The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-10

"Three trays aud an ace!' said ere
OF the oldest inhabitants, as be stepped
up TO the stamp window at the post
office, and laid down ten. cent piece
OF currency. The clerk at the window
didn't sec it," until lie had looked
over his copy of 'Hoyle." Then be
dealt out three three-cent and one
cent stamp. The oldest inhabitant
passed silently ont.
! young man and woman, said to be
English, enjoyed picnic under the
bridge atArgentenil. They then wrote
two letters "a neigh boring cafe. In
the course OF tho eTcn;ug .he:. bodies
were found entargied in a net IN the
Seine, aud tied together ct tie waist
by silk cord.
A Kentucky crusader confrsscl ,Se
other day, that che had kissed sixteen
men: and TINS dram th.c. :-o,, TIE
Intoxicating bowl. She gare tie
names OF the men, however, and their
wives are now irquirirg with much
anxiety whether whiskcy drinking is
as bad as 1t is generally supposed to be.
It is said that the Yves. Point cadet
who graduated ut the foot Of his class.
tnls year, is young man who parted
his hair in the middle. He had his
head shaved few days before the ex-
animation, but it was too late to coun-
teract the disastrous consequences of
bis early folly.
The Rhode Island papers arc always
saying mean things about the warrior.
statesmen OF Massachusetts. Thus the
Providence Press says: "If General
Banks should fail of q nomination in
Massachusetts,, he must try Virginia.
lie formerly ran we'll in that State.
New York paper asserts that the
sgents OF the National Board of Tn.
derwriters have been quietly making
surveys OF all the large cities, with q
view OF Introducing improvements in
the management of fires, so as to pre-
vent such heavy ioeses
The assessment of the real estate OF
Marion County in 1873, amounted to
-. 500, 437. rhis amount has beer re.
dnced by the present board Of cQua.i-
zusion SG1o,o1S leaving the assess
ment for 1874 81 O23, 559.
! negro who was arrested in Lee
County, Ga, few DAYS ago, on the
charge OF outrag.ng lis step. daughter,
aod who was being carried to Leesburc
by ballih and g1arI, attempted 20
escape aad was shot dead.
The owner Of Ton Bowling doesn't
believe in the best currency the world
cTsr saw. He Will sell ;ne animal for
*lOo. .oOC IN gold, and take nothing
else.
\ lumber OF prominent Republicans
III Spartanburg are opposed 10 A. s.
Wallace, and say they will vote and
use their influence to elect Gen. j. B.
hershaw to Congress.
A we'll known San Fra cciscs dentist
is having sign painted for bis Office
door. giving his hours for business.
Il starts OF with, "rooth pullio Q
soirees will be held, etc.
a bit Of orange peel set good Iowa
deacon fiat on his back while passing
the contribution box. Ornnee pee, is
very popular there now.
Mrs. Mary B. Harmon, VIE of Mr..
John P. Harmon, died near Glenn
Springs. on the 22i u!t., il tie sixty
eighth year OF ner age.
The ship channels between Balti-
more and the Chesapeake bay have
been completed and formally opened.
Cost over Bill 100000.
Z. q. Griffin, Esq. OIL old and re.
speoted citizen Of P,kens, was found
desd il bis bed Oh last Friday morn.
ing.
a. appropriate to the season, roo.
DO oman muZzied her husband 70
keep him from kissing the chamber
tlaid.
According to the laws OF Pennsyivu-
MA, any person who wiilfu!y destroys
birds nest, is subject to fne Of Sic.
Two or three attempts have tcen
made recently to throw truins cH tue
track on the Air Line Road.
a Alr. Exodus lives in one Of tie ~.
bnrDs OF Philadelphia.