The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-13

BtoaV Audttailau trees exceed In height,
shopgh not In circumference. the giante
OF Oalifornia. A fallen tree in the re-.
cssses OF Dandenong. Victoria, was
measured not long since. and found to
be 42O feet long; another on the Black
spur, ten miles from Healesyille, mea.
sured 400 feet. The highest trees on
the Sierra Nevada, CAL, yet disco
vered, reach only $50 feet, the average
size being from 300 to 400 feet in
height, and from "a to 81 feet in di-
ameter.
30 filthy has the SchuylkilI River
become that the Philadelphiaus are
afraid they cannot give their centen-
Dial visitors any water to drink, and
they are discussing the feasibility of
bringing pure water by acqueduct from
the mountain Counties in order to
overcome the difficulty. The majority
OF centennial visitors, however, will
probably not wunt water OF any kind.
The capacity of the breweries will
have to be enlarged.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says: "The
next National Democratic Convention
will probably be held in st. Louis. A
majority Of the Executive Committee
ls uaid to favor that point. The CON-
ventions. with one exception, have
been held East of the AlleRhanies
since 1856. The East has had enough
OF good thing. The West will take
the convention and the candidate this
time" L
Oar revolutionary fathers used to
see tough times. An old Virginia book
tells how two of them received fifty
lashes each for being absent from roll
call, aud it speaks of another who re-
ceived LOO lasbes for "misbehavior.
For one months pay. soldier of the
patriot army received $50, 600, but he
had to pay $4,000 q yard for cloth
enough to make q coat, and his but
tons coat him 81, 500.
While Mr.. Lamar, OF Mississippi.
and Gen. Gordon, of Georgia, Hcve
gone North to stump New Ham pshire
for the coming election, the Vice-Pre-
sident is preparing for a journey
through the Southern States as soon as
the Senate adjourns. He means to
visit Texas, and, on his return, pro-
poses to gee for himself the greater
part of the South.
The original copy of the Declara-
ton OF Independence. which has been
In the Patent Office at Washington for
years, has faded so that the signatures
are scarcely visible, and skilled pen
man is to go over the document, with
the aid OF strou2 microscope, aud
retrace all the signatures go as to make
them distinct aud legible.
The church property sold during
the last year by auction by the Italian
Government yielded the sum of 33,-
12O, 929 francs-.over Sc. 500, 600.
From October 26, 1867. the date at
which the auction sales first com.
menced, up to December 81, 1874,
church property has put iEto the State
treasury 480.77S.8 1927 francs, or some.
thing like S96. 600. 900.
There are about $50 foundries en-.
gagged in tho stove aud furnace busi-
ness in the United States, consuming
100000 tons Of iron. The
number OF stoves produced in 1874,
not including heating furnaces. is esti.
mated ut 2. 695, l65, valued at SAG. O63.-
600. .-..
Mr.. Marcus Barton, of Greeuville,
was fonnd in the road, II short distance
from the town, in mapgled condi-
tion-the wheels Of his wagon having
apparently run over him. There are
that he was fonlly dealt
with. He is believed to have been in
toxicated.
A colored man applied at the De-
Aalb House. in Camden. on Saturday
last, for accommodations, but was told
by one Of the colored employees that
he could not be accommodated. He
left instauter. Tho hotel has since
been closed.
The Atlanta Constitution says: 1T is
said that Colonel r. B.rpwell Rhott,
late of the New Orleans Picuyu,,e, will
soon in!er the ranks Of journalism in
Texas" Tho Colouel will have O big
job on hand il lie intends 10 bury ali
the editors in the Lone Star State.
Work on the Laureus Railroad is
going on. The timber for the iirst aud
second trestlea, one and two miles
above Helena. nro ready for placing,
and as soon AZ those two cups can be
run over, the work will progress with
nore rapidity than it is now doing.
About 400 Scandinnvians are making
arrangements to move to AIacon
County, n. c.. or the Blue Ridge re.
gion Of South Carolina. They are
fleeing from the grass hopper plague
of the West.