The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-12

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ing around short while, he knocked
over hive OF honey bees. The bees at
once attacked tile horse, aud lie wheeled
around and ran directly to the house and
bounded through window into the Sit
lng'room, and jnmped over cradle
which contained small infapt Fortu-
pntely, the baby WAS not hurt, and the
horse was taken out of the room. and
died in Il few hours
[s"u"'On (1a } Spectator.
NEW ESTRRpRIsE. centennial
calendar, dated July l. 1873, good for
loO years. aud u monthly almanac, en-
0raolng eighteen mouths, from JULY l.
1873, to December 81, 1874, containing
much Information relating to tho cen.
tenninl celebration of 1876, aud the valu-
aoie properties of Simmons Liver Re-
galator. 100000 are printing and all
are lor gratuitous circulation. Send q
one cent stamp for copy to J. H. zeilin
" 20" Philadelphia. Druggists sup
p'ied upon application. Jl2t3Tl
FIRE NEAR Gross ANcHoR.-We are
informed that on Thursday night last,
Mr. HilIiard Hill, living near Cross Au-
chor' mud his dwelling, kitchen and their
contents, with oil his wbeut crop eXcept
five bushels, destoyed by fire. The loss
Is iully $1,000. II occurred about S or
O'Clock III the evening, and was caused.
no doubt, from the cnrelessness of q
chli,i, who was sent up stairs with a
| candle, to get some extra bed clothing.
Union Times.
The New TRADE DOLLAR The Wash.
ington Chronicle says: "The dies for
coming the new trade dollar are nearly
completed, and it is expected that the
work OF coinage will begin next week.
Or. Linderman. director of the mint. ia
determined that thero shall be no delay
In the issue OF this coin, as inquiries are
continually being received from mer-
chants engaged in the Pacific trade, espe.
clally with Asia, as to when the coinage
will begin, and great demand is antici.
pated."
In the American and British Claims
Commission. the number of clsims
against the United States is ATS; number
against Great Britain, 10; number of
cuses already decided. 25l; number to he
decided, Ill. Not $4,000 have thus
lar been awarded. and several distin.
guished lawyers here think the total
amount awarded will not exceed 81 900.
00O.
AST1cIPAToRY SUICIDES "A Georcia
editor told a patient that he had the
spinal disease, Ind after the patient had
shot himself, it was discovered that the
disease was only chill fever. All isoyer
now; but the consolation still remains tn
tue friends Of tho deceased, that he was
Killed by his own, and not the doctors,
hands.
The legal editor of the Cincinnati En-
9uirer thinks that "the verdict in the
Walworth case settles the point that the
killing Of father is murder in the second
degree, and the killing of ones self is
murder in the first degree" Then we
suppose that the killing OF ones wife is
marder i'll the third degree, the wife be-
ing entitled to her third in all cases.
STRANGE DISEASE "A number of
cases of fatal sickness have occurred
within the past few days. among the
COWS IN this vicinity, and others are sick.
Ihe disease seems to resemble the COM
mon COW cholera, bnt is more malignant
and yields less readily to treatment.
RicAmonu Dispatch.
"Sambo, whar you git dat watch YOU
weared to meetin' last Sunday?" "How
yoa know l hab II watch?' "Ksse I
seed de chain haug out de pocket in
front, "Go'way niggar! Sposc you
see halter ronnl my neck, you tink JAR
Is horse inside oh me?"
Putin Bay, in Lake Erie. is the scene
OF Ferry S victory over the British squad
ron in 1872. 1t is now a prominent
watering place for the Western folk.
Jay Cooke has summer residence on
one OF the adjacent islands.
About tho worst title yet for book is
''Whiskey Drips." It details tho official
experiences of Detective Brooks, of the
revenue service. who was assaulted and
shot III Philadelphia, in 1860, by sono
roughs employed by the whiskey rig.
The last nail was driven, on the 81 in.
slant. which completed the railroad to
Lands Store. From this time the train
will run regularly from that station to the
intersection OF the road with the North.
eastern Railroad at Lanes Turnout.
The farmers ont West celebrated the
Fourth by reading n new declaration Of
lndcpendcnce-independcncc from rail.
road and oil other kinds CT MONOPOLY ty-
ranny.
President Grant says he "has always
regarded prOfauu lunpnooa as unnocou