The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-23


& Sill dry aud, dusty. What has be-
come Of the "April showers7" s,
q The vegetable gardens ii this vicinity
arc suffering from the hot. dry weather.
The latest styles wedding and visiting
cards and envelopes, tastily printed, can
be obtained at the PHOENIX Office.
Miss MoGowan and her scholars are
making preparations for splendid ex-
hibition on the fret of May.
The Mayors inspection Of tho Charles
ton Fire Department will be made this
month. The 8remen's tournament will
take place in the latter part of May.
There was no quorum, last night, at
the regular Meeting OF the City Council,
and consequently no business was trans
acted.
The committee appointed by the last
Legislature to investigate the taxable
property OF the South Carolina Railroad
are in Charleston.
G. H. Pettengill, the proprietor Of tue
Dexter Stables, has sold his business aud
stock to Il. Graham & 90 Of Charles
ton.
Prof. Cummings, of the State Univer-
sity, will deliver the second OF the course
OF lectures, OF tho University Chapel,
this evening, the 23l instant.
Madame De Graf, the wonderful seer
and clairvoynnt. will visit Columbia,
shortly, when the believers oan learn
their future.
Two-thirds OF the cisterus in Charles.
ton have gone dry, in consequence of the
protrncted drought. The water supply
is becoming serious question in that
city.
The inquisitive mosquito. we are un-
happy to report, is thus early in the sea-
son wingiug his arrowy fight through
our balmy atmosphere, and singeth ever
as he goeth.
The fremen of Augusta intend having
q grand parade on tho 18th of next
month, at which will be present Savan.
nab, Atlanta, Charleston aud other fire
companies.
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who has at last been driven to turn
"ohimney DOCTOR" says that chimneys.
for the most part, are jnst like men
they smoke too much.
Pio.nics aud May parties will soon be
the order Of the day. There is no city
in the South where the young enter into
pio-nios with more zest th,n in Colum'
bia.
There is a rumor that the first frog oi
the season has been heard from. The
creature was so hoarse. however, from
the prevailing catarrh, that many per.
sons think the lote was that of raven,
instead of frog.
Excursion tickets on the South Caro-.
lima Railroad, for the present occasion,
will nos be sold after tomorrow. The
tickets now sold are good until May 8.
We presume tho road will issue excursion
tickets to Charleston during the fire
mems gala season.
Round trip tickets. for the benefit
OF persons desiring to attend the spring
meeting of the South Carolina Agrioul.
tural and Mechanical Society, to be held
in Charleston, will be issued by the
Greenville and Columbia and Blue Ridge
Railroads. Read the notice of Superin
tendent Dodamead.
The Sohutzenfest Of 1873 is now most
auspiciously inauguratod in Charleston,
and is a matter of congratulation moi
only to the gallant club to whom belongs
the honor Of initiating it, but to tho
whole city, for this annual festival holds
to Charleston precisely the same relation
that tho Mardi Gras bears to New Or
leans or the Carninnl to Venice.
Postmaster General Creswell has nd.
vertiscd for proposals for conveying the
mails Of the Unitod States, from July /
1873. to June 80. 1875. on tho following
route: From Whippy Swamp to Allen
dale, twenty miles and back, once g
week. Leave Whippy Swamp Wednes
day, at 8 A. NJ; arrive at Allendale by 2
P. NJ; leave Allendale Wednesday,, at 8