The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-02

Stnrting-pOint to Philadelphia, thence to
Ilttsburg, Cincinnati, st. Louis, and
thence along the line of the Union Pa
ciiic and Central Pacific Railroads until
he arrived here.
VETERAN IN TIE PULPIT Father
Boehm, the oldest living Methodist
clergyman, preached lis centennial
sermon i'll New York ON SUNDAY. He
WAS born i'll Philadelphia June s, 17Ej,
and began to preach in 1900 as IA travel
ing clergyman. At the conclusion of
She sermon Bishop James addressed the
audience, "llutiny to Father 1;oellms
remarkable mental and physical lrcscr-
vntlon, and passing M eloquent culo.y
upon lis life and lnbors.
Lady doctors appear To Lave :. great
future before them in India. DR.. Eancic
Moncllr, whose arrival from New York
was announced some time ago has SET
tied in Hytlrrllal, where she has already
obtained an extensive practice. Sh,.
lately opened dispcnsnry in one of the
ha"aarS, hnd 1t is HOW So crowded that
she Is about to remove it into IL nlucll
lnrScr house Among her patients urc
many native ladies' who come from
great distances to avail tllem selves of her
skill.
Little Bessie is the ivc-ycar old da,iyh
ter of IL Portland lalv who married a
clergyman not long since. When her
fitthcr was away, and She w,,s PLAYING ia
the yard, stranger came along anl in
quircd If the minister was home mo"
she replied, "but mother is in the house.
and she will pray with You, you poor.
miserable sinner"
AN abscnt-minlcd professor. in going
out the gateway of lis college, ran
against COW. In the confusion of the
moment, he raised his hat and exclaimed:
Il beg your pardon, madame" Soon
after, he stumbled against laly in the
street. In sudden recollection of his
former mishap, he called out, with
look of rage i'll his untcnance "Is that
you again, you brutc:'
TRANSMISSION is II snccess. Tile veins
OF an Iowa lawyer We're recently filled
with the fresh blood Of Il Durham bull
The thing works like charm. He used
To make people shed tears by delivering
eloquent Ith of July speeches, and now
Where he bellows and ;mws the earth,
but bothers nobody.
Ike Carter, of Arizona, has only been
visiting In Massachusetts six months,
but he wns half drowned mt the Mill
River disaster, ana his l,airnnI cvelrnws
burned off at Holyokc Church, and
Thursday, hy the bursting Of cannon
in Boston, he had M arm broken, and
now hes on his way home, muttcrng,
IL kin defend myself III Arizona
In the official German account of the
late war the charge brought against the
nf t,I,. .
inhabitants, men, women and children,
OF BaZcillcs, and which ut the time was
denied, is fully admitted to he true. 1t
was done on the principle sought t" be
established rs rule OF war ut the Brus-
sells conference.
The New York SIN gives the following
list Of available Presidential candidates:
Republicans B. II. Bristow, o. +. Nor
ton, q. Is. Washburne, L. d. Morgan
II. Wilson and j. G. Blaine. Democrats
Il. \. Hendricks, A. G Thurman, W.
Allen. L. L. Baynrd, J. 5. Black anu $.
j. Tildcn
Thirty-two car loads of watcrmclons
passed through this city, to-day, en- route
from the highlands Of Florida TO Chi
cago. 4 delegation of thirty-one Flo
ridians go with them, to mike pcrma-
nent arrangements for trade to and from
the North west.
The Raleigh Se'kinaeays that the deaf
mutcs md blind have all gone home to
take vacation and mingle among
friends, all gone save threc-onc little
girl and two little boys-all blind, no
home, no parents and nothing to remem-
Der save the poor house they were sent
from.
The total cost of the ST. Louis bridge
Is but little less than $1,000 900. Its
gross receipts in the las. year were S2SG,-
900, and its expenses 500, 900, leaving
SloS, 900 to pay the interest on the
ST 600, 600.
Bessie Turner is making quite. IN III
come out of the scandal trial. Larry,
quantities of her photographs are sold in
New York, on each of which .hc re-
ccivcs u royalty. BESSIE would probably
like to keep up the excitement OH THIS