The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-27

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then roasted on the top of the stove. as
portions of the flesh and hair we're found
Ion the stove, and the room was filed
with sickening smell of burned flesh.
She had also stabbed both of them in the
neck, and twisted their heads around,
aud bent them over, in order to get their
bodies into the tub. Dr.. Thompson, the
fnmlly physician, was sent for, and pro
nounced tho woman insane. She was
tnken to Bellevue Hospital.
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There has been considerable complaint
expressed by various parties. of the an.
noying conduct Of. street news-boys aud
boot-blacks. Said one of the latter. on
being expostulated with: "We sinners
can't afford to be 'speotable and live on
rotten oranges and cold wittIes once A
day. Let them as thinks they oaa do it
Jest make effort ;anl soc ef they DON I
come down to slang and street fights
same as We do. Can't be!did, you bet. %
The Mt. Emory Sabbath school, in
Biount County, Tenn. has adopted the
following admirable plan to raise funds
for Sabbath school purposes: Each boy
agrees to- plant at least twelve hills Of
corn, cultivate it With his own hands,
and give the proceeds to the school.
Likewise. the little girls are to set one
hen ma! and give the proceeds to the school
Amadeus has settled down peacefully
10 his own country, and Parliament has
voted him an annuity of $50. 600, which
ls great deal safer and pleasanter busi.
ness than spending his wife's estate in;an
idle attempt to make himself popular in
spain. Things will go on swimminRly
until somebody inquiries what the young
man is doing to entit!e him to that $50, :.
600 salary. 7E
House BuRNED.-We learn that q
house on the plantation of Mr.. John
Oathcart, about a milo Northeast Of
Winnsboro. was burned to the ground
yesterday morning. The house was
closed. no one having lived in it for some
time. Cause, supposed to be incendiary
IPinnsboro Neus.
European letter states that, while
King Victor Emanuel's Government is
in sore financial trouble, deficit occur
Ing every year notwithstanding the in
crease of taxes, 'he "Vatioan enioys O
financial milleniuL." by the free offerings
of all Europe.
The largest diamond il tue world is to
be shown at the Vienna Exposition. It's
weight is 288Ia carats. Tie announce.
ment of this startling fact will make o
number Of American shoddyites very un-
happy because they cannot buy it.
| AN affectionate husband down town
kissed his comely servant girl, the other
night, as she opened the door for him,
under the impression, OF coarse, that it
was Ills wife. He has to [ 'rry water
and split kindling now, himsclr.
III. Victoricn Snrdou is doing his best
to have tho veto of L'Onole Sam with.
drawn. He argues that as the Americans
themselves app!auded his play, none OF
their countrymon resident in Franco
could take offence at it.
At meeting Of the President and Di.
rcctors OF the Augusta and Summer7ilie
ltailroad Company, it was resolved to do.
nate oil the gross earnings of the entire
line, on the 2Cte OF April, to the Ladies'
Memorial Association OF Augusta.
Mr.. Spurgeon declines coming to this
country to lecture, because, as he ex.
plains to the people Of his congregation,
he,."won't do anything to degrade him
self and disgrace them"
An old farmer of Illinois sent the fol-
lowing concise and comprehensive note
to his merchant: "Send me trace.
chain and two hinges. Jane Ind baby
last week-a!so. two padlocks."
The railways of New Jersey are to be
valued by the Yard, meaning James s.,
who has been appointed by the Governor
commissioner for that purpose.
a Western paper laments because of
the prevalence of tho idea that it is III ore
respectable to sell shoes for $40 o week,
than to earn S25 by making them.
a colored woman gave birth to two
Dab;os ut one time ut Bryan, Texas, the
other day, one white and the other black.
inscription for the Tombs- WHO ente,s
here leaves soap behind.
Mrs Maria L. Sifey, an aged resident
OF Orangebnrg, died lus: week.