The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-14

WH1cH 1s THE WoRsT?-The worst
shocked man We have seen in some time
was citizen who made the discovery,
Friday, that the neighbor from whom be
had borrowed paper for the past four
years had not paid for it. He learned
the fact from the agent Of the publisher,
and he was grieved. He was also indig-
nant He said to us: ''To think that 7
should have been 80 imposed upon at my
time OF life! I tell you. man don't
know who to trust in these times. The
| world is full OF corruption and deceit
and deviltry full OF it,"
a singular fatality occurred on the
steamer Nevada. which arrived in New
York Monday. from Liverpool. A Ger.
man family named Vanderlean, consist.
ing OF father, mother and three ohii-
dren. took passage on the steamer. A
few days after the STEAMER sailed, at 7
| O'Clock A. NJ, one OF the two died; on
the same morning the father died, and
at P. NJ, the other boy died. Within
100 miles Of Sandy Hook the daughter
died. and only the mother arrived in
Now York. There were no other deaths
on board during the voyage.
The BURNING OF COLUMBIA. -Addi-
tionai testimony was taken, yesterday,
before the British Commissioner, in the
case of one of the largest claimants
against the United States on account of
damages sustained by the burning CT Co.
lumbia. One of the witnesses testified
that m aid of General Sherman's had
said that Columbia had to be burned to
make IN example," and other testimony
was ELECTED which is said to fully esta.
blish the responsibility OF General Sher-
man for tho destruction Of tho city.
Charleston Neus. 1871.
Lord Shaftesbury told, at Glasgow, of
his having whitewashed and painted one
OF the dark houses occupied by family
IL one of tho foul districts Of London,
and short time after returning TO find
it worse than ever. He said: "What on
earth is this?' And the reply was
"Piease your Honor, tho house looked
80 cold and uncomfortable that I sent
for sweep and asked him to give us
few warm touches"
As somo lady visitors were going
through penitentiary under the escort
OF o superintendent, they came TO q
room in which three women were sew.
ing. ''Dear mel" ono of tho visitors
whispered, "what vicious looking crcn-
lures! Pray, what are they here for?"
"Beoause they have no home; this is our
sitting room. and they are my wife and
two daughters" blnndly answered the
superintendent.
There was never O more touching
story than that of the little Binghamton
girl who, hearing that tho oem etery was
Hooded, crept out Of her bed early in
the morning, and was soon found, waist
deep in water, weeping over her mo.
theirs grave. The little thing feared
that the grave would bS washed away.
A tribunal in Paris has granted an in.
junction to prevent lady from annoy.
ing her neighbors by playing the piano
too constantly. Hereafter. she is to play
only from II A. NJ. to 6P. NJ, and from
8 p. NJ. to TO- P. NJ. thus leaving her
neighbors undisturbed at breakfast time,
dinner time aud bed time.
They have arrested Mr.. Applegate ont
in Nebraska merely for having three
wives, stealing horse, forging note
and setting fire to barn! II Nebraska
is going to allow q man absolutely no
liberties at oil, how does she expect to
attract i'm migration to her shores?