The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-15

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Our Oheap;Iohn OH do1sinment MAS
in the narket at Mound City, I'LL, the
other day. with three monitors on It's
hands looking for purchasers. Agoodly
number OF steamboat-men, machinists
and dealers in old iron were present at
the sale, md the hulks, which originally
cost something like 81. 600, 600, were sold
for about $45, 900. And the party orgaus
call this ''resfenchmenk."
The Drexel building, at the corner OF
wall and Broad streets. New York, is
finished, and was opened TO the public
on Monday, week ago. It is the most
magnificent banking house s. America,
and was built ut an expense OF $500, 600,
the lot on which it stands, lot on Wall
by 100 on Broad street, costing $1,000.
An inquest was held on the 26th nlt., I
in Greenville, over the remains Of dead
colored infant, found in - dit6b.. near
Lima, in that County. T6eSinry ra-
turned verdict that it came 70 its death
from the neglect of the mother Emma
Harris, colored. She has bsen arrested
and committed to the Jail for further in
vesti9ation. ~ T
Aparty OF sixty Chinese, we're set to
work in cooper shop in 81. louis few
days ago. to the great indignation of tn b
white workmen in the city. OF course
they will soon have the entire trade in
their hands. About 1000 Chinamen are
now occupied in various trades in st.
Louis.
A yellow flower girl while decorating
the wagon OF the Atlanta hook and lad
der company on Monday,. was caught
under the wheels and run over, but
jumped up instantly aud went on With
her work. This was witnessed by an in-
mense crowd, who gave her, three sous-
ing yells as she arose. says the Sun.
Says the Cincinnati Commercial: .'The
State OF Ohio is to enter the lobby at
Washington with 50, 900 cash in hand to
plead for the payment of the Morgan
raid claims. The raid is to be trans.
| ferred to Washington. It is raid upon
the Treasury. Morgan's raid was light
amusement compared with this"
A San Bernardino California; assessor
asked woman how many chickens she
had, and doubling her word, proceeded
to count them. She took him to the bee
hive, kicked it over and invited him to
count the bees. He'll take a woman's
word next time.
Recently Father Hyacinthe, from his
pulpit IN Geneva, in a long discourse
euloglzed the life and labors Of John
Calvin. Between Rome and Geneva.
the chair OF ST. Peter and the memory
Of John Calvin, there is q wide gulf.
Has Hyacinthe abridged the gulf2 &',1 :
| This is republic. but nevertheless the
following is printed in Western paper
"When the President was in Central
City, the sidewalk over which he passed
from his carriage to the Teller House was
paved with silver bricks from Ca. 4bou.
valued at $4,000" z
Benjamin F. Murphy, who has been q
hack driver in Chicago, and thus sun
ported two sisters, was the successful
competitor over fourteen others for an
appointment as cadet at West Point.
he is twenty-one years old, and native
Of Missouri.
A girl OF twelve years aud a boy Of
fourteen are about to be married in Gal
weston. The bridegroom must 90 20
school one year yet and the bride three
yeara. under the compulsory education
law OF Texas.
It is a significant, yet cad fact, that
| s"o otehWeuiP Tdnu6ytvA0las recently
completed at Philadelphia, is the. FIRST
American ocean steamship built, owned
and manned by American citizens since
the war. 'H3.r"
In view OF the faot that some women
in Massachusetts are praying the LeRis-
lature Of that State to legalize polygamy,
the women Of Arizona. who are few and
far between, are demanding law allow
ing plurality OF husbands.
An Irishman, named Joseph White,
living. in Philadelphia, attempted to
ravish girl, named Mary Braoken, on
the 10th; but. as supposed, failed, when
be cut her throat and then mis- own.
White leaves wife and children. ! : ~
The biggest ring in New York is the
Gardner Elevated Railway Company.
The roadway is to run in the vicinity of
the North and East Rivers, from the
Battery to 1Glst street.
The stone cutters of Chicago have
voluntarily reduced their wages, "to
meet the necessities OF the times" from
81 SO. for the working-day OF eigh,
hours, to 81.
A Thomasville. Ga, paper ought to
read about Ananias. after attempting to