The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-16

that the Commissioners of Internal Reva.
nue. ls willing to inform planters Of the
exact amount paid to their factors for
these tare claims. on application by Tet-
ter from the planter, stating the name
and locality Of his factor" ,s<rrC.
A CHASTITY OUTRAas.-A day or two
ego, q singular incident occurred in
Downingtown, Pa. A gentleman was
removing the remains Of his wife, long
buried, from one oemetery to another.
when son OF the Emerald Islc. looking
upon the exposed mass Of bones bsfore
MN. Tor the coffin had rotted away,
said: Il have often heard that II one
would pull out with his own teeth a
tooth from the head OF corpsa.ha wouli
never afterwards be troubled With tooth.
ache. I'm going to try it,. So saving.
the man actually stopped down. and.
fastening his teeth to tooth In the
skull, srinmphantly drew it out. Fact.
his.-Philadelphia Press.
The location of San Salvador oitv.
where the recent earthquake occurred. is
between wooded heights, twenty.six
miles from the Pacific coast, in q we'll
watered vale, several theusand feet above
the level OF the Pacific. and about three
miles South East of the volcano of San
Salvador. The city has suffered greatly
from earthquakes, especially in 1859 and
1904, in each instance being nearly de-
stroyed. The population just before the
calamity in 1854, numbered about
$4,000. The place was regularly built.
contained several churches and converts.
and was the seat of bishop. It was a
depot for sugar and indigo, and had
some manufactures in iron and cotton
goods.
|. The explosion OF the steam ferry boat
Westtield at New York, some time ngo.
by which large number of persons
were killed and wounded, will be re.
membered as terrible disaster. The
ferry company have refused to pay da-
images TO the survivors, on the ground
that they were violating the law against
Sunday travelingi That corporation
should dissolve forthwith and let its
members turn their attention to high
moral subjects in the future. People
with religious scruples 30 delicate should
not contaminate themselves by secular
business.
London seems to have daring and odd
banditti: An Isle Of Wight solicitor,
named Rhodes, was recently kidnapped
by them when returning from the thea
sre: de was robbed and detained in
loathsome den until ransom of EGO was
paid by his friends, Mr.. Rhodes cannot
tell the situation of the ''loathsome den."
and oome people will talk scandal.
Thete Was one remarkable circumstance
IN the execution of Smith flor murder)
at Louisville, lately. With his eyes ap-
proprlately closed, he stood upon. the
galows and made long prayer. all the
time protesting his innocence; but when,
having finished this exouipatory eiaoula-
ton, he opened his eyes and saw the
rope-he confessedi
Caldwell. the disguised Senator from
lAansas, who didn't get to be Senator,
says that he has Withdrawn from politics,
and will devote his attention to COM
mercial pursnits. He tried to make
commerce OF his politics, and invested
about $50. 900 in the businest. bat hnAde
an utter failure Of his speculation. ~
SMAllrPox.-Ws understand that four
cases OF small-pox-the patients all me-
groes-Were sent to the pest house, yes
terday. The city authorities s.s taking
every Preoaution to prevent spread OF
the disease. and we assure our citixens
that there is no necessity for any alarm
in reference to It. ssE
lAugusta ConsiisuionaHsi.S
Eighty eight years ago, it was looked
npon as pernicious practice to wear
cottons Of f'any kind, and in a certain city
in Europe, on the occasion OF an execn-
ton, the criminal, hangman and eailous
were dressed in cotton in order to dis.
courage the wearing OF it.
The Rev. Vyvyan Meyle, a clergyman
OF the Church OF England, has been
sentenced in York, Eng, to seven years'
imprisonment for the commission OF a
series OF forgeries, to which he pleaded
guilty. .7%T'
The temperance cause is rapidly pro.
gressing in the tar.heel State, caused no
doubt by the scarcity Of the grape, the
high price of whiskey,. and the dimi-
nished production of charcoal, rosin and
turpentine.
1t is said that man with the unoom.
mon name of Smith, in Australia, has
received a communication from the
spirit world, to the effect that the world
will be "burned as black as q forgotten
toast by wave OF fire" within year.
A Philadelphia despatch states that
the steamship Cassina, recently arrived
there from LIVERPOOL. ran ont IF coaI on