The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-30

eopiss Of the Pt%11 isHvepts b
& 20 day is the Rniyerss ~ oaShe bAtle
|oi Seven Pines. which wns foua aht ohths
80th Of May, 1862. '-''''5,'- e o.
Governor Moses has accepted tho re-.
signation Of James n. Jones, Sheriff of
Marlboro County.
The Elliott Guards, Captain Robert
Glover, are to have o parade and pic. mic
to-morrow.
The Governor has appointed s. B.
McClinton Trial Justice for Abbeville
County.
There are now outside the city alms
house lis persons, men, women and
children, who are receiving from the city
aid in the matter of provisions.
Treasurer Gardner, Of Sumter, has
settled with State Treasurer Cardozo.
He accounted for $77. 900. and only had
to pay over $l2 IA. Close shave, that.
That brass bands, while in their en-
bryo state, should practice mile out of
town, is an opinion in which any right
The train conveying the Baptist Sun
day school pic nickers will leave the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad depot,
at quarter before o'clock, this morn
ing. Fross's Mill is their destination.
1t is to be hoped that the committee
Of the City Council will look we'll into
the matter, before involving the city in
several thousand dollars expense for a
new map. It mny be necessary, but the
taxpayers do not 30 regard it.
The animal examination Of the scho-
lars connected with the Howard (color-
ed) School has been going on for several
days and will conclude to-day, when the
summer holiday commences. The city
schools also close for the season to lay.
The City Council has adopted aud for
warded resolution to Rrigadier- General
Albert J. Myer. chief Of the signal ser
vice, requesting the establishment of a
station in this city. The value of the
reports rendered by that bureau daily is
beyond calculation.
DR.. Talley, assisted by Drs. Taylor,
Darby and Watson, performed SUCCESS
fully an operation for strangulated
hernia, on Wednesday. This is regarded
one of the most delicate and difficult
operations known to surgery. The pa
tient is doing very we'll.
Rev. @. ". Warren, an eminent lee
tnrar u:ll doEyos , Io,so,a -, D..I,
Hall. on Thursday evening next, June
S, on "Snoba and Snobbery." The Will
mington papers commend it in highly
flattering terms. Mr.. J. W. Spanlding
is in Columbia, making the necessary
arrangements.
It is said that a pIn-clock for checking
the watchmen in the bell tower is to be
placed therein very soon. tt is 80 ar.
ranged that it requires the marking with
a pin each quarter of an hour. Should
the watchman fail to be on the spot at
the minute, he cannot conceal the fact,
as the missing pin will tell the tale.
The Library Committee received over
100 books yesterday, from citizens OF
Columbia. Their agent will continue to
visit families for few days, to solicit
donations of books, when all who are
friendly to the establishment of public
library in Columbia are requested to
contribute what books they can spare.
Great Preparations arc being made for
the Odd Fellows celebration, to take
place at Newberry on tho 4th proximo
A barbecue, picnic and other festivities
are announced 10 the programme. a
delegation from Palmetto Lodge, No. s.
of Columbia, will bo present by invita-
ton. and will return by special train the
night after the entertainment.
1t is thonglt that the death of Rhoda
Gregg WAS caused from "erysipelas, su.
perinduced by the lancing of the right
urn by colored man named DuBard.' u
DuBard Processes to bo horse doctor
and, at the request of the deceased, las
Sunday, made three incisions in her arm,
for the purpose OF bleeding her, but was
not successful in tho attempt.