The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-17

a letter has been received at the Navy
Department, from naval officer of hiuI
rank, dated at Tien Tsien, at the tn
OF the Peiho River, und the nearest har
Dor TO fekln, stating that the Chinese
soldiers are being rapidly armed with
the latest Improved patterns of breech-
leaders, and that the foreign population
Is alarmed OF the prospect OF a disturb
ance. Whether this is being done for
Inc purpose of success in tho event of q
revolutionary movement, or to be used
against the foreign population, is tho
question just now
Inc Secretary of War has received Il
report OF tho Examining Board ut West
foint. announcing the result of the last
examination. Eighteen of tie cadets
nominated last year have been recon-
mendcd for discharge. This is IN unu-
suaily large number of failures. The
vacancies will be filled next May. Two
OF those dismissed were the Presidents
appointees.
A despatch to the New York Times.
dated Cincinnati, the 18th, says: "It is
feared that two OF the three men report-
go as found frozen to death in a skiff. a
snort distance above Memphis, about
ten days ago, were Major J. Bush Foley,
son or ex-Mayor Foley, mud Mr. Burnes,
orother-ln-law OF Major J. 3. Foley, ali
OF CoVington. who went to Osoeola, Ar.
kansas, hunting, December 2.'
The New York Herald thinks all the
10 murdefers ut present confined in the
iomns ought to be hanged together. It
ADMITS that the spectacle would be ter
riole one, but then the salutary effect il
would have in restraining crime would
81, enable the community to endure it.
Inns sort OF spasmodic virtue is CHEAP.
ana 90 very common thing with the mock
India is not usually accounted an
earthquake country" but a terrible
snaklng OF the earth seems to have inst
visited portion of the oountry near Su-
rat: The destruction of o small town is
SAID to have involved the death of some
i'oOo persons. The story seems q yery
large one; let us hope that it has been
exaggerated. ~
MIR. Britton Allsbrooks, said to have
6een the Oldest white resident of Sumter
County, died during the holidays. Tie
reoolleotions of the family fix his birth
IN the year of ''the three sevens"-l777:
making his age ninety-six
The dwelling Of Mrs. Robert Latta in
Camden, was totally DESTROYED bv fire
on Friday last. But little of the CON.
tents were saved. An attempt was ALSO
made, on Monday, to fire the house of
Mr.. W. D. McDowalI, in the same town.
A retired fruiterer and tapster, who
owes his large fortune chiefly to the
prohts OF his supplementary bar, has
built for himself, not far from the city.
| sumptuous villa, which, out of CRATE.
lni remembrance, he calls "Sample
Room"
New England desires the return of
specie payments. Mr.. Samuel Hooper.
representative from Massachusetts,. has
introduced bill into the Federal Houso
OF Representatives looking to this end.
A colored man, named William Rem.
nett, who is charged with the mmission
OF more than dozen robberies in this
State and Georgia, WAS arrested in Au.
gusta, few days ago.
A man at st. Louis has brought suit
1or S1o,OO0 damages against the father
OF the lady he wanted to marry, for in
terfering and persuading his daughter
not to have him.
No less than 500 (2) counterfeiters are
reported to have been executed at ons
Time III Moscow lately. They wore we'll
executed, and had no difficulty in pass.
ing current in eternity.
"Andy Johnston" is dead-Dan Gas.
tello's trick horse. the zootic killed
him. aLike his illustrious nam -esake. the
scenes that knew him once, know him
no more, or words to that effect.
Mr.. John Olive, whose parents re-
side in Augusta, was killed in Columbus.
Ca, last Sunday morning, by Mr. Pony
Rucker.
The Detroit Free Press gave it's car.
riers and newsboys nice warm meal on
New Years, consisting of red pepper and
smoked herring on toast.
The death of Napoleon in exile con.
firms the prediction gypsy woman
made in Paris in 1908; that 1.-TWO Napo.
Icons will reign and die away"
More than 10000 Italians were rem
dered houseless and destitute by the late
floods.
The death is announced of Father
Jandel, tho General OF the Dominican
Order.
North Carolina's gold yield last year
was 1856, 1854.