The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-30

About 1000 years ago, colony of
Icelanders was planted on the Western
coast of Greenland. They we're hardy
people. inHred to cold and meagre liv.
ing, and there seemed to bono reason
why they should not take root in the
frozen soil OF their new homo. They
built stone church there and stone
houses to live in. Of which the ruins are
still to be seen. But what became of
the builders is question that has never
been solved. and never will be. They
vanished from the face of the earth, and
that is all that is known. Whether co!d
or pestlence or starvation took them
of. or whether wandering suvages killed
them. no man Can tell Their settle
ment is known in history as Lost Green
land.
Ii the President cant iuterferc in the
Arkansas matter until the Legislature
calls on him, though Congress has re-
cognlzsd tho Baxter Government by ad-
mltting representatives under it, and the
Supreme Court snys such 4 recognition
''ls binding Oh nll the other depart
ments of the Government" why was he
SO ready to support the Kellogg infamy
III Louisiana, though the Legislature
was III session and male no application
to him whatever? L It because he has
no brother-iu law In Little Rock who is
Interested III Baxter, or because he is
what Milton describes certain churac
ter to be-, ITO vice Industrious, but to
virtuous nctS timorous and slothful?"
The Bey Of TuDis recently bought the
dwelling OF the Christian Brothers, who
are conducting schools iu Tunis, and
presented it to them. The house has
been occupied for sixteen years by the
Brothers 1t belonged to wealthy
Jew, who had generously refused to
take any rent. He died short time
ago. however, aud his heirs pressed
upon the Brothers for rent for the past
years as we'll as the current one. The
Bey's kind action has relieved them of
all trouble
A TRAINED RAT.-A lad in Detroit,
kept in the house by lame leg, has
trained rat to come forth at his
whistle. stand on its hind feet, roll over,
lenp through IL hoop. and execute other
teats. This, however, is nothing to the
training of the fnmily cat. Though she
ls the inexorable foe of all the other
rats. she will stretch herself out and per-
nit the educated rat to jump oyor her.
Twice week the boy has nn exhibition.
Admission five cents.
Mr.. J. D. White, a prominent citizen
OF Sherman. Texas. was brutally assus
sinated on the night of the 23l inst
The killing is supposed to have been by
two prominent business men Of Pilot
Point, who had previously offered
1000 to any one who would do the
deed. Whites activity in the prosecu-
ton Of u murderer, was the cause. Ho
leaves family.
MIR. Wm. S. Donnan. of Richmond,
and five members of his family, as also
two guests and three servants, were
poisoned on Sunday last. The poison
IL supposed to have been in IL custard of
which they had eaten. Whether The
poisoning was accidental or intentional,
remains TO be ascertained by iuyestiga-
ton.
CREMATION NoTEs Mr.. Jones obi, cts
to cremation on the ground that not
having been able to earn living it
would be folly for him to u,m the dead.
| What is the difference between a cre-
mationist and man in rickety bed
! One bnruS the dead and the other durns
| tho bed.
The recent destruction by Are of the
| storo Of Mr. Oliver Di.sou, the great
music publisher. in Boston, has given
rise to an entertaining question for the
insurance adjnsters, as TO how far sheet
music of the nature of comic and politi
cnl songs, which are written for the dav,
! deteriorates in value with time.
Here is one OF those things we read
about bnt very seldom see: A San Fran
cisco newspaper tells of sailor who, Oh
voyage across the Pacific. fell over
board; and successfully gave battle to d
shark for nearly al hour, and then was
rescued by boats crew from the ship.
The new style Of oath is ont. Mrs.
| Marrowfat ordered her husband to peel
the onions for dinner before he left the
house. and Mr.. Marrowfat, bringing
down his fist upon the table with much
emphasis, observed "Muy l be Gre
mated, Madam, if do!'
The american Register OF Paris in
forms US that dancing is going out OF
fashion in Europe. aud says: III men
aud women could hIrt as conveniently
and as PLEASANTLY without its protec.
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