The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-22

>'SO'NSAesASo ~ . NChoIOk lIom IndU
State. twenty years ago. that he
would not give six bits for all the
agricultural land in California;" So
that we never know the good gifts that
are in store for us. and where we ex-
pect gold find wheat, aud as seems to
be the case in our Pacific common
wealth, gather more gold from the
wheat than from the mines.
The first shovelful of dirt upon tue
projected line of railroad from Chica-
go to the sea was thrown up by Presi-
dent Raymond in. Lake County, Ind,
about two weeks ago. as he broke
ground President Hay mond dedicated
the work to the great States of Indi.
ana. Illinois. Kentucky. Tennessee,
North Carolina, Georgia aud South
Carolina, "soon to be bound together
as With band Of iron." The local
newspapers are confident that the Chi
oago and South Atlantic Railroad will
be speedily built.
A MAN KILLED WITH A PIrcH FORK.
John Guerin. laborer, stabbed John
Monahan with pitch fork, in q hay
field. near Morristown, N. j., Wednes.
day last, so that he died the same
night. Three men who witnessed the
affair agreed to say nothing about it,
and reported that Monahan died OF
cramps, bot suspicion was aroused
which led to the discovery of the
cause of death. The three men were
arrested.
Searge Simpson, planter residing
1 anOnt HftQan rni1ou
La, was murdered by negro Satur-
day. simpson. who is about seventy
years old. was alone and asleep when
the negro stepped into the house and
seizlng Simpsons gun shot him dead.
The negro was pursued and oaptured,
and when within six miles OF the CITY
was taken from the captors and killed.
A mother in England heard recently
that her boy was very sick at boarding
school, and went after and took him
home. His body bore marks Of a whip.
plug. and he died the next day. A
jury, which seems to have been of
about American average, voted that
the boy died of sun stroke, and recon.
mended the head master to whip no
more pupils.
AwFCL In Mr.. Theodore Tiltou's
pnrlor there is splendid oil. l.painting
OF Christ, made by Page, tho artist,
from sittings by Theodore Tilton, who
Is supposed to resemble the Savionr of
mankind. If it be true that Tilton re.
se:nb bles the pictures of the God man,
he Is the worst cnricature the world
has ever known.
CiScINNATI, July 2l.-Ex. Secretary
McCnllough. being interviewed upon
the financial question. approved the
Grant memorandum and denouuces
the policy, advocated in the platform
OF the recent Indiana Democratic Con.
Vontion, of paying 20s in greenbacks
AS the first step towards reputation.
Tho New York Eceaing Post (R,.
publican) says TINT "the free quota
tions from the Bible" with which tho
campaign address of the Republican
Congressional Committee is peppered.
Suggest th, cooperation Of Frede.
rick A. Sawyer, late Assistant Score.
tary of the Treasury"
Mr.. ". H Green, OF Charleston.
while on his way to his home, near the
Six Mile House, on~the night of the
18th inst. was fred upon and severely
wounded, by an ambuscaded party. 4
colored man has been arrested on sus.
Picion OF being the attempted mur-
derer.
Mr. Sturgeon thinks little churches
are more difficult to manage than big
ones. The former, he thinks, are
like canoes, in which you cannot move
without fear OF upsetting, while big
church is like steamer, you can walk
anywhere without fear OF the conse-
quences.
1t Is hard to imagine what other
portion of their personal apparel tho
ladies can put beads ON save the pocket
handkerchief or the shoes The last
article thus ornamented was the lace
scarf worn uround the neck, which is
now covered with beads as large as
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