The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-22
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copies of tho PHGN1x 10 Rye cents.
The Governor has appointed J. B.
Ferguson Trial Justice for Chester.
Thsre will be services at The Lutheran
Church this morning. at. hslt-pas. 10
O'Clock.
There was consider bic rain, yester-
dsy-Old Probabilities to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Storms generally are mystery, but
you can always see the drift of snow
storm. :
THIS is Ascension Day. ai,d services e.
will be held in several OF the churchesi iof
the city. ' .,:'' -.
Fish ohowder will be served a. .,Hs
Pollock House. to-day, from IL otelook
to l. is;2''
The law relative to reducing tho num-
bes Of internal revenue officers went into
eject yesterday, and several hundred
officials were deoapitated. hs u
a large number OF the civil cases upon
she docket Of the Court OF Common
Pleas have, on motion, been continued
| until the next term.
Mrs. D. W. Hawthorn, of Honea
Path, Mrs. F. G. Parks, of Green wood,
and Mrs. DR.. Edwin Parker, OF Abbe-
vile, died last week.
W. e. Rose, Esq, has kindly furnish.
ed us with samples Of early Vegetables
the first product of his garden. They
came in very ncoeptably.
The Greenville Mountaineer, one OF the
Oldest papers in the up. country. is offered
for sale at auciion-a capital opportunity
for an individual who imagines. he can
run such O machine.
One OF tho watches found in the pos
session of one OF the supposed burglars.
who were arrested here last week, but
afterwards discharged, has been identi-
fed in Charleston.
Mr. W. F. Brittain-he Of the mutton.
chop whiskers-with the old-estahlished
house OF CorcoraD, Mclean & Co., New
York, is paying business calls on his nu-
merous friends in this State.
A Washington doctor asserts that
'bald-headed men die young" He pro-
badly confounds cause and effect, and
means that those who dye young are apt
to become bald.
An infusion Of celery is recommended
by contemporary as q remedy for
! nervous depression. This is according
to common sense. Manifestly there can
be no better antidote for general feeling
OF sluggishness than celebrity.
The pic-nioksrs return their thanks to
General Dennis for the use Of his boat
and the necessary motive power; also to
Mr. Hayes, lin charge Of Neagle's
Bridge.) for his kindness and attention.
Through the energy and perseverance
of Mr.. John Agnew, Jr.. Mr.. @: F. Jack
son was enabled to remove his entire
stock OF dry goods on Tuesday night
before IL O'Clock; and was ready, yester-
day morning. to receive his customers
A level-headed restaurateur is 80 in
oepssd at tho :arn Indian affairs have
taken, that he has scratched Julien Me-
doc off his list Of wines on account of it's
disagreeable suggestion OF July and Mo-
docs.
A Cheroke, chief i, soliciting clothing
in Georgia for members of his tribe who,
having sympathized with the Confede-
rates during the civil war, are not deemed
fitting objects for the fostering peace
policy which our paternal. Government
has extended to the Modocs and Apaches.
HNumerous Western editors are trying
to induce Sergeant Bates to march
through the lava beds, bearing the
American flag. and although they offer
him the odds on bets OF 81, 900 to 81, he
hangs back aud refuses to undertake the
enterprise.
Prof. Sheldon, who has given spcl
general satisfaction by his skill in im.
parting instruction in dancing, is arrang-
ing grand May ball, which comes of
in Parker's Hall, on Thursday evening
next. May 20. There are to be three
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