The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-22

Front pprtiooes are very popular these
warm nights.
we learn that meningitis Ia in Hurley
vile. Z
Old newspapers for sale ct PHGN1
Office, at fifty cents hundred
About this time. look for the ''Last
Roso of Summer"
A Columbia small boy was bitten by
dog in attendance upon the flying horses
on Assembly street.
We neglected to state yesterday that
DR.. F. s.. Lewie died from mild attack
of smallpox.
There were twelve deaths in Columbia
for the week ending the 2lst-whites
eight. colored four.
Numbers Of able-bodied men loaf
around our streets, unemployed Pro-
badly it is too warm fox work.
Yesterday and to:day|une 81 and
22-aro the longest in tho year, and we
should think the hottest, too.
There are more brutes on wagons with
reins and whips in hand these hot days
q
than there-are between the shafts.
Attention is directed to the adver tise-
ment. Of excursion tickets by the Will
mington. co!umhia and augusta Rail
road. Il.
The reduction of stock advertised by
Messrs. H. @. Shiver &, Go. is q fixed
fact Read their advertisement for par
ticulnre.
We have received the July number Of
ReOue ele Ia Moae. a family magazine. i'm
ported by 8. T. Taylor, SIG Broadway,
New York.
Persons in arrears to the PHRNIx for
subscriptions are notified that prompt
payment must be made. It is either
money or no paper.
A oolored boy fell on Main street, be-
low the PHOENIX Office. yesterday, with a
fit, which was dispelled by the applica-
ton of cold water.
Mr.. jacob Sulzbacher's name was &C.
cidentally omitted from the list of Ma
sons visiting Anderson on the occasion
Of the funeral Of the late Governor Orr.
Mrs. W. II. Wigg has furnished us
with specimen of the production of her
garden-a beautiful flower of species
entirely new to us-the "red-hot poker -
Plus the Ninth is in better health than
ever. Neither political attacks nor ma.
laria attacka can shake the papal octoge.
marian. He promises fairly to outlivo
several OF the sovereigns OF Europe.
A pet dog belonging to lady up town
is 80 sauoy that it turns up its nose at
the water furnished by the Columbia
Water Power Company, and will drink
nothing bit seltzer, we'll iced.
Little Birds" and "As You Like It, I"
an elegant "cigar." Quite favorite
with smokers. Ladies' don't object when
you smoke Bird" or Gas You Like
It." Call and try them. For sale at
Heinitsh's drug store.
An old lady, selling eggs in Columbia.
asked, as is usual, "What's the news2"
"The latest. said the obligipg clerk, sis
that the Yankees have got the Modocs. "
The old lady struck her knuckles on the
counter and exclaimed, II hope the last
one Of 'em will die of it!''
A Columbia gardener has been expert
mcnting upon two plants, watering one
OF them with city water and the other
with lager beer. The latter plant is far
the more luxuriant Of the two, on the
strength of which fact the proprietor OF
it has doubled his potations.
Capt. Casson must look to his laurcls
in the cabbage lire. Mr. James L. Block
has presented us with two mammoth
heads Of cabbage, grown on his farm
near this city. Mr.. B. says there are
moro where these came from. Ono
weighed twelve ard the other sixteen
pounds. AIR. II. Winters cultivated
them.
In addition to farmers oranges. we
have now the formation of "liberty
lodges" to record, the latter being di-
rected against the liquor prohibition
movement. The nucleus is in Massa.
chusetts, though lodges aro forming in