The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-06-22


vising our readers to give it liberal pa
tronage. It is stated to be the finest
work of art in it's line ever exhibited in
America. The word 6iorama is from the
Greek, and signifies picture with life
in it.
CRuMDs.-N1r. Pollock will inaugurate
the summer season to-day, by furnishing
his patrons with okra and tomato soup.
The balance of the big turtle will be
souped at the Exchange House, to-day.
Columbians live high.
MIR. W. B. Johnston, who was former
~ connected with the PHOENIX, died in
Chicago, Illinois, on the 25th of May,
1870
Charley Kinloch, the efficient clerk OF
the Columbia Hotel, is no longer con-
nected with that establishment.
The name of the Columbia Debating
Society has been changed to the "Colum.
bia Literary and Debating Society,"" and
the Constitution amended accordingly.
Since this change, it has had large ac-
cessions to its membership.
Messrs. Bryan s. McCarter. have fur
nished us with an illustrated copy of
"Put Yourself in his Place." by Charles
Reade, author of "Hard Cash." "White
Lies, etc. This story has been pub
lished in several literary journals, and
has excited n great deal of attention and
favorable comment The present work
is not surpassed by any Of the authors
previous efforts. Harper & Brothers are
the publishers. Price rs cents.
Yesterday-June 21-was the longest
day in the year.
Rev. E. j. Meynardie has been honor
ed with the degree of D. D., by the
University of North Carolina.
Yesterday morning, 10 o'clock, MS CO.
lored policeman, named John Fitzsim-
mons, attempted to arrest white atlache
of the Circuit Court, named Simons, he
was shot in the lower part of the body.
The wound is considered dangerous, if
not mortal. When some of the colored
persons collected around the magistrates
Office, mado threats of lynching their
felow-radical, lie appealed to Magistrate
Nash for protection, asserting that he
fred the shot accidentally.
A difficulty occurred between some
colored persons, yesterday, on Mr.. TnS>>
lor's plantation, short distance below
Columbia, when one colored man NOR
tally wounded another and also colored
woman, who had formerly been his wife.
A load of buck-shot did the job. When
our informant left, the wounded were
thought to be dying.
LIFE OF CHARLES DIcKENs-By DR.. R.
Shelton Mackenzie. With papers, re-
collections, anecdotes and letters, by
"Boz," never before collected. T. B.
Peterson & Brothers, No. BOG Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, have in press, for
immediate publication, the life of Charles
Dickens. 1t will contain, beside full
history of his life, his uncollected pieces,
in prose and verse; recollections and
anecdotes, as we'll as letters never before
published; and will trace the entire career
of the great novelist from the time of
his birth and first connection with jour
nalism as reporter, to its unexpected
and lamented termination on the 9th of
June, 1870. By DR.. r. Shelton Mac.
kenzie. 1t will also contain o new en-.
graved likeness of Charles Dickens, taken
from photograph for which he sat few
days prior to his death. The whole will
be issued i'll large duodecimo volume,
bound in cloth, uniform with sPeter-
sons" various editions of "The Com
plete Works of Charles Dickens" Price
S1.5o. Agents wanted everywhere to en-
gage in its sale. Advance copies will be
sent to any one, postpaid, on receipt of
price.
HOTEL ARRIVALS. June 21-- Columbia Hotel.-
A J Haltiwanger, c.; E Hayward, W l.
Hayward, J " O'Brien, G Artly, j II Symmes,
J E Thames, Oharleston; Mckenzie, NY;
j A August and lady, Batesville; A Frede-
rick, Orangeburg; G DeWeYillc. Camden.