The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-10
Mt is reported and believed In Rich.

q It is reported and believed IN Rich.
mond, Va, that q considerable amount
Of State taxes have been paid With
coupons stolen from the bonds that
were 80 loosely packed away in the
Office of sfhe State Treasury. 10 regard
to which-there vas a considerable SEN
sation last winter. and for which Mr..
Coleman. Secretary OF the Virgins
Board OF Public Works, was sent to
the penitentisry. ,n..,
At Princeton, ILL.,, ON Thursday,
Henry T. Reed WAS shot and instantly
killed by his brother, Samuel Reed.
A feud has existed between the bro.
theirs for several years. and some time
ago Henry managed to get the old
man to sign over the farm, worth
$50. 600, to him. which embittered the
other brothers more than ever against
him.
It is not likely that the Senate will
take up the Civil Rights Bill which
has just passed the House before the
close of the session. Tho time is short
aud the requirements OF other bust.
ness pressing. So the Radicals who
favor it need not get drunk and have q
glori6cstion TOO aoor. There is suoh
thing US premature case OF delirium
tremens. you know.
CANCEL YoUR STAMPS. Collectors
have been instructed by the Commits
| sioner Of internal Revenue to strictly
enforce the law in relation to the two
cent stamps on checks, drafts or
orders. The penalty is $50 for each
such paper not properly stamped and
efectually cancelled.
Captain james Iredell Wnddell, Of
North Carolina, who was ths CON.
maDder OF the Confederate cruiser
Shenandoah. has recently received the
appointment az commander Of one of
the Pacific mail steamers. plying be-
tween San Francisco and the ports of
China and Japan.
A dreadful calamity occurred at
Grove Station, on thu Greenville and
Columbia Railroad on the 6th-the de-
struction of the dwelling, smoke
house and kitchen of Mr.. Aaron Hol.
land. Painful to relate. his daughter
Amanda. a maiden lady Of thirty, VAS
burnt TO death.
| When Alexander n. Stephens passes
Washington uudertaker's establish.
ment. the proprietor always comes to
the door, takes long. lingering look
at the shadowy form of the great para.
graphist. and then returns to wonder
ut the mysterious ways of Providence.
brooklyn Argus.
The meeting OF colored men in
Washington City. about which 40
much has been said. was held at the
house OF Congressman Rapier, of
North Carolina. and not Congressman D
Ransier, of this State. Ransier dig
approves Of theis action.
New Yorkers will have an sbun.
dance Of ice this year. Along the mp
per Hudson River $500, 900 tons Of
the article have been secured, valued at
$2s. 600. 600. The capital invested in
tho ice business in New York is
SO. 500. 900.
VIM. Ellice. Brooklyn dog owner
who didn't believe in hydrophobia, has
just died from the effects OF bite
from his coaeh.dog. He sngrily put
tue doctor out OF the room when that
person hinted that it was the dog-bite
that allied him.
The champion dead-beat is q lesis-
lator. He received free puss from
railroad company. aud not huvipg oc-
casion to usc it, wanted the company
to give him the value Of it in money.
A little three-year.old woke up the
other morning. aud. seeing the full
moon from the window, innocently re-
marked: II should tink 1t about time
for bod to take that moon in."
Some of the Western farmers ure
morigaging the crops they expect to
ra,se next year. The grass hopp.,s
are probably the mortgagees.
Some Michigan people, unable to
think up anything worse. have namrd
their town Bad AK.
A New York woman has iast paid
$50 to dentist for filing the deca yed
teeth OF her poodle.
Baby waists and baby shCulder.knots
of gay colored ribbon are affected BY
girls at parties who are over twelve.
Mr.. Daniel Thornburg. of CASTOR
! County. N. c., was kicked to death by
mule on Friday last.
Judge Mackey, on Monday, by re-.
quest. adjourned Fairfield Court until
the regular term in May.
All goods marked down five per