The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-17
Prof. Blanchard, OF Wheaton College.

AA's ID CtuouiuS Out rec masonry. In
one OF his lectures against the order, he
says, 'the institution is irreligious and
immoral, End that no good man ever
has been or ever can be Free Mason. I"
we have often gone over choice lot of
eight or ten thousand Masons and
picked out two or three whom we
thonght were good men; but of course
they were regular cut.throats and horse
thieves compared to tho pure, sinless
Blanchard.
In the United States Court, Charles
ton, on the 18th, the assignees' reports
as to exempted property, in the cases of
Samuel Anderson, Henry J. Culp, Ma
thew AIinitt. Miles johnson. W. J. Col
Inns and j. D. Johnson, were confirmed.
The case of Morris Israel, for the invol-
untary bankruptcy of Albert Baruch,
wHa partly heard, and adjourned over
nHtil the 10th. The petition Of Peter
Il. McCully. for voluntary bankruptcy,
was referred to Registrar Jaeger.
Gen. Sherman, when before the mill.
t"ry committee the other day, was asked
what he thought of colored troops; and
90 this question Gen. Sherman replied,
that he would not cay that he preferred
colored to white troops, but he could
not withhold his testimony to the fact
that the two regiments Of colored troops
now in the service had fulfilled all the
military duties rexuired of them. and
had proven their valor in many q from
tier engagement.
1t is rather hard to have nice facts dis
turbed by subsequent explanations. In
Reading, Pa. few days ago, a mans
lille was saved by the ball from pistol,
accidentally discharged. entering
Bible which he carried in his pocket.
Everybody said, 'See how the religious
are rewardedl'-until it was discovered
that this devotee had stolen the sacred
volume and was on his way to pawn it
for liquor.
A CHEERFUL FAcE.-There is no
greater everyday virtue than cheerful
ness. This quality in man among men
is like sunshine to the day, or gentle.
renewing moisture to parched herbs.
The light of cheerful face diffuses it,
self, and communicates the happy
spirit that inspires it. The sourest
temper must sweeten in the atmosphere
OF continuous good humor.
The Republican candidate for Co.
vernon Of New Hampshire is described
as horny-handed farmer who has hoed
his own corn, dug his own potatoes and
MIXED his own COWS. and amassed O
property OF several thousand dollars.
Whereupon. the New York Tribune ir.
reverentiy remarks: "Quite number of
New Hampshire politicians havc made
fortunes In the past few years, by milk
ing the public cows
4 SHOCKING MATRIC1DE, Joseph W
Freeman, aged twenty seven, shot and
killed his mother, at her residence, in
jersey City, on the 14th. He entered
the house and asked her for $4,000, and
upon being refused, he drew a pistol
and shot her in the back. The victim
was the widow of Joseph H. Freeman,
and owned considerable property.
Young freeman was arrested.
The weather in Nova Scotia has been
mild this winter. A telegram, dated
Halifax, January IL, Gays that the farm
ers were plonghing there. This looks,
indeed, as though the weather has turn.
ed upside down. While spring seems
to be returning at the North, the ther-
mometer dropped lately to two degrees
below zero ut Santa Fe, New Mexico.
BURNED TO DEATH We learn that
one Of the negro cabins upon the pre-.
misses Of MIR. G. W. Bell, was burned
ono day last week, and that negro
child perished in the flames. This
makes the fourth child that has been
burned to death upon his plantation
since the war.-Lamc4ister Ledger.
DO not talk about yourself or your
family, to the exclusion Of other topics.
What If you are clever, and little more
so than other people. it may not be that
other folks will think so, whatever they
ought to do.
y bunch of shingles fell from wagon
on the Troy ferry boat recently. and
struck fairly upon the head of a colored
woman, who said, "Y' oughter b. shame
to muss cullud woman's hnr dat way.
l wish de shingles fell ovah board"
Two boys quarrcled over a game Of
marbles at Post Oaks. in Dcxar County,
Texas, when the youngest, aged ten,
ran Tor his fathers pistol, and shot and
instantly killed his companion, aged
twelve.
a Chicago paper mentions it as a
singular fact, that there is firm in that
city whose styie is Robb Il Steel. That
paper ought to know, if it knows any
thing, that there are dozens of firms in
that city whose style is to rob and steal.
One Of the carpet.bag ConQressme On