The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-10-19

The frequent destruction OF gin
houses lately should worn the planters
to bring forward their cotton TO the city
wnereit can be protected Every State
paper nearly contains accounts! of the
burning of gin honses& filled with
cotton.
MAIL ARRANoEMENTs.- Il he Northern
mail opens $50 A. A., 3 P. NJ; closes
10 A. NJ, 6 P. Al. Charleston opens Z
a. NJ, 2 80 2. NJ; closes and 8 80 P.
NJ. Western opens and 10. BOA. M. ::
closes 6 and P. 81. Greenville opens
6.45 P. NJ; CLOSES 6 A. NJ. Wilmington
opens 80 P. NJ. closes $50 A. NJ. On
Sunday open from s>1zz to 1o1s M.
We had call, yesterday, from Pro.
fessor Brewer, who has recently been
elected to I'LL the chair of Ancient Lam
guages and Literature in the South
Carolina Uriversity. Prof. Brewer is,
wc learn. graduate Of Yale College,
has travelled abroad, and spent two
years as American Consul ct some city
in Greece. It is stated that the duties
Of instructor in languages is not new to
him, he having filled similar position
in two other colleges.
PUGSIxIASA.- Mosquitoes are Just
shedding their teeth.
Keep ahead rather than behind the
times.
The rediugote is the reigning favorite
Passion is woll termed drunkenness
of the mind.
Carbolic acid aud glycerine will cure
chapped hands.
Do not meddie with business you do
not understand.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS DAr.-St.
Peters (Catholic) Church-Rev. J. L.
Fullerton. First Mass Z A. NJ; Second
Mass lo4 A. NJ; Vespers ~ P. III.
Trinity Church-Rev. p. j. Shand.
1Ola 4. NJ. and P. NJ.
Lutheran Church-Rey. A. r. Rude.
10i. a. NJ.
Marion Street Church-Rev. Mr.. Ca
ruthers. 10ia A. NJ; Rev. o. A. Darby,
~ 2. NJ. Sunday School, 8 a. nj.
Washington Street Church-Rsv. D.
Derrick, 1O1a A. NJ; Rev. o. A. Darby,
Z. NJ.
Presbyterian Church-Rov. E. NJ.
Green, IL A. NJ. and 7ls p. Nj.
Baptist Church-Rev. J. K. Menden-
hall, 1O% A. NJ. and 7 p. NJ. Sunday
School at 8 A. M.
TRIAL FOR DIvonoE.-The Court of
Common Pleas was occupied Friday and
part OF Saturday in hearing testimony
u the case of divorce prayed for by
Charles Minort, member OF the House
OF Representatives from Richland.
against his wife, on the ground OF
adultery. The parties to the suit we're
themselves examined as to the question
of desertion. The revelations we're suoh
as it would be indelicate to reproduce
In q newspaper. Upon conclusion oil
the examination of witnesses for the de.
fenoe, the counsel OF the plaintiff moved
for on-suil. which was granted by the
Judge. This is the first case for divorce
We have ever known tried in Columbia.
1t has been granted IN two instances in
the State, one occurring under tho late
Judge Orr. and the ether under Judge
Vernon. Perhaps there was another.
! The present Constitution anticipated
tho disruption of family ties under the
new order of things; the Legislature
responded with the necessary statute,
and now we have (what never was heard
OF before in South Carolina) divorce
suits and oil the elimination, recrimina.
ton and personal exposure which ac.
company them. The parties were de-
Tended the defendant by Messrs. Bach
man & Youmans and Melton & CLARK
the plaintiff by Messrs. Pope & Haskell.
James Dunbar and j. d. Tradewell.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRADE. =
at the adjourned meeting. yesterday,
AIR. Sawyer read substitute for the
memorial submitted by the merchants
soma parta hninr okiactiopolIo r. w.,