The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-12

upper Counties of the State in behalf of
the PHOENIX. He will take subscriptions
and co!!ce: accounts. We commend him
to the good treatment of our country
friends in every manner, but especially
financially.
EARLY CLOSING At meeting Of the
dry goods employees, held last evening,
the following committee was appointed
to wait upon tho proprietors of the
various dry goods houses, TO make some
arrangement in regard to closing their
stores at uniform hour during the sum-
mer months: ". Williams, ". W. Fry,
&. B. Orchard, Jas. Bailey, b. A. Rawls,
John Lynch. T. P. Duvall, ". j.
Arrants, b. P. Roberts.
AGRICULTURAL ADDRESS Colonel D
Wyatt Aiken, Grand Deputy Of the Ma.
t'onal Grange, will deliver an address in
Wilmington, on Saturday next, on the
subject of Patrons of Husbandry," and
OF agricultural matters generally. Colo.
mel Aiken is gentleman of much expe-
rience in matters relating to the cultiya.
ton of the soil, and the farmers and
planters OF the Old North State shouId
not neglect this opportunity of listening
to gentleman who ia calculated TO i'm.
part so much useful Information on a
subject OF such importance.
THE LATE JUDGE Orr. Our dispatches
announce that the remains of the late
Hon. James l.. Orr were received by tie
knights Templar, of New York. yester
dny morning, and were taken to the CITY
Hall, where they lie in state. The BODY
was received with imposing horors. and
as it passed through the streets, the great
public OF New Yprk bowed uncovered
reads, while many other testimonials Of
honor were given the honored dead. We
haVo not heard, as yet, when the re-
mains may be expected to reach Colum.
ola; but, OF course, due notice will be
given, as The Masonic fraternity OF this
city have made arrangements for pub
lie reception Of them.
PHGS1xrASA.-All human virtues in.
crease and strengthen by the pra.tice
and experience of them.
Truths supreme revelations come in
sorrow to individuals, and in war to ma.
tions.
He only is truly independent in the
world who can maintain himself by his
individual exertions.
The best sense. particularly for people
who haven't remarkable stock of
brains, is retcence.
Some men of means are sometimes the
meanest OF men.
Vanity is strong drink that makes all
the virtues stagger.
What the Kaiser did at Sedan-He
took Nap.
''Hho breaks pays" This does not
apply to railroads, as they pay men to
brake.
II warrant you" says the magistrate !;
III be bound, +" says the offender.
Always going to the dogs-Bones.
SANITARY MEASURES The reported
existence Of cholera in New Orleans,
Memphis and Nashville has called atten-
ton in Northern cities to the Importance
Of efficient sanitary regulations, in the
cleansing OF stieets and cutters aud the
thorough use of disinfectants. The &C.
counts from those cities have been
greatly exaggerated, and it is not yet
certain that the disease is Asiatic cho-
lera at all, or anything but ''cholera spo-
radica," which appears more or less
every summer, and readily yields to re.
medal .geuts, if properly applied At
The same time, while alarm upon the
subject would be unwarranted, it is not
premature to make such preparations aa
experience has suggested to be most eff.
cacious in preserving the public health.
Streets and alleys should always be kept.
especially in summer, in q cleanly condi.
ton, and all practical means of main.
tanning the health Of the community
adopted. Columbia must be kept in the
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