The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-19

SoonhS tunt IFhuCc uaS. Iner6 gOlu
bears premium Of less than y of l per
cent, and here it is at premium of
LON. Franco has been preparing nearly
three years for specie payments, while
the United States has been for eight
preparing not to resume. Each coun-
try. in its way. has been equally sue
cesstul, but the onc-and our own
country, we are sorry to say-has been
successful in the wrong direction.
A conductor on the Chicago and
Alton Road is reported as having for
bidden honeymoon "billing and COO
ing" Observing a bridegroom's arm
out of place, he forbade further demon.
strations. 'But I have right to hug
her" said John. "Not on o railroad, !"
said tho conductor; "there is q law
against all urjust determinations on
railroads, and as haven't woman for
each man on the train to hug, your
action is in violation of the law, and
must be stopped"
"THE GOVERNMENT" The personal
pronoun Il" has sufficient prominence
in President MacMRhon's message to
the French Assembly proroguing the
session. The President declares his
firm resolution to "plaoe France in COM
plete possession of herself" He SO ys
nothing about the republic. but mo 9
than once draws an ominous dist INC
tion between "the Government" and
"the Assembly,"
The officials of the Southern Railway
Security Company, of which combina-
tion "the Richmond and Danville Rail-
road Company is part, deny that the
latter company has decided to surrender
the lease of the North Carolina Rail
road from Greensboro to Charlotte, and
thus terminate all suits as TO it's validity
and the right Of the lessee to change the
gauge of the leased road"
A new and important fact in silk cul-
ture has been developed by the Aocli-
nation Society, of France-namely,
that silk of varied color can be pro-
dnced by feeding the silkworm on diff
ferent leaves. Worms fed on vine leaves
produce silk of q magnificent red CO.
lor. Lettuce has been found to pro-
duce an emerald green colorcd silk.
Pope Plus IN is reported as 80 fully
restored to health as to be able to re.
sumo his usual food and exercise. He
retires q little before midnight, and
rises at half.past o'clock, attending
during the day to ordinary ecolesiasti-
cal duties as before his illness.
Another rope-walker proposes to cross
Niagara below the falls on q cable longer
and higher than the one used by
Blondin; and finally to initiate Sam
Patch by jumping into the boiling
stream below. When all is over, there
probably won't be even q patch of him
left.
The citizens Of UniontoWn, VA, feel il
little cold toward Henry Snyder. Ills
wife fell down well, and he rolo Six
teen miles TO borrow rope to pull her
out, when thero WAS twenty foot lad.
der leaning against the house.
Mr.. benjamin Nunncry, who lives
seven miles from Camden, was killed by
stroke Of lightning on Sunday, the
10Th, while sitting under tree III his
yard with his wife and others.
The Irish newspapers aro bcwailins
the Increased migration Of 'the respect
able, wcll-dressed, intelligent and or
derly population" who are abandoning
their native country in countless mum.
bers.
Tho Boston Post says it would be a
great relief to meet state constable
who was not wearing diamond pin
received as bribe from somo rum
seller.
a tombstone maker in Boston chisels
Q. .. ID. on u large portion o. his tomb.
stones. One Of his head stones road
"Blddy Flamerty, G. 0. d. Let her Il.
l. P"
The heading in O Boston paper,
Anti Grant Meeting in London u
startled it's readers until they discovered
it related to the grant to the Duke OF
Edinburgh.
Joseph Hinson, mail carrier, was
found dead in his buggy near Salisbury,
n. c., last Thursday. There was no
evidence Of violence.
John Randall, the young man WHO
mysteriously disappeared from Aiken
last week, has re appeared.
The sale of the Laurens Railroad has
been confirmed by Judge Bryan.