The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-27

ChIlsta1n gentlemen, who, knowing their
duty, will dare perform it. They in
their .oficinl capacity have no foes to
punish, no friends to make.
Marion Star.
Somebody wrote to the editor of n
country paper to nsk how he would
"break an ox?" The editor answered rs
follows: eff only one OK, o good way
would be. to hoist him, by means of q
long chain attached to his tail, to the top
of pole forty feet from the ground.
Then hoist him, by rope tied to his
horns, to another pole. Then descend
on his back a five-ton pile-driver, and, if
that don't break him, let him start
country newspaper and trust people for
subscription. One of the two ways will
do it, sure"
The party out of power in Spain is re-
solved to obtain new constitution, and
has held large meeting at Madrid, at
which GOO ex-Deputies we're present.
The troubles of tho boy King are only
beginning, and it seems impossible that
he should continue long upon the
throne. But all things nre possible in
Spain except peace. Even republic
is not incredible, for is not Alfonso n
greater miracle?
Aspecial from Annndale, N. j.. says
the Rev. John Porter, of Bethlehem Bap-
tlst Church, who got married month
ago, has been convicted of seducing Miss
Selinda Squires, farmers daughter.
The clergyman formerly boarded with
the farmer, and Miss Squires was his ia
yorite pupil. She is in On interesting
condition, and having accused him, he
confessed all. He has been dismissed
from the church.
The New York Herald says General
Sherman has at last found warm and
determined combatant The letter of
Montgomery Blair to Mr.. Browne, the
editor of the Southern Magazine, which
we publish in advance of its publication
elsewhere, is not only contradiction of
General Sherman, but an arruignment of
his military career. There is likely to be
plenty OF contemporaneous history writ
ten from the text of the Memoirs"
She was beautiful, but she had feet,
such as they seem to have in Chicago,
and when she was just recovering from
illness and said, in response to an
inquiry, that ''she could Just put one
foot before the other" the spitefi1I friend
responded, Sand that is great deal"
The body of John Blackford, IN Ame-
rican actor, who was lost three wears AGO
in trying to ascend Mont Blanc without
guides, is said, by Swiss newspaper, to
have been found in ON immense block of
ice which recently fell from the noun
tain. The body is thoroughly preserved.
"No. stayed te home and had a spell
with the baby while my wife went, and
the young one fetched the hired girl and
myself down fourteen times on ''colic, :"
and we didn't get it right until Mrs.
Gudd came home from the spelling
school.
Rev. Father Lake, formerly of st.
AIMS Church, Twelfth street, New York,
has abandoned the pulpit, married and
gone to California. The wife of the ex-
priest is said to be young, wealthy and
accomplished.
The Newport (Rhode Island) Ns,cs
warns its friends outside the State "that
we will not tamely submit to irreyerent
remarks about our Size, for we are large
enough to boast Of two capitals and four
candidates for Governor
The Confederate Memorial Monument
IN Savannah was unveiled on the 25th,
IN the presence of large crowd, includ-
ing the military, under Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston.
There is Frenchman on his travels in
England, who writes home that in Liver
pool the hearses stand at the corners in
rows waiting for customers, just as cabs
do in other places.
A crusty old bachelor made n will.
leaving his entire furniture to be dii
,yided among the girls who had refused
him. ."For to them, he added, feeling
ly, II owe all my early happiness"
The Albany Etening Times saws that
the Speakers desk Of the New York AS
sembly has had six new tops during the
past session Of the Legislature.
Waldeck, the centenarian, had his lit
tie joke He said. when death comes
for me. people may say that lie preferred
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