The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-15
tTAE, NEW Pos7A1 LAw.-Under the

- I
The, NEW PosTAg LAw.-Under the
new postal law, which allows four
pounds OF merchandise to go through
the mails! for ,thirty-two cents, the for.
warding Of samples. Instruments, SC,
by mail has been largely ,incronsed.
The highest postal rate for four pounds
is about as low as that OF the express
companies to near points, aud much
lower than express rates to more dis
tant parts of the country.
The total number of accidents on
English railways for 1873. a report OF
which has heen' published for the year,
was PAT one more than tho pre-
vious year. The total number of per-
sons killed wes 1872, end Of Injured
3, ITO, which embrace all killed and in-
iured at crossings as we'll as servants
and employees.
A FATAL DIvE.-Jsrry Mauigault,
colored youth. eighteen years old, WAS
drowned while bathing in Adger's
North dock, Charleston, on Saturday
afternoon. He was an expert swim.
mer, but dived into the water where it
was too shallow. Els head stuck in
the mud, from which he could not cx-
tricate himself.
IA An account of fire in England fnr-
ulshes valuable hint to volunteer fire
departments. 1.-The London Scottish
Was the first regiment on the nlcrt,
having no trousers to rut on, and the
fire was soon extingnished."
| The death is announced of Mr..
Banting, whose plan for reducing fat
persons to lean dimensions bee 4me so
famous few years ago. He is re-
ported to have left Sl0O, 900 to found
al asylum for convalescents.
Sing-Sing Official-''If you have any
trade. prisoner, state it. and we Will
put you to work at it," Prisoner, (iust
entered )-"Well, boss, I was brung up
a bartender. and I'd like to go to work
ut that"
A man named John reter.nan was
run over by train near the Catholic
Church at East Bridgeport, Conn. on
the 11th. and instantly killed. His
body was horribly mangled. He leaves
family.
The Worcester horse railfoad stables
were partially burned this morning.
Twenty-Five horses bnrued, including
two owned privately aud u valuable
trottiag mare.
"What." said teacher to pupil,
"makes you feel uncomfortable after
you have done wrong?" my pap's
big leather strap" feelingly replied
the boy.
The Raleigh Era, the Republican
organ ot the State. says in its last
issue: "Ihe battle is over, the smoke
aud dost have cleared away, aud we
are beaten!'
Nearly all the stone workers on the
new State Honse ut Hartford, Conn.
have struck to maintain the rule of
nine hours as days work, tho con-
tractor requiring ten.
Wonderful gold discoveries have
beon made in the Black Hills, Wyo.
ming, but as Indian siSus uro hume.
rous. the matter will not be pushed
yet awhile.
A new post Office has been estub-
lished at Rocky River, IN Anderson
County. with Mr.. A. NJ. Norris as post.
master.
FATAL SUN.srRoKE.-Mr. Clarence
Gray. who was sun-struck while work
ing at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston,
on Saturday. died on the 1esh.
AWFUL. to kill Tilton by
calling him koprophagous, the Wo,hi
newspaper now attacks him as q
"Corybantian ouckold."
The kitchen OF John A. Calhoun, ,
Esq, OF Abbeville, was consn med by
fire during the past week.
Mrs. Gabriel Hodges. Mrs. Annie
Duncan and Mr. Ell Thornton died
in Abbeville last week.
An aged oolored man, named Hurvey
Davis, died suddenly in Newbsrry. u
few days ago.
There were q deaths in Charleston
for the week ending the whites
6; colored 81.
A lady's foot has been likened to q
locomotive, merely because it moves
in advance of train.
The Changers in the np.country are
celebrating harvest time by pic-nics
and barbecues.
A railroad from Chester to Lanoas
ter is required and will be built.
10 Rent.