The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-05-04
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ooPios VI Cuo ARN14 1S HVe Genus.
Captain Leapherts new insurance
sign attracts general attention and admi-
ration, in consequence of its cosmopoli.
tan character. The national colors of
America, England. Ireland, France and
Germany are displayed; the whole
worked up in Mr.. Newton's best style.
Senator L. J. Robertson will accept
our thanks for a copy of the "Statistics
Of Population" from the ninth census
of the United States. It is valuable
work for reference.
A special term of the United States
Circuit Court is to be held in this city,
on the first Monday in August next.
A special meeting Of the City Council
was held yesterday afternoon, when it
vas decided that the request of the Cen
trail National Bank for tho use OF four
feet OF the pavement on Richardson and
Plain streets, should be granted. This
movement will, doubtless, be the enter
ing wedge to other encroachments.
Mr.. Edward F. Stokes, OF Greenville,
after parade through the streets with q
drum and United States flag, venti-
lated his peculiar ideas to a miscellane-
Gus crowd, last night.
"Perry's Ponies" have just arrived at
the Indian girl cigar store.
The tickets for the concert next week
are going rapidly. Persons wishing to
attend had better call ON Mr.. LyBrand
early to-day.
Prince r. Rivers has been appointed a
Trial Justice for Edgefeld County, vice
z. a. Eichelberger, resigned. John G.
Harris. vice Lewis Culbreth, removed.
P. B. Waters has also been appointed
Trial Justice for said County. James G..
Porter has been appointed Notary Pub
lie for Charleston.
EscAPED.-On Thursday night, Joe
Jackson, Jim Paulding, Hance Bridges,
Tom Smith, W. n. Jones and Bill
Green, (all colored.) confined in the jail
as County prisoners, made their escape
from the Jail, by forcing the cell doors
open and spr;nging the window gratinga
with sash weights taken from tho win
dows by one Of the prisoners, who was
allowed the use of the corridor during
the day, on account of sickness. After
forcing the window bars, they let them
selves down with their blankets. Police.
man Young saw them in the yard and
gave the alarm, but obtained no assist.
ance.
We are informed that Sheriff Frazee
has made frequent application to the
County Commissioners to have the win
dows Of the Jail made more secure. but
nothing has been done. Great com.
plant is also made that the Commits.
sioners have failed to furnish the neces.
sary blankets for the prisoners many
of whom are now lying on the floor and
suffering for the want of them.
PHGNIxIANA.-If. as Atheists affirm,
creation came by chance, what sublime
chance it was!
1t IS said that every woman appears
different to every man, and every nature
has its separate watch word, which an
swers to one and will not respond to an.
other.
It is an awful thing to die rich. And
more 80, not to.
Where to find eternal spring-In the
circus business.
A good, finished scandal, fullarmed
and equipped, such as circulates in the
world, is rarely the production OF q
single individual, or even OF single
coterie. It sees the light in one; is
rocked and nurtured in another; is pc t.
ted, developed and attains its growth in
third; and receives its finishing touches
only after passing through multitude
of hands.
The earliest barbecue on record-Lu.
ther burning the Pope's bull OF Worms.
In too many lamentable instances, the
"last scene of all this strange. eyentfnl