The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-03
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OITY MATTERS.-Ihe pfivo vi single
copies of the PHGNIx is I've cents.
Singularly enough, none Of the papers
havo yet said, in these days OF bustles,
every woman is psper-carrier.
Yesterday-June 2-was the anniver-
sary OF the battle Of the Boyne and of
Gold Harbor.
The fence around the State C.rit
should either be put up or takon down
it is now in dangerous condition.
See what Messrs. r. @. Shiver & Co.
have to say as to new additions to their
stock.
Fires and thick clothing wore in de-
mand on Sunday. aud yesterday morn.
ing there was but slight Improvement.
The name of the Charleston Bulletin
has been changed to tho Chronicle, and a
little more fire and life breathed into it.
The namo Of the author must accom-.
paoy all communications. Our CORES
p .ndent in Newberry should bear this in
mind.
The New York Graphic says that, in
correcting children, we should appeal to
the intellect before resorting to the other
extreme. Extreme" is good.
Company D, I'd Infantry, Capt. Foulk,
which has been stationed in Spartan.
burg for some time, passed through Co.
umbia, yesterday, on their way to At.
lanta, Ga.
The new Board OF Health promise to
go earnestly to work to-day. The Pc
nalty will be inflicted on oil parties
whose premises are found in un impro-
per condition.
Flowers have succeeded feathers as
bonnet trimmings. The mnnia for old
laccs again RACES. Cold coffee produces
the desirable tint of age quickly and ef-
fectivc,y.
1t is useless for physicians to argue
against short sieevcd dresses. The Con.
stisutisn Of the United States says the
right to bear arms" shall not be inter.
fercd with.
] DR.. Ensor believes in improvements.
He is now constructing an immense
drain. by which the retaso Of the estab-
lisLment will be emptied into q branch
at the foot of the hill
On Saturday night last commenced the
Jewish festival of Pentecost, which is
generally observed throughout the
world, in commemoration Of the giving
Of the written law by Moses to the tribes.
Yesterday was saieday, but little pro-
perty was disposed of-most of i. having
been withdrawn. The Sheriff sold seve-
raj tracts Of land, which, considering the
stringency OF the money market, brought
fair prices.
I. is rumored that Mr.. Joshua Ksmes,
OF the New York, Norfolk and Charles
ton Railroad Company, will arrive in
this city tomorrow. He will be warmly
received by the numerous members oi
the Legislature temporarily located in
Columbia.
Loderick A. Hathcock and Nelson
Webb, convicted respectively OF. assault
and battery and rape, al the last term OF
the court in Marlboro County, were
safely lodged in the penitentiary Friday
night. Webb is sentenced to ten years
hard labor.
Gov. Moses has pardoned Washington
Herscy, who vas sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for sixteen years, on conviction
of the crime of rape, and who had served
five years of his sentence. The pardon
was granted upon recommendation Of
the Judge before whom he was tried ard
of other citizens.
In case in Sumter Comfy, recently,
Judge J. T. Greene granted motion to
make absolute the rule requiring the
Sheriff to sell defendants homestead,
ruling, in accordance with the decision
OF tho United States Supreme Court,
that the homestead law is no defence OF
protection against debts contracted prior
to the passage of the Homestead Act.
/ O1 Sunday afternoon, Messrs. Han
nan md Dunn had rencontre, in which
clubs proved trumps. Mr.. Hannan held