The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-07

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Fashion able ladies wear fans like dag
gers. end parasols like shillalahs.
Messrs. Hoffman i Albrecht have
presented US with q mess OF new sweet
potatoes.
Alr. Joseph Newman hos presented us
with a baskst-full of tomatoes. of the
justly celebrated Trophy variety. Twen-
ty of the vegetables weighed ten pounds
My poor dog SCHNEIDER" has the
"mapye," tkiu disease, for which car
bolic soap is tho cure. Must tax Le
paid on soap to cure my dog?
The medical Office OF DR.. T. J. Good
wyn, in rear of the Wheeler House, was
robbed, on Tuesday night. OF variety
of articles. including gold watch.
Sparrows are said 10 hunt mosquitoes
as we'll as worms. They have ample
room for the exercise Of their faculties
in that line hereahouts.
The barbecue of the old Richlard
Rifles comes off tomorrow. at the Fair
Grounds. Tickets can he obtained from
Mess "a. Jacob Pollock and James Camp
bell
One Of Mr.. Bolton Orchards children
was quite severely burned on the face.
yesterday, with some heated rosin,
which was being used to seal canned
fruit.
Judge Carpenter, at q clam bake at
Rocky Point. on the lat, responded to a
toast to South Carolina" Rocky Point
is in Rhode Island. we holieve; SO is
Providence.
The following is the range If the ther-
mometrr at the Wheeler House, yeeter-
day: 5 a. NJ, Il; I A. A., 10; 10 a. III,
10; II NJ. "A; p. NJ, II; 5 P. NJ, 7S;
p. NJ, a. More like October than
August weather.
We had the pleasure. yesterday, OF
inspecting basket Of magnificent
flowers, presented by Mrs. DR.. George
S. Trezevaut to Mrs. john Mckenzie.
The flowers were Of varied colors and
descriptions, lastly arranged aud blend
Cd beautifully.
| The resolutions adopted at meeting
| of the Board Of Health, On the night Of
the 9th, relative to the Chief OF Police
taking possession Of the Water Works,
were rescinded yesterday hav-
ing advised against such course.
Mean nwhile, the water is as bad as ever.
|
DEATH OF a CHIEF OF Police BY O
passenger, who arrived from Newberry,
yesterday, we learn that Chief Of Police
McMakin committed suicide about
o'clock on that day, by shooting himself
under the right ear. He died instantly.
The cause is believed 10 have been tenn
porary insanity.
= REMARKABLE DECISION inter
nal revenue officer has decided that
soap" claiming to cleanse and purify
the skin, is Liable to stamp duty. What
does he cay about that 'soap" Heinitsh
has, which takes the spots out OF
things, called the ''kitchen soap?'
1t cleans tin, brass, iron and kitchen.
ware generally, and makes it pure and
bright.
MAIL AnRASuEMESTs.-- he Nor.herl
mail opens G.30 and TO-. 80 A. NJ. closes
s A. N. and C.30 P. NJ. Charleston
opens A. NJ. and . 80 Z. NJ; closes
+. 10 aaI 3)P. NJ. Western opens G. &c
AMI o.30 Y. NJ; closes Q and $50 P. Al.
Wilmington opens 400 +. NJ: closes
Z y. III. GrceEviilc opens Gas +. NJ.
closes & y. II. On Sunday he omcc il
open from 3 to =. NJ.
4 HAlIAs CoLrrs.-J n1gc Cooke lad
Ecforc him. yesterday, under writ OF
hu1saS cs!W"s, Messrs. Henry Dickson,
lIerry Gilmore and Samuel G.. Henry,
Jr, charged with the murder OF Issac
Barefoot, in hichiunL County, in 1865.
Tue prisoners were represented by
Messrs. Pope x Haskell and McMaste,
& LcConte, and the State by Solicitor
Runkle ana J. \. Dunbar, Esq. After