The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-06

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-s.yiitEslPes,tsS9 9ts E,assadsd lbI
peol: "There sre xbout 5000 papers
aud periodicals. pubiishSd 10. the, United
States. The Presidents organ foots
up of these some thirty or forty which
sustain the course OF Tie Adninistrs-
ton III regard to the South. Most OF
them are very obscure, and ell are
more OF. less dependent on Govern.
ment patronage for their support.
A cannibsl has been arrested in
Hayti with his dinner in basket. A
black man was brought into Jacmel
the other day from the interior to an.
ever charge OF cannibalism. Un-
fortunately for the accused. when
taken into custody he had Id q bask ct
the head Of victim, who seemed 10
have been only recently killed. He
was sentenced to be executed. -
Frank Burke. foreman OF Engine
Company No. IL. tried to help out OF
the ruins fine fellow crushed and bali
buried in st. Andrews Church New
York. But he said: "Never mind me
get the old lady oat-I'll wait" But
the old lady was dead; and this fnc
iellow-Patrick Lavelie. aged 25-if
he lives. will be cripple. .
The New York Sun says: "Kellopp.
Hawley, and ever Stark weather, tho
three Republican members from Oon-
nectlcnt. voted against the Force Bill.
Why? The annual election occurs in
that State four weeks hence. There
is nothing like an impending election
to bring ambitious politicians to their
It is said that some of the Kansas
men. through whose hands passed the
8rass'hopper fund. are now, wearing
gold watches and diamond pins for tho
hrst time in their lives. We have NJ.
ways contendedt that what the grass.
hopper victims. were really. suffering
for was not something to sut. .but din.
moud pins "nd gold watches. - .v.q
According to Gen. Tracy; OF Beech.
er's counsel. the Plymouth Church
pastor Is innocent because he .wes
loyal to the Union" But the quesy
tion before the jury IL not whether
Beecher was loyal to the Union of the
Slater, but whether he was loyal to the
uuion OF Mrs, Beecher and chims mseli--
the marriage state. 49,. .,.rt, a.,d,
Maj. J. Stsrke Sims. one of the old
est aud most highly respected oit,zens
ot Union County. died last week. Mai.
Sims was "a gentleman OF the old
school" few OF whom are left sur.
wing. Hs was highly educated and
omplished, aud filed many, impor.
tant positions in the State.
An Iodlan stopped at u hotel iu Au-
gusta. few days ago. aud created
considerable excitement-the supposi.
ton being that he was fifteenth
amendment, carrying out the Civil
lights Bill. Things Quieted down,
when it was discovered Mat the
boarder had straight hair.
A Boston dramatic critic saws of q
gifted actress: ''Shs wore q handsome
dress. and thereby hung trail. Her
subtle grace, flexible as the sinuosities
Of mornings mist, and yet thorough
ly proportioned to the curves OF the
character, are most especially noticea
BILE" =
A Western editor. having waited in
vain for the coming Of the Russian a
Mennonises, inquired. "Where are ali
the Mennonitos?" aud echo in the
shaps Of his wife repested the cues.
tion thns. "Where are all you men
o'nighls?"
A white man was sold at public auc.
tion i'll PetersbuE8, Vas, the Other. day.
because be had no visible means oi
support H4he poor wretch had bee
negro. tAs Northern hssrt. .xdu Id
have been ared clear to the top OF MT
Washington. ~ ~
The following advice from the Bos.
ton Journal ~ ~ applicable to this
climate al to any other: s'Don't leave
off your osst. ooatand prsnce around
as though spring had come, because it
is Juicy day, unless you want to give
+" series OF receptions 10 your doctor. >
The Air Line RAilroad has bee q
troubled with high water and land
slides. and the trains have been de.
lsyed several days. Construction train.
are Oh the 60, and tho troubles are be.
ing remedied as rapidly as possible.
In the debate in the House OF Rep.
resentatives. Saturday. Mr.. Berry, ol
Ohio, suggested, that the title of the
Foroe Bilf should be IA bill for the
election Of President for the third
term"
County Treasurer Tim. Hurley, OF
Ghnrleat0p hou haon ordar.l +, t.