The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-21

"oo9Aou VI tHe Legislature may become q
necessity Under the new Constitution
nm extra session is confined strictly to
the consideration of such questions as
the Governor specifies in his proolamo-
ton, and he would, of course, limit their
action to financial measures. The tax
was decided to be unconstitutional under
the clause of the new Constitution which
requires taxes to be imposed uniformly
upon the same class of property.
A tow-boat attached to barge sue
ceeded in smashing its way through the
Ice in the Hudson, from Albany to New
York, on Wednesday, thus opening the
! river for the season. One of the steamers
| accomplished, also, the feat in the oppo-
site direction. It is just 12O days since
the river was closed for the season-the
longest period known since the winter
of 1842-43, when the stream was ice
bound for 136 days.
At Cedar Keys, Fla, real pirate has
appeared-nn aged Spaniard, who calls
himself Rios de Ralfo. He once assisted
In the burial of large amount of trea-
sure at Cedar Keys, which he has re-
turned to uncarth, and has actually sue
ceeded in discovering an iron box. con-
tanning many precious stones nnd old
siO, 900. " A''' value ''
AT meeting Of ex-Confederate soldiers
In Memphis, Tenn, to arrange for de-
| corating the graves of Confederates on
hiay %. II resolution was unanimously
adopted asking all ex-Federal soldiers to
participate In the ceremonies Among
those present Mt the meeting were ex-
President Jefferson Davis, Ex-Governor
Isham G. Harris and Generals Cotton.
Green and Gordon.
VERY CoMpRoMIsISG.-The banks all
over the country are compromising with
| tor their failure to hive stamps affixed to
checks. The amounts paid range from
S25 to $500. The Commissioner does not
desire to bring suits against the banks if
he can avoid it.
| [ Washington Telegram TO Baltimore Sun.
Greene, the dcfented Republican can
| didnte for Governor in Connecticut. not
long ago, fired 100 guns in honor of
Grants Louisiana policy. It was q fatal
| waste of powder to him, and he never
thinks Of it now without regrettinu TINT
he didn't touch it all off in q siole pile.
| with Grant and his Louisiunn policy on
| top of it.
Aaron Alpeorin Bradley, dubbed by the
Savannahinns the '.Wnhoo of the 0..cc-
chee," is again in Charleston Jail, to
answer charge of perjury, upon an affi-
davit of Trial Justice Levy. Bradley
has scarcely been ut large two weeks
| since his incarceration for DESTROYING n
record of ex-Trial Justice Dover's office
| They were, perhaps, pretty full ut bed
time, and one of them was sure he could
never sleep without window open.
But they couldn't open the window, 10
| they broke out two panes of glass, had
plenty of fresh air and slept splendidly.
In the morning they found they had
broken two glasses in the bookcase.
"why is it," asktAa religious journal,
/ "that Brooklyn, like Sodom, is not over
vhelmed by storm of FIRE and brim-
stone?" She would be, it is presumed,
If she could find another city wicked
enough to play Catharine to her Petru-
| ohio-that is to soy. Gomorrah to her
| Sodom.
II the women of almost any other city
| were to flock to the court room to hear
such q trial as that Of Tilton Us. Beecher,
the stranger in attendance woul1 inevi-
tably mistake them for soiled doves. In
nine cases out of ten, though, the mis-
take, 1t ID to be feared, would be very
| slight
Ladies' sojourning in Florida for the
winter catch and tame chameleona. The
favorite food of these animals is flies,
and half dozen will keep small family
busy catching these insects for them.
Can't q few be imported for the country
districts this summer?
n, Correctly don't seem like hard word
yet they AL 60 down because; they can't
spell correctly.
Men sometimes think they hate fat
terry, but they only hate the manner OF
It. e ~ = D =
Smokers Festival.