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

the title OF neatly: bound ssa tsstsduJy
printed work, for abopypi wfioh ve are
indebted to Mr.. WEI. DnmG Ths eu-
thpress is Elsie Isigh Whittlesey,s and
she dsdioates her work TO tho twosphi.
lanthropists-the one dead, the other
living-George Peabody and Wm. w.
Corcoran. The story is very prstsily
wovon, ard visitors to the White. Sui.
phur and vicinity will readily recognize
tho soenea. legends and in cidents so VI
vidly described. The price Of the work
is 8L50. OlastQp. Remsea & H.fSsi-
hoger, Philsdelphia, are the publishers.
PHGsxrANA.-Am man who has been
consistently taking patent medicines for
ten years past. and does not feel any che
better for them, but rather the reverse;
misquotes tho poet and calls himsels the
victim Of "all the pills, that flesh IL heir
to-" -i5 in;. .',a. .t:t'.s,' :.
A French doctor has announced the
discovery Of q safeguard against hydro.
phobiA.' It's ladder. i5 ..ahl.s.
No man can ever borrow himself out
Of debt. .;.If yon wish for relief you
must work for it. You must make moro
and spend less than you did while you
run in debt.
The homo oiroait walking around
With tho baby in the night.
What requires more philosophy than
taking things as they oome7 Parting
With things as they go.
To keep the Indians quiet, requires
considerable Ingian-nuity.
Old newspapers for bale at PHGN11
Office, at fifty conts hundred.
There is notorious dead beat and
sneak thief current through the South
ern States ut this time. who describes
himself as nephew OF General Wade
Hampton. He calls himself Preston
Hampton. and sometimes on hotel regis-
ters prefixes to this imposture the abbre-
Walton cdr" This fellow luxuriated in
North Carolina for awhile; then he
passed rapidly Southwark into Georgia,
where it seems he has been overhauled
for his villainy. During the latter part
of last week, he stopped in Macon, and
registered himself ut the Brown House.
as the hotel was crowded, and he seemed
q clever enough sort Of person, a Mr..
Secrit or Scores. OF Kentucky, gave him
bed in his room. Next morning, Mr..
s. found that his roommate had left
suddenly. taking with him the confiding
Kentuokian's watch and ,S15 or $40 in
money. Col: Brown discovered GER
tain board bill unpaid. Hampton was
arrested In Fort Valley, brought ma
con and lodged in jsil, to await trial. 4!
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The HOP AT. THE ASYLUM. Ensor
does all in his power to crafty his pa
tients and relieve as much As possible
the cheerless monotony OF their lives.
Music and dancing is enjoyed by many
Of them, and once or twice a month, he
has ''hop," to which persons outside
the walls are invited, and for several
hours, the unfortunate creatures are de-
lighted-either by participating or mere
ly looking OF. Lsa. night, there were
nearly one hundred OF the patients in
the mess-room, which served as Terp.
sichorean hall. Prof Buchar's excellent
band furnished the incentive, and sane
and insane commingled pleasantly. It
was curious scene, and one to be long
remembered. There are about 300 pa.
tients in the institution-a small maj ority
Of them females. About half-past 10, a
hint having been given by the thong ghtful
physician-superintendent, the party
broke up.
TEMPERANCE Address. We had the
pleasure of hearing the Hon. J. J. Hick-
man, last evening, on the evils OF intern
perance, and real pleasure it was. His
discourse was weighty in its matter and
solid in its array Of facts. It was pro-
fusely illustrated by anecdote, and
warmed with genuine pathos. The lec-
turer is commissioned by the Independ-
ent Order of the Good Templars, and