The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-25

BY JULIAN A. SELBY
Those Indians are o jealous set. Blue
Horse, an Ogalalla Sioux chief, who did
not come to Washington with Red Cloud,
sent letter to the President, telling him
he has fifty families who wish to 90 to
farming and do not want to be run over
by white men. Then enumerates what
those families want; begins with houses,
includes fences, COWS, horses, oxen, q
wagon. chickens ''and everything that
white men use." Then he adds signiti-
cantly: "Whateber the President may
give those who visit Washington, wish
chine and other farming implements. I"
This will do very we'll for the cerulean
worthy: Big Foot writes letter, asking
for similar chance in the same lottery.
The Nazum-ad- d-daoule, Governor of
Khorassan, recently gave the Shah of
Persia an evidence Of his affection by
sending him "norsels of 2, 500 Turcoman
rebels, killed or captured in battle. Had
it not been for the difficulty of transport,
the Governor would have sent the entire
heads OF these enemies OF the Snah to
Teheran. The distance between the seat
OF his government and the capital and
the unusual number of the trophies,
compelled him to resort to the expedient
of separating the skins from the skulls
and forwarding the skins only" Scalps,
in fact.
Long current London rumors about
the disasters which had overtaken one of
the old historic families are confirmed,
The sale of the Marlborough jewels, of
oil the property in Dorsetshire and else
where, excepting, OF course, Blenheim,
is advertised. Not single thing will be
saved from the general wreck The Duke
OF Marlborough has already sold his
London house and shut up his Blenheim
Palace and will reside abroad.
The fifteenth anniversary of the Anne
rican Tract Society was held at Chicago,
Illinois, Thursday night. During the
year the total receipts were S652, $40; ex-
penses $3.50, 1877: During the last half
century the society has printed 5, $780,
397, 338 copies of publications.. It's total
receipts have been $13, ,597, ,589.
There are now in the French army
80, 600 horses. If the same army were
put in active service it would reouire
22O, 600 horses. Hence the importance
of that German decree in relation to
horses
SHORT TR1p. The bark Zinearella
made the trip from Boston to the coast
of Africa in seventeen days and the
round trip in forty days.
The National Cotton Exchange will
hold its. next annual. meeting at the
Greenbrier White. Sulphur Springs, on
July the Dist ~
During the month of April tho Post
Office Department issued the unprece-
dented quantity of 90, 100000 worth of
postage stamps. ee =
An incendinry fire at Los Angeles, Ca
lifornia, on the Goth, destroyed $40, 600
worth of property. Several attempts were
made to burn the town that night
On the 18th inst, white man, named
Richard Tumbleton,' Of Colleton, was
drowned while crossing at Jacksonboro
ferry, with a fiat load of cattle.
In Germany there are nearly I, 600, 600
more women than men. Reasons the
slaughter in battle and freedom from mi
litary duty in America,
The plan of the Notifications of Paris
is q ring Of forts seventy-seven miles
around and costing $4,000, 900; to be
finished in three years.
The new steamships between New York
and Port Royal are said to be the finest
on the coast.
The most delicate woman has strength
and agility enough to mount the spring
styles.
Belgium has decided to admit women
to practice in some branches of the me-
dical profession.
Verdi, the composer, has been made
commander in the Legion Of Honor by
President Mcmahon.
A woman was recently arrested for
selling some colored people in Boston q
liquid warranted to make. them white.
The revisers of the Bible have reached
Isaiah in twenty-eight sessions.
Maine has new town, called Skatcha-
vatchiekatchie.
primer Lacerators," is an Iowa ex-
changes heading for a spelling bee item.
Ate recent spelling bee, all parties
went down on 'ipecacuanha. t-'''I'
Wine MAY. lB76. ''''.. ....