The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-19

DEATH OF A WKbn.KNowN MINISTER. II
We are called upon; this morning, to |
announce tho death. yesterday morning, |
at Lexington. Court House. Of tho Rev.
". Berly, the muoh- loved minister OF |
the Lutheran Church in that town. Mr. |
Berry Was formerly resident Of New
berry. but for more than twenty years
has labored faithfully in Lexington. His
funeral services will be performed tc-
morrow morning.
The BLUE RIDGE SoR1P UNooSsrlTU-
TIoNGI Chief Justice Moses, yesterday,
flied with the Clerk OF the Court the de-
oision Of the Supreme Court relstive to
the Blue Ridge scrip. It declares the
scrip unconstitutional This, decision il
Of great Importance. and will materially
affect the financial condition of many OF
our citizens. The Legislatnfe. at the
next session, will. doubtless, take some
further action relative to. the matter.
MEETING OF rHs GRAND CHAPTER A.
F. M.-The Grand Chapter met at Ma.
sonic Hall. Thursday evening, there
being present Grand High Priest J. NJ.
Birney, Of Greenville, Deputy Grnnd
High Priest Augustine T. Smythe, of
Charleston, Wilmot G.. DeSaussure, OF
Charleston. g. T. Berg. of Columbia,
W. K. Blake. OF Spartanburg, and other
costodians, for the purpose OF making
the work Of the chapter uniform. The
same was presented aud communicated
to- the High Priest, and hereafter it 10
safe to surmise the work throughout the
State will be more uniform than 1t is
said to have been in the past.
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Counter. .fits--R Ready
made clothing.
A round robbin'-Nearly everybody.
Comfortable quarters rs--Two.shilling
pieces.
Whatever man seweth. that also shall
he rip.
Great roles are tho favorite food OF
star actors.
A much-necded civil service reform
Putting civil men in office.
Beecher says that babe is mothers
anchor. Wouldn't it bo more correct to
call it her spanker7
It ia said that "a patient waiter -is no
loser" but how about the patient man
who can't get waited upon?
| In what case is it absolutely impossi-
BILE to be slow and surei In the case Of
q watch.
| SENATOR SPRAeuE AND THE CANAL.
Tho Eusning Herald furnishes the fol
ling summary Of the meetings between
Senator Sprague and the committee Of
citizens OF Columbia:
Itappears that some tgo weeks ago,
there was an informal meeting OF the
citizens of Columbia, with reference to
furthering tho manufacturing interests
OF the city. Subsequently, the meeting
was organized by the appointment OF
General J. L. Neagle as Chairman, and
r. O'Neale, Jr., Esq. as Secretary. A
committee. consisting of fifteen OF the
leading citizens, was selected TO confer
with Senator Sprsgue, and, il possible
| lQIQSb new llto uuO dCt1S1ty luto kHR Op6-
rations connected with the Columbia O..
nal. The committee invited Senator
Sprague to visit Columbia, AMI, in an.
swer to their request. he arrived day be-
fore yesterday. On the evening Of the
Same day. General Neagle called upon
the Senator, and had quite lengthy in
terview, at tho close Of which Senator
Sprague stated that he desired the citi-
zens Of Columbia TO decide, first, whe-
ther they would assume the enterprise
which he has inaugurated, and relieve
him of any further connection with it.
A meeting was called yesterday.
through the several city papers, at Gen.
Neagle's Office. In compliance with the
coll, there was fu!! attendance at 10
'o'clock, and the request OF Senator
Sprague was placed before the commit
tee. They unanimously decided to form
joint stock company, in connection
with Senator Sprague, and, after adopt
ing several resolutions, complimentary
to that gentleman, waited upon him and
opened negotiations. Senator Sprague
then stated that bis house had decided
not to go into anything which they did
not control, and, furthermore, that they
did not propose to spend any, more
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