The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-06
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SUPREME CoURr. Monday, August 5,
1872. The Court met. and adjourned TO
meet tomorrow, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
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O1T1 MArrERs.- price of single
copies Of the PHGN1x is Ave cents.
a large and varied lot of cards, suita-
BILE for weddings. invitations. visiting
and business purposes. have just been re-
oeived at this Office. which, owing to the
dull season, will be printed at very low
rates.
The advertising agency of Walker,
Evans & Cogsweli, represented by Ros-
we'll T. Logan, Esq. is the only author
lied agency for this paper in Charleston.
Columbia and vicinity were blessed
with refreshing rains during Sunday
night and yesterday. The advantage to
the crops will be immense.
The unknown colored man, who was
run over by the Charlotte. Columbia and
Augusta Railroad train, referred to in
Sundays PHGN1x, proved to be Peter
Montague. resident of Columbia He
was quite dead when disoovered-the
head being severed from the body. His
two dogs, also dead. were found beside
him. How the unfortunate man sue
oeeded in crossing the railroad bridge is
mystery, as it is known that he was in
toxicated. The matter will be investi-
gated.
Another diabolical evidence Of treason
has been disco vered and charged against
the old white hat. ilAthe fact that ''there
is an almost imperceptible difference of
letters and sound between Greeley and
R. E. Lee."
The thermometer ranged as follows at
the Pollock House, on yesterday: A.
M., IA; IL NJ, II; 2 P. NJ, 79; 7P. NJ,
73.
The following is the programme of
music by the band of the 18th Infantry,
this afternoon, at the garrison parade
grounds:
Grand March Orpheus. Offenbach.
Salute la France. Rossini.
Quickstep. Grofula.
Aria Semiramide. Rossini.
Galop Flying Cloud. Goetz.
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MORE OF GRANTS Worms. A United
States Sergeant and three soldiers ar
rived in Columbia, last night. bringing
with them twelve citizens of Edgeheld
with their friends) on a charge of viola
ton OF the Enforcement Act-ridinQ on
rail John O. Harris. Trial Justice, and
an individual of doubtful character,
who has since been imprisoned on
charge OF perjury. ''Let us have peace"
The following is list of the prisoners:
Wade Taylor, F. B. Cooper. John
Lewis, Elias Ataway, John Blating. VIM.
Griffith. Edmund Martin. Lafayette
Adams. James Culbreth, Oliver Haiti
wanger, George Horne, Hamp. Chris
tian, oolored, Silss Morris, colored.
Mack Smith, colored.
Milwaukee has had a
wooden wedding. Henry Block was
married to Amanda Board. It was
plain affair. We hope neither party got
shaved. and that nobody was bored.
A water privilege Attending a tenn.
perance picnic.
Plutarch calls rest the sauce Of labor.
Can man who has been fined by the
magistrates again and again be consi-
dered refined man?
Persons who never complain of "short
crops"-Barbers.
The Boston Gazette thinks that, al
though Gen. Grant is not very philan-
thropio: many people have occasion to
thank him for his good Offices.
The venerable gentleman who keeps
us SO we'll posted on the state of the
weather objects to being called "Old
Prob.," because lie cannot get along
without his liabilities"
A Milwaukean drank a quart OF ice
water to get cool, and has been growing
colder ever since.
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