The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-15
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The season s,arriyed when drinking
like drowning) men catch at straws.
Obituaries, tributes of respect, funeral
invitations, etc., are charged for as ad-
vertisements.
There was little too much OF an in
fusion of April in the weather, yesterday,
to be pleasant.
Gen. e. P. Alexander, formerly Super
intendens .of the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad, is in Columbia.
Gen. B. D. Iiilley. OF Virginia, is In
the city. for the purpose of an endow-
ment for the Virgini' University, in which
he was very success ii in Charleston.
Mr.. @. +. jackson contemplates re-
moving in the course Of week, and,
therefore, offers extra inducements for
that time. See his card.
AN individual plaintively writes:
"Have on seen coy. blushing maiden,
by the name OF Spring, anywhere around
these parts?"
Excelsior Lodge. Sons OF Temperance,
OF this city, is rapidly increasing its
! membership. Nine wore admitted ut
the last meeting.
Jones is anxious for the coming no.
velist who will write "The Last of the
aIodocs. to be put in his library at the
side o; "The Last of the Mohicans"
James Blake, Henry G. Morrison and
John White. the supposed burglars, have
been detained for further developments
in their cases.
The rain. yesterday, had but little
effect upon the spirits OF the pic -nickers
at the brewery. There wns good
crowd in attendance, aud dancing was
kept up until late hour.
Col. D. Wyatt Aiken is to lecture in
North Carolina, for the purpose Of in
Producing oranges OF the Patrons OF
Hnsbandry. His 1rst address will be
delivered in Charlotte. on the 11th June.
The term for which the Board Of
Health was appointed having expired,
the Mayor LAS authorized them to hold
over for the balance of the year. or until
their successors have bsen elected.
The Greenville Republican states thai
the thieves who we're arrested in New.
berry, last week, by policemen from this
city. robbed two money drawers ir
Greenville.
We have been requested to state thai
lecture. exposing Prof. DevaliN's So
called "no-hell theory" will be delivered
in Richmond's Hall, tomorrow Friday
evening. Some of his remarks are really
blask hemous.
Apoterfdnai..:1 thinks he will have lii
newborn daughter christened Glycerine
He says it will be easy to prefix Nitro
to it when she grows up, if she should
take after her mother. who is Away
blowing up everybody.
A court martial WAS oonveaed at ger-i
son headquarters, yesterday, with Col
Il. M. Black as President. and Captain
B. B. Keller the Judge Advocate, fol
the trial Of Lieutenant White, OF tn,
First Artillery, and such prisoners al
may be brought before it.
The hotel at the justly-celebratei
mineral springs. located in Cleavelani
County, North Carolina, is to be opened
for the reception Of visitors on the 12tl
OF June. These waters are beneficial il
q variety OF complaints.
The execution of the sentence of Lev
Sowls. who wns convicted OF murder il
Marion County, at the February term O
the Court Of General Sessions, sentenced
to be hanged on the 10th instant, hal
been suspended until the 23d instant, by
the Governor.
+ Tho steamer City Point left Charles
ton, Tuesday evening, on an excursion
trip to Florida. She carried abou
thirty excursionists, and nm additional
number are expected to embark from
Savannah. There will be another e1cur
sion on tho 9th OF the month, it is un
derstood.
India rubber hair brushes, such rs arr
to be seen in fancy shops, are oil very
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