The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-21

Judge Doolittle. of Wisconsin, in an
address to the law students at Madi-
son, said that he who in name OF the
profession would stir up strife, encou.
rage litigation for any purpose, and
especially to put money in his pocket,
is unworthy Of it. In tho Judges
opinion, but one name describes such
character, and, though newly coined
from the mint of slang, it is too in.
tense in meaning not to hc used. It is
"shyster."
Hon. Lewis T.. Parsons, who pre-
sided over the Outrageous Convention,
is the same man who, in 1868, op.
posed the reconstruction acts and ne
gro suffrage so bitterly. He took the
grouud in the Presidential campaign
OF that year that the Southern whites
should arm and drive the negroes from
the polls and secure majority for the
Democratic candidates. One rene
gade has always proven worse than
ten Turks.
The posting of the books by the new
authorities of the District of Colum-
bia bears out the worst of previous
statements. The late Board of Public
Works, Boss Shepherd, 30 to speak,
has spent $37. .000,0 600 in improving
Washington. of which $4,000, 600 was
cash, and 5000, 900 remains as debt.
while to finish what was begun will
take 100000 900 more. The taxes, this
year, amount to So on 500.
UNDER MARCHING ORDERS. Com.
pany 81, First Artillery. stationed at
the Citadel. are under marching
orders, and will leave this evening for
temporary duty at Hamburg, S. G.
The remainder of the garrison consists
OF light battery and one company OF
heavy artillery. which, it is believed.
will not leave the city.
Charleston News and Courier.
CoTToN "A Columbus (Ga negro,
at Radical meeting, the other day,
told his black friends that if things
didn't go right this fall, they must
resolve never to raise another crop of
cotton in Georgia" If this resolve
were carried ont, and meat and bread
substituted for cotton, all over the
South, what blessing it would bel
A cargo of railway iron sunk with
the schooner "Tiffany," on Huron
lake, sixteen or.seventeen years ago,
was raised recently by the Western
Submarine and Wrecking Company,
and sold to the Danville and Vincen-
mes Road, to be used on the new ex.
tension. It is pronounced as good as
new.
The postal telegraph scheme is prao-
tioally dead. Postmaster @ eneral lew.
ell, who has witnessed the operations
of the system in Europe, is not very
much taken with it, and will not re-
commend its adoption in this country,
while the President will pass it by in
his message in utter silence.
During secret session of Chicago
board of commissioners, one of the
members was astonished to SEQ an
auger-tip projecting through the car
pct, and, upon an examination, found
that q party of reporters had bored
through from the cellar for the pur-
pose of hearing what was said.
The Ross case has almost reached it's
distressing climax in the insanity of
Nlr. Ross, and now we hear of another
kidnapping affair in New Jersey, which
is equally as painful. The abductors,
however, are known. and the recovery
Of the child is not improbable.
An appeal in behalf of William NJ.
Tweed was made before Judge Brady
recently. It was technical objection
to the sentence, and. if sustained, will
probably have the effect of shortening
his imprisonment. The court re-
served its decision.
Some enterprising wasps started
nest over night in the trousers of
boarder at st. Paul hotel, and when
the gentleman thrust his leg through
the next morning, the whole town
wasn't largo enough to hold him.
"God bless all men, and help me to
be true and brcve and kindly and
cleanly, aud keep me sound enough to
earn my daily BREAD" is the whole
creed Of New York reformcr-and it
is good one.
Significant: Shrewd operators in
Arkansas are purchasing all the State
scrip offered for sale in Little Rock, in
anticipation OF Democratic victory
there this fall, and consequent rise
in their value.
A NOVELTY The Baltimore Sm
says the Chattanooga Convention was
the first specimen of public assem-
blage OF thieves, defaulters and nd.
venturers."
The monthly average of new mem
lora hanti1aA IN NTr ODpruoop,o