The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-01

The New York Herald, poking fun
al Bayard Taylor's Egyptian discove.
ries per letters to the Tribune, says
that 8. T. has secured the correspond.
enoe between Joseph and Potiphar's
wife, and wants to translate it; but
Chicago people want to buy it un-
translated, for fear he will make it as
dull as one Of his own books. It ap.
pears by the correspondence that whut
has been hitherto heard of the story
was only Joseph's version, as be re-
ported it to his wife.
The only Tom Collins joke worth
printing was made ut New Eugland
college. ''Mr. Collins was announced
to speak in the chapel The Presi-
dent, angry that the arrangements
| should have been made without con-
sulting him. placed all Injunction on
the lecture, locked the door and stood
guard over it for somewhat lengthy
season, to the infinite amusement OF
the hoys."
The Malvern Adcertiser publishes
the following:
Married, on 23d April, at the Parish
Church, Tavistock, by the Rev. W. J.
TAFT, the Rev. Charles james Scott. of
Forres, Scotland, son of the late JAS.
Winter Scott, of Rotherfeld Park,
Alton, Hampshire, to Ruth Caldwell,
daughter of the late Robert Caldwell,
Esq, of Charleston, S. @.
How TO CURE FHECKLEs Nothing
easier. Take nutmeg crater, and rub
the skin entirely from your face and
neck; then, with u hot iron, make the
surface perfectly smooth. Rub we'll
with oil Of vitrol. aud cover the face
with onion tops. The next skin that
grows will be white, and perfectly free
from freckles.
Some one who appears to know says
that if q woman would paint the skin
of the face blue at the corner of the
eyes for space. shading off the di.
reotion of the ears. it would give u
languishipg softness to the counte-
nance. and make the greatest of
shrews look lovely, mild aud meek.
Plus IN has has come into fortune.
The late Cardinal Falcinelli left him
all his property, including jewels
valued at 5U0, 900 francs. The Pope
accepted these jewels. but sent to two
destitute nephews of the cardinal the
rest OF the Falcinelli property, valued
at $50. 900 francs.
Tho Massachusetts Legislature has
refused to pass the license bill over the
Governors veto, by vote of 1l0 ayes
TO 93 nays. a bill was introduced and
engrossed which provides that sex
shall not be disqualification for SER
vice on school committees.
Junins Henri Browne thus charac-
teristicalIy opens biographical and
critical sketch of Rochefort in the
July Galncv: "France is like this
country in one respect, it bears great
deal OF going to the devil without se-
rious detriment.
The latest contribution to big-footed
literature: The sand down on Capo
Cod spreads the feet so, that the other
day when young fellow was wading
on the flats, spearing GELS, he mistook
his foot for n Hat fish and stuck his
spear through it.
CONFEDERATE DEAD.-We learn
from the Hagerstown Nal that the re-
mains of 377 bodies of Confederate
soldiers have been gathered from the
battle fields in that vicinity, and will
be properly cared for.
"For twenty long years" says q
New Jersey paper, "the wolf stood at
this poor Widows door" Absurd! The
wolf couldn't have stood il half 80
long.
Everybody now a-days is u lady or a
gentleman. A st. Louis paper recent.
ly Informed it's readers that 1.-TWO gen.
tlemen and lady left for the psniten-
tiary last night"
II say" said rough fellow to iop
with conspicuous how legs, "l say,
don't you have to have yonr pants cut
with circular saw?"
A Chicago lady, with IL turn for the
fine arts. recently ordered in writing,
zone marble iigger OF Appollo."
Tailor, measuring fat customer
"Would yon hold the end. sir, while
go round"
A Nebraska man aud his wife
happened to elope on the Same night,
and each left note for the other.
Frank Brown, colored lad, was
drowned in Browns mill pond, Fair
field, on the 9th ult.