The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-22

From recent tcamp.meeting sermon:
"Be not content with the hope Of
merely getting into heaven-of being
driven on to tho heavenly shore, like
battered old hulk; but strive to 90 in
like grand vessel, with every eai set,
the colors Of your Red deemer flying Mt
the maln-mast, and freighted with
precious cargo"
A fonr-year. old ut East Poultney re-.
Gently went to blacksmith's u to see his
fathers horse shod, and watched close
~ the work of shoeing until the black
smith commenced pairing the horses
hoofs. when, thinking this was wrong,
he said earnestly, "AIy pa don't want
this horse made any smaller"
"fou are good little boy" said
Sunday school teacher to T. sturdy lad,
you never use naughty Words" mo,
L DON'T" Was the honest reply, "but
when my big brother takes all the
gravy aud leaves me the crusts, think
u good deal, I tell you"
Some ancient philosopher says it
seems like waste Of time to spend
i've years ut West Point for the pur-
pose of acquiring the title of lieutenant,
when boy can be called "colonel" by
simply addressing few words to any
thirsty congregation in bar-room.
A BLOOD SIGNED CoSrnAcr.--A
Green Bay, Wis. lover drew blood
from his arm to fill out the marriage
certificate, but this won't prevent him
from manling her around with stick
OF stove wood before next full, und his
nother-iu-law says it won't.
\ mau who lately committed suicide
'cst Il nicmvran,!"m for bis wife, say
Ing, Good bye, you old scolding, red
headed heathen." On reeding it, the
widow was heard to mutter, II should
like to have got hold Of HIM for one
minute"
Mr.. Amidon has been made a!notary
pnbiIc IN Massachusetts When he has
flushed his arduous work for the day.
he puts his hume iuto the form of un
interrogation, answers IN the allirmu-
tive, and goes to supper.
G. a. Darling. better known in the
up-country as guu-buat Darling, has
been appointed Deputy Collector of
Internal Revenue for the second di-
vision of tho third district Of South
Carolina, Office at Greenville.
Capt. Lott, flag captain of the Gu
nard line, has had paraIyt,c stroke in
England. Capt. Lott has crossed the
Atlantic oftener perhaps than any
other living man.
Prof. John McCrady, of Charleston,
has recently been appointed to the
chair Of Geology al Hnrvard Universi-
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Agassiz.
Dockerny has been sent to the Isle
OF Pines for ten years. The Cuban
authorities have thus rid the people OF
Florida Of one of tho most uDscrupu-
lous carpet-baggers THAT ever infested
the State.
The body Of au unknown colored
boy was found OIL the Air Line Rail
road, nenr Seneca City, on the 18th.
The supposition is that he was stealing
II ride on the trucks and fell off.
widower compares marriage to u
besieged fortress. Those who are out :
side would like to be within; those
who ure inside would like to be with
out.
we'll known minister declares that
his choir has given him SO much trou.
bic on earth, that the idea Of music in
the world to come is wholly repugnuut
to his ideas OF eternal pence aud rest
BAzA1NE. The popular verdict is
that Madame Bnz4ine is greater
general thun her lord What a pity
sho was not in command Of the army
that was shut up in Metz.
At recent marriage ceremony at
lexington, East Sussex, England, the
wedding ring was s'placsd ou the third
toe OF the brides left foot-because
she had no hands.
Landon proper had 3.254. .2G0 inha-
bitants at last census. The population
OF Pekfn. China, is rated at little
over 1000, 900.
BY order OF the Conrt of Common
Pleas for Newberry, July term, 1874,
James ". Stock nan. Jr, was divorced
from Josephine T.. Stockm mau
At fifteen the average boy sings
gaily, IL want to be an angel" At
thirty he wants to i've as long as he
can.
st Louis has nn alderman named
Hogshead. She thus bcuts Chicagniu
a great measure.
Mr.. Plus Miller. of Spartanburg,
died Hud0pnly IN tina 18Th