The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-31

The latest Black Hills intenlligence is
to the effect that miners scalps are being
! taken quite freely by the rescntful Sioux.
AS.the miners wero copiously warned of
this con-commitnnt to mn illegal invasion
of She rcd mans bailiwick, they ONLY
have themselves to blame for their ncr-
sistence, and papers like the Chicago
in'@- Ocean for urging them on.
HEAR HIM.-A Western editor apDcnls
to his delinquent subscribers by saving:
This week we have taken in pickles
and potatoes on subscription. Now. if
You Will bring in some vinegar for pickles
and some wood ~ roast the putatocs.
We can live till articl,ol,cs git biz oroupl,
to cat.
His Maine WAS Rhincs. The Chi.ayo
sports, thinking him IL promising vo,ln,,
knight of the cue, sent him to New
Orleans to gather in the rhino. betting
largely on him i'll his recent contest with
Henry Miller, of the Crescent CITY. Hv
the way, his Christian name is also
Henry. The New Orleans Henry.
however, captured him easily. Tie
match WAS $1,000, with side bets to u
large amount, and the championship of
the Northwest and Southwest. When
the play closed, tho Chicago Henry was
only 3Ul, while the other Henry had
rounded of his SGD.
a young school boy WAS aslr,, for an
apt quotation i'll Latin To show OIL the
progress lie had made to IL friend of the
proud iathcr. Aitcra moments c.nsidc-
ration the boy suid he had got it.
What is it, my boy:" "Whv, father,
you know our Latin masters name is
Cave, 50 l think 'cuyc cu,tcm would best
express the state of affairs and manner
OF progress i'll the clnss."
We'll. my son, said Detroi, father
to his cight-ycar-old son, the other night.
:'what have yon done to-la, tl,;,t may be
set down us Il good drcd?" "linvc Il
poor boy five cents, replied the hope
full 'Ah, all. that was charity. and
charity is always right. He wa, an or
plan, was he: Il didn't stop to ask"
replied the boy; Il gave him the money
for licking IL boy who upset my dinner
basket
A lady in Halifax having occasion To
enter millincr's shop. had her n.tcn-
ton attracted 10y beautiful and very cX-
pensive French bonnet, and inquired
the price; she was told it WAS sold. "Uh,
hnd no idea of buying such an exprn-
slve bonnet, said the lady; upon which
the millincr said, lit is Il Joint stock
bonnet-that is. it belongs t" three fac
tory girls, who wear it by turns OH sun
day."
Like her old sisters, Colorado has
adopted IL distinctive title and asks to hc
considered 1.-The Centennial State"
While thirteen StnteI originally made
the Union, Colorado desires to lead the
ranks ofadditions that the second century
will contribute.
4 Columbia professor, rrnroyino ;,
youth for the exercise of his fists. s;,id.
We fight with our heads here" The
yoatA S9a";lcrc,!, ;;nd rcilict! :ha. h,:.t-
inS wasn't considered fair ut his lnst
school.
The newspapers state that :, we'll
known banker i'll Paris has nbscondrd,
leaving large deficit behind. Mrs.
"rtnSton thinks it WAS very good of the
l>or man To leave ii, when he mi.Lt
hve got OIL clear with everything.
'he Effort, n small Yacht of less than
SiX 'on tons, recently crossed the
atlantic from Fleetwood, England, tn
81. o'hn, y. H.. with crew of two lncn
ami Two boys, AMI j.. believed to h., III.
smallest craft that ever made that
voyage The voyage lasted for;v-..i,c
days nHl waS remarkable Cor s,,,laliy
weather.
.Hinrsla-s a:c co,Amon too common.
u iicn It ilily M.ui goes h":m, nj n..lt
ROW, he has IL !.ilc irhin,i .t,.r SAT-. ,ost
and htwl cut, "li's |. ,.y dearest" III ;i,c
,"p ci has voice IL order to Keep from
hriii@ ":"t. Soi.ir Co.. ,:.cu ~. already
;;"itin.; Eu"vsn.
Thirty coi:nn u;:e w,r. closed :.
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