The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-10
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cards and envelopes. tastily printed, can
be obtained at the PHaNIx Office.
Complaints are made by subscribers
living in adjacent Counties that their
papers are loaned out by the post Office
officials. and that in many cases the pa
pers are never returned. This must be
stopped, otherwise complaint will be
made to the authorities.
Weddings are on the increase in Co.
lumbia. There we're tuo on Wednesday
night and two yesterday morning.
The smallpox is spreading rapidly
throughout the country. Like the cpl
zootic, it appears to bo making q gene-
raj attack.
Gov. Moses has appointed Alfred
Minis Notary Public for Lexington,
and Nathaniel Fields and J. B. Mushing-
ton, Jr., for Charleston.
Ransom Simmons, convicted at the
fall term of the Court of General Ses-
sions for Richland, of assault and bate
ry, upon the recommendation of nume.
rous citizens of the County, has been
parloned by Gov. Moses. He is to leave
the State. Mary Walker, convicted OF
manslaughter at Barnwell County, at May
term, 1872, aud sentenced for five years,
has been pardoned by the Governor, on
the recommendation of the Solicitor who
prosecuted the case, and other persons.
The weather, yesterday, was bright.
clear and pleasant-it was q regular
spring day
Messrs. A. A. Gilbert andN G.. Osteen,
of the Sumter press, are in Columbia.
One Of the large pancs of glass in the
window of Messrs. Lorick & Lowrance's
grocery store was broken, during
| Wednesday night, and several knives
and small articles abstracted. The front
door was also broken into. A colored
man was arrested yesterday morning,
who was endeavoring to dispose of some
of the stolen knives.
| Yesterday afternoon, q pair Of horses
attached to wagon standing in front Of
Mr.. William MoGuinniss' store, became
frightened and ran up Main street.
knocking down the lamp. post at the
corner Of Lumber street-causing leak
and q horrible smell.
Mr.. A. l.. Solomon has been appointed
County Auditor of Richland.
The following appointments have been
confirmed by the Senate: James nj.
Allen, Treasurer for Greenville; A. @.
Shaffer, Treasurer, Colleton; John B.
Goodwin. Jury Commissioners, Rohland ;
Niles johnson, Trial Justice, York; J.
n. Hayne, 81. G. Inwood and W. ".
Shredder, Trial Justices, Charleston; A.
l.. Solomon, Auditor, Richland; J. B.
Tolleson aud D. G. Finley. Trial JUS
tices, Spartanburg; Joel Copes, Auditor,
Fairfield, and T. D. Mcdowell, Jury
Commissioner OF Georgetown.
Thursday, the 9th. was the ami
versary of tho first firing of the seces-
sion war, when the Star of the West was
despatched to the relief Of Fort Sumter.
Ex.Troasurer Parker is pushing his
new Main street brick building rapidly
forward. He has employed probably the
largest force of workmen engaged on
any building in the city at present.
More California penrs, large and lus.
cious, at Brookbanks'.
Treasurer Cardozo's Office is daily
thronged with eager applicants. The
money is being disbursed almost as ra.
pidly as it is received.
There seems to be perfect mania at
present for commencing the publication
OF newspapers in this State. Greenville,
Abbeville, Anderson, Richland, New
berry and Darlington, are the new stamp
ing grounds
The rugged cats in the suburbs have
already began rehearsing for their spring
concerts. It ia stated that various novel
ties will be introduced by them during
the coming season.
We are indebted to Secretary OF State
Hayne for copy OF the report of that
official to tho Legislature; also to Super
intendent of Education Jillson for q COPY