The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-12

uOuseS u')aLlOS hDonL. 1le ruin lcil so
thickly tint, ut times, it yelled COM
pleteiy one side If the street frOm the
other, as il bv tho duwH-swurp Of il
curtain. The lightning WAS misch;cv-
ons. aud in go d muny Instances
fatal.
An early importation Of bonnets
from the best Parsiau millinera lndi-
Gates what the fashions Of the next
season will be. The shapes ore large,
With. soft. box -plaited crowns, aud
haring brims turned up directly in
front. aud are very mpact-looking.
without strings or streamers. \ SINH
lar shape of smaller size is in vngue at
present, and is found to he the most
dressy and becoming Of the many
styles introduced in the spring. The
materials used are velvet, gros grain
and eatin.
Brigaudage is assuming unhearl.o of
proportions iu Sicily. High legal Of
ticiais. syndics of towns and other
magistrates are kidnapped by the roh-
bers and held for ransom, and murder
ed if the ransom is not speedily paid.
ASbOt d0S udIo kOHu 10
travel. He can't do much to enforce
order without money; aud every time
he asks Parliament for IN appropria-
ton the ministry is forced into q crisis.
The Popeis yet something OF power.
Mr. james Eagen. wealthy gentle
mau Of New York, was driving in his
buggy in East Mauch Chunk, on Sd
turdny, accompanied by Charley Booth;
while crossing the bridge over the Lee
high, the horse took fright and backed
to the parapet, throwing both out Mr..
Eagen fell a distance OF thirty or forty
feet on n tow path, and was instantly
killed. Booth escaped without serious
injury. The horse clung to the para
pet and was rescued.
It is rather humiliating fact that
the American press has MT been among
the first to give to the world accounts
of the millenary festival in Iceland.
Those two Interesting papers at Rey-
kjavik. the Tbothhoifr and the Islcn-
dlnger, lave already published the
proceedings. All this comes Of not
having II telegraph liue to the volcanic
isle. But we shall have one before
another thousand years rolls around.
81 AS goes North Carolina, so GOES the
Union" The election. Thursday. n,ny
tntn the scale for the Democrats in rs.
The Clvil Rights Bill did it. That
bill WAS blow aimed ut Southern De-
mocrauy, aud 10! it has struck the Re
public,n fatal blow. They have
been hoisted by their own petard.
Charlotte Obserrer.
Two culored men Lad difficulty III
Charleston. on the 9Th, VIXEN one IF
them beat with and broke an umbrella
over tho other-Jniius Gormau by
name. German commenced drinking
and died III convulsons two days after
| wards. and now the question il whe.
| ther the umbrella or the whiskey did
the job. Howard was arrested
The grasshopper is announced: as
committing ravages III New Hampshire.
He has appeared in Doscawen, Cantcr-
bury, FraDklin aud other towns, and
has made serious raids upon tho hay
crop. which, in that locality, has not
yet been harvested. They also deyonr
the corn stalks and injure the fruit.
The election riot in Memphis cost
four lives, all white mon; umong them
were the Sheriff and his two brothers.
Fortunately IN attempt to induce the
negroes to arm was unsuccessful, and
peace vas restored. These are the
beauties of reconstruction.
Ne,o York Herald.
A colored man, named Wesley An.
derson, has been arrested in Charles.
ton. on charge of stealing and at
tempting to sell eighteen head OF cat
tie, the property Of Mr.. Shuler, who
lives about fifty miles from Charleston.
Sing.Sing Official-"It you have any
trade, prisoner, state it, and we will
put you to work at It," Prisoner, (ust
entered )-"Well, boss, l was brung up
o bartender, and I'd like to go to work
at that"
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A colored Ind was drowned near
Beaufort, last week.