The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-29

burg, 1t is said, can now furnish all COM
mon markets with Russian sheet iron at
lower prices than even the Russians
themselves.
If all Washington stories are true. the
immediate effect OF the abolition of the
franking privilege is not of peculiarly
economical nature. TIE store houses at
Washington, we are told, are being ran
sacked for all sorts OF movable property
belonging to Congressmen, and thsaame
is being franked home by mail. Tt is
alleged that during one day last week
twenty five tons Of mail matter were
franked from Washington. Ex- Senator
Nye. OF Nevada, has, it is said, franked
seven Saratoga trunks TO his home in
the Slerras, since his term OF Office ex.
pired. t9 Nh.f R.e
George Smith, Of London, in his dig.
gings into the ancient site OF the onoa
great city Of Nineveh, has unearthetl the
recently missing fragments OF the old
Assyrian record OF the deluge; and, bet
ter still. he has found library in stone
OF an Assyrian King. :"
This is from the Augusta {Ga.} Cnroni-
Gle: Delinquent subscribers should not
permit their daughters to wear this
paper for hustle. There being 60 mush
due on it. there is danger of taking a
cold."
An Illinois girl. having six lovers, Of
Tered to marry the one who should
"break mp" tho most prairie, in three
days. The result was that she got q
smart husband. and her father found lis
new farm ready for planting free OF cost.
The Albany Eapress estimates that
about $4,000 worth Of ladies' dresses
have been ruined in that city during the
past year, by vitriol thrown upon them
In the street. and there is no clue to the
scoundrels who commit the outrages.
Horse stealing In Kansas 10 set down
Ia the vital statistics aa quite as danger.
ous as cerebro spinal meningitis. In
both cases, the spinal colean suffers Sc
riously, in the first case the unpleasant
sensation is chiefly about the neck.
Some Of the Eastern papers exhibit
symptoms Of alarm in view OF the fact
that the Columbia law school is about
to send forth 1000 lawyers. The spirit
ual Iamborine exclaiE,s that such doings
wilt postpone the milienium indefinitely.
In Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, ILL.,.
the graves Of Swanson and Osborne, the
women: killers. have been leveled with
the surrounding earth, and left without
a stone or mark. Nef,S aY:ft
The wife OF a Louisville lawyer made
hustle Of some important legal tlocu-
ments, and court had to adjourn until
she could go home and return with them
in proper shape. "7E fa~9E!ys
Marshal, now President, MacMahon
proclaims that, with the aid OF God and
the army. he viii secure and maintain
order in France.
The Spruce Mountain Indians and the
council at Deep Greek have, warned the
whites to le:ye their section Of Nevada
The Atlanta Herald ia authority for
the statements that Salem butcher, Esa..
has bought the Augusta Constisuiionalist.
and intends to revive and run it.
The site Of the present city of Charles
ton was fret built upon in 1880, sand
during this Year thirty houses were
built, all smali wooden structures.
Chief Winhemaca has gone North on
the war path. and the settlers in Sur
prise Valley are greatly alarmed.
The Rev. DR.. Moore. of Chicago, hav-
ing joined the Masonic order, his con-
gregation will have no more OF him.
Long John Wentworth has palace
car ninety feet long for his special use.
Ahct1on sales.