The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-23
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yoP1es OF the fH8NIX 10 hEe cents.
q The days are growing shpfter. s
&Loeal items wero scarce yesterday.
The Charleston mail failed yesterday.
Fruits and vegetables are becoming
plentiful. and wafer melons are selling
cheap.
The proprietor Of the PHOENIX left for
New York, last night. by way of Charles
ton.
The pleasant weather OF the past few
days is injurious 10 the interest of the
watering place proprietors.
A peculiar form OF sore mouth and
throat affection is prevailing to consi-
derable extent in Columbia at this sea.
son.
An old lady from the country, with six
unmarried daughters, was in our city on
yesterday, hunting for the Patrons Of
Husbandry. She means business.
Messrs. Hoffman g. Albreoht have our
thanks for some extra fine specimens of
fruit-a water melon, weighing forty
pounds and large, juicy peaches OF the
lemon variety. They keep fgs and many
other good things.
Last night was the OCCASION OF the re-
gular meeting of the City Council, but q
quorum not being present, special
meeting will be held this evening, at 81
o'clock. The Council have failed to have
quorum for several meetings.
We are requested to state that the
scholars of Marion Street Sunday School
will meet at the church, TO- morrow
morning, at half-past o'clock, at which
time, accompanied by the teachers, they
will proceed to the picnic grounds,
about mile from the city.
MAIL ARRANGEMENTs.- The Northern
mail opens $50 and 10.3O'A. NJ. closes
8 4. NJ. and 6.30lP. III. ,Charlesson
opens 7 A. M. and 230P. NJ; closes
els and S 80 P. NJ. Western opens 6.3O
and $50 a. H.; closes and 6 80 P. NJ.
Wilmington opens 4.3O F. NJ: closes
6 A. NJ. Greenville opens GAS P. NJ;
closes 6 A. N. On Sunday the Office is
open from 3 to 4 P. nj.
BoAeD OF HEALTH.-At the last reed-
lar meeting of the Board of Health, the
following resolution was adopted, and
will be submitted to the City Council
this evening:
"Resolued. That this Board recon-
mend to the City Council to request Col.
S. A. Pearce, Agent Of the Columbia
Water Company, to dispense with the
pumping of river water into the dissri-
buting resot voir-it being, in our OPT.
nion, unfit for use; and we believe that
the springs supplying the old steam mill
reservoir, II kept properly cleansed, are
amply sufficient to supply the present
wants of the city"
PHE..il.SA.-The man who can he
nothing but serious or nothing but mer-
ry. is but half man.
In character, in manner, in style, in
all things. the supreme excellence is sim
plicity.
Better known than the postman's
knock to some people-the inn keepers
tap.
laced, that they are staid in their demean-
or.
The passionate are like men standing
Oh their heads; they see all things the
wrong way.
Can gay spiltualist be called hap
py medium?
A kangaroo is curious chap; when
it's wide awake it's lenping.
What word is always pronounced
wrong? Wrong.
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Rooms to Rent.
Hope * Gyles-Turnip Seed.
Norton and hompson-Auction.
S. Donnelly-For Sale.
HOTEL ARRIVALS, July o. UH.el.,
Houses W Melton, city; s j. France,
S II Lyon, Baltimore; H Bokem, j II
Porter, Atlanta; L B Taylor. New Or
leans; J II Sampson. Jr, Miss D Samp-