The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-28

MAIL nARRANaExENTs.- Northern
mail opens $50 A. NJ. and 800 P. M. !;
closes s P. NJ. and IL. 90 A. n. Charles
toy day mail opsn1e. 15tP. 4. ;joloses 6
A:fM. ;n,ght opefs 100 Al M. I; closes
GIG Pm. Greehville opena.8. 45 r. M. !;
closes 8 A. NJ. Western opens $50 A.
NJ. and 80 P. NJ; closes and Up. M.
Wilmington opens $50 +. H.: closes
1920 A. NJ. On Sunday the Office is
open from 3 to 4 P. Nj.
A silent but veritable revolution has
taken place in the fashionable world.
Hitherto it has been the practice when
friends or acqaaintanoes u ere about leav-
ing town to call on one another and
leave card with the letters in pencil, p.
P. C.-pour prendre conge-that is. eau
re0oir, am setting out" At tpresent. il
that missive be left by the owner. and no
departure takes place within eight daya.
no umbrage is TO be taken; but if fort.
night or month elapses, and there II
no prospect OF the departure, therp. p. c.
is to be accepted a. notice to quit all
visiting-a deciaion as definite and un-
ohangeable as the laws OF the Medss and
PerBians.
RELIGION AND TEMPERANcE.-OnS Sa-
turday and Sunday. very interesting reli.
gious exercises we're held at Batesville,
OH the Columbia and Augusta Railroad,
on the occasion Of the dedication of the
Batesville Baptist Church. Rev. J. K.
Mendenhall, OF this city, preached the
dedication. sermon.
A large Temperance meeting was also
held at the same place, on Saturday
evening. Addresses were delivered by
Rev. J. X. Mendenhall, Rev. Mr.. Cat
lin. and Rev. W. A. Pearson. Several
additions to tho temperance ranks we're
obtained.
MEETING Board OF HEALTH A meet.
ing Of the Board of Health was held,
yesterday, at the City Hall, at 6 P. Ii.
The committee appointed to investigate
and report upon The complaints against
the Columbia Water Power Company,
regarding the supplying of impure water,
made the following report. which was
unanimously adopted:
Report of Committee of Board of Health
on Me condition and supply Of acdter By
The Columbia WtAer Po.cer Company.
In accordance with q resolution passed
at q general meeting of the Board, your
committee proceeded to discharge the
duties assigned them. and beg leave to
report, that they have thoroughly ex-
amined the springs, wells and conducting
pipes from Sidney Park to the terminus
emptyiDg into the receiver at the engine
house on the banks Of the canal. The
reservoirs in Sidney Park presented an
appearance of still water. and we conld
discover no outlet connecting with the
pipes supplying the water; bat on in.
vestigation find these reservoirs supplied
from springs at the bottom and conveyed
directly by iron pipes to the main, being
the same as used during the operations
of the old water works, and continued al
| the present time.
In Sidney Park. from some of the
splibSh, tue water IL conveyed through
wooden boxes, but from the length oi
time used have become decayed, and in
many places closed up the outlets with
trash and mud. These imperieotions are
being remedied by removing the old and
replacing with new, and will -aoon be
completed. Proceeding onward from
Sidney Park, We followed the whole
chain of connection, and find the wells
and springs in good condition and all
protected by covers. On nearing the
penitentiary, we find in the low ground
considerable water, in which cattle con-
gregate; but this water, as far as We
could discover, has no connection will
the supply pipes. The several springs
at this locality are perfectly protected by
covers from Impurities, and is conveyed
directly by means OF iron pipes. Pro
ceedipg to the min we'll at the engine
house, we fnd the water perfectly clear
and pure
Your committee being fully aware O.
the responsibility they had to encounter
and having com mon interest with theil
fellow.citizens in a supply of water
free from Impurities, determined to
make thorough examination, Other
than what had come under their owr
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