The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-28
Another California cold fever

SidSo nave OceQ ulSCOVereu on the San
Jaointo River, about fifteen miles East
OF Temescal. and the story comes that
people are hocking thitber in great
numbers. The New York Express sug-
gests that it might, perhaps, be good
miners, to teach them tho vanity of the
search for gold, and the superior beauty
Of paper currency.
a we'll matronly- looking lady
walked into saloon in Oswego, the
other day, laid her muff on tue counter,
and took out pair OF spectacles, when
he bartender promptly informed her
hat no Bible-reading would be in order
there. Reaching down into her dress
pocket. the woman produced fiat bot
tie, aud coolly called for pint Of whis-
key. She doesn't know Yet wha. that
bar-tender was alarmed about.
'BI.CE HES's S CIi1cKESs. "-Tae.e is q
woman living III Pencader Hundred,
Newcastle County. says the Wilmington
(Dei. Guzete, ''who has been married
, twenty-four years, and who, last week.
gave birth to her twenty third child.
which makes her record one child per
year sluce her marriage. This woman
would certainly take the premium ut any
County fair in the land
SUMNER Some of Mr.. Summers
friends in Congress have refused to do
liver cHi"SlrS upon the dead Senator,
because OF the proyocatiou contained in
his Suppressed speech" Mr.. Sumner
sent this speech coniidentially to seve-
raj friends. and how that confidence las
been abused by some Of those persons,
the country knows. Nothing seems to
be sacred to the demagoguo.
In his late speech in New Orleans.
Pinchback told his coiored brethren that
tue masses of the North viewed many of
their actlous with alarm, and that the
signs OF the times Indicated that it would
be only by q judicious use Of their priye.
leges OF freemen in the selection of the
next legislature. that they could Ihore
TO regain their Just place in the estimu-
tion of their fellow men
Weston, the famous walker, has an
nonnced that he will undertake to walk
QUO miles III six consecutive days, and
on one OF the days to walk ll5 miles in
twenty four hours. He vii! commence
May II, in American Iustitate Hall,
New York. He considers the accom-.
| plishment Of the feat the limit of mans
| endurance.
Mayor Burrell, who was initiated into
Ioboken Lodge of Free Masons. has
Instituted suit against the lodge fer the
| recovery of the initiation fec with in
| terest. because he is unable to take the
srcond degree and desires to leave the
order. The Case cxcites considerable
interest
Rav. Henry Sicer, d. d died at his
residence in baltimore. April %. aged
| seventy. -four. Deceased was Mt one
| time chaplain of the United States Sc
nate, and for many Years one OF the
lending md most distinguished tlivines
OF tie Methodist Church
The Augusta police have been notified
TO keep "A lookout for co!ored man,
named jackson. who deliberately mur-
.iered another near Station No. 10, on
the Georgia Railroad, few days ago.
The mnrderer IS supposed TO be making
his say to South Curolina.
ku kLrx PRISONERS. We still hear
Of ku kuX prisoners being brought
North. Would it not be better to par
don these men and teach them n cod. of
love by telling them to "go, and siu 10
more?' Here is another chance !ur the
Prcsi,icut. .-Ne,c ! OK Iisyol.i
Th- expresses Of the Post OAi.c d.
! par'ment, during the next fiscal year,
wil be a5out 81, 500. 600 larger than the
rXpen liturcs oil the present year. The
increase Of railway postal service, dur
ing the past twelvo months, has been
about 5000 miles. mostly on new roads
Among several other items of general
Intelligence, n Missouri paper mentions
IT, following: 1.-The State Senator from
this district is liar, u coward aud n
anrse thief, and he can aud us in our
office any timo during business hours
The IIopewell cotton mills Of Mr..
John Thompson, in Elbert County, on
Broad River, Ga, were burned few
nights since. Tie mills were insured
for $50. 500. and $4,000 was the value
Of tho property.
HARD TO EEAr.-The New York E.c.
press says tho last baby born in Penn
sylvania weighed nineteen pounds. II
would be cruel to ask anybody to "bcat
that"
y Delaware man committed suicide
simply because some one left basket
and a baby on his front steps. He was
afraid his wife would object 10 step
children.