The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-14

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United States Senator'S are to be
elected this winter from the following
States: Delaware, Florida, Indiana.
Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Neva-
dA, New Jersey, New York. Tennessee,
West Virginia and Wisconsin, eleoting
one each, and all having Democratic
Legislatures; from Maine, Massachu.
setts, Minnesota, Nebraska, Pennsyl-
vaniA aud Rhode Island, electing one
each. aud having Republican Logisla-
tGres.
CABIN PASSAGE TO EUROPE REDUCED.
The State line OF steamships between
New York and Liverpool have made
general reduction of their rates of
passage, the first cabin passage being
reduced from $40 to $50, the second
cabin from $50 to $40, and the steer
age to SIS. The transatlantic lines
are all selling tickets to Europe at low
rates. Tue fast lines charge from SIT
to $40, aud the slow lines from SIS to
SIT.
Tho Chicago Tribune makes classi.
iication OF the members elect to Con-
gress so far. from which it appears that
170 are now and los old members. or
the old members retired. SO declined q
renomination, GS were beaten in the
party nominating convention, and SO
were defeated before the people after
they had been renominated. Il is
seldom that 80 many old members are
retired at time.
Thomas Jefferson for President in
1903. Marcus Morton for Governor in
1889 aud VIM. Gasson in 1874, are the
only Democrats that ever carried the
State Of Massachusetts It is curious
to note the gap in euch case was ex.
actly thirty-6ve years. We, therefore,
predict for the benefit of poste-ity
that the old Bay State will again 60
Democratic Ammo Domino 1909.
A young lady in Pennsylvania
town experienced great sensation in
the upper part of her nose few days
ago. She was troubled with it in one
way or another for some time, end vas
even made very sick; but finally dis
covered that it was caused by black
spider which had crawled into one Of
her nostrils during the night.
A young lady and gentleman. aged,
respectively, twelve aud thirteen years,
were married ut Gouldtown, Mich,
lust week. When last seen, they were
quarrcling over pound Of mixed cnn-
dies. aud throwing out vague intima-
tions about divorce.
Next to q rooster in rain storm, or
a man with his mother-iu-law on his
arEl, the most wretched looking thing
in the world is a candidute who has
Just overheard some friend wanting to
bet three to one that he won't be
elected.
ISCESDrAEIsM On Thursday last,
the gin, screw and corn house of Mr.
B. NJ. Nesmith, Of williamsburg, to.
gether with their entire contents, we're
destroyed by fire. 1t is supposed to
have been the work of an incendiary.
A young blood at hotel was re-
quested to pnss dish near him. "Do
you mistake me for waiter?" said the
exquisite. ''So, sir; I mistook you for
II gentleman" was the prompt reply.
The 6rst breach was made in the
ranks Of the Democratic phalan1 of the
Forth-fonrth Congress by the death,
on Monday, OF Hon. John W. Head,
Of the Fourth Tennessee District.
An Indiana clergyman sued a news
paper for libel and dropped dead
within week. The Detroit Free Press
says those follows will learn something
by and by.
A Georgetown man advertises con.