The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-08
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copies Of the PHRN1x is ave cents.
Old newspapers for sale at PHOENIX
Office, at fifty cents hundred.
Yesterday was the regular sale-day;
but little property was disposed OF, and
that little at very low prices.
Persons in arrears to tho PHOENIX for
subscriptions are Notified that prompt
payment must be made. It is either
money or no paper.
The receiving reservoirs arc being
cleaned out. and it is hoped that we will
soon be enabled to record that clear
water passes through the pipes.
Excursionists, see what Col. Dorsey,
of the Charlotte, Columbia aud Augusta
Railroad, has to say on the subject OF
excursion tickets.
a. quantity of type metal-equal to
Babbitt, for many purposes-ior sale at
PHOENIX Office. ut twenty cents per pound
for small quantities -lnrge lots less price.
The card of Messrs. Riser & Co., the
Plain street photographers. appears in
another column. They have Just Sc
cured the services Of competent artist
from Washington, and promises good
work.
Two. lively and reliable men, that can
furnish horses nre guaranteed good
salary or commission; one for Lexington
County and the other for Fairfield. Ad-
dress The Singer Manufacturing Com
pany. Columbia, S. c."
The New York Herald, Of the 4sh of
July, contained only thirteen columns OF
advertisements. Small potatoes for a
paper which often publishes seventy
and eighty columns Business is dull in
Gotham.
A tender-looking gosling was run over,
yesterday, by Representative Elliott'a
carriage and deprived OF life. A locker
on secured the youthful bird. and pro-
poses to try him roasted.
We strolled through Alderman Griffin's
cotton patch, few days ago. aud in
spected as fine plants as we have ever
seen. They presented splendid ave.
17age in height, breadth and number OF
shapes. The stalks are plentifulIy studded
with bolls. This cotton is grown in
| Ward l Of the city.
It is singular coincidence. that,
since reconstruction, Orangeburg has
lost three Senators-Randolph, Green
and Jamison. The oolored minister, in
his funeral sermon over Senator Jami
son, referred to it as mysterious doom
that hung like cloud charged with
darkness and death over the seat which
Orangeburg held in the Senate of the
State"
Yesterday, member of the Legisla
ture from one of the upper Counties
called on Treasurer Cardozo, for the pur.
pose that needy parties would. The
Treasurer received him kindly. and re-
quested him to be seated; and then Mr..
Pursestrings excused himself for few
moments; but the last seen of him wal
as car-dozer, boand for New York,
while the man from up about York
walked off with tho o,cins.
SUDDEN DRATn.-We are panied to
record the sudden death of Mrs. Wells
wife Of Mr.. James T. Wells, one OF the
attaches Of the PnGN1x. She left Co.
lumbia, on Thursday last, apparently in
good health. to pay visit to her parents
y Union County. On Saturday, he,
hueband received letter, announcing
her safe arrival, and Sunday night, 9
telegraphio despatch from Alston was
received by the afflicted husband, con
tanning these words: Your wife has jus,
died-come up Tomorrow" Mrs. Wellf
was the daughter Of Mr. John McKissick,
OF Union. She had been wife scarcely
nine mouths. Her numerous friends
deeply lament her loss, and Mr.. Wells
has tho heartfelt sympathies of large
circle Of friends, in his recent bereave
mcnts. Truly has death laid heavy
hand on his family; it being but just q
week previous to this his last hllliction
that oil fhof yroo N, orfol of I;o Cot