The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-19

oA pay Oucu OlIGcTQoSS on the part
OF the press We have seldom heard of,
anu the furious attempts ut arraying
natlonaiities and creeds against each
other were bnrbarous aud internal. We
Will not stain our columns with q repeti-
ton OF tho disgraceful canvass, but
simply state that the patience of the
German Republicans broke down under
the accumulated revilings Of their late
political associates, and thew declared.
through the Illinois .Staats Zeitun1, that
henceforth they would have nothing
more to do with the American Radicals.
Gradually. the German vote Of the West
Is being allenated from the Grant party,
and, with that element alienated. the
days OF Radicaliam are numbered.
singular coincidence recently
brought an offender to Justice. About
two years ago, a justico Of the peace. at
New Orleans, obtained possession
fraudnlently Of considerable sum of
money and then Disappeared. After
travelling about the country, and spend.
ing all of his money. he arrived at Gin.
clnnat1 and enlisted under an assumed
name in the United States army. He
was assigned to a regiment on duty at
New Orleans, and was thus sent buck to
the scene of crime, where he was i'm.
mediate'y recognized and arrested.
The New Orleans Times learns that
the discounted paper held by the banks
OF that oity, due to date, has never be-
iore been more promptly met, in whole
or part. Referring to the present crisis
the same paper gives the following good
advice to parents: Husband your re-
mr. Ii
t.r,. also
This is an "off-year." The Admins.
tration RUG grows Fat in office. It's
organs baton Oh of-all. The times arc
perfectly aic, full. There is II great fall.
ing off III the Administration vote, and
II it docs not offer IA remedy for the
money pressure, the Administration
had better pack up and DC of itself.
1t was bad eeough for the Boston ia.
cerfiSer to say OF Wiikie Collins AS 1,
lecturer: "rhe London intonation is
noticeable in IL flattcaing Of the vowels f"
But it Is worse when u Western com
positor made it rend, "a Natteniur of
the bowels"
| After the judges charge Of three
hours to tho jury, Stokes was sentenced
to four years Imprisonment. Orr only
objection to the whole thing is that the
charge Of the judge and the term of N
prisonment are two nenrly of the same
length.
A story comes from Whampoa, Chi
na, that nine damsels of that city, be
ing nlied With horror at the prospects
OF married life, fastened Themselves
together and committed suicide by
jumping into the water.
At wedding in rural New York. lasI
week. the groom was in his eighty
eighth year and the bride nearly seven
ty.seven. This is the husbands third
wife, while he is the fifth husband ol
the lady to whom he is now united.
In nine cases out of ten, whatever il
may be called, the ultimate cause ot
suicide is indigestion, diseased liver. O,
some other physical arrangement. Ne
healthy pcrson over cut his throat be
cause things went wrong.
A New York glove store has adopted
the Paris custom Of having pretty
young girls to fit on gloves purchased
by ladies and gentlemen.
A modern Sarah, living in Ritohie
County, Va, aged eighty three, recent
iy presented her husband, aged seventy
seven, with IN infant son.
The chief topic everywhere is tht
probability OF "Uncle Sam" adding
Miss Oaba to his happy family.
The Wilmington, Columbia and Au
gusta Railroad has reduced the pay o.
Its employees ten per cent.
New Orleans is preparing to make thu
next Mardi Gras Carnival exceed all it.
predecessors in magnificence.
The total number of visitors to the
Vienna exposition. from the opening tc
the closing, was 7,250,00O.
Not patriotio smoker in the land bui
is in favor of reducing Havana to ashes