The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-16

NV 6ESot tIOuple tuIOuBn 100 great at
tentiop 20 ptatorwomen besides his wife.
/ HES :tiames aTucker, and he ran away
from hisJwifs in England with the servant
| girl, settled in the scandal city, very
naturally, but was hunted mp by his en-
/ ragged spouse, who has sued him for ali-
mony, and seeks divorce. Tucker tried
to get out OF the muddle, by saying thnt
the plaintiff was his deceased wifes
sister, and by. the laws of Englnnd he
had no business marrying her. The
Brooklyn lawyers l,nve taken hold of the
case.
The breeding Doves" is the name Of
u new colorcd society in Atlanta. We
have the '.Rastling Jacobs, the Chill
tlren of the Furnace" and others of that
kind, but there ia metropolitan twang
about the title Of breeding Doves that
is perfectly characteristic. The only
hope for Savannah, in IL rivalry so in
tense III this, is for some of our colored
societies to hnve the independence u
com" ont and change their names to the
Setting Swans" and the .sWhooping
Cranes of Freedom"
Churchill County, Nevada, is poor and
piouS. 1t never possessed n jnil and,
until very recently, it never felt the want
of one. But last week a renl, bouncing
criminal invaded it's innocence. He was
soon stopped in his mad career arrested,
in short. Not having any jail. the County
authorities confined him in n shnft 300
feot i'll depth. He WAS hoisted to the
surface three times Il .lny and given his
meals, after which he was lowered again
to mediate and praise.
Tho ocean passenger travel this Year
bids fair to be ns large as ever. !Amrri-
cans who can afford to take a three
months vacation, and have the money
to spend. still persist in thinking that
their dollars 30 furthest, for pleasure and
solid comfort, in tour among the Won
ders of Europe. The steamship COM
panies, il is said, will do we'll this sum-
mcr. nnl will live in hope of rousiny
business in 1876 when MI Europe will
pny us return visit.
This spelling school t".DrG has lr..n of
great help to ut least one Drtroit.r He
has been counting girl for three wears
past, and hndI,t the courage to speak
his mind As they were seated ON the
sofa, the other night, she referred tn the
spelling school excitement and added:
''Mntrimony Is nm awful long word to
spell, isn't it," He leaned over, grnspctl
her hand, and the next morning he had
arrangements made to be married on tho
Fourth of July. y.-Detroi Free Press.
Oar annual municipal election came
off on Monday lust, and resulted in The
choice W the following citizens: Intend
ant JOHN L. Addison, Esq. Wardens
c. l.. i. Marsh, Elisha Harris. w. D.
Ramcy, and +. A. Bclnnger. This ticket
is satisfactory compromise between the
two m,rti"s. MesorS. Addison and
Marsh IRE Democrats: Hnrris, Ramey
and Belanger nre Republicans. Harris
is negro. - EigCieM .idr"rtis'r.
How many smokers know what the
brand on the cases of Havana cigars
mean! The names Regtiid. LondreS,
Damas and Entr' operas do not refer to
quality, but to sizes. The quality is in
dicated by Superfno, .fino, superior and
bueno. Mndur0 means that the tobacco
is very strong. oSc'tro for TINT not so
strong, co'or0in for medium and c!nro
for mild.
WHAT BOYNToN CROSSED THE CHANNEL
IN.--Mr. Paul Boynton crossed the chan
mel from Dover to Boulogne, on Sutur-
day. His apparatus is sort of water
proof armor, so weighted that he stands
perpendicularly in the wnter and partly
submerged. If this style of navigation
is to become practicable, Boynton's sue
cess will be long step toward the rculi-
Zatl0n OF Wild dream.
At Canton, Ohio, on Monday morning,
John SOhuhalter, Peter Sohuhaltcr, Geo.
Orr and Peter Adams, while engaged
sinking n coal shaft nenr Massilon, were
killed by the enrth caving in upon them.
Anthony Howell had both legs broken
and was rescued with great difficulty.
"a Tennessee man." says nm exchange,
''hns commenced building an nrk." Ii
lie Ii going to Take pnir of all living
animals with him, he ought to turn over
the command Of his ark to somebody
else and go along as the jack-nss himself.
u. N" hns retired to his farm ut Nc
Cutcheonville, Ohio, leaving the great
questions of his time to get on ns best
they can until he rcfrcshcs his eminent
wind-pipc with some country air.
Forney has been working eight ,nonths
abroad for the centennial, and has re-
fused to take II cent for his trouble.
This information comes from IN Italian
paper, but is not Necessarily j to be scoflcd
at.
Seven female compositors in the office
OF Boston weekly paper woigh 1,O23
pounds. This is more ..fnt' than is
usually to be found in an office devoted
to weekly publication.
Nearly all the lawyers in Sun Fran
Disco went to the philnnthronist Lick's
hotel on the 1st Of April. in response to
q spurious request to which the name Of
his agent was signed.
Gen. Marcus T. Wright, formerly n
Confederate General, hns received from