The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-29
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CRY NATysRSy-Tbe r3.vs~~. angle
leopier of the PH3n1x,is aveSepts.
/ The mosquito5s hase not been livery
troublesome, asyet. Z
In week or two the annual summer
hegira will have begun.
The boys have deserted their marbles
and gone to swimming in the after
moons.
Newherry is about to be illuminated
With street mps-ssveral have already
been erected.
Turpentine. soap laid away in your
drawer will keep moths awsy from your
clothes.
No. 8 Of F'owler's Bazaar of FasAion
ia equal to the other numbers. Il is an
excellent publication and we'll worthy OF
patronage.
The merchants complain OF dull times.
The farmers are too busy now in their
fields to bother about buying merchan.
disc.
The Good Templars expect to picnic
at Grovewdod. on the line Of the vii.
mington. Columbia ana Augusta Rail.
road, on Wednesday, June IL.
Keenan's sprinkler put in an appear
ance, yesterday. and worked we'll. It is
new all tho way through-wagon, harness
and mule
Coiumbians are now troubled with one
OF the seven plaques Of Egypt-a super
abundance OF flies. They are thick
everywhere.
The genial milkman. ever equal to the
emergency, accounts for the watery cha
racter of the laoteal Huid, on the ground
that the COWS have had to lunoh off the
wet grass.
Rhoda Gregg, somewhat noted CO.
lored woman, who has been resident of
Columbis for many years. departed this
life, yesterday. She WAS a good hearted
creature.
We learn that company hes been
formed in Columbia, with the viow to
establishing large ice house. They
will arrange to store from 600 to 800 tons
OF ice at time.
This evening is the promised occasion
OF Prof. Sheldon's May ball. at Parker e
Hall. The programme is varied and
highly pleasing; and We. expect the en-
tertainment will prove enjoyable.
The agent OF the Howe Sewing Ma
chine Company has just received advicee
that sixty OF their machines. intended
for Columhia., were Lost on the steam
ship Francis Wright, plying between
New York and Wilmington.
At the suggestion Of one of the mem.
bers OF the City Council, the Chief oi
Police was directed to remove the
"Honeysuckle from her fowery bower
in other words, to remove q public
nuisance from respectable neighbor
hood.
Phe Chamberlain Rifles went on tar
get excursion yesterday. and succeeded
in putting goodly ncmber Of bullets in
the vicinity OF the bulls eye. There
were only nineteen in ranks. The Mo.
doc excitement has caused the military
to ''play out"
The faculty and pupils of the Colum-
bia Female College are busiIy preparip pg
for tho commencement, which takes
place in few weeks. Announcement
will be made Of the public exercises in
due time, and the public viii look for
ward to it as an interesting occasion.
The stolen cattle which Chief jackson
has been holding for ten days, awaiting
the return of the reputed owner, George
Kinard, (colored,) were turned over to
their Legitimate owners, yesterday
Samuel Higgins. Thomas Blair, J. NJ.
Livingston, John G. Whitman and O CO.
lored woman named Jane. all residents
of Ncwberry County.
An eye was evidently had to Our impo.
verished condition when the postal card
was invented. They cost but one cent
each, which enables us once more by
hard strain to send out our accounts.
We do not wish either to make our busi-
ness public or to expose tho little in
debtcdness of our patrons, which by use