The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-05
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copies Of the PHOENIX is Eve cents.
The Charleston mail failed to reach
Columbia yesterday afternoon.
The auction sale Of birds advertised
yesterday to Take place this day by d.
@. Peixctto & Son is unavoidably post
poned until further notice.
Tho City Council has presented an
artificial leg to Mr. Beckham, who was
wounded by the falling walls of Gregg's
block when burned three years ago.
Mr.. Richard Cathcart, agent of the
Western Union Telegraph Company in
this city, is draping picture represent
ing Professor Morse and his family at
his homo in Poughkeepsic, N. Y, in
moaning, as mark of respect to tho
memory of the great electrician. The
photograph hangs in tho Office of the
agent. Mrs. Cathcart's handiwork sup
piled the appropriate and necessary fes-
toons and drapery.
Mr.. jackson, OF the Little Store"
has received his supply of Butterick g.
Co.'S catalogue of spring fashions, for
1872. and will supply his lady friends
with tho same on application.
1t is stated by contemporary that
the five votes thrown out in Ward No. l
were mado up by tearing the name of
one candidate off one ticket, and the
names of others off another ticket. and
folding them together as a single ticket;
that, alter being put in the box. they
became separated, and if counted each
as ticket, there would have been five
more tickets than were really polled.
A Bergh is wanted in Columbia to look
after "the cruelty to animals" men, who
can be seen driving horse frames and OK
frames, and blind, lame, diseased, and,
to all appearances, half-starved animals,
through our streets any day in the week.
The City Treasurer advertises, this
morning, a sale Of $3.50, 900 of the seven
per cent. twenty year bonds of the city
Of Columbia; the salo to take place on
"Wednesday, May Is, 1872.
The Indian Girl has just received
supply of the celebrated Periquo smok-
ing tobacco. We have tried it, and can
testify us to its genuineness and deli
ciOus flavor.
Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Mccormick had
an opening of millinery goods yester-
day. We are informed that the exhibi-
ton was magnificent and the visitors nu-
mcrous. We regret not being able to
give lengthy description of what is to
be seen and purchased Mt these popular
establishments, as our "fashion editor
took his departure for New York yestcr-
day.
II. c. Silver & Co. announce an open
ing, on Monday next. of the largest
stock of millinery goods ever seen out
side of New York.
What even q teetotallcr must come to
at last-his bier.
About thirty of the United States pri-
soners from Laurens and Newberry were
brought to Columbia yesterday after
neon, and placed in Jail.
SHOOTING ArrRAY.-We learn that
yesterday, Mr.. Foulke, an engineer on
the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad, shot negro named Joe Bates.
There nrc several rumors ahoat in regard
to the shooting. and We cannot learn
which is correct. A warrant has been
issued for the arrest Of Mr.. Foulke, who
| left on tie train of which he WAS cpgi-
neer.
SlMMs MEMORIAL FuSD.-A meeting
was lately held i'll Charleston OF the
| friends and admirers of the late William
Gilmore Simms, and arrangements en-
tered upon to have suitable monument
erected to his memory. Committees
were appointed i'll the several Counties
Of tho State to solicit subscriptions
Gen. Hampton, Col. J. P. Thomas and
the Rev. VIM. Martin are the committee
for this County, and will bo glad to re-
ceive the contributions of such rs feel
disposed to aid in this praiseworthy
work. William Gilmore Simms was O