The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-21

DIPHTHERIA AND SMALL. .Pox in
addition to diphtheris, another formi.
dabie element. smallpox, has beuun
to enter into the mortality of New
York. ihere having been iU6 deaths
there from that disease between M.
vember l and November 16. It ia oh.
ser'nble that the districts in New York
most affected by diphtheria are almost
entirely free from tho truces of the
ravages OF smallpox.
LEvYISG ON NEW YonK CRY Pho.
PERTY.-ihe pictures in the Govern
ors room, Of the City Hall, have
ng;An been levied npon to satisfy q
Judgment against New York CITY for
about 500 The Governors room
pictures are usually made the objects
OF seizure by city creditors, as, rather
than snf1rr them to he sold mt auction
by the Sheriff, the Comptroller ulways
pays the claim.
The Galveston Ne,cs declares that
the revolution of Northern sentiment
has awakened rrciprocai sentiment
III the Southern heart. The response
IS ir"nk, ea,phatic and not to bs mis-.
taken. Tho star-spansled banner Gun
now be greeted with pride aud exulta-
tlon by Sontherncrs who. not long
aimee, gloomily contemplated it as the
sym'ol ri monotonons and blipLtipo
misrulc"
Strange rs it may seem, a cat shot a
u man near Albany, the other day.
The original intention was that the
man should shoot the cnt, but pussy.
whi'e being carried to the scene Of
sacrifice, got fractious. caught her
paw IN the trigger, aud reversed mat.
ters by sending bullet into her would
be mnr,lerer's leg Grand (inale-am.
pntntian scene, and cat disappearing
III the distance.
A TRUE BILL The Cincinnati En-
2ntrer publishes IL table SHOW: that
tie South before the war contributed
considerably more than one third to
ne ma'n'enance of foreign trude.
The enquirer rightly concludes that
the prevalence of contentm ent and Or
der III the South is essential to North.
ern Interests.
The clergy are so often sneerel at
Tor Interpreting higher sunry as
DIVINE Gull. that it is no more than
inir to quote the statement of Penn
sy!vanla paper, that "a Jewistown.
MiffiIn County, clergyman left a So. 500
salary in the city for 81 600 salary,
Just because he wanted to go where he
could do the most good"
The Mobile Register learns. "on
good authority, that wealthy gentle
man Of New York has offered Bishop
Qnintard 10 build for the UNIVERSITY
OF the South library in every respect
the equivalent of that of the College
OF Princeton. New Jersey. The offer
has been accepted"
Complete returns of the recent cleo.
ton in Wisconsin mske the Lecisla.
tnro stand: Senate, II Republicans. Is
Democrats; House, 64 Republicans, SO
Democrats; Congressional delegation,
= Republicans. 2 Democrats. 4 lively
Senutorial contest is expected be-.
tween Carpenter and Washburn.
One ef the London papers boldly
denounccs the conduct Of Queen Vic
toria. in ignoring the presence in the
kingdom of the Empress of Russia,
remaining persistently out of town ana
leaving her illustrious visitor and
relative by marriage to shift for her.
self
A Massachusetts, paper tells us that
'ecis are only twenty dollars per bar
rel i'll Boston" Cheap enough. per
hops; but then, rettlesnukes are quite
as chenp IN some other markets, and.
ior our part, we had just is soon have
them.
There are no millionuires iu Turkey
When Turk has accum Mated nny.
thing beyond $4,000 or $4,000. the
boss Turk of all crooks his finger at
him, whispers, "Come down, honey. "
and the balance is handed over, or off
goes head.
A sprend.eaSle orator wanted the
wings Of bird to fly to every village
aud hamlet III the broad land, but he
wilteI when naughty boy in the
crowd sang out, "Ion'n be shot for q
goose before you had flied u milo"
1t is hard to say now just what the
expression 1.-The sick man" means. Il
may mean Turkey; it may mean the
man after eating turkey; or it may
mean President Grant.
The irrepressible Mary Ann Buie
says that she has received letter from
keverdy johnson, stating that he will
take charge of her cotton claim at
Washington City.
The Albany Argus gives the com.
Olpte Offfninl vOta of tina Stota &c NJ