The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-24

eopiss Of the PHau1x is ave cunts.
"a tale OF misery-the cocktail. s
s There was great complaint yesterday
Of the impure water In tho pipes.
- The trestle on the Greenville Road.
which was burned Monday, is all right.
The almanac makers promise rain at
the end Of the month.
Elijah Levy. q oolored carpenter, in
the employ of Captain Parker, died sud-
denly Sunday night.
To-day is the anniversary OF tho
evacuation Of New Osleans by General
Lowell, in 1862.
The latest styles wedding and visiting
cards and envelopes, tastily printed, can
be obtained at the PHGN1x Office.
The filthy condition Of our streets.
alley ways and drains should attract the
attention of'our city authorities.
J. K. McCarley has declined the ap-
pointment OF Trial Justice in Chester
County.
Attention is directed to the list OF arti-
oles that Mr.. Geo Summers advertises
in another column.
Miss o. R. MCGOWAN will accept our
thanks for cards OF invitation to the May
celebration by the pupils of her school,
at Irwin's Hall, on Thursday evening
next, May /.
Additions to and improvements in the
wires OF the Western Union Telegraph
line in this oity are being made. There
arc eighteen wires Of that line -nnning
through this city.
The base ball season is approaching,
when those who enjcy the fun of bruised
faces and bodies. dislooated finger joints
and other amusing ~ incidents to the
national game can be gratifed.
Did our lady readers ever hear their
young lady acquaintances ask each other,
Whats your politics2" and then giggle.
The question has hidden meaning.
For explanation. apply to the first lady
you know who wears a large hustle.
The lease by the Trustees of the South
Carolina University to the Regents of
the State Normal School, of the chapel
and wings of the University for the uses
of the Normal School, has been exc.
outed. It secures this building for
ninety nine years at nominal rental.
The conrt martial which convened in
this city, Monday, for the trial of en-
listed men. is waiting for tho arrival OF
soldiers from different points, charged
with various offences. One arrived from
Newberry, and others are expected from
Spartanburg, York. Atlanta, Georgia,
and other places in this military depart
meut.
DR.. E. E. Jackson, in addition to
other attractions, has placed in his store
curious and very beautiful ornament.
It is glass tube. arranged in the form
OF fountain, through which the water
Is forced by an air pump. It presents
the appearance OF real fountain, throw
ing ten or twelve sprays. It is worth
visit.
As We probably shall have summer.
by and by. it may be interesting to
know that mating is considered by
many medical practitioners to be far pre-.
ferable to carpets as covering for floors
in summer. 1t takes up but little dust,
offers no encouragement to moths, and
can be scrubbed with soap and water
when soiled.
The Governor has appointed Millege
". Turner and Wm. Parkman Trial JUS
tices for Edge6eld County; James A.
Bowley and Neptune Bell to be Commits
sioners OF Pilotnge; n. III. Thompson, of
Barnwell County, as Notary Public; ".
9. Glover as Trial Justice at James
leland, Charleston County. 7ics II. F.
Becker, who was not confirmed by the
Senate.
DEATH. Mrs. Christiana Davis, an
aged lady, who has resided in this city
since 1921. departed this life yesterday
morning. The decoased was born in
Somersetshire, England, and was about
eighty-three years OF ago. She has
been an invalid for many years. She