The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-24
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much noise and drunken carousing
Sunday afternoon. OF course, it is a
matter of no consequence to peaoeable
Taxpayers in tho neighborhood, and no
arrests were made.
Mr. J. G. Swygert. of the firm Of
Copeland & Bearden. has returned to
Columbia after On absence OF several
weeks in tho up. country on business
tour. He says the health OF the people
is generally good, but there ia a green
epidemic on the farms-the grass having
taken possession of things nearly every
where, except in few farms in the yici.
nifty Of Pomaria and Alston. A religious
epidemic prevails among the oolored
people. which, if continued much longer,
will interfere materially with the crops.
DEATH OF AGED C1r1zEss.-J. s.
Chambers. Esq for many years resi-
dent OF Columbia. and engaged in cotton
buying. died on Sunday last. and was
carried to Charleston, yesterday. Mr..
Wade Moak, formerly sexton of the
Presbyterian Church. died on Sunday
last. after several weeks illness.
FINE SPEcIMESs.-The Dutch Fork is
ahead in the cotton line-at least, so far
as We have heard or seen. Mr.. I. Haiti
wanger has exhibited to us two stalks OF
cotton, each containing large bloom
red and white-and large number OF
squares. Captain D. Nunnamakcr e1hi-
bits an extra large stalk, filed with
squares, nearly ready to burst These
specimens indicate favorable state of
| things relative to the great staple. Who
can beat the Dutch Fork7
FATAL ACcIDEST.-A passenger from
SpartaEbu informs US that fatal acoi-
dept occurred on the Spartanburg and
Union Railroad. on Saturday last-an
aged woman. an inmate OF the Union
poor house, and said to be deaf, being
run over and instantly killed by the
South bound train. The accident oc.
ourred in q short cut, three or four miles
from Union. The woman was walking
on the track and did not notice the sound
OF tho whistle. She was struck by the
cow-catcher and thrown maugled and
dead on the side of the track. No blame
can he attached to the engineer.
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SCRIDNER's FOR JULY.-"The Grea,
South" series Of magnifcently illustrated
Articles begins in Scribner's for July. In
the first paper, entitled ''The New Route
to the Gulf" Mr.. Edward King gives q.
graphic descriptions of the movement ol
the army OF emigrants into the grea,
Sonth-west land, and Of the romantic
border Iife-past and present-of tha,
strange but now rapidly undermining
country. Then comes an illustrated pa
per on Low Life in Berlin" Rev. j
A. Reeds defence of Lincoln from th.
attacks of certain late biographers. DR.
Neweli's "Recol!ections OF Restored
Lunatic." Confirmation of Arthur Bon
nicastle. besides other matters.
SUSPICIOUS. A gentleman informs u:
thnt while several miles from tho city
yesterday, he was hailed by four OF tht
penitcntinry convicts, who inquired o.
him if he had seen one OF their fellow
in advance, ol0iming that the missing
party was an escaped convict, of whom
they were in pursuit. to arrest. It war
suggested that the authorities must have
much confidence in them to despntci
four convicts. without guard, in scarcl
Of fifth. They replied, "Jes so, boss
we's de detail; we's bound to ketch da
convict" and on they sped. The rus
was useless, as they stated the guard wal
"~ay benin" and the gentleman though
they may as we'll escape as be pardoned
Gen. Dennis has proba bly, found himsol
short of two boarders, who have lcf
without settling mp.
PHGSI1IASA.-The best sense in thu
world is said to be reticencc.
| serious turn-Twisting ones neck.
Some one says the best ruse for tht
ladies is Charlottcrusse.
It may be better to carvc your name
on hearts than marble, but il you arc {