The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-25


r. C+oTHNa THE NAKED.-A novel Gu.
Ffsttkinment ip aid of the poor Of Brook.
lyn, y: T.. took place 10 the chapel OF
81 Peters Episcopal Church, 10 that
city. After leotures, reading, tablesnJ.
and the hundred other modes that hay 9
been tried to raise funds, it requires
genius to hit upon something new. Tue
attraction at ST. Peters was an "O!d
Clothes" talk by Mrjor Constable,
which would have gratified Cariyls's
Dutch hero. The price OF admission
Was oome article of clothing, aud il lii
said that tho spectacle iu the vestibule
Of St. Peters Chapel Was a peculiar ON ,
and as gratifying az it Was pecniiar. A
cCnstant stream Of visitors catae pouring
in, all laden with bundles Of every siz.
and description. Bundles lnrge and
bundles small. in brown pager, in tissue
paper. in white paper, in newspaper and
every other kind of paper-tied up,
pinned up. wrapped up aud folded up.
Grand old geaten,n OF pvr.Iy meln
came 10 with large bundles Ia tht ir
arms, which they carried us carefully
land tenderly. albeit som swhat awkward
ly, as though they cuntaiued babies
Elegant ladies. OF stately presence, their
faces flushed With the unwonted exer-
else. delivered their packages with an air
Of unmistakable satisfaction. According
to the Brooklyn Argus: lat the cloo,
Of tb. evening. the pile Of clothing in
tho vrstibnle had attained large dim.u
sious. 1. was fully twelve feat long, by
four aid n-half feet wide and four and-a.
half feet in height-say 25U cubic feet oil
rnf ntAttt IN AZ :r,fi n hn hof fo nj
which there was II great variety. or
those of the 'stove.pipe' description
alone, th.r ro was ii column ten feet high. "
CONGRESSIONAL COMPLIMENTS On
Thursday, compliments passed bot Tween
MesArs Hale, Of New York, and Wilson,
of 1udana-bnth Republicans. Mr..
Hale has bern lcuouncIng the back pay,
aud Mr.. Wilson has been bringing up
the fnct that Mr.. Hale Lad, while q
member Of Congress. received pay Ms
agent OF the United States before the
American aud British Mixed Claims
Commission. In retaliation, Mr.. Hale
examined the record, aud charged in
consistency in The votes of Wilson OF
the salary bilI-i. G that Wilson don.
bled. Feeliog getting high. Mr.. Hale
said
There w-,o men and beasts who were
40 filthy themselves that they were
never satisfied unless they were be-
4 nirching others with their filth al.
IN the House had no doubt seen dirty
cur rolling in the mud of the gutter, unh
coming out to rub against aud bedaub
decent people. They emeared their
filth over the people. but the eur re-.
~ vaS M t,..poS <>r I'LL
remained tho dirty dog.
MIR. Wilson, of Indiana, said they had
just had splendid exhibition Of the
dirty dog
II is not supposed that either gentle.
man lost much reputation for vcracitS
in the encounter.
The UNITED STATES CoURr.-In the
District Court, Charles.o on, on Tuesday,
Judge Bryan presiding, D. j. VIM was
approved Of as assignee of Jonn J.
Shaw, Of Sumter, aud A. Fl. Ford as
assignee Of David NJ. Harrall, of Ma.
rion. The petition OF Roland Hough &
Son. to establish lien on the bankrup,
estate of D. -. Hongh, WAS referred te
Registrar Seabrook for report. The pc
tition OF O. F. Hunckel, for final dis
CuarRe 10 Dnnkruptcy, was referred tt
Registrar Carpenter. On petition o
Arthur T. Curtis. it WAS decreed thai
Stoney. L,wud.s & Go. are baukrupts
The petition of j. L Adaer Il Co.. te
set up lieu OF judgment against Q. F.
H,nsor. was referred to Registrar Claw
son to report
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