The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-20

business. The Columbia Water Power
Company having been reported&as a
nuisance, special committee wsa ap:-.
pointed to inquire. into the, matter and
report. IS:
Tt is eowardly in a newspaper to de-
nounce q man who has no medium
through which to nuke reply, bnt we
must, nevertheless, say that Captain
Jack is constantly acting tho grand
rascal. This way he has of stealing upon
our troops and firing in among them
without giving them a chance to run, is
such conduct as no gentleman would be
guilty Of.
It is not generally understood that,
while letters may be forwarded without
additional postage from one post office to
another a! the request OF the party ad.
dressed, who may be travelling or has re-
moved to another city, newspapers can
not thus be transmitted, according to the
recent ruling of the Post Onice Depart
ment.
It may not be generally known that
the Irish festival committee offer costly
prize to any knight in the State who
shall be tho successful competition in the
tournament which is to take place ut the
fest which comes of in Charleston on
tho 26Ih instant. The entrance fec is
five dollars. and is open to all knights in
this State. a handsome prize has also
been provided for the sabre clubs. whose
entrance fee is one dollar.
Bishop ". B. Stephens. of Philadel-
phia, performed divine service at Trinity
Church, Sunday afternoon. he is en-
route for Savannah, where he goes, by
invitation, to preach the semi centennial
sermon before the Annual Episcopal
Convention Of Georgia, on Wednesday
next. Bishop Stephens was formerly a
member OF the Dicceee OF Georgin,
which was organized May 81, 1923. just
fifty years ago.
Judge R. B. Carpenter is to deliver
the annual orat:on before the two liter.
ary societies of the South Carolina Uni
versity; Mr.. a. M. Hill. of Darlington,
is to bo valedictory orator of the
Euphradian Society; Mr.. J. Quitman
Marshal, valedictory orator Of the Clario-
sophie Society; Messrs. A. 8. Hill and
". n. Jackson, of Columbia. are to
represent the medical glass; Mr. 9. P.
Pelham, Of this city, the law olass; Mr..
B. 0. Townsend, of Society Hill, the
academic department.. r.
PHGSIx1ASA.-,A nursery resembles o
dancing hall, in TINT it is 3 ba vi room.
S!reet-sprinklers are nseful when Ju-
piter PluSius doesn't exercise his reign.
The insinuation that Eve was cenly q
side issue at the creation, is q rib-ald
Jest.
In correcting children, we should ap-
peal to the intellect before resortirg to
the other extreme.
The deserts of even great men are not
always pleasant. Summer sues his wife
because she deserts him.
An Iowa merchant won't advertise in
the papers. but paints on the fences,
"Go two Aliens for yer dri goods"
A disgusted individual thinks that Old
Probabilities, since his installation, is
responsible for tho worst weather in tho
United States.
Congressmen have an easy time OF it.
Whenever they get hard up, they vote
themselves lot of back pay. And
Uncle Sam pays it as if it was all right.
The latest bonnet is trife higher
than freight on the railroads, and as
graceful in proportion.
ACCORDING TO HoYLE.-The Augusta
Chronicle and Sentinel is correct in the
position it has takep, rs the article fol-
lowing will explain:
''Persons not connected with n news
paper have no idea Of the onerous con-
tributions levied upon us in the way Of
gratuitous papers mud advertisem ents.
Tho dcad-hoad cxactions amount to a
large sum yenrly-muoh moro than other
institutions with twenty times the capital
are called upon to pay. Heretofore, we
have advertised gratuitously for reli.
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