The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-18

">NA ~ "oo Aooho w O6 uUOuE seven
inches in depth. This is the second
hail Storm that has visited this pros
perons section Of our country, and we
hope it will be the last, for tue farmers
there are almost ruined.
anderson ImteNi9ence,..
The New York Times looks hope.
fully to the Independent Republican
Convention. and predicts that South
Carolina will insure good government
only when she has put away from her
all men who have been connected. like
Chamberlain with the past dishonest
administrations.
1t was reported yesterday that Mr..
F. K. Ruger. of Charleston, has been
appointed local agent of the South
Carolina Railroad at Augusta, rice
Capt. A. F. Butler, deceased.
10 Paris the dealers in refreshments
have had congress to agree on the
important reform Of reducing from six
10 tive the number of pieces of sugar
served with a cup of coffee. Formerly
they served six pieces with each cup;
the customer put three pieces in his
coffee, two in his pocket, and left one
on his saucer out Of respect for public
opinion. Now that only five are
served he puts three in the coffee, stiI!
leaves one out of a sense OF public de.
cenoy. and only puts one in his
pocket.
Barnum. the prince of showmen,
land humbugs,) was married yester-
day to daughter Of John Fisk, OF
Southport, Eogland.
The frst bale of new cotton was
brought into Anderson on Thursday
last by Mr.. L. G. Mauldin, OF
Lowndesville, aud sold partly for Il
cents and partly for 1434 cents.
1t is rumored that Governor Moses
has rendered the entire militia to
President Grant for the suppression CT
the victorious rebels in Louisiana.
Miss Lettie Whisnant, OF Greeayille,
died on last Wednesday.
Dir. Wm. Mathews. Of Mecklenburg.
n. c., died recently.
Some friend was demonstrating with
Clarke, the actor, about his profanity.
and quoted the scripturaI Injunction,
Swear not at ALL" II don't" said
Clarke; II swear at those who offend
me-"
UNITED STATES TRoors IN EDGE.
ZELDA company of United States
Infantry, under command of Lieut..
Leahy. has arrived in our town, aud
gone into camp in the grove of the
Male Academy. The men seem to be
extremely orderly and quiet. and
Lieut.. Leahy has made very favora-
ble impression upon our people.
A Jealous Indianapolis woman has
just mnde her thirteenth Intellectual at
tempt at suicide.
Again the little boy speaks. He
said he wanted to be good bog; was
told by his mother to pray. He said
he had prayed. but he didn't get good.
He was told to keep on praying.
"Ent." said he, II don't want to be
teasing Him all the time
Quick WonK.-A German priest IL
Indiana having fallen iuto Beechsrism,
was. upon detection, summarily ex-
pelled by the Bishop. He made no
statement" but "stepped down anc:
out" forthwith.
GoLD.-Scientific men deny General
ONSsSt u 'S Sf'SAe SA
III the Black Hills. If is thought that
this military expedition was nothing
more than national advertisement of
tho Northern Pacific Railroad.
RIP VAN WINKLs Some of the
newspapers that surrendered all hope
of Democracy because of the howl
over Southern outrages" are begin
ming to discover that outrages at the
North are thousand times more fre.
qnent and horrible than in this section.
1t will never do to go off half-cocked.
Brief colloquy in Texas between a
tourist and native: "My friend. why
is it everybody in this country thinks
it necessary to carry one or two re-
volvers?" "Well, stranger. said the
Texan, "you monght travel around
here II 6 >od long time and not want q
weppon, but when you do want a
pistol in this country, you want it like
hell"
Iu restaurant, not long ago, gen
tleman while devonring plate Of hash,
came across u pearl sleeve button in it.
He very Justly complained to the big,
brawny waiter; the latter replying in
an astounding manner, "Well, what
dyer expect to gat-a hull shirt?"
Mr.. FL. P. Hodges and Mr.. Gabriel
Hodges died at Cokesbury last week.
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