The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-07-23

terday. OF the Lunatio Asylum, of Mrs.
Porter, wife of the Rev. ). G.. Porter and
daughter of G. N. Averill, Esq, of
Charleston. She leaves II vast circle of
friends and connections to mourn her
untimely end.
We have been requested to state that
it is necessary to make q change in the
appointments for Judge Carpenter and
General Butler. They will speak in
Spartanburg on the 4th; Union on the
9th; Fish Dam on the 9th, and Lcxing-
ton Oh the 9th.
MAIL AERASGEMENrs.- Northern
mail is opened for delivery at S n. N. !;
closed ut S.30a. IN. Charleston, opened
Mt $50 p. m.; closed at $50 y. M.
Greenville, opened at $50 p. IN. closed
at $50 p. M. Western, opened at go
a. M; closed at 4 p. N. Charlcsto..,
(evening,) opened ut n. M; closed Mt
I.30 p. IN. On Sunday, the post Office is
open from 8 to 10 q. IN.
The WEATHER. contemporary says
it had intended writing an item on this
interesting subject, but the following,
clipped from M exchange, is suffici-
emily accurate description of things
thereabout for the past few days:
"Hot, hot, hot mercury ninety one
everything looking blue beneath the
glaring sun. Dust. dust, dust, the streets
in fog everybody gasping and painting
like frog. Sweat, sweat, sweat, run
ming in stream-oh, for q thousand
fans or q saucer Of ice-crcam. Sleep,
sleep, sleep, rs we'll try to fly, for the
squetoes and tue heat won't let you
close your eye. Ice, ice, ice, amt it n
treat to have lump in your porter when
overcome with heat? Whiz, whiz, whiz,
my, what crash! the heat has set the
machine on fire and busted it all to
smash"
CEUMDs.-Col. w. S. Grisham, of
Walhalla, has returned from lis ex-
tended tour through California and the
Northwest.
Reading matter OH every page of the
PHOENIX.
that he has any connection whatever
with sheet published on Wednesday
and entitled the Shoo Fly.
Capt. Chichester, of the Steamer Ten
nessee, died, on the 21st, at his residence
on Long Island He was universally ad
mired for His many good qualities. =.
A colored woman was badly beaten by
several disguised men in Anderson Coun.
ty, few days ago, and Gov. Scott has
issued proclamation, Offering reward
of $500 for their arrest.
Coroner Thompson held an inquest,
on Thursday, over the body of q colored
woman, named Polly Conner, who was
killed by lightning, near this city, on
. Wednesday last.
The PHOENIX Office is supplied with
every style Of material from the small
metal letter to the largest wood type,
together with plain and fancy cards,
paper, colored ink, bronze, etc. It is
the only establishment in the interior ol
the State where two and three sheet
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printing attended to promptly, at lowest
prices. SEQ the indestructible tag.
You may insert thousand things in q
newspaper, and never hear word of OPP
probation from the readers; but just let
a paragraph slip in, even by accident, OF
one or two lines not suited to their taste,
or fall just once to get in something
which they think ought to have been
published, and you will be sure to hear
OF it before your paper has 'been out" n
day. Such is life.
Gen. NJ G. Butler is ut the Nckerson
House.
In noticing thst they have been firing
cannon in the fields, near Paris, to bring
on rain, the New York Commercial adds
that tho next firing of cannon that takes
place there may end a reign.
About fifty suits we're entered in the
United States District Court last week