The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-13

head severed from his body without the
loss OF drop of blood. Next day he
learned of the removal Of that brother
from snug postmastership. A negro
IN Columbus. Ga, dreamed that he
found i've dollars in certain place in q
street. DE went to the spot next morn.
snC, found one dollar, aud is blaming the
ghost who told him of it for tuking the
other four.
The Blue Ridge Rilroad matter was
discussed in Charleston before Judge
oryan' on Saturday, but no conclusion
was arrived ut. Tie court then ad-
lourned until Monday morning, at 10,
o'clock, when argument will be heard
upon the question as to whether the
Comptroller. General had the right to re-
present the State at the meeting of tho
creditors on the 9th of June.
A gentleman took tho following tcle-
gram to telegraph Office: II announce
with grief the death of Unole James.
Come quickly to read will. believe we
are his hers-John Black" The clerk
having counted the words, snid: "There
arc two words too many, SIR" "AlI
right; cut off with grief.
An Alabama lawyer, defending O MUIR
| derer, spoke for nineteen consecutive
hours, and the jury brought in verdict
OF guilty IN seven minutes. They did
it to revenge themselves for the torture
they had endured. Louuacious at,
torneys should limit their tongues before
they reach the limit of human patience.
The Philadelphia Ags aptiy remarka
that maiden speech" was once mere
figure Of speech for the first effort of
young lawyer or new Congressman
But now it has become reality, and the
fair sex perplex courts and stnrtle audi
cnces with their maiden efforts"
A. T. Stewart must feel poor this sea.
son. On balancing his books for the
past year. it appesrs that he only made a
trife less than $500 by fining his cash
boys for peeping out OF the windows
during business hours.
A three-year old st. Louis girl thrust
her head through the iron pickets of her
neighbours fence the other day, to smell
the roses. She was compelled to smell
them until some one helped her head
out.
Mr.: Lowe, the mronaut. is the proprie-
tor OF establishments for the manufac-
ture OF loe by artificial Lowe tempera.
ture. at New Orleans, Charleston, Allan.
to and other Southern cities.
| AoloA H"o IL tuat IN nOnOr OF the
coming centennial celebration, new
street VIII be opened in Philadelphia, to
be called Peanut street. All the 9th er
nuts have been appropriated there.
The lead not being used by the officers
OF the City Of Washington while steam.
ing towards the shore in dense log, the
vessel, with all on board, came near
going plumb to destr uotion. sl14 N
a Cincinnati baby fell thirty five feet
from balcony to brick sidewalk, and
1t didn't hurt him bit. His mother
said his escape from injury was owing to
his being 30 'fat and squashy."
Young women should no longer he de-
scribed IN law as spinsters, for they toll
not, neither do they spin. It is equally
certain that Solomon. in all his glory,
was not arrayed like one oithese.
The Chinese have been re.organizipg
their army, which now numbers; 800. OOO
men, armed with Enfield, Remington
and Colts rifles, with full complement
Of rihed artillery.
A youth, named John Henry McGin.
ley, agod thirteen. was drowned while
bathing in the river opposite the lower
end of the city Of Savannah, Wednes.
day morning.
The st. Louis balloon man has never
been heard from and is supposed to be
still wandering around in space. His
Keys and paper collar are held subjeo to
his order.
a negro confined in Morgan County,
Ca, jail, under sentence of death. for
the crime of murder, attempted to es.
capo last week, but was shot and killed
by the sheriff.
Colored people arc not permitted to
SIT at the first table in any Of the first
class hotels at Saratoga Practically.
therefore, they are not entertained at all
at Northern watering places.
Pnch's notion of nobility is, that q
man of birth is commonly one whose ro.
mote ancestors did something, and his
immediate predecessors Tor many centu.
ries nothing at ALL
Twenty. eight different kinds OF "bit
ters sold in Rhode Island, for .'striot]y
medicinal use, are undergoing ANALYSIS
by the State chemist, from an excise
point Of view.
The petitions of Thomas Palmer. OF
1orkville, Clough II. Mabray and Jas.