The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-20

dal connected with the Presbyterian
Church op the Brooklyn Heights, aud
who charges her pastor, Glendenny,
with seduction. is believed to be at the
point Of death. A Methodist clergy.
man attending her received her last
solemn confession that the Rev. John
s. Glendenny was the futher of her
child. 1t is hinted thnt Glendeuny,
who is on vacation, will not return TO
his pulpit.
Saratoga is ablaze with dinmonds
at the last ball ut Congress Hall.
emeralds and diamonds of Mrs. Gov
Stanford. Of California, were valued at
S1OO. 600. OF course those jewels de-
manded salin and lace accompuni-
ments to the tune of some additional
thousands. The most elegant uul
marked costume was that worn by Il
dowager of sixty or seventy years of
age. from Louisville, Ky. Her laces
aud diamonds must, ut the least csti-
mate, have cost S20 600.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN HoHRy
two valuable steam saw, plaping and
finishing mills Of Capt. II. l.. Buck,
on the Waccamaw River, Horny Conu-
ty, together with over 100000 feet
lumber. were destroyed by tire on the
night Of the 9th. LOSS $50. 600; no
insurance. a schooner aud brig mar
rowly escaped. The fire is supposed
to have been accidental. Capt. Buck
goes North in few days, 10 urrnug..
for rebuilding.
TILroN's PRICE. 1t is said that Til
tons suit against Beecher for damages
will be laid at about S50,O0U. The
case is civil suit. and the papers are
to DO served on Beecher ut Pcekskili
This will be followed up by tho state
ments, aGidavits and actions for libel
on the part Of Tilton and Moulton
against Beecher. The plot is decided
~ thickening. and Beecher, ii arrested
will be compelled to give bail.
The Inhabitants of the small town
of Pinar del Rio, in Cuba, nre over
joyed nt lucky turn of Dunno For
tunes wheel. The capital prize of
500, 900 in the las. drawing or Tie
Havana lottery has been drawn there
between two priests, II lady, u billur,l-
marker, and n negro, who had pur
chased the different pieces OF tho
ticket. What mentary GU luck
Ayoung gentleman. eighteen years
OF age, seven feet high. four feet
across the shoulders and weighing 400
pounds, was walking nbont tho St
Paul streets, Friday, attracting the at
tention of ull he met and leaving be.
hind him long string Of wondering
people. He did not appear to feel
bigger than any one else.
Cincinnati Commercial.
Our OF THE WHOLE CLoTu.-Last
week, it became 80 dangerous for j II.
Simpson, of Groggy Springs, to get
the grass out of patch of corn belong.
ing to him, that he went through 1t
with IL stick 10 kill the snakes. On
eight short rows, he killed eighteen
fine fellows and twenty-aeven in the
whole patch. .-A6beciNe Medium.
The total number of emigrants from
Ireland in the first six months of the
present year was 1871. of whom
25, l63 were males and 6O,9l7 females.
AS compared with the corresponding
period of 1878, there was decrease OF
1850. Since the 1st of May, 1851,
the total emigration from Ireland has
been 2.252.745
bow A PRIEST SToppED PRIZE
FIGHT. Two men in Shenandoah,
Pn., arranged prize fight to come of
last Saturday. The stake was 500,
and was placed in tho hands of q
woman. Father Riley. hearing of the
arrangement, went to the stake older,
took possession OF the 500, and told
the fighters to fight. But they dldu't.
JOLLY. Mr.. Beecher says:
"Weli. I think Jupiter was nobIe
god, q great god. So was Mars"
Jupiter was q great scamp; 80 was
Mars. No doubt, Mr.. Beecher thinks
Venus great goddess, noble god
dess.
PHILADELPHIA There
were 36l deaths in Philadelphia last
week, an increase of nine over the
previous week. The principal dis
cases were cholera infantum, which
claimed 50 victims, consumption 40
and marnsmus 26.
The Supreme Court OF Pennsylva
MIA has just decided that the public
sale of unclaimed packages by express
companies, which are unopened, is a
fraud upon the rights of the owner,
and that the company is liable for the
value of the goods.
In Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday
night, Charles Coamer, while drunk.
threw lighted coal.oil lamp at Kate