The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-23
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copies of the PHOENIX is five cents.
Ground is about to be broken for the
Union Savings Bank building, on Main
street, between the Carolina National
Bank and Stanley's China Hall.
The well-known firm Of J. W. g. z.
Ohisolm, importers and manufacturers
of jewelry. fancy goods, human and i'm
itation hair goods, laoes, notions, etc.,
447 Broadway and "a Mercer street,
New York, has been added to by the as
sociation of Mr.. Charles McCauley in
the firm. They do an extensive bust.
ness in Columbia, and it may be OF in
terest to our merchants to know that the
stock of goods for tho fall and winter
trade is new, recherche. and exceedingly
cheap.
The auroras have been making superb
displays of late, and we see they are
finally explained as phenomena of heat.
A man who applied to ono of our citi-
zens for help for his destitute children,
on being asked what he needed, said he
was not particular. eff he couldn't get
bread, he would take tobacco"
We have been furnished with n copy
of the "By-Laws of the Palmetto Or
phan Home, together with the Local
Board of Trustees and Board of Visitors,
Of the State of South Carolina" Copies
can be obtained from DR.. J. w. Parker,
the President. The following is list of
the Trustees: DR.. J. ". Parker. Presi-
dent; r. L. Bryan. Treasurer; J. b.
Ezell, Secretary; W. X. Bachman, L. r.
Stokes, J. H. Kinard, G. J. T. Janney,
r. O'Neale, Jr., G. J. Iredell.
Pollock's thermometer gives the fol-
lowing record Of the heat yesterday:
A. NJ, 81; IL NJ, 90; 2 P. NJ, 81; 7 P,
NJ, ss.
The following is the programme o.
music by the band of the 18th Infantry
this afternoon, August %, at O'Clock:
Capricia. Hagan.
Aria Semiramede. Rossini.
Quiokstep.
Flora Quadrille. Strauss.
Waltz Springringer. Herman.
, FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFrIcE.-Th,
q Governor has pardonod Richard Sanford
of Spartanburg County, convicted o
bigamy at the August, 1872. term of tn
General Sessions for that County. ant
sentenced by Judge Montgomery Nose
J.. to two years imprisonment in the Count.
i. Jail. The Governor has also suspende,
the execution of Simon Black, of Lex
# ington County, who was to have bce
s hanged to day, till the Goth day of Sep
I tember next. Black was convicted be
a fore Judge S. ". Melton, at the Ma
J. term, of the murder Of Mr.. Harmon.
The Governor has ordered to be issue
Communication of the sentence of Rhin
% Washington, convicted of murder on
j sentenced to be hung at Charleston.
The Governor has appointed A.
q Evans to be Trial Justice in Orangebur
> County, Oice @. G. Stephens, removed.
d WHAT Is Ir?-We have been presente
= = by Rev. G.. A. Hough with a vegetabl
If curiosity, which was found growing
d the Edisto River, near Orangeburg.
q has somewhat the shape Of sun-fowe
- with twenty-one cells, each containing
N nut, resembling ohinquepin in tas
Is and appearance. They are found occ
u sionally in the creeks and rivers of th
90 State, we are informed, where wild gee
as as feed, and it is supposed that the drol
pings of these birds are in some WE
~ connected with the origin OF the plan
1e It can be examined by the curious.
Ve MISTAKES. To suppose that all tho
% who sleep on the rocks in the Sta
House yard are members OF the Conve
20 ton.
w To suppose that every member OF Il
- Convention is candidate for Governo
To suppose that the members of Il
nj Convention pay for all their drinks al
a. segars.
be To suppose that honest men will
'es nominated by the Convention.
%, PHGNIxIANA.-It is certain that, nj
70 times out of ten, we are nearer the tru
in think;no wa11 NJ persope rathar fh