The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-01

1 INASASs 0oSoAoO ehCJ uAu nOt aOCAy W OIl1-
cago to attend the reunion of the Grand
Army of the Republic PefkAps some
of them would have gone, if the Repub-
lican papers of Chicago, and notably the
Inter Ocean, had not been calling fhen
thieves, traitors md scoundrels up 70
the very day of the reunion. Such a
bidding to feast, iy not likely to be nc
cepted anywhere.
The New York Herald has swindled
Cardinal hicC Closkey ont Of SIG, 000s Not
long since somebody presented the Car
dinal with a diamond cross, and the
public received the assurance from the
press that it was worth $4,000. And
now the Herald. with u single stroke of
the pen, and with degree Of lneanness,
wholly unparalleled in the history of
Journalistic depravity, knocks the valne
of tho trinket down to the contemplate
sum of $1,000.
The other day, Peoria woman wanted
some lead to stop hole in the wash
boiler, and set a copper revolver cart
ridge on the stove to melt the bullet.
She says she was just STOPPING over it to
see if it had melted when the earthquake
came along. Her only consolation il
that when she grows old and has to wear
spectacles, she will only need pair with
one glass in them, ns one of her ewes
went away with the earthquake to look
for the transit.
According to Judge Porter, the TiIton-
Beecher jury is positively going to rem
der verdict which will ''gladden many
hearts and send an electric thrill of ioy
throughout christendom." He meant q
verdict of not guilty, but considerable
portion of christendom appears to be so
firmly convinced Of Beecher's guilt, that
the electric thrill" over verdict of
acquittal will probably be q thrill of
poignant regret.
| In addition to the numerous curiosities
recently developed by the city OF Brook
lyn is little boy. seven years of age,
who III confirmed drunkard. He
already experiences the manipulations
of policemen and the odor Of the station
house. But, then, when Beecher and
Tilton, reformers par excellence, linger
over bumpers of .tFrank's Burgundy"
what else can be expected Of the youth of
Brooklyn:
| Cardinal Nnnning has prevailed upon
the Pope to allow English historians to
search the private archives of the Vatican
for historical information. Hitherto
none but ecclcsinstics have been allowed
to have access to these precious manu-
scrips, Protestants being hardly able to
see single document they could name.
The newly-obtained privilege is cx-
pected to yield some highly interesting
| results.
Col. Forcacre. General Manager of the
Virginia Midland Railroad, reports the
steam litter at Lynchburg in complete
and perfect operation. Palace cars
leaving New Orleans or Baltimore will
run through without change uia Atlanta,
Knoxville, Bristol, Lynohburg and Vir-
ginla Midland-it being the commence
ment Of a permanent line of through cars
between the Chesapeake Bay und Gulf
of Mexico.
1t is believed at Washington that De-
the counterfeiters in West Virginia, has
been assassinated. He LETT West Virginia
few weeks ago with the capturep plates
and dies to give them up to the Govern
Inent, since which time he has not been
heard from. The friends of Jack Mullen,
the notorious countcrfeiter, who whs
arrested, II is supposed waylaid and
murdered him. eG
Death OF Rev Wv. 0wtss.-By
special despatch from Meridian, Hiss,
under date May al, the demise Of; the
above named divine was -apnouncod TO
tho Camden Baptist Church, of which he
was late pastor. Mr.. Gwinn died at the
house of A. Ragsdale, Meridian, Miss,
after an illness of three days, and was
buried Scz;aS the afternoon Of ssiie Goth
inst. He was IL native Of this State, and
had great many friends.
The Rev. w. E. Copeland WAS en-
gagged at Philadelphia to take charge of
the. First Baptist Church in NewyO Orleans,
and was on his way there when the Bal
timore scandal occurred. The deacons
of the church received telegram from
the Baptist Publishing House, of Philn-
delphia, in answer to an inquiry, saying
that Warren and Copeland are one md
tho same. Several women in that city
would like to know where he is.
FAITHFUL Unto DEArn-The fate of
Amminie Menier and her lover was Il
strange event OF the Holyoke fire. She
was the organist for the evening, in the
absence of the regular one. and was cut
oil from escape when the church was
burned. Her lover escaped, but finding
that she was still within, tried to rescue
her. was overcome by the flames, and
perished with her.
| An Armenian bishop and Turkish
scribe between whom there was enmity,
met Mt dinner ut the house of q common
friend and quarrelcd. The scribe put
out the lights, and when other lights
were brought, the bishop was dead.
They buried him, and are now inquiring
whether he was murdered.
The tax levy Of the State Of New York