The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-21
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Local news in this city is as scarce as
money.
The summer solssice is appointed for
to-day, the 21st. at 4.10 "A. Nj.
Dog days are approaching, and the
soary are rubbing up the old fusee.
The average darkey now sits in the
shade and fans himself.
Old newspapers for sale at PH9S1
Office, at fifty cents hundred.
lis only little faded four-Board-
ing house bread.
Tho summer contract for the Latest
man is published.
We saw man, yesterday, reading
public documents as summer anuse-
ment.
Unreasonable dogs are going mad over
the hot weather in all parts of the cour.
try.
A welcome shower OF rain and brisk
wind passed over our city, yesterday
afternoon.
We hunted items yesterday, but may
as well have gone to the State House on
Diogenes mission.
There is flying horse arrangement in
town, picking up the ten cent notes the.
will be wanted when Fourth Of july
comes.
You can now use postage stamp
twice. The first time it will cost you
three cents-the second time fifty dol
lars.
The Mayor has proclaimed Joseph
Taylor elected to fill the nne1pired
term OF Alderman Wilder, by vote OF
l05-all that were cast.
The annual exhibition and concert OF
the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind, at Cedar Springs. Spartanburg
County. will be hold on Thursday, the
26th instant.
we have the pleasure of acknowledge
ing an invitation OF the Sisters Of Mercy
OF st. Joseph's Academy, Sumter, TO at
tend the distribution OF premiums to the
pupils of the school, on the 26th June.
This is good weather for hydrophobia
and mad dogs. We notice that in seve-
raj places war of determination has
been declared against CANNES that have
the temerity to pant too vigorously or to
foam at the mouth.
Mr.. A. a. Gilbert, OF the Sumter
Hatchnaan, called at our Office yesterday,
en- route to Spar.anbnrg, to attend the
commencement exercises of Wofford
College. Through Mr.. Gilbert's kind
ness, VIC will be enabled to furnish our
readers With an account of the exercises.
Uncle Sum will issue new silver dol
lar just as Boon as he can get some silver
and prepare his dies. It will resemble
the old silver dollar so far as possessing
the circle of stars, the American buz-
zard, E Piuridus, &C., but the female
who was wont to sit on the Old dollar,
with the COLLAR button gone from her
chemise and holding her night-cap on
bean pole, will not be seen on the now.
She has been arrested and locked up.
BETTER THAN CuRoMos. Every new
subscriber to the Southern Musical Jour
nal Isl. 90 year. is entitled to pre-
MUM of sheet music, Of their own selec-
tion, to the value of fifty cents. This is
in addition to tho fifteen dollars worth
Of music published in the Journal dur
ing the year, and makes the expense
really but fifty cents year. A mere
trihe! WHO can refuse such al offer?
The Journal is model magazine in
every respect; equal 10 any VIC have seen,
and worth it's small subscription price
ten times over. Every musical family
in the South ought to read it regularly.
The June number. just at hand, has the
following choice music, viz: "Milly's
Faith" Claribel; Weary" Gabriel; two
Gne and popular songs. zone Heart,
Ono Soul" Polka Mazurka. Strauss;
"First Bud" Waltz, Merrill. Specimen
copies free to any address. Ludden &
Bates, publishers, Savannah, GA.
PuGNIxIANA.-T lose who ''stand and
wait"-hotel servants.
The worst Kind Of edncation-Tn be
brought up by policeman.