The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-21

the chancel, the groomsman poked
the groom in the side. He laughed.
the bridn laughed. and so did the
bridesmaids. aud the clergyman re-
tired In high dudgeon from the
ohorch., ~ O'clock cGme, after which
no marriages are peribrmed; so that
they had to go home and spend
twenty;four hours oultivating q seri-
Gus frame of mind.3'
There is one decided change in the
fashions. After having for nine years
worn comparatively short waists, the
ladies' are gradually going back to the
! old-fashioned long onea. It is pre-
dicted that this fashion will bring
tight-lacing into vogue. In fact, slim
figures are slready becoming much
more common than formerly, and art
's accused of having something to do
with it. Doctors are glad, aud so are
corset makers.
A few days ago, q rural couple drove
into an Indiana city, just az the village
undertaken was moving his stock of
collins into an old church be had rent
ed. For few minutes the old man
looked at the transfer of the collins to
the church, and then, turning to his
wife. exclaimed, "Sary, BY golly, its
cholera Lets eit!'
Since the burning of the court house
in New Troy. Florida. the COURT in La
Fayotte County are held under bush
arbor. The grand jury deliberate under
| big oak. At it's last session several
parties were indicted for the burning
OF the court house, among them Que or
two county officials.
8Edward Lucas. alias Scott, negro.
arrested for completely in the Elliott
murder. near Shreveport. Louisiana,
June II, while being conducted to
town, was taken from his captors and
hanged by yigilants, being the third
person hanged by them for this mur-
der
DR.. S. 7. Crittenden was shot and
killed by man. named Hall, recently,
in Conway County, Arkansas. Yes
terdsy, shsriffs posse, searching for
Hall. found him. and fight ensued.
One OF the sheriff's posse was killed
and another wounded. Hall was
wounded and captured.
A movement has been act on foot
among the churches of New York to
furnish funds for the Palestine ex.
ploring expedition. $4,000 a year
tor three years are needed by the
american Society to give effect to their
plans.
The "C1rY CorroN CRop. The St.
Louis Democrat quotes e prominent
New Orleans paper as saying that the
city crop" of cotton, being the pro-
duct of sampiing. is annually reported
at about % 600 bales, worth, at low
estimate, Sl.250.00O.
The New Orleans Picavune thus
wonders: Why is it that the young
man about town always considers it
| necessary to grin when he talks to the
other sex? Why can't he observe that
It's lovely night. or ask for glass of
water. without gizgling like an idiot?
In Germany. when the vote of the
jnry stands six against six, the pri-
soner is acquitted. A vote Of seven
| against five leaves the decision to the
court, aud by "a vote Of eight against
four the prisoner is convicted.
L.et Tuesday. Ben. Campney, of
South Bay, near Lake George, en-
countered a l75 pound bear, dubbed
him into insensibiIity. then bound
him with withes and took him home
in triumph.
Alice Murphy. twenty .oue years old,
committed suicide by taking arseuic,
on Saturday evening, in New Haven,
Conn. No cause is assigned. except
that she bad been unjnsily charged
with the theft of gold pin.
A numnrr Of Nav England furnaces
have recently suspended operations,
the companies not having orders
enough to clear ont their munufac-
tur.d supply of pig iron.
Mrs. Bercher recommends al RENE.
dy for somnolenoy IN chnrch sitting
down ut home III rocking chai.,
about the tiu.e the second boil rings,
and taking IL nap there.
Captain Williams Of the schooner
White Wing" WIS nccldentnlly
drowned on the 17th. mt the Port
R'yal battery, where his vessel is now
lying.
a little boy heard his mother tell of
eighteen head Of cattle being burnt
! 'hn other night. "Wtrtn't their tails
burnt, nl>o2" inquired the verdant
youth.
According to the kolMishce Reiiung.
he army al lrmlnin, weapons has been