The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-08

eighteen. went over tof,Newy Yorf. from
Jamaica, L: l., on the jolly first, in a
sleigh, which was driven by green
country lad hired for tho purpose. .Nu.
merous and promiscuous calls were made.
The whole party got spirited before the
day was over and gave Black Crook ex-
hlbition on snow drift in Chatham
The. Mexican Congress adjourned
without finally passing The Roseorans
project. An English company has en-
tered as competitor with the Plumb
and Kosecrans schemes. The ,Vera
Cruz and CITY of Mexico Railroad has
been finished and preparations on a
grand scale are being made for the in
auguration festivities. Mexican Jour-
nalists have arranged to receive the re-.
representatives. OF foreign journals.
Desperate BURGLARY Between the
hours OF 1OP. NJ. and 7 O'Clock Thurs
day morning. the iswelry store Of Mr.. D.
Jones, No. 279 Barronne street, New
Orleans, was entered by some unknown
There's, the proprietor ohioro;ormed,
mond rings, valued at 81, 800, SIS, 300 in
currency, and about SIS, 600 il gold and
silver watches. jewelry, rings, etc.
The mail from Manila brings the
Straits .News of 4th November. The
paper gives an account Of an uprising OF
convicts in the Philippine Islands. who
rallied to the cry s'Death to Spain" A
serious conflict followed, during which
many Europeans and natives were killed
and wounded. The rebels were pursued
to the mountains and forests. Great
numbers of them were killed and wound
ed and captured.
The Rev. W. j.. Porter asks: "Is il
not more honorable to have raised our
selves from the apes, than, according to
the popular view, to have fallen from the
ang"ls?" The Rev Mr.. Porter NAV
consider himself the descendant of an
ape If he chooses; but for our part. We
prefer to cherish the thought that our
grand parents were angels.
Mr.. E. ". Carr, a clerk at the. rail.
road depot in Athens, Ca, was drowned
III the Ooonee Christmas Eve, and when
his body was recovered his pockets were
found to be filled with nuts and TOYS.
which be was carrying home to put into
the stockings of his little children that
night, as the next day would be Christ
mas.
On the 30th ult., Mr. a. l.. and Mr..
W. II. Roscoe accomplished the hazard
Gus feat of crossing the Pee Dee on foot,
the river being frozen. They left the
Chesterfield bank Mt Cheraw, and, after
much difficulty, succeeded in reaching
the Marlboro bank. The feat has been
accomplished but once before-sixteen
years ngo.
The Columbus San, writing of the
lion. A. 81. Stephens, uses this magpifi.
cent simile: 'The attempt to put out
this resplendent intellect by few
paper bullets of tho brain, will prove as
ridiculous blunder as the effort TO blot
the 'gsrish sun by holding up dozen
smoky tallow tapers."
Milton Malone, the young man SEN
fenced to death for the murder of Frank
hhlliips. of Atlanta, W. 8 seemingly in.
different to his fate until bright little
girl, the daughter Of the jaiior, called
him to the door of his cell, and kissing
him through the grated bars, said, 81
won't let them hang you, Mr.. Malone" I"
EMlGRATlNG TO ARKANsAs.-The At
lantn Constitution says that OH New Years
morning, the largest single body OF emil
grants that has left the State departed
from Atlanta to Arkansas. 17G able
bodied negro cotton hands were the
emigrants leaving Middle Georgia.
Sc 600 FOR KILLING AN OUTLAW
Col. W. Mac I. McKoy, attorney for
William Wilson, drew from the State
Treasurer today, $500 for the killing
OF Andrew Strong, the outlaw. Robe
son County had already given him 81 900
besides. -Rateiyh IN. c. Era.
HUMAN FRA1LTY.-The Rev. George
{. Harding was drafted in the coroner 8
jary in the Cluck case yesterday, and the
way the fragments of the third com.
mandment were scattered about was a
caution to unbelievers.
indianapolis Journal
The Port Royal Road has just re-
ceived handsome new engine. The
traffic OF the three months just past has
been so heavy as to severely try the ca
pacity Of rolling stock on the road, and
this addition is very acceptable.
Lazarus Tillman, agriculturist, is the
man who owned the coat and $500 in
greenbacks which were burned with an
old stump near Atlanta, few days ago.
He had doffed the garment to show ''the
boys" what he could do at rail splitting
AT Baltimore, on Thursday night,