The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-18

When the Popc's chamberlain, who
was recently captured by Italian bri-
gands, paid so, 600 francs as ransom to
the leader Of the band. the sight of
the money so transported him that he
iell on his knees and begged to kiss
the hand Of his captive before he de-
parted. The prelate stretched out his
hand to him, forgetting that he wore
ring of great value, which the
scoundrel, as he kissed the hand, slyly
slipped over the finger and appropri.
ated TO himself.
The thing which tickled the Presi.
don't has made the Acknowledgement
laugh. Gen. Grant found the recent
elections goes! joke aud NJ. Williams
is just as much amused at them. He
declares that ho feels quite cheerful
over the result. Flo is confident the
democratic pnrty cannot satisfy the
country; believes the third term al!
moousbine, and thinks the Republican
party will ba benefited by defeat.
Mrs. Flanagan. of PhiladcIphia, who
is daughter uf Judge Strong, of the
United States Supreme Court, ia said to
have received the most valuable wed.
ding prescnts of all the brides this sea.
sou. Among her gifts were q $40. 600 set
OF oliver and geld, So 600 pair of dia-
mond ear-rings, 1000 set of pearls.
and four India shnwls
Horses, saddles and guns for tho
Grow chiefs in Montana look like queer
presents; but the Government recentIy
swin.'!cd the Crows out of vnIuable
reservation Oil the line Of tho Northctn
Pacilic Railroad, nud sent them away
Back into the country of the Judith
mountains; so that little cou,tesy
may have become Indispensable.
Orr YzAE.-A New York despatcl,
says: This has been q very hard year
on newspapers and periodicals. It is
asserted that only four of ull tho New
York d"i!ies have made any money and
not one OF the magaziues has proved
profitable. It is estimated SO, ,0OO, 600
has been loat i'll twelve mouths in the
publication business.
Two Of the old cannons used in the
revolutionary war, at the old fort at
Cambridge, Abbevllle County, were
sold for So each, last week, and were
sent to Charleston. The cannons were
about three feet long, with q bore large
enough to shoot q lemon, and could
easily BE- carried by u muscular man.
DIR. Aver, the Massachusetts meli
Gins muu, might have been elected tc
Congress, if ull the men in tho district
who have swallowed his medicines bud
voted for him. 1t was the fellows wi
d'dn t take it, who we're alive on cleo
tion day. They voted for Tarbox.
Carlos friends give up his cause az
hopeless. Ii that mule headed gentle
man conid SEQ tho matter through tile
same spcctnclca, the world would be
saved deal Of small worry un.! tele.
graph operators Immediately become
the most nmiable citizens.
Some negro burglars at Lagrange,
Texas, plundered a store and then sci
it on fire, but meanwhile guzzled sc
much whiskey that several of them be.
came helpless and we're captured in
that condition.
1t IL said that Mr.. A. Il. Stcuart, ol
New York, contemplates giving hit
new marble house on Fifth Avenue in
that city to the corporation of New
York. to be the official residence nf the
Mayor. 1t co4t nearly $4,000, 900.
Dnid Mountain, n. c., is sgs;u ou
the shake. a few nights ago, five or
six terrible shocks were felt at the dis.
tanco of six miles. Glasses on the tn
bles were made to rattle. The shocks
we're equal to those last winter.