The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-13

convenience which they don't possess.
An Iuquisitive and incredulous Esstsfner
examining the aora Ct ! that region,
happened to observe eomeibi np which,
he was Informed vss ''soap weed" Z" In.
nocentIy asking why it was thus dubbed.
an old settler mildly remarked that ..it
was because it bore little balls of scented
soap all through the summer for the
convenience OF visitors"
PROMPT TRIAL AID Cosy1r1os
Aaron Stroud, . negro, aged eighteen.
was arraigned at HiIlsboro. N. Con
tuesday, the 9th inst, for sn!outraesous
assault on d child four years or spe,
Thursday he vas tried, and convicted on
elrcumstantial evidence. Friday, Judge
Tourgee sentenced him to exeon ton on
tha Both Of June next. -.
Monday night last. msrried woman
OF Athens. Ga, left her Home and hus.
band and went of with s.sinrle n.an.
Report says the husband went with them
to the cars, gave her money, and f1n-
dered any assistance he was able to 'shtt
her on her downward course. They had
no children. She was Northern NO.
man.
Advioss from Cape Town. South Africa,
state that the King Of Ashsntee, one OF
the most extensive and powerful king
doms of Western Africa, has declared
war against Great Britain. An Ashautee
army $4,000 strong has marched from
their capital and are threatening Mlmina.
fortified town on the Guinea coast.
Much alarm exists.
The London o5se-5er, speaking of a
popular actress, says: ''She has gone to
America, the lucky country that steals
all our favorites." To which the Detroit
Tribune rejoins: '.To think that We
should pay four dollars ticket to see
those folks; and then be accused OF steal.
ing.".
Think 81 1t, Louisisda has l, ,OodOoo
less acres IN cnltjvatidn. than in; ;1bdO.
The white population l1al JeStsased
more in the laat yeass thAa If had i'm
creased tweireI years HEfors.e Bonds
have deprecated from thi.sy To. ninety
per cent. IN yaine: And this is. Grants
Two young girls of Rock County,
Wis., named; Ashland and Carpenter.
after o vain attempt TO poison them.
selves. have committed suicide by
dro Hplhg. because theis' seTefaF lovers
haa inditidaally and collectively ds.Art-
ed them .l - .rr.:
The public lands in the United States
not Jet surveyed amount to. ,LGf;883
acres, and the Surveyor GsperA win
com mepoe new surveys Ia nearly ali the
territories ieaEly in July. at which time
the appropriations for that purpose be-
come available.
The national debt OF England was
3324 65u, 0OU ten years ago. It now is
e765. 100000 These figures show are.
duction of g38, $50, 600 IN the decade OF
years bstvssu 1858 and 1S73-or nearly
diminntion OF f4,000.eO0 sterling per
annum:
kSoottsboro. Ala. has ordained that
al! bar rooms shall be placed ct least five
miles beyond its corporate Iimita: and
the consequence is that the Inhabitants
have taken 10 suburban pedestrian ex-
ercise In way to delight the heart OF
the hygienist. ,'I3
!. Arthur Arnold, a Chicago boy; has
been at work all the winter In building 4
sail boat, but in isunotipg her, tho
other day. he happsaed TO. get drowned:
which oirdnmBtancs viii somewhat de.
tract from his summary enjoyment of
aquatic sports. yrg,l
The :Vioksburg Herald proposes ,this
brief tuRsrnl oration over the remains Of
the Mississippi Legislature. 1T has cost
the State 81, 400 per day for seventy dix
days. and has done nothing. Let ns
have peace" 1NN
Quincy tFla.) Journal: r'Athauk, soar
Ing atoft In the air, was seen 70 ialf to
the gtound suddenly. as IL shot. Upon
examination, lit wss found that tho ohiok.
en|psst bird was enysloped in the folds
OF snake .nintended for sumtuous re-
past"
The Indianapolis Ssntinel a1 piessed
much sympathy for the thirsty yoitiz il
OF Frankfort, KY. under the i'm preston
that it was that city that was '.in the
widest commotion" on account OF tho
beer riot. @'r-E :
A correspondent of the New York
WorM suggests the employment of
b!oodhounds in hunting dowa the Mo-
docs, and quotes the advantageous use
OF those dogs during the Seminole war
in Florida.
A Florida alderman sold his vote for
an oroide chain and circus ticket, and
MS friends are naturally ashamed and
indignant. They know that he might
have obtained q jack-knife in addition,
by simply asking for it.
The notorious Cora Pearl was recently
sued in Paris for $3.50 francs worth Of