The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-20
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. I'd Witnesa GOODNESS between sifiepdsSt
60 to MoKenzie's Ice cream saloon
The meteorologists ARE wrong. We
are to have summer; syesterday and
Sunday proved it, beyond question.
DR.. V. P. Clayton has been appointed
physician to the State Penitentiary, Dice
DR.. s. ". Taylor, resigned.
As the boat leaves the landing at 10 A.
NJ, the pic-nickers are expected to be on
hand at that hour, this morning.
Don't take down your sign in dull
times. People read newspapers all times
OF the year.
A branch OF the South Carolina Bank
aud Trust Company. Of Columbia. is to
be established in Charleston.
Mr.. II. NJ. Gibson advertises table
c!aret on draught. It is an excellent
summer drink.
Mr. O. @. Trumbo. OF the well-known
grocery house of Thomas Kemp s. Co.,
Baltimore, is on business tour of the
State, and will visit the up.co ountry dur
ing this week.
It is currently reported that County
Treasurer Allen is not the only Treasurer
who will be over-hauled. We hase rea-
son to believe that large number of ir-
dictments will be made out.
The Southern men resident in New
York have recently formed a.olub in that
city for mutual advantage and enjoy
men5. Mr. SamuelJ. Corrie, of Charles
ton, is the President.
The committee for investigating the
doings Of the Sinking Fund Commission
met, yesterday. at the State House, and,
as the Attorney General desired further
time, adjourned until the 10th of June
proximo.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, OF
the present week, are known in the
church calendar as Rogation days.
Thursday is Ascension day, and will be
observed in the Catholic and Episcopal
Churches.
A vial Of arsenic has been found in
Carroll's woods, near where the sup
posed burglars weres overhauled. few
days ago. The query arises. what was
it intended for? This case is rather
mystifying. 3ia
Postmaster General .Creswsll says the
Government makes profit of q fraction
less than nine mills on each postal card .
Also. that he looks upon the new cards
as the forerunner Of cheap postage on
letters. So mote 1t be.
Mr.: A.. M. Boozer has received seyernl
warrants from the United States Trea-
sury in payment of claims allowed for
damages to loyal claimants. Among
those paid out was one for $500 to N. E.
Edwards. Of this city.
An exchange says that the largest
church in the world, numbering 1900
members, is in Hilo, on the island OF
Hawaii. Very good for the church OF
Hilo, but the church OF High-low Jack,
in this country, has hundred times that
many members.
The "Millburn" wagons are all the go
throughout the South and Southwest.
They are neat, substantial and thor
oughly painted. The adage relative to
red wagons will have the go.by now, and
'pretty as Millburn wagon" will be
the expression.
The rats made raid on the shelves OF
Mesars. r. & ". @. Swalield during
Saturday night md Sunday, and cut
into quantity of boys clothing. They
seemed to have special fondness for
buttons, MS several garments were dis
poiled of these useful appendages.
An advertisement announcing the open
ing OF the season at the celebrated Fl ea.lng
Springs, in Bath County, Virginia, will
be found in another column. The repu.
tation of these waters is worldwide. A
pamphlet descriptive OF their medicinal
properties can be obtained by applying
at PHOENIX Office.
New York city manufactures home
supply OF sensation items without having
to depend on other localities. On the