The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-09
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f sQa{ merchants. and others wishing to
prepare. for tho full business. will please
take notice that the PHGNix Office Is
supplied with oil necessary material for
as handsome curds, bill heads, posters.
circulars. aud other printing that mny be
desired. as any Office in the city,, Give
us call and test our work.
The Southern Gardener. or short and
simple directions for the culture OF vege-
tables and fruits at the South, is the
title Of n pamphlet, hy DR.. Henry W.
Ravenel, OF Aiken, 8. Ca copy OF
which we have received from Messrs.
Walker, Evans & Cogswell. It has
number Of illustrations.
The tears Of beauty are like clouds
floating over heaven of stars, belim-
ming them moment that they may
shine with brighter luBtre than be.
fore.
Lite 10 divided into three teFms: that
which was. which is, which will be. Let
ns learn from the past to profit by the
present to live better for the future.
The supply OF watermolons, at present,
exceeds anything that we have seen, for
thus early in the season, in many years.
But We should judge that they were not
all in good condition, ns we snw the
Coroner holding nn inquest over q wagon
load Of them. yesterday morning.
The Governor has appointed NJ. w
Clement. OF Adams Run. aud Jumes
Salvo, of Charleston County. Notaries
Public.
Mr.. J. ". Denny is ahead in the to-
mato line. He presented ns with ono Of
the Ftiee variety. yesterday, which
weighed twenty-one ounces. It was
from lot which averaged pound.
Mr.. r. O'Ncale, Jr., has presented us
with several specimens OF iull-grown
sweet potatoes, produced on his farm on
Lumber street. Can any Of our agricul-
tural friends beat this? Sweet potatoes
measuring seven inches, ready for the
table on the 9Th OF July. This variety is
known as the Southern Queen
The nights are SO excessively warm,
that We hear oft-repeatcd the famous ex-
clamation Of Sidney Smith: "Oh, that I
could strip off my flesh aud sleep in my
bones!" &"
The sewing machine excitement in
Columbia is about to rival that Of life
insurance, shortly after the close of the
war. We have among us an Empire Of
Singers OF the praises of the Wheeler &
Wilson, whose plaudits burst forth like
the eruptions OF 4Ein0; while many
others hayo Common Sense style of ad-
yancing the claims Of the Home Shuttle.
William Jeffers, Esq, the we'll known
fire engine builder, is at the Nickerson
House. The Palmettoes will keep him
alive during his visit. -
4. Fashionable delinilion-W is sir? +?
Nothing that is not found out.
j Josh Billings says that large policy
OF life insurance doesn't exactly mako q
mans corpse smile at his widow, but it
helps amazingly to get another fellow 10
do i: for him. .
MEETING OF THE MECHANICS. A meet
ing Of white mechanics was held last
night, in Independent Hnll. The meet:
ing was called to order, and Mr.. 8. f.
Noycs was requested to net as Chairman,
and Mr. George H. Cathcart, Secretary.
The Chairman stated tho object OF the
meeting. It was then moved that a
COMMITTEES Of 6vc be appointed to make
suitable arrangements for having white
mechanics md workingmen's 3 barbecue.
It was also moved that nm adjourned
meeting bo held in the same hall, on
Thursday night, July 13, and that the
white mechanics and workingmen be re-
quested to attend.
SAD AFFLcTIoN. oN.-Seldom, indeed,
does it fall to our lot to chronicle an