The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-27
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copies of the PHRN1x is Eve cents.
The Columbia. Gas Company, yester-
day, selosed aEoontraottor YDO tons coal.
s Old Probabilities bik it ip seventy-six
cases out OF every 100. as statistics show.
There were nine deaths in Columbia
for the week ending tho 24th instant
whites four; colored FIVE.
The children connected with the Pres.
byterian Sunday school picnic to-day,
IN the suburbs Of the city They meet
at Col. MoMsster's. at o'clock.
1.-THE Postmaster. General gives notice
that the sending OF indecent postal cards
subjects the offender to a fine of from
81, 900 to 81. 1000.
Policeman Miles yesterday arrested a
colored man, having in his possession
two heifers belonging to Mr.. Noah Huff
man, OF the Lexington Fork. The trio
we're locked up.
"Tha custom OF throwing rice after q
bride is Chinese" The custom of
throwing the poker or bootjack after her
IL one OF our Christian observances in
America.
"A colored man, named AIeck Foster,
employed with Messrs. Albrecht & Hoff-
man, two doors below PHOENIX Office, fell
out OF second story window, yesterday,
hut fortunately struck on his head. Had
he caught on bis feet. his legs would,
undoubtedly, have been broken.
During the storm OF Saturday the
residence OF Mrs. Mayrant. corner OF Sc.
nate and Bull! streets. was struck by
lightning, and Mrs. Mayrant was pros
trated by the shock. For several hours
afterwards there was sulphurous smell
about the premises.
In the case of the Columbia Water
Power Company us. the city of Co,um-
bia, Judge Carpenter ordered that the
cause be heard in chambers on the Sd
Jolly next, or on such other day there
after as the Judge might fix upon, the
adverse party to be given four days
notice OF the hearing.
A SUBSTITUTE FOR CHLoRoFoRM.-The
dangers arising from the use OF chloro.
form or ether. under certain circum.
stances. con easily be obviated by re-
cent discovery, OF which the City of
Brotherly Love claims the merit. Whe.
ther the substitute would prove equally
successful in Columbia, can only be de-
termined by actual experiment. We
really think it worth the trial here. The
new substitute is thus described:
Philadelphia dentists use very little
chloroform or ether while operating on
their customers. They simply give the
latter the morning papers to read"
PHGNIxIANA.- Life in brief-Msn re-.
spires, aspires, conspires and expires.
A fruitful instrument-A drum Of figs.
Sediments make good emigrants.
They are sure to settle.
How can man see the point Of q
joke when he is the butt2
a man with black eye insisted on
suing for repairs and not for damages.
Not allowed in the orookery of temper
unce families-The cup that cheers.
Strange there should be so much Bit
terness in Louisiana, the land of the
sugar cane.
II q coat not worth repairing could
speak, how would it plead2 '.It is never
too late to mend"
London is to have comic journal de-
voted to temperance. How many smiles
it must provoke.
A California lover, who expected q
sack from his sweetheart, sold his good
will to rival for waistcoat.
Let US have peace"-a pieoo of Mex
leo, if needs be.
The war Of factions in France is rami-
flying Right and Left.
The Modocs fought for food and Un-
Gle Sam for land grab.
Beverage manipulation is the last eu-
phonism for bartender.
The peace negotiation by the Modoc
women has fquaw.Ee look.
Stcrne says that free thinkers are gen.
orally those who never think at all.
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