The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-08


consequently, among the elements of 20.
lltlcal interest and excitement this fall
will be the choice of his successor. Why
he is to resign. is not so clearly init
mated; but the supposition is transfer-
enoe to the Presidents Cabinet or to q
arst class foreign mission"
ASSAULT UPON THE CoLoRED CADET AT
ANNApoLIs.- Secretary OF the Navy
has received telegram from Annapolis,
announcing that midshipmen Young, of
Mississippi; Butterfeld, Of Kansas; Look
ett, OF Georgia; Rowan, of West Virginia;
Mum, O'Keefe and Gridley, of New
York, have all been concerned in an as
sault on the colored midshipman, Con-
yers, by attacking him with stones. The
riotous midshipmen had all failed in their
examinations. and will be dismissed from
the Academy, regardless OF this offence.
They are all in close confinement. Con-
yers is not seriously hurt
A new way Of raising the wind. A
Detroit woman called upon q family in
that oity the other day, and introducing
herself began conversation. Suddenly
she was taken dreadfully ill. She said
that she had no money and could not 60
to the hospital, and they would have to
keep her through o run of fever. They
gave her So to crawl out and try to reach
the hospital; after which she recovered
with astonishing rapidity and purchased
q new blue sash.
THE WALwoRTH TRAGEDY. New
York Herald, in recapitulating the Incl
dents connected with the killing OF Wal.
worth by his son Frank, in that city, on
Tuesday, says that some of the insulting
letters from Walworth to Mrs. Walworth
had fallen into the hands of their son
Frank, and contained insinuations against
the virtue Of his mother and his own le.
gitimacy.
Houston COUNTY, GA, Dec. %.
1SG8.-Messrs. Zsiiin e Co., Macon, Ga.
GENTLEMEN: Simmons Liver Regulator
has been used in my family many years
with great success. I regard it an in.
valuable family medicine. and tnke plea
sure in recommending it to the public
Very respectfully,
J7t3 REV. s. RUFUS FIELDER.
SEALS IN OUR WATKRs.-We are in
formed that a genuine seal was DISCO
Vered upon the beach, near the public
works at New Inlet, by some OF the
la0orers at work there, who made some
effort to capture it, but without success,
as it mado off into the ocean as soon as
Uncovered. Wilmington Star.
barrster. to avenge himself on an
opponent. wrote Rascal" in his hat.
The owner Of the hat took it up, looked
ruefully into it. and, turning to the
Judge exclaimed: Il claim the protec-
ton OF the court; for the opposing coun.
sci has written his name in my hat, and
l have strong suspicion that he intends
to make off with it,
Since the discovery of the Bender
murderers, there is not Chicago drum.
mer who ira veIs who has moi been in the
habit of dining at the Bender mansion
frequently. The reason they escaped is.
that when the fatal hammer tap descend.
ed on their heads, it was like Draining
sponge or India rubber ball.
| 81. Louis Democrat.
The following was the EXPRESSION in
Gen. u. 81. Hills article which SO exas-
perated old Brownlow: "Old Bro wnlow
was the strongest ro-slavery man in the
South, but he cast his vote with the
abolitionists and persecuted his own peo-
pie. He is now paralytic and almost
driveling idiot"
Since McMahon's election to the Of
nee OF PRESIDENT OF the French republic,
representatives of all the old dynasties
ore docking to Paris like buzzards. to a
putrid caroass. From present indca-
tions. it will not be a thousand years
until France will be enjoying the luxury
OF another revolution. -
Lord Chief Justice Cockburn has lust
made joke. A Mrs. Jury being ex-
amined as witness in the Tich6orne
case, stated that she had had eleven chill
dren, whereupon his Honor observed he
had always understood it took twelve to
make jury. England is still echoina
the laugh which convnlsed the court.
young drug clerk in Savannah
named VIM: F. Reed. tried novel che.
mical experiment lately. He placed tho
muzzle OF pistol within the bnng hole
OF On empty whiskey barrel and fred,
just to see what it would do. Now he
sees with but one eye, and carries O ose
not at oil noted for elegance of outline.
There is very little excitement at Mem.
phis, Tennessee, concerning the exist.
ence OF cholera there, and the impression
prevails that with few days OF weather
the disease will disappear. The Com.
mon Council refuses to concur in the