The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-12
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copies of the PHRN1x is FIVE cents.
We will publish the proceedings OF
the Oity Council in our next.
A welcome shower visited Columbia
last evening.
Old newspapers for sale at PHOENIX
Office, at fifty cents q hundred.
A movement ia on foot to secure the
pardon OF County Treasurer Allen.
DR.. Theophilue N. Roberts hus been
reelected City Physician.
The German picnic which was to take
place today. has been postponed.
The City Clerk advertises for bids to
build hospital and furnish medicines.
The Enterprise Fire Engine COMPANY
was out practicing, yesterday afternoon.
Those days arc lost in which we do no
good; those worse than lost in which we
do evil.
The broken pipe through which much
gas escaped, in the State House yard,
has ut last been repaired.
Tho Green nville Mountnneer, with all
ilH presses, type. &C., has been sold to
John @. Bailey, Esq, of the Enterprise
The mun in white kids and a goatec,
who helped his aunt elope last week,
IL said to feel sheepish about the affair
now.
The clerks and employees of the dry
goods stores in Columbia have petitioned
their employers to adopt the early clos
ing rule.
| One Of the scverest and most in
structive OF anagrams is that by which
"hunting grog" is converted into "grunt-
ing hog"
The proprietor of the PuGS1x left
tuesday evening, for Gotham. He sp-
pointed deputy before he left, but We
confess our inability to fill his shoes.
Persons IN arrears to the PHOENIX for
subscriptions are notified that prompt
payment must be made. It is either
money or no paper.
We have been shown cotton stalk.
grown on the farm of Mr.. T. r. Gaines.
about two miles from Columbia. It il
six weeks old. and eighteen inches high.
In allusion to the prevailing fashion
OF mems head gear, playful man says
that ''its 40 use putting head on IA
fellow, now, unless you put O white hat
on it,"
A witty poulterer propounds the CO.
nundrum, "Why is the merry-th thought
Of chicken like a gambling house?"
Tho reply to which is, because it is
liable to be pulled"
we have examined the patent ay trap,
tor sale by Capt. ". b. Stanley. 1t is
nicely constructed, and is enticinp to q
hy. There can accumulate no filth or
dead flies around the outside of this
trap, as arrangements are made for tax.
ing the breath of the fly as soon as
caught.
GOOD TEMpLAR Picnic. About lOC
members of the order Of Good Templars
proceeded to the depot OF the Whining
ton, Columbia and Augusta Railroad YES.
terdAy, where special train was in wait.
ing to carry them to Greenwood, sta.
tlon seventeen miles below Columbia.
All enjoyed themselves. Dancing and
other amusements were participated in
to moderate extent. Tho dinner was
first class. and reflects great credit on the
ladies' who were instrumental in gcttinp
1t up. The members arc unanimous il,
their expressions Of thanks Ia the OH
cials OF the Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad. and especially arc
they due to Captail Marsh, the gentle
manly conductor, who carried the pvrty
through The excursionists returned to
the city at o'clock =. NJ, after ,,ayino
spent merry day.
The Library Committee hereby &C.
knowledge the receipt Of donations OF
books and pamphlets, as set forth in the
following list. Those Of our citizens
who have books to present will plcase
sond them to the Central National Bank
h. j. Hale X Son. Publishers, Murray
street, New York, II volumes; DR.. John
Fisher, II volumes; John a. Crawford
l3 volumes. Afra NI T Nro..;... .