The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-04

The COMMITTEE OF the Typographical
Union No. 6, of New York city, say thst
they are receiving contributions in type
metal, and assurances Of liberal contri
buttons from the craft throuehout the
United Stntes on DR.. Greeley's birth.
day, for the purpose of erecting the pro.
posed Printers' Type Metal Statue TO his
memory in Greenwood. They already
consider the assurances of aid sufficient
TO warrant them in regarding the. move.
ment as perfect success. Any commu-
nications on the subject should be ad.
dressed to the President Of the Typo
graphical Union No. 9, New York city.
most extraordinary surgical opera.
ton for defective sight was performed in
Boston recently. Mr.. Charles ThurIow.
OF Taunton, who has had such trouble
with his eyes as to bs almost blind. was
accidentally knocked into the hold Of a
vessel, and strange to say, he now sees
as well as anybody. What adds to the
wonder of this cure is that Mr.. Thurlow
was also deaf before this treatment. and
now he also hears perfectly. The treat
ment was somewhat heroic, and not
ike to be recommended by the doctors,
except to persons OF strong constitutions.
MARRIED Four TIMES TO THE SAME
WoMAN.-In the celebrated Jumel case.
IN progress in New York, Monday, Mr.
Paui II. q. Perry testified as to his mar
rlage with Miss Eliza Jumel Chase.
daughter Of the defendant, to the effect
that he was married, first; by the Mare
OF Bordeaux; second, by a Roman Catho-
iic priest; next, by minister of the
Episcopal Church; last, by the Ameri.
can consul at Bordeaux. The ccremo.
nies lasted two days.
In the absence of the chaplain Of the
Texas Senate few days ago, the Sena
tors are reported to have stood deyoutly
during the clerks reading of the Journal.
and to have responded "Amen" when he
had finished, never donbting but that it
was the Same thing as the CUSTOMARY
morning prayer.
An Iowa paper administers .soold com.
fort" to its brethren in Minnesota bv
publishing the following: A country
paper III Minnesois wants 70 know Win
swlndled the Indians out of "such an in
fernal cold country as Minnesota is, and
who deludcd the white people into it?" !
A fond but prudent mother in Chatsas
nooga makes grave demand that the
city authorities shall reimburse her for.
N0SAoA CAPChoSo VI 6u unknown
corpse which she buried in mistake for
her son, who has since returned home
in good health.
No USE FOR JAMoR.-The Marlboro
Jail is empty. At the last term of the
court at that place there was only one
conviction for any serious crime, and the
prisoner was half insane colored man.
That speaks we'll for Marlboro.
Georgia proposes to buy Stone Noun.
tain and build penitentiary, at the
same time selling enough granite to New
Orleans-S2. 900. 900 worth-to nav tba
cost. This looks as if Georgia lepisla-
tors really had an eye to other business
besides their own.
There is so mnch swearing among the
trunk heayers Oh the lines OF road over
which Aimee travels. thtt { it often takes
several hours for the rails to cool so that
other trains can pass. Aimee has 12O
trunks besides the one to which her
head is attached.
An Oswego coal dealer, who has been
burned out three times, has ordered a
fre-proof iron Office to be constructed
and mounted on wheels, 30 as to be
ready for hasty removals in future.