The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-09

The Louisville Courier Journal ex-
presses its belief that Grant means to
overthrow our republican form of 60
vernment, and convert the presidency
into consulate, "and at length put on
the CROWN q contamination which other
brilliant freebooters have wrought by
their swords out of the hero-worship Of
fools. the indolence of riches or the ne
cessities Of despair"
Richmond (Va.) papers state that
Miss Sallie Benner, danseuse and comic
actress, who shot herself with pistol in
Richmond some weeks ago, mysterious.
ly disappeared from her boarding house
about 2 P. NJ, on Christmas day, leav-
ing her infant child behind her, and has
not since been heard from.
Eight members have been elected to
the 43d Congress who will have served at
the end of thtt term, ten consecutive
years, viz: Blaine, of Maine; Dawes
and Hooper, of Massachusetts,; Kelly.
Randall and Sco6eld, of PENNSYLVANIA !;
Garfield, of Ohio, and Eldridgo of Wis
consin.
On Sunday, the 29th of December,
ult., the untenanted dwelling house and
one clubhouse, on what is known as the
Josef Weeks place, were entirely con-
sumed by fire, and there was no insur-
ance on tho property thus destroyed.
The property belonged to Col. F. Nj.
Melette, of Sumter.
A man died in Indianapolis recently.
from the effects of the excessive use Of
ice water, having swallowed three gal
Ions in ono day, besides quantity of
half.frozen milk. He acquired the NOR
bid craving for it through the sudden
breaking off of the habit Of chewing to-
bacco.
The wife of railroad employee in
Atlanta thrashed a bar-keeper for selling
him whiskey. treated the master of the
machine shops to similar dose for Civ
ing him money, and took the inobriated
individual home by ono Of his ears.
What she did with aim has not been re-
ported.
A sewing circle was quickly broken up
at Gardiner, Me-, the other day, by the
Innocent remark Of a lady present: II
always had great desire to know how q
case of smallpox looked, so I called on q
sick lady this afternoon, just before
coming to the circle"
Powers, the sculptor, says that not a
single house has been burned in Flo
renee during his thirty.fve years re-
sidence there. Perhaps some hints
about fi:e-proof buildings can be ga
thered from that city.
They use mules for pulling the Cleve.
land street cars, and the drivers are not
allowed to swear while on duty. They
are given full day each week, how.
ever, to go to the woods and let out the
confined essence Of ungarmented purga.
tory.
The aggregate OF internal revenue re-.
ceipts for the last quarter of the yea,
1872, is $40, $50, ,O25. 20, decrease from
the receipts for the quarter ending De
cember 81, 1871, OF 1902, ,532.57.
A Chicago editor speaks Of Paul Nor
ply as "the inventor of morphine anG
other medicines
The last sensation in Chicago is {
trunk which can be converted into .
bath tub or coffin.
A woman in LeSuer County, Min
nesota, has applied for divorce from hel
sixth husband.
Provisions are so scarce in Corea tina
the natives willingly pay two young wo
men for bushel of grain.
There were 81 deaths in Charleston
for tho week ending the 4th-whites z
colored II;
Ah Wet is laundryman in San Fran
cisco. ALI Ii is shoemaker.