The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-11

'A@oSo oAoo' 1uo -luOlC8tlO06 are, that An
amendment granting female suffrage will
oe submitted to special popular vote
The principal of Massach usetts acn.
deny, on the approach of u tempest, in .
sulated his chair on four pieces of glass
and, as lie thought, politely invited n
young lady to sit in his lap for safety.
TO show the popularity of the man of
letters. the young lady replied that sho
would rather be struck by lightning.
A piece of candle may be made to
burn all night in sick room or else
where, where dull light is wished, by
putting finely powdered salt on the
candle until 1t reaches the black part of
the wick. In this way mild, steady
light may be kept through the night
from small piece of candle.
A New York paper says those men who
place $40 bill on the desk of Govern
ment clerk as they go to mako inquiries
nave their questions answered with
promptness and despatch. and go out
feeling that the stories about red tape
are malicious lies and ISLANDERS.
"The drain Of emigrants to America, ,
says the Llmerick Reporter, sis absolute
~ alarming. The people are leaving the
county in crowds; respectable, we'll
dressed. Intelligent and orderly popula.
tion are abandoning their native country
in countless numbers"
The Episcopal Theological School, of
Cambridge, Mass, has declined prof
fered donation of 800. 900 from Mr.. Na-
than Matthews, Of Boston, who offered
that sum on condition that tho majority
OF the trustees should be selected from
the High Church" party.
The following gem of descriptive writ
ing was penned by an Illinois reporter
IN his description Of q recent wedding.
He says: 'The Mayor galooted up the
church aisle swashyio og aud gyrating like
a Chinese jose with the jim jams"
a Boston paper tells story of pro-
fcssional burglar Of that vicinity, who
took pride in his vocation, and record.
cd the results OF his nightly expeditions
IN volume PACED and lettered after the
fashion OF n merchants Journal.
IRISH IDEAL OF TuEMIs. --Bildy Ito
Pat. in charge nbont diiliculty)-
Never fear, PatI Shure y'nye got m
upright jidge to thry ye!' pat-"Ah,
Biddy darin'. the diyel au upright jidge
l want! 'Tis one that'll huae lttle!"
A't."u 'i1'c k1euu.J tRl02 ana
-imrric"n has n compositor at work in
the book room Of their establishment
who is ninety-threo years old. His
name is VIM. l.. Barry, aud lie has been
in Nashville since its first settlement.
Two policemen in Little Rock, Ark.
put out in boat and rescued a Young
man from drowning, ono afternoon last
week, and then hauled him before a
court aud had him fined for bathing in
the river before sunset.
n Fifth ayonue papa, on being re-.
qnestcd by q rich, vulgar fellow for per
mission to marry zone of his girls" gave
thus rather crushing reply: ''Certainly
which would you prefer, the waitress or
the COOKE"
1t was Goethe who said that nothing
is more terrible than active Ignorance.
No man car think of on American Con
gress AMI conscientiously assert that
Goethe lied.
A wornn in Chicago was recently mar
ried to her seventh husband. The otbar
Six ex.lords are all alive and doing we'll
much better than the last victim.
A n,etaphysician named Spiler has in
vented new religion, which he calls
1Ethorism. From its name, we infer that
it is IAN airy nothing"
One in every eight of Georgia's popu-
lation is Baptist. The odd seven feel
very lonely.