Tri-weekly phoenix. [volume] ([Columbia, S.C.]) 1865-1875, 1875-05-18


As result no country is SO beautifully
blessed with fruit as Spain. The Mayor
OF Iopeka, Kansas, appears to be I'M
bued with similar unselfshness. One
afternoon last week, at his request, all
business was suspended in the town and
the whole population went to work and
planted in the town about 1000 shade
trees OF several varieties. This is better
than spelling bees"
VIM. Russell, a widower, aped thirtv
years, living ut Newbury, Mass. quar-
relied with u younger brother in his
fathers house, yesterday morning, and
his mother, aged sixty, interfering. he
seized shoe-knife and nearly severed
her head from her body, killing her in
stantly. He then attacked the father, and
would have killed him but for the in
reference of the neighbors The younger
brother and father were both badly
wounded-the former, it is thought. fa-
tally.
Alas! alas! for the colored Republican
OF Kentucky. He can got no high seat
IN the temple; he can get no place on
the ticket. When he tries TO speak they
put him down. they sit on him, they
squelch him and make his life a burden
TO h!m: He is slaughtered in the house
brethren constitute tive-sixths of the
Republican party in Kentucky. Is there
no way for the poor colored man to oct
his ghts?-L0uisuiHe (O,yier-Jourau.
The Boston Ne,rs SAYS: President
Grant has fixed his mind upon doing
what no other President Of the republic
ever did, to wit: Getting second en-
dorsement Of the people; and while he
Keeps his Hquare jaws set. speaking no
word and making no sign, he has entered
upon the campaign with the same dog
ged pertinacity which, as soldier,
made him successful This has long
time been apparent to those who, having
eyes, made use Of them.
For the first time in fifteen veors r,I;-
gious services were held Sunday week in
the Pohick Church, in Fairfax County.
va. This church was built in 1878,
through the personal cxertion Of George
washington. During the late war it was
occupied by Union troops us stable,
and foil into dilapidation. until last
year. some gentlemen of New York.
learning the condition, had it rebuilt in
handsome style.
The investigation into the construction
of the Chicago Custom House building.
which is partly finished, shows that the
contractor. Mueller, put quantity of
rotten Cincinnati stone into the walls,
which is now crumbling like brown
sugar. Ex-Supervising Architect Mullet
allowed this stuff to go in, and 81 ,OOO. 600
worth OF work will have to he demo-
lished.
The turbulent miners in PENNSYLVANIA
seem to have plenty Of means ut their
command, in spite of their assertions of
wrongs and impecuniosity Last week
the total amount received by the strikers
from their brethren elsewhere was $50.
OOO. This Is raised by IL heavy taxation
on the men who nre ut work, and it goes
to keep these brigands i'll bread and
butter and deviltry.
The Harrisburg Patriot says: Grant
has thrown away all chunce of getting
1hird term endorsement in Pennsylvania
Taking another member of his Cabinet
from New York. and sighting the State
which was carried for him by Il most cx-
pensivc and elaborate fraud in 1872, is n
measure of ingratitnde which the nro.
foundeSt loyalty cannot overlook.
An English company are negotiating
for the purchase Of the rolling mill pro-
Perty near Spartanburg. their object
being the planting of n colony there and
N.S~'oA1oAAuiS va COttOu luCtOrS.
The County is abundantly wealthy in
water power of splendid stamp, and it
awaits profitable utilization.
Henri Rochefort. the Communist. is
going around Europe publishing his
lneendiary sheet, Lante,ne, wherever he
can get chance. He was obliged to leave
London. Brussels md Geneva, and the
last heard OF him he was in Italy.
abusing President AIncAInhon, of
France.
They had very fierce debate in the
Missouri Constitutional Convention on
Tuesday, on the question of embodyinc
the words God Almighty" in the pre-
ambie. After stormy time the members
kindly oondescended to admit their
creator into the document
An Inter- Ocean special from McGrecor.
Iowa. says Albert Young, son of Senator
Young. of Wisconsin, shot his father on
the 14th inst, then committed suicide.
The father will survive. It is thought
the son had committed forgery and re-
sorted to this mc::Iis of covering it up.
The traces of Maxiinillian's short
reign In Mexico are rapidly passing
away. Even the palace in the oity Of
Mexico, which no contiscated and pre-
sented to Marshal Bazaine upon the
occasion of tho latter's marriage, is now
to become the site Of an American hotel.
The locality known as Cane Ridge, five
miles from Paris, KY, was the scene last
Saturday OF an unnatural tragedy. The
victim was jacob zimmerman, eighty
wears of acc and he mot hio daotb Of t1,a