The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-24

Chicago paper says, "for some inexpli-
cable reason there are people who per-
slst In finding fault with everything that
is done by President Grant or his
friends" The reason is not at all mex.
plicable. The fault is so palpable that
people couldn't help finding it if they
would.
A Chicago man recently received n
letter from his vile, who is in Germany,
saying thut sue hUd given birth to
daughter. He was 80 pleased at the
news that he gave orders to baker to
distribute 500 loaves of bread to the
poor each day for ten days.
"rhere is nothing" says Boston
journal, (which will kill man so quick
as whiskey." Then, whiskey must be
even more deadly than nicotine, OF
which it is said by Western paper
that single drop on dogs nose will
XIII man in three minutes"
AN exchange says ''some one has sent
Matt. Carpenter copy Of The Woman
in White Matt. is always glad to
have woman sent him, and doesn't
care whether sho be sent in white or
black.
The entrance to the new San Fran.
cisco hotel is said to be so very vide
that the man must be- mighty drunk in.
decd who can't sturt from the OPPOSITE
side of the street and hit it at least seven
times out of ten.
'ToTnER SIDE.-Alluding to the. death
OF cltizen recently, the Danbury Ne,cs
remarks: "With the single exception OF
twenty-three ye, 40. when he took q
few lessons on ..ol.n, his life has been
blameless.
An intense partisan editor wrote an
article called duty on Steel" The
printer set it ''Duty to Steal" which
was so near tho fact that he was dis.
charged forthwith.
There was in Charleston harbor on
Saturday last, near seventy sail, con-
sisting Of six steamships, four ships,
twenty-five barks, five briggs and twenty
nine schooners.
The latest geological curiosity is re-
ported from Richmond, Vs.-a dog with
two tailsl One of them, however, was
an OK tail, and the dog carried it in bis
mouth.
During recent storm, man riding
a horse, nine miles South of La Grange,
Ca, was killed by lightning, as was also
the horse.
at the invitation Of Rt. Rev. Bishop
Gross. the jesuit Fathers have deter.
mined to establish themselves perma-
nently in the city Of Augusta.
Playing cards we're invented by
Jacqucmiu Grincanneur. q printer in
Parls, to divert the deep melancholy oi
Charles vi, King of France.
The Red Cloud OF war is gathering il
force among the Indians, and threaten.
to break and dcluge the frontier Will
blood.
| The following advertisement is posted
near Western depot, on the front of :
restaurants: ''Lnnch, % cents; dinner
90; real gorge. 10 cents"
Tie leading hotel ut lafayette, Ind.
has II pretty wine list. "Sod corn ca
tawba. vintage Of 1S73," is the onl,
item on it.
| y lady in Washington was recently
heard to observe. on taking up tht
noruIuG puper: Il wonder II anybody
ii;ii been .oru .hat l know?"
y Chicago paper calls Bismarck til,
devil-iish Of European politics. AIR
lIoar will sue the paper for infringe
ment OF his patent.
Steven Lowrey, one of the RobesoI
County, N. c., outlaws. was killed
few days ago.
The shoe. makers of Chicago hav
struck for the sole purpose Of gettin,
upper wages.
a poor family in ncighboring cit,
had to mortgage their six dogs, las
week, to get u barrel Of flour.
In Arkansas. when q man walks int,
Il house and shoots the proprietor aut
others, hu Is styled IAN intruder"
Gracious mel" exclaimed lady it
witness box, ''how should know any
thing don't know anything about!"
Eigin, Illinois. offered bounty O
two cents apiece for rat scalps, and al
the schools i'll the place are closed.
Boston Post: "Forccd loans are ne
aotiated after dark through u back win
dow, in Nebraska"
Yellow River, Arkansas. has resolve,
that the great need of this town is abou
forty women"
Over 800 Virginia babies have bee
named after Robert f. Lee, and still
tho work goes on
Chicago Jurors now receive two dol
lars d day III addition to I, hat they enr