The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-13


CITY MATTERS pfloe VI single
copies of the PH9s1x is 1--WE cents.
The Paslor Man-rhe Ottoman.
Old newspapers. for sale at PHGNI
Office, at fifty cents hundred.
Deputy Marshal James Canton mad
an important. seizure of tobacco Tuesday
night.
a very heavy, and, it is feared, de-
structive, rain fell in this vicinity yester.
day morning.
We are indebted to Messrs. AlbrecLt
q Hoffman for lot Of f1ne potatoes and
hard head cabbage.
Republican newspaper is to be es +.
ssblished in Kiugs.ree. Williamsburg
County.
Persons in arrears to tho PHOENIX for
subscriptions are notified that prompt
payment must be made. It is, either
money or no paper.
Mr.. Ludette, q printer, who recently
worked in this city, and who had OBJ.
tanned work in Nashville, is reported to
have died from cholera few days ago.
The we'll in the State House yard,
which has been useIess for length of
time, lie being cleaned and repaired. It
is splendid we'll of water, and should
be kept In serviceable state.
The Honeysuckle nuisance case came
to a termination yesterday morning.
The evidence being sufficient, Alderman
Lowndes, acting Mayor. ordered her
immediate removal by the Chief OF Po-
lice.
Attention is directed to the announce
ment, by Superintendent Dodsmead,
that round trip tickets will be issued TO
those who wish to attend the commence
ment exercises OF Furman University
and the Female Institute. at Greenville,
and OF Wofford College, o. spartanburg.
a guard Of houor has been Gppointed-
from Riohland Lodge. No. 80, 4. F. M,
to CO operate with similar committee
from the other lodges in this city, to
take charge of the remains OF the late
Minister j. L. Orr, upon their arrival in
this city.
The Augusta ConstlutioaaHst, steam en-
gines, printing presses. type, material,
Office furniture, and other effects apper-
tanning or connected with said newspa-
per, are offered at private sale by VIM.
A. Walton and John T. Shewmake,
Esqs, receivers.
We had the pleasure OF viewing two
beautiful flowers of the Night Blooming
Cerus, and Of inhaling it's delicious fra.
GRANGE. last evening. Mr.. B. A. Rawls
brought it to our Office. and exhibited
it as the result Of his better -half's flori-
culture. This specimen is about two
years old.
By reference to the Council proceed
ings, it will be seen that an ordinance
has been passed which requires the
houses on the streets to be numbered,
commencing With No. l, North and
South, on Senate street, and No. l, Eas.
and West. on Richardson street. Every
thirty feet is to constitute block fer
numbering purposes.
We have noticed TINT several Radical
| F-ESeS "AO o'cPt'h6 oFCA aUout VIC SlOEy
that 30,0 Chinese were recently killed
in the city of Talafoo. 1t is not posi-.
lively known that 10000 Chinese were
killed-the probabilities are that the
number is greatly exaggerated. at any
rate, the city was not burned, anu this is
moro than oan be said of Columbia.
The origin OF postal cards dates from
the Franco Russian war. The difficulty
OF soldiers in securing pens and papers
upon which to write home induced the
German authorities to issue bits of paste
board to the soldiers for this purpo-e,
and they werc iargeiy ayailed o;, the
messages being written in pencil. Their
uso was continued thereafter in time Of
peace, and has since been adopted in
England and the United States.
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The KU K1ux TAx-Judge Mackey
has fled his decision in the case of Jas.
NJ. Rutland vs. 81. A. Smith, County
Treasurer of Fairfield. Judge Rutland
brought suit against Treasurer Smith