The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-24

cable dispatch of few words an
nounces that the wife of Henri Roche
fort is dead. It will be remembered that
Rochefort was led from his prison to the
altar, where he married this woman as O
last act OF rcparation to her, and in or
der to render his children and hers capa-
BILE OF lnheriting his name and property.
1t was one OF tho ssddest of modern So
cial speotaoles. Even then it was re.
ported that she was dying, bat she took
new lille and strength from that date,
and has survived until this time. Her
husband is wearing away his feeble vi
tality in prison. and, if report speaks
true, 1t will not be long before the dreary
drama OF wasted existence has "Finis''
written against it in his case also.
Pigasoff knew OF only three mis-
fortunes Sleeping in cold room ia
winter. wearing tight shoes in summer,
aud sleeping in the same room with q
crying child which one can't whip. The
Same cynical individual also remarked
There ls nothing more disagreeable
than piece Of good fortune that comes
too late."
An exchange has the following obaerv-
alton: "We always get mad when we
walk along street about o O'Clock ut
night, and passing shaded porch
where young man is bidding his be-
loved O goodnight, hear the girl ex-
claim, in loud whisper-"Oh, stop,
George; you haven't shavedr'
John Won DAhm, OF Fort Wayne, was
playing with a pistol in bis house the
other day. It went off and made an eye
let hole in his hip. II his name was
Jones he might be called Jones fool,
II his name was Smith he might be
called Smith fool; but unhappily his is
another name.
1t is now abont two weeks since u
young man in Worcester began using
tho golden moustaohe and whsker
forcer," and tho family physician has at
length concluded that portion of the
upper lip may be restored, though the
owner vii! never be marked ornament
OF society.
A San Francisco paper heads O de-
scription OF school committee thus:
personal pen pictures of public polli-
coddies. Eccentric etchings OF elastic
educators. Diabolioal dissection of
dizzy dignitaries. Remorselessly roasted
by our roaming reporter
Ouo VI tuo uOSL eVeQlIQl eDOCl8 IN O
boys history is, when he first addresses
his father as the "old man." It ia a
patriaroha! term, and if the boy is right.
~ treated afterward by the family p6ysi.
clan, he lives a great many years..to or-
JOY it.
The grave OF woman buried in Yer
mont town some months ago, has been
opened to disprove statement that ono
of the persons who prepared the body
for burial had cut off a portion OF her
hair and sold it.
Last week, negro cabin on the plan
tation Of Mrs. E. Ellis. near Duo West.
was burnt to the ground. It was ooou-
pied by two men, one woman and two
children. The FIRE was not discoy cred
until the roof almost fell in, and the two
children were destroyed.
The dwelling house OF W. O. Klugh,
Esq, near Simms' Gross Roads, was to.
tally destroyed by fire on Last Sabbath.
He lost about 100 bushels OF wheat,
fifteen bales Of cotton and all Of his
household furniture. e.-A6beuille Medium,
DEATH.-On Monday morning, about
I. O'Clock, Mr. j. E. Peterson. Oh old re-.
sident Of Newberry, died after a pai nful
1,,N4o obnS rJ,