The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-04-15
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been exercised to- discover the wickedest
man in their midst, and hold him up TO pub
lie attention. In this effort both people
and press have engaged with alacrity, and
usually, with corresponding success. To us
it was long matter of surprise that no steps
in this direction had ever been made in this
city, and it was only from our imperative
sense of high moral duty that we set our
selves. earnestly but secretly, to the task of
finding the wiokedest man in Columbia.
We found him last night, and intend,
without fear of libel suit to show him up,
Tor our duty as journalists demand it. There
are many ways in which q man may be the
''wickedest man"--one may be so as a prize
| fighter; another MS horse racer, and a third
as one of those elegant individuals who
make their living on the necessities of
others; but our wickedest man is q wickeder
man than any of these He is man who de.
iberately and premoditatedly sends into the
Ph1nic Office for publication TO the world
| such an advertisement of delicaces, luxu-
ries and good things generally, as that of
Mr.. George Symmers. Snch wicked man
united effort made to keep him from keep
ing such splendid assortment of groceries,.
by buying them up from him as soon as he
puts them in his store.
The first genuine bicycle, or, as it is
more familinrly called, velocpede, which
has ever visited this city arrived on the
South Carolina Railroad yesterday, con-
signed to Messrs. Blakeley G. Gibbes The
beautiful curiosity was Immediately mount
ed by one of the popular young attaches
of the Greenville Road, who made sue
cess Of his efforts to ride it, although he
had never seen one before Several other
parties tried to follow suit. but were inya-
riably floored. This specimen of the by
cycle is doubtless only all duant courier of
others, and we shall soon see our streets en-
livened by ambitious velocipedists, as are
now MI the thoroughfares Of the cities of
the North. We shall speak more of this
matter hereafter
INTERESTING TO PRINTERS. visit from
Mr.. Thomas H. Senior, of New York,
placed us in possession, yesterday, of spe-
cimens of the ''Mirror of Typography"
work which is issued by his establishment
as nm adjunct to their large business in
printers supplies, and is exceedingly valu-
able to the professors of the art preserva-
tive of all arts. The house of Mr.. Senior
is we'll known as one of the most reliable
and enterprisng of its character in Ameri-
ca, and We hope that the free circulation of
the mirror" will bring with it an increase
in their trade.
The COLUMBIA CoUNUu OF RcyA1 md
SELECT MASTERS were installed last evening,
by Companion B. Rush Campbell, $50.
They are as folows;
Companion Robert McDougal, T. 1. GIN
/ Companion Richard Tozer, l. 81. of T.
Companion W. Hutson Wigg, P. c. of W.
Companion @. D. Eberhardt, Treasurer.
Campanion A. J. Berry. Recorder
| Companion e. 8. Jennison, Captain of
Guard. lE-.
Companion James Fraser, G. G.
| Companion A. DeLorea, Steward
| ELECTION OF A LAND COMMISSIONER
Advisory Board, constituted under the pro-
visions of the Act passed by the Legislature,
at its late session, entitled can Act to pro-
vide for the appointment of Land Com
missioner" and published elsewhere in our
columns, met yesterday in the Office of the
Secretary Of State, and, on the first ballot.
elected Charles P. Leslie, the "irrepressi-
BILE" to the Office of Land Commissioner.
Let us have Office
|
PERsoNAh-Among tho distinguished ar
rivals in the city, yesterday, were Judge