrd,
may be seen III tho museums of Naples
aud Pompeii, also large oil jars. aud re-
csptacles for it in the shops; but such q
discovery brings us almost into the into
! rior Of Pompeian household. It was
some precious stuff, perhaps. well sealed
up. in reserve for sniads which demand
the finest oil. It may have been sam
pie. Whatever it was, it throws us into
| almost lfo communication with the
thriving family who were destroyed by
| the eruption of Vesuvius. It has been
i submitted to The examination Of Pref.
P.imieri, who was nstonished ut the mar
velous preservation IF the liqnid, pure
and clear as amber, and who declared it
to be olive oil without any extrnneons
| matter. The recipient has tho form of q
largo bottle similar to those which are
monty found among us from the
Greek to the Roman times, aud would
contain about three chilogrnmmes OF oil,
eQnal to six or seyon pounds weight.
The contents are not. however, oil
liquid, 1Or Lnero IL portioa, perhaps
about third part of the bottle, con-
gealed, which has the consistency to vir-
gin wax. Solid aud inodorons, this re-
siduum hns no oleaginors matter in it,
say tue experts. 1t il, as l have said,
the first tmo that this liquid Las been
found In Pompcii in such abundance and
NJ we'll preserved, for the reason, per.
hnps, that the bottle wns hermetricnlly y
closed with IL cork and wax. On its be.
lug moved, this stopper fell into the oil
IN pnlvcriZed State, ns also the material
with which it was covered. The exam.
nation hy Prof. Palmieri was not Il
chemical one-this is reserved for Prof.
de lnca to make. who will examine more
minutrly the qualities Of tho oil, which
has rather IN offensive smell, ard OF
what ttlut tnnttcr consists which lies ut
the bottom Of the bottle in congcaled
stute.
DwEI.LISG DESTROYED DY FIEE-On
Sunday evening last. during the absence
uf Air. Il. Z. Holloway aud family, his
dwelling house, in the Mountain Greek
Church vicinity, together with oil his
household furniture, clothing, &c, aud
snnie $3.50 10 cash. WAS destroyed by
fire. The fire is supposed to have breu
! the work of IN inccntiiary. Loss not
less than 81 5OJ. No insurance.
EdgrGcM AacertiSer.
Il correspondent Of the Baltimore San,
writing from Washington. says: 1T is
declared in Republican, quarters that the
colored voters in Georgia will be advised
to stay away from the polls in November,
50 that tho plea may bc mnlo that til,
electoral vote Of tho State should not be
counted for President. on tho grouud
that there WAS intimidation created by
the disturbances at the October election. u
The Albany .journnl says: "Phil.
Sheridan has beon captured ut last-not
by tho Indians, but by tho beautiful
Miss Morgan, daughter of tho ex.Sena.
tor" 1t ls to be hoped that sbe did not
capture him as he captured tho Piegan
Indian women and children-by giving
them tho smallpox, aud then storming
their hospitals.
The grand jury of Chester have poti
toned the President. through Judge
Mickey and the Governor, for tho par
don of the Albany prisoners.
A red haired girl Of San Francisco cs
capld payment of her hair.dyo bill bo
cause she was nliuor