The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-11
The sensation at Saratoga at present

COueistS III Two gentlemen IrOm Now
York who are fast friends. The beau
tiful wife of one is divorced and mar
ried to the othnr, and yet the men
have never broken with each other.
The case is one that haa been known
OF and talked about New York for
years. though the marriage only took
place about month or six weeks ago.
The bride is resplendent with diamonds
and maguificenoe.
The evils OF absenteeism are be-
coming apparant even to ofice-hold-
ars. Attorney Williams is
about to remind Marshals and District
Attorneys Of the law prohibiting their
leaving their districts without his con.
sent-a law which he proposes here
after to enforce. The precept is good:
good examples in high places would be
better.
ARE OFFICIAL Aors OF THE PRESIDENT
AT LONG BRANCH LEaA1?-Tnis ia O
question raised by some of the papers
on the strength OF the discovery of the
following provision Of an Act passed in
1870: Cali Offices attached to the seat
Of government shall be exercised in
the District of Columbia, and not else.
where, except as otherwise expressly
provided by law"
A difficulty occurred among lot of
colored people at Graniteville, on Sun.
day night. but none were seriously
hurt Next day. warrants were issued
for tue arrest Of several OF them; upon
arriving at Aiken, one of the party re-
fused to go before the Trial Justice,
when the constable fired at him, and
he Immediately quieted down and pro-
ceedcd.
The board of health of New York
say there is no cause for alarm from yell
low fever. 1t il understood that there
are few cases quarantined, but no
danger OF their spreading or becoming
epidemic. The weather is conducive
to general health, the nights being
cool. AZ the fever has appeared on
the eve Of cold weather, no apprehen-
sions are felt by the public.
While most branches of manufacture
are sadly depressed, the production of
destructive weapons appears to be un-
usually brisk. One American firm, ia
filling contract that calls for l3O, 600
Remington rifles for the Madrid Co.
vernment, while Hartford firm is
working day aud night to arm the
men who follow the fortunes of Don
Carlos.
An IEIsH GlnL's GERMAN Pn1ze.-
a few years ago, Mrs. Ottendorfer, the
accomplished wife Of the editor of the
New York .Saats Zeitung, offered
valuable prize to the girl in the public
G -l,,,s Il IL, 4.
Gress in tue study of tho German Ian
Gnagc during the term. aud behold! an
Irish girl WAS the winner.
RAvAGEs OF D1PHrnERIA. The pre-
valrnce OF diphtheria in New York CITY
aud Brooklyn has caused, justly. con
siderable anxiety aud ularm in those
localities. The mortality lists from
this source are increasing. Hospitals
specially designed for persons afflicted
with the nnlIdy are now in course Of
erection.
Two section hands on the Indiana.
polls. Cincinnati aud Lafayette Rail
road were run over and Instantly
killed, near Riverside, this morning, by
u passenger train, which was racing
with passenger train on the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad. The men we're
behind sharp curve, and were unable
to get out of the way.
Beecher wished he was dead, and
Tilton wished he was dead, aud Moul.
ton wished he was dead. and each OF
them wished the other two were dead.
And yet, all the while. the shooting,
hanging and drow ming facilities OF
Brooklyn were the chief boast Of her
citizens
The internal revenue receipts are
looming up again. and the daily a-s-
rage is now about $500, O0J day. The
chiefs of the treasury Office are now
confident that the revenue from this
source, during the present fiscal year,
will considerably exceed the receipts
OF the preceding twelve months.
The wine countries Of Europe-no.
tably the Rhine aud Moselle districts
it ls said, will produce an e1traordina.
ry quantity and qnality of wine this
year, rivalling their achievements in
1911 and 1925. and due this year as
then to some unexplained influence of
comets on tue grape.
The warehouse at the steamboat
landing. ut Rockville. Wadmalaw
Island. was destroyed by fire on the
Sth instnht. 1t is supposed to have
,een the work Of an lncendiary. MIR.
l}. a. Seal lost $500
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