The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-07
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The wet wsathsF is aerious]y interfer:.
ing with building operations. y Il
The Investigation OF the Charleston
election frauds is drawing to close.
India rubber shoes and umbrellas
were in demand yesterday.
Farmers are furnishing our citizens
with q full supply of pumpkins:
The juveniles rre on, the lookout for
the circus, and the big folks for the
theatre.
The last mqsquito returned for brief
spree yesterday, to take another look at
his old stamping ground.
Isaac Goodwin and Daniel Golden
have been ordained for the ministry at
Zion Baptist Church. by Elders <. b !.
Johnson and s. Featherston.
The Governor has appointed J. p.
Kilgore, of Newberry. and David
Counts. of Fairfield. Notaries Public.
Fine Norfolk and Charleston oysters
vt all times and in all styles at VIM. Nj.
Fines State Capitol Saloon.
Great numbers Of people are reported
as coming from Edgefeld to the State
Fair. next week, Notwithstanding the
stringency of the times.
Divine service ia expected to be held
in Trinity Church, this morning, at IL
o'clock, and tonight and tomorrow
Saturday night at half-past o'clock
Exhibitors of live stock nt the Fair
are referred to Mr.. ]. M. Morgan's card.
Mr.. Morgan will enter the list of com
petitors for the premium to be awarded
to the best native hay.
Bishop Howe, of the Episcopal
Church, is in the city, and will admins
ter the ritcs Of confirmation in Trinity
Church, on next Sunday morning. He
will also conduct religious exercises in
the s:me church Sunday night.
A new invention has been brought out
whereby pickles may be kept from be-
coming soft by the uso of alum. Now,
why can't alum be applied to those chaps
who wear dog-eared collars and red
neck-ties. and hang around street cor
ners to grin at the girls? It would be a
great hit if their soft appearance could
be prevented.
The Senate held long executive ses-
sion Wednesday, during which the fol-
lowing combinations were made:
County Treasurers-M Marion County, e.
NJ. Stoeber; Orangeburg County, John
l.. Humbert; Lancaster County. I. c.
Clinton. The Senate refused to confirm
the recent appointments of County
Treasurers for Abbeville and Barnwell
Counties.
morrow, the sabreurs OF Edge6eld
will drill and tilt for the last time be-
fore taking mp the line of march for
Columbia. The occasion will be an in
teresting one. The sabrems will ride
through to Columbia in body, sabre in
hand. They will ride on horseback
from Edgeheld to Columbia, and, as one
of our citizens remarked, "wilI bring
d-n near all the Ridge people with
them"
NAIL ARRANaEMESTs.- The Northern
mail opens $50 A. NJ, 3 P. A.; closes
10 A. NJ, 6 p. NJ. Charleston opens 7
A. NJ, $50 2. NJ; closes and 8. 80 P.
NJ. Western opens and 10. 80 A. NJ.
closes G and 2 p. al. Greenville opens
GAS 2. NJ. closes A. NJ. Wilmington
opens 30 2. NJ; closes 9. 80 A. NJ. On
Sunday open from 01a to 1Ol5 a. Nj.
DEATH OF DIR. LABoRDE.-W are
deeply grievod to announce the death of
DR.. Macmillan LaBorde. This sad
event occurred yesterday afternoon, at
6 o'clock. of bronchitis, after an illness
of more than two weeks, which he bore
with exemplary patience and unmur-
lnuring resignation. The end was so
gradual that, for forty eight hours pre-.
vious to his release, lie was dying man.
Such euthanasia we'll correspouded with