The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-04
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copies of the PHOENIX is Eve cents.
To-day being a national holiday, and
business. generally being suspended, we
propose to follow suit. as printers can
appreciate holiday better than any
other class of men in the world. There
will be no paper issued from this Office
tomorrow.
The installation of officers of Palmetto
Lodge, No. s. I. o. o. F.. will take place
tomorrow evening.
Everybody we met yesterday was in q
melting mood.
The Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta
Railroad Company has completed ar
rangements for conveying delegates to
tho Baltimore Convention, to be held on
the 9th instant, ut reduced rates. Ex-
cursion tickets are on sale at the Office of
the company. Price $50.
A procession of colored societies will
be formed in front Of Cooper & Taylor
hall this morning, at half-past o'clock
After marching through the principal
streets, they will halt at the Park, where
i they will be regaled with Fourth of July
orations.
The "frozen zone" is all q myth. We
don't believe there is any such place.
A severe thunder storm passed over
Columbia Tuesday night, and again yes
terday.
There will be three barbecues to day,
at the following places: At the Fair
Grounds. by J. NJ. Roach; at Nassau
Island, by 9. r. Franklin. and ut Frost's
Mill, by II. II. Dent. Take your choice.
Those who wish to pass few pleasant
hours, this morning, are invited to at
tend the interesting exercises at the
Marion Street Methodist Sunday School.
The celebration will begin at Q o'clock.
There will be picnic at Soegers'
brewery to-day.
The Wilmington, Columbia and Au-
gusta Railroad has made arrangements
for carrying delegates to the Baltimore
Convention and visitors, ria their line
and the Portsmouth and Bay Line. The
fare for the round trip has been greatly
reduced.
The heat is enough to put one in the
notion of trying the plan of Syduey
Smiths friend, who took off his flesh and
sat in his bones, till somebody came
along and improved on it by punching
out the marrow to let draft through.
Declaration Of Independence, pop
skull whiskey. -glycerine e1plo-
sives. sky-rockets, and ''sich like" will
be the order of day.
We learn that q petition to grant
license to retail spirituous liquors in the
Park, to-day, was refused. Commende-
BILE action.
Governor Scott has appointed VIM. F.
Reddish Trial Justice for Orangeburg
County, rice J. T. Pohl, removed.
Water-melons are becoming plentiful,
with prospective reduction in price on
and after to-day.
The mercury went up ont of sight
yesterday morning. A reporter climbed
up after it. and, as he was too valuable
man to lose, we set q bucket under the
tube and caught him Us he run down.
He will be all right this morning.
There will be chicken fighting and
shooting matches ut some OF the barbe-
cues to-day.
The post Office Employees will observe
a part of the Ar us a holiday. The
hour for delivery. to-day. will be from
half-past 5 o'clock to half-past 6.
Every canine ought to be made to
wear q muzzle from now until October.
The Pollock House is located in O
shady spot, on the Western side OF Main
street, and the proprietor keeps the
earths surfaca in front of his place Of
business constantly dampened; conse-
quently, it is steady heat or GOODNESS
that causes the rise or fall of the mercu-
ry in the thermometer that hangs near
tue front of the establishment. Its re-
cord for yesterday is as follows: A. NJ. /,
80; 2 P. NJ, 90; 7 P. NJ, S3.
There was no music et the oorr;oop