The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-19

Sho"n-uP souS. ArS. LAWS, well-tO-
DO wldow. Of Decatur County, Illinois,
had two grown-up daughters. The
e1ussers have just wiped out the entire
Davis family at one fell swoop, the old
man marrying the old lady, and the
two young men marrying the two girls,
and they were all six abroad, the other
day, on q grand, consolidated bridul
tour. 1t Is seldom that the demon of
matrlmony sweeps off whole families n
that way.
Gen. II >od is preparing reply to
such portions of Gen. Johuston's book
as reflects upon his military career. The
reply will appear as series of news.
paper articles in the New Orleans Jour
nails, aud afterwards it will be put in
pamphlet form. The General is re-
ported to bs in better health than he
has known sinceithe war His vindica-
ton OF the campaign that he conducted
vii! be read with great interest through
out the country.
PARDoSISG CoNvIcrs. Kellogg. the
Radical Governor of Louisiana. il fol
lowing in the footsteps of the other
Southern Radical Executives. In the
last sixty days he has pardoned nine
teen convicts out of the penitentiary.
The majority of them were the erayer
classes Of felons. Nine of them were
convicted murderers. It is astonishing
what passion for pardoning conyicts
these reconstructed Governors have.
A negro, named jacob Abercrombie
died at Columbus, last week, aged los
years. The Enquirer says: "Thuugh
having come from Virginia, and evil
dently alive during the revolutionary
war, he did not claim that he nursed or
ever saw George. of the cherry tree
fame. nor any of the big fellers that
fought, bled and died in that locality.
bis teeth were renewed as years went
on, aud eye-sight was restored.
SIaSs OF MATERIAL PROSPERITY. -
The work of building is still progress.
ing. The demand for houses, especial
~ small dwellings. is on the increase.
Ii nifty small houses were erected, which
could be rented for about $40 per
month. they would doubtless be rented
in short time. Spartauburg is des-
tined to become city of no mean pro.
portions. So mote it be.
lSparamburg Orphan's Friend
OFF FOR CUBA.-The Augusta CAroni.
Gle and Sentinel says: "It is rumored
that Gov. Moses, of SoutL Carolina,
and four If his staff, have engaged pas.
sage on the British brig Zerlina, (Capt.
Williams,) now loading ut Port Royal,
and will go over ia pay their respects to
the "Gubnor" of that FREQ country, and
to give him some idea of how things are
done in free State
The Richmond Dispatch, in present.
ing some statistics reln;ive to the spirit.
ual condition Of Richmond, Va, SAYS;
The aggregate OF church members is
,G00. The last census puts the popu.
latlon at 81 .O38, 30 that it will be seen
that nearly one. half Of tho entire popu.
lation OF Richmond actually belongs to
somo church..
| The Chicago Tribune says that first
class carpenters in that city, who were
employed year ago at So per day, are
now glad to get 81 so per day, and that
this decline in the cost of labor RUS
through the whole scale OF employment.
A. It. Stewart has fixed the price for
board at his Grand Union Hotel, Sara
togn, at 50 day for the coming sea
sou. Of course the landlords of the
other hotels will be compelled to adop,
the same plan.
The New York World says: 1T is the
sober, sad truth that it would be better
for South Carolina to-day to be colo
ny OF Great Britain than to be mem
Der OF the American Uuion."
The County School Commissioner oi
lAershaw has notified tho clerks of the
several boards Of school trustees in the
County that the free common schools
must be closed on Friday, 18th inst.
The guards of Sing Sing prison have
been aiding prisoners to escape, and, of
course. taking heavy brides for this
service. Some detectives have been
sent. and have had two guards arrested.
The Anderson Ltehigencer has secured
the services of Mr.. Il. u. Kennedy as it's
local editor.
The dollar savings bank, OF H..ch-
mond, Va. goes into the hands of trus-
tees chosen by the creditors.
Ex-Governor Henry L. Clarke, of
North Carolina. died III Tarboro on the
14th.
Any man found drunk in Raleigh on
Sunday is fined 81