The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-22

TO his career MS military man, and, it is
said, ne intends to reply to Sherman.
Gen. Sherman makes some plnin state
nents in his book touching officers from
Gen. Grant down, and he mny have his
hands full if they all seek to vindicnte
their records.
Cardinal Manning, in answer to m nd-
dress of the Irish members Of Purliu
ment, took occasion to say: Tho mute
rial prosperity Of Ireland was never
greater than now. The people of Ireland
never possessed SO wide nm extent of it's
soil since the day in which they DOS
Sessed 1T all. They never vet possessed
such abundant wealth"
DRowSED. On Thursday last, the BODY
oil n colorc1 man, named Isaac Tucker.
was found in the Watcrec, near the plan
tatinn of Mr.. Salmond. 1t appears that
he had gone to the river to examine semo
ush lines which he had placed there,
and accidentally fell in, and not being
able to swim, yielded his life in n watcrv
grave.
Mr.. Hardy Solomon, one of the sire
ties on Treasurer Yocom's bond. has
notified this official of his intention to
withdraw from his bond. If bIr. Hardy
Solomon cannot be prevailed upon to
reconsider his determination, Treasurer
iocom will be compelled to give another
bond, or vacatc his Office.
leicester Reporter.
1t is officially announced in Paris TINT
the vexed question of how the restored
Yendome Column shall be crowned has
been settled. The statue of Napoleon,
NJ it was before the Commune, will be
replaced, and the complete restoration
OF tho whole monument will soon be nc
colnrlishcd.
In st. Louis, On the goth, the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in
the United States met. The assembly
represents all the Southern States. Illi-
nois, Ohio and Missouri. A large num-
ber of delegates ore present. DR.. Nj. d.
Hager, of Richmond, Va, was elected
moderator, and the assembly adjourned.
The sum total realized for the rental of
pews in Plymouth Church, BROOKLYN.
including premiums, during the present
year, is S71,1G5. This probably is the
largest revenue from pcws of any church
in the world. Mr.. Beechcr's SALARY is
$40, 900 year.
Upon the death of her husband the
lady married his brother, and when a
friend saw the portrait of the first hus-
band lu the house he snid, sis this n
member of your fnInily?" lit is my poor
brother-in-law," she said.
Philndelphia whiskey dealers who had
been purchasing crooked whiskey, cot
scnred last week and emptied the illicit
hre-water from the barrels into large
tanks and thereby saved some millio ns
of dollars for themselves
Brazil got Into tight financial situa
tion the other day, and authorized an
extra issue of paper money. Now thnt
she has got into this bussines, she will
be chronicnlly on the ragged edge of
lmpecuniosity.
The death of General Breckinri.lco
leaves but four gentlemen living who
have been elected to the second HIGHEST
office in tho United States. They are
Hannibal Hnmlin, Andrew johnson.
Schuyler Colfa1, and Henry Wilson.
FIRE The corn crib md stables of
MIR. Matthias Sims, three miles from Lam
caster village, was destroyed by fire on
last Wednesday, together with between
ZOo and 3Oo bushels of corn, quantity
OF fodder and plantation implements.
Col: james McCutchcn, of Kingstrcc,
got his gin-house and steam mill burned
up last week. He had also quantity of
fencing and some turpentine boxes
burned. The cause was Il spark from the
engine.
The grand jury of Orangeburg County
have presented Senator Il. C. Andrews
for indictment, for the publication of
hbcllOus matter against G. A. Neuffer in
the Orangeburg Ne,cS, of January 1G,
1876.
clock ropairer named Lathrop was
arrested in Burke township, New York,
having with him boy answering to the
description Of the long lost Charlie Ross
1t is said detectives have been looking
for Lathrop long tiMe.
AT the drte of the last adjournment of
the Beecher trial, the proceedings had
continued through four months and nine
days. The jurymen get fivo dollars per
diem.
The grasshoppers Of Nebraska have
found tnemnn worthy Of their steel (or
steal 1t is II small red bug which is
them and slaughtering them
by the million. That is good bug.
The next centennial celebration in
Boston after that Of Bunker Hill will DO
on the Sd of July, tho anniversary of
Washington taking command of the
army.
X. {. Barker, the well-known tobacco
mist of Detroit. Michigan, was sailing in
the river near Lake Erie in yacht, when
1t capsized and he was drowned.
Seven companies of the Twenty-second
United States Iafantry have left Now
Orleans for their former stations on the
Northern bOr6ara