The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-06

CITY hAr1AnA.--The price Of ngle'
sopiSe Of thePHSn1xH b avs sehH.S
/? sRs OF commiaion. stThsse bi pertain
American ofaoislsin vfsuns A
The Govsrnor has .ppospted i1uoius
W. How "a Commissionner Of Deeds for
New York city.
Isn't it Inconsistent TO speak OF tho
''app1s Of your eye." when everybody
knows they're 4 pair1 I'M,
Ne. c. 2. Fez has kesa .lEs:a:sd s5
Judge r.. B. Carpenter a, oficial ste.
nogrsphsr OF the Fifth Circuit. go
Young ladies 'ars 9tpeotea to take
great panes with long tashes in their
summer walking costumes. ..,..i..G'...'l
We don't want to zee Mr., Edward
Stokes hAnged. hut we fear ve SHAH have
70 demand his execution If they don't
keep lin ont OF the New York papers.
Perpetual motion has been discovered
lin the tongue OF a life insurance agent.
A Boston drummer disputes the honor
with him. .r.,., /.
saluda, Broad and Congareo Rivers
were considerably out of their banks
Sunday and yesterday, owing to the re-
cent henvy rains.
Fashion is rarely useful. It scorns
utility. That of wearing the hair loosely
down the back is now going ont, inst ns
fy-time hegins to dawn.
Doubtany ones good sense who speak 8
scornfully Of newspapers. There is much
in them that is trihing. and, perhaps.
demoraliziug; but in the best OF thema
how much that is wise and noble7
In the proceedings Of Council. pub
lished on Friday last, the price OF cloth
for police uniforms was eEsoneously
stated at $3.50; it should have been
2.82Iz per yard.
Colonel 4. @. Haskell, who has recent
Is recovered from severe spell Of sick
ness. over-exerted himself. yesterday,
and tainted. He received prompt medi-
cal attendance.
An accident happened on the Char
lotte. Columbia and Augusta Railroad on
Sunday. caused by broken rail. by
which one car was demolished. but, as
Mr.. Lincoln would say, nobody hurt.
I Miss McGowan's young scholars re-
peated their May day reoitations, ETC.,
last night, to . highly-delighted an:
dienoe. in Irwin Hally The perfostnsrs
acquitted themselves very creditably. II
hr. Natthewes. the disipguishad !por-
trait painter, who hes recently domipiled
in our city. has plaped on. exhibition. IN
the window of Mr., George Bruins
jewelry store, beautiful specimen OF
his artistic skilI. -aa4 :,
Mr.. r. Wearn [of the photographic
Arm Of Wearn Il Hixl does not confine
himself to the getting up Of first quality
pictures, but goes itstrong on vegetables.
he has on exhibition at DR.. Heinitsh't
store topposite PHGN1x ofice) monste,
cabbage. produced in his garden.
The anniversary meeting OF the he.
brew Benevolent Society was held on
Sunday. when the following officers were
elected 10 serve for tho ensuing year. viz
Jacob Levin. President; D. @. Peixotto,
Woo. President; L. T. Levin, Secretary
and Treasurer.
On Sunday last, lady passenger on
the Charlotte train cams near having q
terrible accident. by waiting until the
train moved off before getting on board.
She slipped and would have fallen under
the wheels, had it not been for colored
man who stood near and caught her.
These experiments are dangerous.
A rheumatic oolored man, while walk
ing around the Palmetto Road, yestor
day, had his tile foroibly taken from his
mead by another darkey. He e1postu.
lated and called to the robber to stop.
The reply he received was, go way.
chile: got to catch de Charleston train. .
That was the last seen OF hat and thief.
| HOMICIDE IN SpARTAABURa A private
letter from Spartanburg states that on
Saturday afternoon, discharged soldier,
while under the influence Of liquor,
meeting one of the of1lcers-Csptaiu
Gallagher-atte mpted to be sociable