The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-21

AtcoPPOoL oaCO VI GWo u1OGS GulluEeus
whose cases have been given in charge
OF the Philadelphia detectives One,
boy OF thirteen years of age. named
Robert Orr. has been missing from his
home ainoe Saturday last. and another,
a lad OF eight years, by name Harry A.
F'isler, very ,mysteriously, disappeared
Oh the 18th OF lust month. The feel
ing is gaiping ground rapidly that a
regularly organized band of kidnap.
pers has been formed in Philadelphia,
and the facts certainly go very far to
establish the idea.
The recently-arrived French imnii-
grants have been very much misled. or
else the are very b ,m. .:ck. They as.
sert that they hive been deceived, and
AK the French Government to help
them to return to France. whereupou
the French Government warns all
Frenchmen to inform themselves
thoroughly in regard to this country
before cmigrating to it. France has
never bern very prolific OF emigrants,
and this warning will probably de.
prive ns Of good many OF her people
who had turned their eyes toward
America.
Joseph Howard. Jr., the editor Ut
the New York Star, says he believes
that Beecher is as pure as any woman
that ever lived. He has said to re-
porter OF the Brooklyn Argus: Mrs
riiton has been before the examining
Dom mittee. Her statements entirely
vindicated Mr.. Beecher, and am told
her remarks cansed many present to
shed tears. She is q tlelicute. seusi.
tive lady, with whom MIR. Boeoher has
been acqnaiutel for the past twenty
eight years. Her misfortune was to
marry Theodore riltoa."
4 Jo1NT JuUENAL1sr1c EXPEDITION.
The New York Herald reprints a long
editorial from the London Dai'u Tele.
graph. announcing th..t the proprie-
tors vi thc NV" journals aave arrau ged
to sen F" Joint expedition for the e1-
pi"rAtirn o: Central Africa, in order to
carry on: til. great aud partially exc
cnted plans of Livingstone, to expose
IN: Operations Of the slave traders aud
70 solve the remaining problems Of
Centra! African geography. The ex-
peditlon viii be entrusted 20 Stanley.
Il New York letter SAYS: "Another
fofeshaiowing Of the approaching
General Convention OF the Episcopal
Church Is the circul4'icn Of u petition
IN thls qlafter. asking that that body
take such nctiuu as will nuthoritati VeIy
declare what ornaments aud ritual are
lawful. within we'll defined limits, und
what penalties shall attucL to the
trnnSgression Of those limits, whether
by deiect or excess; also, for such legis-
latinn rs Shall secure the establish ment
OF court OF final appeal"
ln Switzerland, the Governm eut,
which coutrols the telegraph system,
has Introduced an excellent plan of
facilitating Intercourse between busi-
ness men ut points distant from each
other. 1t permits parties at different
stations to carry on conversation,
charging for the service not according
to the number of words, but accord
ing to the time consumed. Such a
plan adopted i'll this country would be
oi lmmense value.
lu report made to the War Depart.
ment some three or four years ago.
the actual statistics were given of the
Apache Indian chief Cochise's own
killing, aud from the figures there pre-
sented. the almost incredible total
was fgnred up Of twenty. seven Ameri.
cana, four Apache Indians, three Ger.
mans, two Euglishmen. one French.
man and forty nine Mexioaus and half.
breeds. who had come to their death
at the hands of this monster alone.
Bret Harte's last story, John Oak
hurst, was written in single night.
The author was visiting friend in
New York city, and sketched the out
line OF the story in his head as he was
sitting one afternoon in Washington
Sqnare. After dinner he went to work
writing it ont, and got through before
breakfast the next morning. The
price paid him by the New York Times
for this prodnction is said to have
been $500.
Prince Bismnrck's escape from the
bullet OF the assassin with ONLY a
scratch on the wrist, received while his
maud was touching his hat, was, as the
press dispatches describe it, miracn-
lous. But now follows the rigor which
always comes from the folly Of at.
tempted assassination. Whether or
not there was conspiracy tn tuke the
Chancellor's life, Catholic Germany
Will suiler III consequence.
HONOLULU PoLIrIcs In the Sand
wich Islands there seems to be singu-
lar wnnt OF the ma jeHty supposed to