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

The latest Black Hills intenllipence il
to the effect that miners scalps are being
taken quite freely by the resentful Sioux.
| As.the miners were copiously warned Of
thib con-commitant to an illegal invasion
of The red mans bailiwick, they only
have themselves to blame for their per
slstence, and papers like the Chicago
ht@- Ocean for urging them on.
HEAR HIM.-A Western editor appcols
to his delinquent subscribers by saving:
This week we have taken in pickles
and potatoes on subscriptions Now. if
You will bring in some vinegar for pickles
and some wood to roast the Dototoes
we can live till articholcs git hi. enough
to cat.
His Maine was Rhincs The CHICAGO
sports, thinking him IL promising voun.,
knight of the cue, sent him to New
Orleans to gather in the rhino, betting
largely OH him i'll his recent contest with
Henry Miller, of the Crescent CITY. BY
the way, his Christian name is also
Henry. The New Orleans Henry,
however, captured him easily. Tic
match was $1,000, with side bets to IL
larGe amount, and the championship of
the Northwest and Southwest. When
the play closed, the Chicago Henry was
only 3Ui, while the other Henry had
rounded off his $50.
A young school boy WAS asked for nm
apt quotation III Latin TO show off the
progress lie Ind made to II friend of the
proud father. After IL moments considc-
ration the boy said he had got il
"What is it, my boy?' "Why, father,
you know our Latin masters name is
Cave, so think care canem' would best
express the state OF affairs and manner
OF progress i'll the class" "
We'll, my son, said Detroit father
to his eight-year-old son, the other night,
:'what have you done to-day that may be
set down as II good dccd." Gave a
poor boy five cents" replied the hope
ful. "Ah, nh! that was charity, and
charity Is always right He WAS an or
phnn, was he:' IL didn't stop to ask"
replied the boy; Il gave him the money
for licking boy who upset my dinner
basket
A lady in Halifax having occasion to
enter Iniiiincrs shop, had her attcn-
ton attracted by a beautiful and very cx-
pensive French bonnet, and inquired
the price; she was told it was sold. "Oh,
l had no idea of buying such an expcn-
sive bonnet" said the lady; upon which
the milliner said, 1T is joint stock
Donnet-thnt Is, 1t belongs to three fac
tory girls, who wear 1t by turns OH Sun
day"
Like her old sisters, Colorado has
adopted IL distinctive title and asks to l,e
considered "the Centennial State"
nile thirteen States originally made
the Union, Colorado desires TO lead the
ranks ofnddltions TINT the second century
will contribute
Columbia professor, reprovine a
youth for the exercise Of his fists, said:
I've fight with our heads here" The
yeatA conHidcrcI, and replied that butt
ing wasn't considered fair ut his last
school.
The newspapers state that Il we'll
known banker in Paris hns absconded.
leaving large deficit behind. Mrs. !
darlington thinks it was very good of the
l,or man to leave it, when he lniyht
nve got of clear with everything.
'he Effort, small yacht of less than
SiX,e tons, recently crossed the
Atlantic from Fleetwood, England, tn
81. 1'hn, n. B., with crew of two men
ami two boys, and is believed to be III.
smallest craft that ever made that
sy"6c Inc voyage lasted forty-nilr
Gays aNd was remarkable for s,,,laliy
weather.
', b'lfsa-s are common too common.
u hcn II family man goes hoNac at night !
now he has to hide behind the s,:i,. post
ahd bawl cut, Its /. ,..y dearest" II; tin, /
'op OF his voice i'll order to keep from
beng shot. Some %. t:lciu are al.,.:,lv /,
;;itin.5 Lo"rsa
Thirty cotton mills wcrc closed :. /
oldham, to-day; IN. Operatives, !.ayina (;
to accept the master, term, il,
'esnrd to wages;
The cot. yrs of ccylon arr
'rc't .;ass'vle-+v ,niary ruin. the rats
..l s,.1s ssi1s EI'aH.p;;,i"ne, Ia,, ..;,,i .rass-
h.sl;;rn on invalvAi.h ,l., ,...
tom, home iiis:.;i"lci.;.0~
No Norwegian girl is alloA>'io luyr
q beau until shc can bakcN au:ii T.