The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-17
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his been cleaned out.
Yesterday was the warmest of the sea-
son. Thermometer above ninety.
| Messrs. r. G. SILVER g. Go. announce
that they have reduced the prices Of
various lines OF merchandise. Read their
advertisement
Mr.. James Bailey informs us that he
was knocked down and robbed, at the
corner of Marion and Blaming etreete,
last night.
Attention is directed to an important
change in the schedule of the Whining
ton, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, to
take effect on and alter the 18th inst.
a lady thinks it very strange that
whenever she goes to the theatre With
her husband he always goes out between
the acts to get some cloves to chew.
The scholars Of the Marion Street Sun
day School are busily engaged preparing
their addresses for .he annual celebration
on the 4th OF July. The sho!ars number
about $50
All manner Of explosives for the oele.
bratioE OF the Fourth Of July are already
displayed in the stores. 4 novelty
among them is the bismarck torpedo,
manufactured with the greatest care
from the purest silver"
4 youthful attachee OF one Of our news.
paper Offices. cultivating q little down on
his upper lip, was lifted out OF his boots
the other night by hearing young lady
e1claim, as he passed under the stoop,
20. Jimmy, I wonder if that moustache q
feels as good on your lip as i. does on
mine.''
After July 1st, new postage stamps
come in bearing pro6les and oolors thua
One cent, franklin, blue; two cent,
jackson. brown; three cent, Washing.
con, green; six cent, Lincoln. red; seven
cent. Stanton, vermillion; ten cent, JEFF
ferson, chocolate; twelve cent, Clay,
purple; fifteen cent, Webster, orange:
twenty four cent. Scott; thirty cent,
Hamilton, black; ninety cent, Perry,
cRrmine.
BOARD OF HEALTH.-The Board met
yesterday afternoon, to consider the
water question. Resolutions were adept.
ed instructing Col. s. A. Pearce to cause
the two small wells in Sidney Park to be
cleaned out and covered over; also, that
the main distributing reservoir on Tay-
lor's hill be cleaned out; also, that all
branch water now being collected in the
lower basin be shut off.
DEATH OF J. ELI GREGG. ESQ. Eli
Gregg, Esq, Of Mars Bluff, Marion
County, s. O., died at his residence at
Z O'CLOCK, on Sunday morning. after a
ehort illness. Mr.. Gregg is well.known
in financial orioles. from his having been,
up to tho time OF his death, director OF
numerous banks and manufacturing
companies in North and South Carolina.
he was director of the Citizens Say
wings Bank, in this city, which institu,
ton will be closed to-day in honor OF bis
memory. He was greatly advanced in
years.
WuEw! WHAT a CABBAGE. oal;ed
ut the store Of DR.. E. E. Jackson, yes.
tc-day, and viewed monster cabbage,
the hard, solid head of which weighs
ton pounds and measures three feet in
circumference. The cabbage was raised
by Capt. Wm. q. Casson, from Buist's
seeds, purchased from DR.. Jackson.
The cabbage is q credit to Columbia
gardening, and shows what can be done
when an effort is made. The monster
can be seen at DR.. Jacksons, to day.
SoSs OF TEMPERANCE. Columbia Di-
vision, No. 6. Sons of Temperance, have
received and accepted on invitation from
Batesvillo Division, to be present with
them on the 9th Of June, to participate
in the festivities OF the Sons OF Temper
ance and the Masonic fraternity, jointly.
The division in this city expect to char
ter car for the round trip. Members
can obtain transportation tickets from
either OF the following committee: 4. j.
LaMotte, J. F. Troy, Jr., II. Bascom
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