The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-22


OIrY MATTERS. The price of single
copies. of the PHG4x is aveeents.s
Captain Parker Has Dedicated his new
hhilding "Parker's Block"
Money is to be disposed of by the
Capital Building and Loan Association
tonight.
The weather, yesterday, was delight
ful, and Main street was thropged with
promenaders.
The temperance lecture. which WIS
announced &c come Of Lee. night, failed
on account of the meagre attendance.
A bunch Of steel keys. found by &C.
Iored girl. has been left at PHGN1x Office.
The owner can have them by applying.
We are indebted to Chief Engineer J.
0 'Hudnutt, OF the Atlanta and ,Riot.
mond Airline Railroad. for courtesies.
President Mille.t requests us to gay,
that parties wishing 70 attend the GALE Of
Port Royal. must leave Columbia at q. 20
P. M., on Wednesday.
Gov. Moses has appointed Gen. B. F.
Bntes Trial Justice for Spartan burg; E.
V. Clement Trial Justice, uice j. @. Fol-
tor. removed. for spartanburg.
The work by the auxiliary company on
the race track adjoining the Fair
Grounds, is being rapidly pushed ahead.
Tho veteran horseman. Mr.. George A.
Hall, is experimenting the job.
The ''Blondin gyroscope" is the name
OF patent metallic top, which Messrs.
John Agnew 6 Son have for sale. II is
wonderful piece of mechanism, which
will amuse old and young. It spins in
almost every conceivable direction.
The attention of builders and cor.
tractors is called to tho fact that Mr.. E.
Montague 'Grimke. OF Charleston. has
been appointed agent for Carleton, Nor
wood & Co.'s lime. See his advertise
| ment.
It is understood that the mission OF A.
+. Ravenel. Esq, President OF the
Northeastern Railroad Company, to this
city, had reference to the payment of the
taxes under the recent decision of the
United State: Supreme Court
a gousmand of brilliant inventive
powers has originated the charming idea
OF utilizing tadpoles, or polly ywogs." as
IN article Of table luxury. He has tried
them, aud found them better than snails,
shrimps, or any other suoh "small DEER
usually reckoned as luxuries.
Messrs. r. Q. Shiver & Co. announce
GLORIOUS time for buyers-now, this
day, this week, oil the summer" An
immense stock OF goods in the various
lines embraced by that immense estab-
lishment is to be closed out. owing to
the approach of the close OF the limited
partnership. ,..n
Pugh. the Sun reporter, who amused
the Oolumbians. few years ago. with
his sketches of South Carolina politics
and society, (but whose real name is R..
D. Bogart.) hus been arrested for en-
btzz'ement while paymaster's clerk. He
WAS brought before Judges Hoffman and
Sawyer. in San Francisco. on writ of
habens corpus. and the decision has been
withheld. A court martial will be az.
sembled at Mare Island to try him.
| United States Commissioners John
Eaton, Jr.. has sent to the city authori-
ties request for educational and other
reports, to be forwarded at once, for use
in the Vienna Exposition. He has also
prepared o list Of inquiries upon various
subjects relating to the climate, health,
&c, &C.. of Columbia. for the Same pur-
pose. The Mayor has requested Mr.
Thos. P. Walker to prepare the answers
required. and lie is now busily engaged
in that work.
TEMPERANCE The second annual
meeting OF the Grand Lodge of I. O.
Good Templars. of this State. will meet
in Winnsboro, oday. A. Kalstrom, of
Charleston. is Grand Worthy Chief
Templar, and W. H. Jackson, of this
city, Grand Worthy Secretary. The
Grand Lodge OF this order was organized
only year ago. There are now in the
State over fifty lodges and membership