The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-15
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SERIOUS AcopEsr.r5A .eolofed brick
layer, employed ON 3 new bpildipg being
erected at the depot Of the Che .lotte.
Columbia and Augusta Railroad, became
giddy and fell from the scaffold, Jester.
day, striking upon the palings of the en-.
closure-one of which entered bis back
and another breakisg off in his head.
He is considered fatally injured.
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. -Tha Northern
mail opens at 800 P. NJ; closes 7.15
a. NJ. Charleston day mail opens 400
T. M.; closes 600 a. NJ. Charleston
night mail opens $50 A. NJ; I; closes 6. 90
T. III. Greenville mail opens Gas P.
NJ; closes 600 a. MI. Western mail
opens 9.oOA. NJ; closes 1.8O P. M. On
Sunday Office open from 8 to 4 P. NJ.
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WHAT CARRIE SAYs ABOUT Ir.-..Car.
tie writes to say that it is impossible
ior her to be sensible girl, because the
men won't permit ler TO be so. upon
q moonlight night che wishes to talk
about the stars, the male idiots ubout
her compare the STARS with her eyes. II
she speaks of rosa as possessing essinoets
beautiful hue, they say her cheek rivals
it. Should she venture to coll attent;op
to tho melody of the night-bird'a song.
these monkey.men tell her that her voice
is sweeter music. In view OF this state
OF affairs. Carrie nsks us how she can
be anything else than fool.
The Southern P,esdyterian Rerziey. for
July. is before us. The following are
the contents: Testimony ;and Faith:
Pastors and Evangelists os., Stated SUP.
plies; The Religions Principle the Life
of the Nation-by Judge VIM. Archer
Cooke. Monticello. Fla; The Presbyte-
rian Reunion, North; What ia ,Truth2A
by the Rev. J. s, Gtasty, D. D:,.sshelby.
vile, KY; Inauguration of the Rev. Dr..
Wilson; Critical Notices. Al.
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The grand jury of aonoma, California.
recommend in o recent report that. ssfor
the safety and comfort Of bald headed
men. the loose plastering be removed
from the ceiling, or that the sheriff be
instructed to Furnish parties having bust
ness in the. court with pillows or suita-
BILE shields to cover heads with"
""Paddy. MY boy, said q gentleman to
fellow whom he observed fishing nway
ut deep pool, "that lmust be- fayorite
stream for trout" s.Faith, and snra II
must be that same; for, I have been
standing here this three hours, and not
one of 'em will come out of IT, III
The colored ton OF Atlanta, Ga. when
they want to get mp ''swarry," station
band of music at the door: also. n
crier. with the oyerpowering invitation:
only twenty-five cents, gemmen, and.
fourteen watermiilions to divide among
the awgence!' afil&5 ~ -'l,1 =
Swinburne. in recent burst Of enthu-
siasm about the good. gay poet, is re-
ported to have said that Walt Whitman
ia the only man alive he would really
enjoy getting drunk with-the same re-.
mark which Byron made concerning
Hogg. the Ettrick Shepherd.
At Dampoor. IN France. q servant girl
who went to feed O pack OF hounds was
set upon by the dogs and eaten. It was
the first warm meal they had eaten in
week. It was q Dampoor way of ex-
pressing affection for the girl.
John Randolph was once, on o race-
course. solicited to bet by a stranger,
who said, "Smith here will hold the
stakes: "Just So" replied the descend
ant OF Pocahontas. ''but who'll hold
Smith,"
An Iriehman. upon seeing squirrel
shot from q tree. said. Faith, and thnt's
a waste OF powder. The fall itself would
have killed the squirrel"
A Wheeling man who hung himself.
did 80 because he was too shiftless to
keep clean. His lust words we're, "Clean
me up, aud put q boiled shirt on me-"
Many Of the new houses being built
in New York have the window-panes of
delicate rose-colored glass instead Of
plain white. ,s'
HOTEL ARruvA1s. August1 4. ~ Columbia
iiotel-J. Browne, Ky; J. Q. Foster,
Ala; W. @. Crosswell, s.. O.; It. a. JET.
fords, Richland; j. o. B. Lowry, R. w.
Sanders, Barnweli; Mr. @. W. Hutson
and wife. La; G.. ". Bomar, Charles.
ton. T r RoharfooD yN;ooaLo-.. n