The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-06

n0Ve uAu conference With the IFe6l-
dent few days ngo. when the above
arrangement Wis made.
ice
ALBERT SrErN.-At the ripe age of
eighty. 'aven, Albert Stein, Of Mobile,
has passed away. Mr.. Stein was ma
tive of Germany. but had been in The
United States great many years. He
was an engineer In tue army Of Napo-
leou 1, aud, through long life. ceie-
brated i'll Europe aud America as a
scientist OF the highest order. He
made speciality Of the hydraulic
branch Of his profession, aud was,
perhaps, without au equal in this par
ticulur. The nobls water works OF
New Orleans snd Mobile are his munu.
ments.
Detroit judge TO Daniel Smith:
"Whiekey IL what ails you, sir, and if
some good kicker would get hold Of
you aud boot you from Hamtramck to
Springwells. it would do more good
Than O run of the fever. When I see a
young man like you lca6ng round,
clothes in rags. eyes red, nose red.
boots out. pockets empty and feH.
theirs in his hair. I wonder why the
lightning ever strikes anyone else.
Take him back. Bijah. and when the
Maria atarts make him waltz up live
Free Press
SECRETS. The Washington CAroni-
Gle says it il best not to tell a secret ut
all, but if person must tell it, 'let
him select the breast If dead person,
or that of the wooden or cast-iron
tignrcs in front of the cigar stores II
thnt is not advisable. let him get
q large piece of adhesive plaster
and cover his mouth with It. It is
known by statisticians that but one i'm
portant secret was ever faithfully kept
by the party to whom it was given in
confidence, and that party died imme-
diateIY upon its reception"
Williamson Gunter, respectable
citizen Of Jackson County. N. c.,
about si1ty-three years OF age, was
killed near his residence on Scott's
creek. on the l4th ult.. by W. P. All.
man, United States Deputy Marshal.
MIR. Gunter was delinquent in some OF
his obligations at the United States
District Court at Asheville, and All.
man alleges that his duty required him
to make an arrest. in doing which his
own life became endangered, and in
defence OF which the fatal deed was
committed.
Gov. Brown, OF Tennessee, has jus,
Published long history of that State
debt. He shows that Tennessee can't
pny the interest ou her debt of twenty
odd millions and eXtinguish the prin
Opal in less than twenty years. The
State annually PRODUCES S140. 900. 900,
and her aggregate wealth is $500, 900,
OOO. Gov. Brown says the rate OF. tax.
alton which hos been paid by Memphis,
for all pnrposes-over four per cent
would, If levied throughout the State.
pay the whole debt in one year.
Payment made from the treasury by
warrants during the month of July,
1874. were as follows: On nccount OF
civil and miscellaneous 81, 1865, ,672 II
War S3l7, 1893. .687. Navy 1912, ,827,-
632. Interior, Indians and pensions,
S295. S49,075. Total $l.65l .637, ,6O8.
The above does not include tho paw
ments made on account of the interest
on the principal Of the public debt of
the United States.
INDIAN WAR.-The numerous tele-
grams from the frontier published dur
ing last month indicated an extensive
Indian war; 1t now appears that whilst
there have been few slight conflicts
with the savages. nothing like gene
raj war exists or is to be approhended.
General Sherman says he does not con-
slider the present Indian troubles as OF
any serious Importance, and that they
will die out rs the season advances.
Whoever induced the President to
break his golden rule OF silence and
make that speech at Atlantic City, was
no true friend to him. We know OF
no man with whom silence in public is
moro truly golden. or whose speech is
a more himsy kind of currency. We