The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-05

Day, was woll dressed woman, who
wanted turkey because "she might
as we'll have one as anybody else. {"
She kept boarders. Another, who was
mau with diamond studs and gold
watch chain. wanted o turkey for q
brother who was sick.
81. I. KimbaIl, who left the State of
Georgia under cloud. some years
since. because Of his connection With
the alleged fraudulent bonds, has re.
turned to Atlanta. and has been in
vited by q number Of leading capital.
lists to deliver lecture on the pro-
priety of establishing large cotton
factory in that city.
The English bishops are after their
clergy. a rector with salary of
$1,000 year, having failed for $780,
600, compromised with his creditors
at 25 per cent, hos been requested by
his bishop to resign. He has de-
ciined, and says that, having "eycas
expectations" hc will eventually, paw
up in full.
Philadelphia sparrows have met their
match at last in caterpillar with hairs
80 stiff and brietIy that they etick
crosswise in the little creatures outlets.
and send them hopping and soreechine
about like man with fish. bone in
nis tnroat. as
FIRE IN CHARLoTTE.-J. M. Leaks
tobacco mandatory, in Charlotte, N.
g., wss destroyed by fire at 4 O'Clock,
on the morning of December 80: loss
about $4,000: $4,000 insurance on
stock and $4,000 on house and
fixtures.
"Only O woman's hair" remarked
Spivens musingly. ss he gazed down
into his plate; "a red.heeded woman
at that! 1t may be very sentimental,
but it somehow gets away with my OPP
petite"
Somehndy haa figured ont the inte-
resting fact that the total amount of
State. County. city and town taxes col.
Looted in the United States in 1870 was
S2o0, 591, 600. which was about 81 q
head for the entire population.
A young man by the name of John
Charles accidentally shot and killed
himself while out Cunning, near Green.
vile, on the 30th December. He was
OF good habits and bid fair to make q
useful citizen.
Two boys were found in by.street
OF Buffalo with pistols pointed at the
head of third. and one OF the young
highwaymen was saying, in as grum q
voico as he could, "Your marbles OF
your life."
A lady in Terre Haute, Ind, has q
solitaire diamond finger ring whioi;
has been in her family for $50 years,
she being the seventh representative
OF the family upon whose finger it has
glowed and glittered.
The claimants from South Caroline
have been peculiarly unfortunate. In
list OF thirty-four, recently published.
not ono received the full amount
claimed. and only twelve we're awarded
anything.
A conductor on the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad fouod seventeen men in
one of the freight cars when the train
arrived at Columbus, Ky. the othe,
day. They were trying to dead .bsai
their way Southwark.
The Survivors Association, of Ker
shaw County, celebrated their auni-
.srsery or the 23d ul.imo. Speeohs:
were made by Gens. Kershaw and
Kennedy, Capt DePass and oshcrs
The old oMcers weTe 1e-eisoteG.
John Touner. of Company D, 81
Artillery. died suddenly. at the Arso.
nal, in Charleston, on Thursday morn
ing last. A pos! moriem examination
showed that his death was caused by
disease of the heart.
The Beaufort branch of the Freed
mans Savings and Trust Compan,
have obtained judgment against their
late cashier. N. Il. Scovel, for the sun
of $4,000.
| John Chestnut, OF Kershaw. die6
very suddenly on Christmas night
The verdict of the jury was that he
came to his death hy the excessive use
OF ardent spirits.
Calvin Shedd, the negro who wa,
stabbed in Winnsboro, last Sunday
by Reason Gilbert. died of his wound.
on Thursday afternoon. The latter i,
still in Jail.
Monday night, On aged couple
named Todd, we're run over BY a train
on the Canada Southern Railroad. Mr.
Todd was instantly killed, and Mrs
Todd died in q few hours.
Erwin Brooks shot and killed JACK
Owens at Campbellton, on the PORT
Royal Royal Railroad, on the 2stt
nltimO Roth Cnlorod