The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-12

Agents Wanted.
Oh. Laurey-Butter. Oranges, etc.
Kings Mountain Military School.
Meeting Richlsnd Rifle Club.
Clara Wildmsn's Comedy Theatre. :
HOTEL ARRIVALS. JANUARY H.
Mnnsion House Wright. 8 @; VIM
Nelson, Kershav; " A Starnee, Doko:
J L Black. Charleston; B S Huson, r
NJ Hamilton, L NJ Fry. Jas A Laval.
city; e F Anderson. J NJ Brown, Nd;
7 Is Ferguson. j Q Donaldson. Green.
vile; j w Livingston, Seneca; s s
Critteuden, Greenville; T B Aughtry,
Union; A Gordon, r 8 Lyles. New
berry; JK Rabb, Fairfield; J l. Orr.
Mrs J L Orr. Anderson; r Glapsier,
Chappel's; II r Vsndiver, R w Simp.
son. Anderson; b F Mauldio, G & q
RE-
The great bridge. already COM
menced. which is to connect Now
York aud Brooklyn aud ruin the ferry
business, has become q source of great
discord to the governments OF the two
cities. Nearly s5.0OO.OOO has been
paid ont merely on the foundations OF
the abutmcnts; and, Notwithstanding
taxpayers are grumblspg terribly,
both Mayors in their late messag re.
commend the prosecution Of the
work at all hszlrds. The managers
are charged with Appropriating money
from the bridge fund and altering the
accounts. It is thought that tho
strnoture will cost at least $5O, ,OoO, 900
before it is completed.
A Republican paper reminds us that
John Randolph said. speaking in op.
position to bill during Jackson's ad.
ministration: ''Sir, every man you
meet in the House and out of IL, With
some rare exceptions. is engaged in
lobbying the Infamous measure" That
was half u century ago; but. II John
Randolph could revisit the national
capitol to-day, he would fnd there,
strange as it may seem, that sarae
every man." as young. active and
rascally as ever, engaged precisely ~
he was then.
Prince Boralojovsk, Seryian noble
who died in Paris. tue other day, had
been obliged to leave his own county
from the idea among the country peo.
pie that he belonged to q family OF
vampires, the eldest sons of which, for
three generations, came out of their
graves to suck the blood OF living peo-
pie. It is said that Eve days before
his death he told his landlord that it
would be we'll, after his decease. to re-.
move his heart, so as to prevent his
rising from the grave.
We gave Gov. Kellogg credit for
more sense than he has shown in tell
ing the Congressional Com mittee thst
unpardonable lie about Q plot among
the Southern Democrats to assassi-
nate the President. If any set Of men
want Grant ont of the way it must be
the Republicans, in self.defence. for
be is fast killing their party. Besides,
If We wished him dead. We should pre-.
fer not to risk tragedy, but leave the
work to Kentucky "Bourbon." That
will do the work soon enough.
Governors Allen, CASTOR and Brown
have already spoken OF the usurpation
OF the President With the indignation
it calls for, and Governor Tilden, of
New York, when tho Legislature re-as.
sembles, will respond with equsl
earnestness. Governor Woodson, OF
Missouri. has joined hands With the
other States in protesting against
Presidential usurpation. It is plain
that General Grant has made mis-.
take.
At an election held in Walterboro, al
the 4th instant. for Intendant enS
Wardens, Col. ]. J. Klein was re-elect.
ed Iutendant by majority OF 81 over
@. G. Henderson. Esq. This is now
the fifth time the incumbent is serving
tho people.
In the United States Senate. on
Thursday, the resolution of the Gene
raj Assembly OF South Carolina. rela-
tive to the deposits made in the Freed.
mems Savings Bank, was presented
aud referred to the Committee on Fl.
nance.
The Georgia negro has no more faith
in banks. He lays his money out in
store clothes and hair oil. and the
news of bank suspension causes him
to exclaim: "Bust away wid ye. but
you can't hurt desc lavendar psnte."
A little girl four years old created a
ripple by remarkin9 to the teacher Of
her Sunday School class: "Our dog's
dead. I bet tho angels was scared
when they see him coming up the
walk. He's cross to strangers.