The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-17

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Ill language and spirit rs to render n
Government, and mentions other cases
III which he came to know that the
United States were specially and signnlly
indebted to her good Offices
"There has not enough gold been
found i'll the Black Hills up to this time
to insure the life of the healthicst man Mt
the lowest rates in the United States" is
the candid statement Of the correspond
ent of the Tribune Mt Clusters Gulch.
Other candid statements are TINT the best
yield was thrce-quarters Of cent to n
pam II have seen digginss in Califor-
mia, which Chinnmen have left, better
thnn these" If it don't pan out better
than this, Ill jump the country" &c.
RAISING PAETEIDGEs. Near Atlanta, Ga,
last fall. negro built coop, six feet by
seven, into which he put IL dozen pnr-
tridSes, the ground being first covered
with grass. During the winter they
thrivcd, in the spring they mated, laid
eggs, and hatched out several broods of
young, and the negro now has about
sixty young partritlges, all doing we'll.
They are tame, healthy, and seem to be
contcnted.
a certain clerk in Western village
recently made the following comment on
Pocahontas. Said he: 'Pocnhontas was
great man; Pocahontas was kind
hcurteu and true mnn." Hold on, p"
cried his companion, "Pocahontas vas II
woman 'She was, el?" sail he.
well, that's just my luck How am l
expected to know: 1 never read the
Bible
1t is stated that Barnwcll County has n
genuine case of Siamesc Twins. 4
woman in that County recently gave
birth to two children who are Joined to-
gcther by Il ligature very closely rescnl-
bling thnt which united the bodies of
Chang anil Eng. AT last accounts, the
twins were alive and doing .'as we'll MS
could be expected"
In consequence of reports of cruelty to
coolies from Cubn, China pcremptorily re-
fuses further departure Of elmigrants.
China says Spain may go to war if she
chooses, but emigration shall not be
resumed except on the condition of the
reception of Chinese Consuls in Cuba
for the protection of the laborers.
The almighty problem is to make r.
living without working" as the man said
when he shonldered II stereopticon and
started for the rural districts In nddi-
tion to his moral show and lecture, he
circulated "crookcd" five cent pieces.
The Government feeds him now ut the
cost of his freedom. IHusriNe Herald
In the United States Court, Charles
ton, on the 18th, John S. Ancrum, CO.
lored, tried on IN Indictment to attempt
to vote under n fictitious name, was con
vlcted and sentenced to pny fine of
SlOO and be imprisoned two months in
Jail.
a Very disastrous confiagrntion occur
red in the town of Monticello, Fla,
the morning Of Thursday, the Sth inst. -,
by which twelve Of the best stores were
consumed, with loss Of about $45. 900.
With the exception Of about SO, 600, how
ever 1t was covered by insurance.
Recently the Italinn Parliament passed
n law for the suppression Of brigandnoe.
Upon hearing Of this in Sicily the popu-
lntlon organized Indignation dcmonstra-
lions, MS people here do against prohibi-
tion laws. Brigandnge is their most
agreeable pastimc.
The great unwnshed of New York nro
gradually being cleansed. During the
week which ended Sunday last, no less
than 90, 402 persons patronizel the pub
lie baths in that city. The largest nun
Der bathing in one day was 16,2G4.
The Rev. Phebe A. Hanafort, of jersey
City, Universalist, recently exchanged
pulpits with her son, the Rev. H. A. Ha-
nafort, of st. Paul's Church, at Little
Falls, N. y. The first pastoral exchange
on record between mother and son.
The Arkansas Gazette expresses the
opinion that there is more money and
less hardship in good corn-field than
| there Is in the whole Black Hills