The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-02

ooPAos oA VIC dhN1A III uF0 CSutS.
Ma5orAlexander will accept our ,bahks
for late Scotch papers. I = :
i Sprinkling salt about their habitation
Is said to be gool remedy against
chinches- l.
The members Of the Board OF Trade
will notice call for meeting this even
ing.
VIM. L'idler, Esq, formerly ut the
head Of the Charleston Courier. is onar-
tered at the Columbia Hotel. '
Owing to the inclenlent weather: last
night. the Misses Elmore concluded 10
tpostpoue the May party until to. night.
ePio-nios are all the go in Charleston,
The Ners. OF yesterday. had notices of
fourteen.
The latest styles wedding and visiting
cards and Envelopes. lastly printed. can
be obtained at the PHOENIX Office.
The Chester Reporters chicken should
have eight legs to be ahead. as it has two
bodies. Our chicken had four legs 10
one body.
The weather, yesterday, was showery,
and had depressing effect on the
youngsters. In the evening the rain
poured in torrents for hours.
Mr.. NJ, Roberts, while grinding one of
his tools. yesterday, at tho new Post
Office building, cut off portion OF The
fore-hnger OF his right hand.
Henry Moore, Esq haaa retired from
the Augusta Chronicle and Ssn,ine., and
has been succeeded by MessFs. Patrick
Walsh and H..!G. Wright.
Mr.. Carpenter, of the Union, claims
to have fine garden, and as proof Of
the assertion, yesterday, exhibited some
extra large-s sized strawberries, Of l,is own
growing -9
The ladies OF Winnsboro are to pre-.
sent the Hook and Ladder Company, OF
that town. with silver trumpet to-day.
1t was gotten up by wm. Glaze. Esq, OF
this city.
Messrs. Hoffman j. A breoht; knowing
our penchsnt for CLANS, furnished us
with another mess, last night: and. fur
ther, being aware that we can only take
older in solid form. have presented US
with some excellent apples.
Elmwood Cemetery Looks beautiful at
this season. Hundreds and thousands
of flowers are in full bloom; tho recent
frost seems to have had no effect upon
shrubbery. trees Or flowers in this city
OF the dead. The groonasds are kept in
excellent order. M -. =,
Gov. Moses hns appointed s. j. Bamp-
field. OF Beaufort, a Notary Public.
John G. Whitfield, Esq, Of Anderson,
was re-appointed Trial Justice. DR.. A.
N. Bellinger, as physician to the Charles
ton jail, vice Deb Al Bosemon, re-
signed. John b. Walker. OF Spartan
burg. and Jesse Jones, of Edge6eld, as
Notaries Public. Michael Ehflich,
Honorary Commissioner Of this State to
the Vienna Exposition.
In editorial comments. regarding the
canal purchase here, the Alabama State
Journal. among other things. says:
'In fit of mutual admiration, the
poor people of Columbia did not hesi-
tate to be liberal to the Rhode Island
prince of factories. \ It is a
small, mean trick to get the peoples
property, under fair promises, for song,
and then not only fail to redeem tLo
pledges. but to speculate upon their mis.
fortunes"
MEErlSa OF STocKuoLDErs.- meet
ing Of the stockholders of the Greenville
and Columbia Railroad was held yester-
day, at IL ~, in their hall, in the South
Carolina Bank and Trust Company's
building. Gen. NJ. G. Butler was called
to the Chair, on motion OF President ".
j. Magrath, and c. Y. Darlington and
G. Fl. Manson, Esqs., were appointed
Secretaries A Committee on Stock
Representation and Election was ap-
pointed by the Chair. After consulta-
ton and examination. they reported the
number of shares of stock represented
to bc G4. 1913. The reports of the Presi-
dent md Direotors md the Ganornl CIR,