The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-30
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copies OF the PHOENIX is FIVE cents.
We will publish the proceedings of The
Board Of Health in our next issue.
A young woman. being asked by
politician which party she was in favor
OF, replied that she preferred wedding
party.
We have cn our table monstrosity in
the corn line; twonty-four s,nuller cars
growing from the main cob. 1t was sent
to us from Lexington.
The new ice arrangement want into
effect yesterday. The Palmetto Supply
Company delivered ice Mt the doors of
residences and places Of business.
Melons and fruit are to be seen on oil
sides Of Columbia. large, luscious and
enticiog to the appetite, but the supply
seems to exceed the demand.
BY reference to our advertising CO.
lnmns, it will be seen that public meet.
ing Of citizens will be held in the Court
House on Friday evening next, to take
into consideration the water question.
The heat. yesterday. was of the kind
that strikes in. What with the heat and
Pearce's water, we are astonished at not
being able to furnish a boiling hot
local.
KILLED By LlGHTNfNG Mr.. Schum.
pert, young man living near Chappell's
Dcpot, on the Greenvillc und Columbia
hsilroad, was killed by lightning, on
Sunday afternoon. He WAS returning
from church when the fatal bolt struck
him.
WHITE IMMlaRATIoS.-TLc is ut 40
franklin street, New York, Labor
Exchange for Italian Emigrants, con-
ncctcd with which is Gen. 4. J. Coma.
les, who was for many years citizen of
this State, where he served during the
war. Although established only recently,
the exchange has already found employ
lnent Tor many Italian laborers and arti-
sans. \ colony is now making ready for
the Port Royal Direct Trade and Colo
niIatlon Society"
kSiGnTs OF PYruIAs. At The regular
convention of Myrtle Lodge. No. 8, held
Monday evening, the following officers
were installed for the ensuing term
G. NJ. McJunkin, Chancellor Com
mander; 1. Il. Duvall, Vice Chancell
L. y. Nelson, Prelate; Chas. Newnham,
Master of Finance; Jas. T. Wells, Master
Of Exchequer; Charles A. Calvo, Jr.,
Keeper of Records and Seal; William, E.
Miller, Master at Arms; w. E. Harth,
Tuner Gulrd; O. +. Howell, Onter
Guard.
'He Cometh Not She Slid" A novel.
BY Annie Thomas, (Mrs. Pender Cud-
lip New York: Harper & Brothers
This is u sad story, the heroine of
which displays an unreasonable and
luenchless devotion to man Of whose
utter bascness and treachery she has her.
self received the most damning proofs.
Unhappily, such instances of woman's
love, unworthily bestowed, and clinging
where bestowed, are less frequently en-
countered in the realm of fiction than in
the everyday world around US; and the
picture that Mrs. Cudlip has given us
here, has realism which every reader
will recognize. and which adds much to
the power and pathos of the book. For
sale at W. j. Duties.
THE WHEELER HOUSE This cstab
llshmcnt, located on the corner OF Main
and Plain streets, aud kept by that
genial host, Thco. NJ. Pollock, who Las
knocked the bottom out of the old say.
ing about keeping u hotel, is presented
to our readers this morning in picture
style. The Wheeler House is claimed
10 be the only first class hotel in the
ci!E--irst class i'll location, in appurte-
nances, i'll bill of fare, in attendants,
aud last, but not least, in landlord; all
Of which ncccssitetes first class charge.
The house is comparatively new, but
has risen i'll popular favor rapidly. We
peeped into the wine closet, nnl the
array OF bottles remind one cf huge
slplvpS nf small ronpop rooI, a.; sl,t.1