The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-04

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United States Marshal Wallace is y
the city. & 3
The oomet-and thereby hangs .
tall None Of the almanaos recorded
the coming Of the comet. 9 p
As the Fourth is recognized holi.
day. the PHGNn will not appear to-
morrow morning.
July, about the most uncomfortable
month in the year. has been doing re-
markably we'll. so far-cool and COM
Portable.
Commissioner Watts will accept our
thanks for copy of the monthly re-
port OF the Department Of Agriculture,
for June. 1874.
Mr.. David Epstin keeps everything
pertaining to the get-up of the ward
robe Of gentleman-outer as we'll as
under.clothing, etc.
The second chess matoh-fve games
-between Messrs. I. Z. Orchard and
D. Ostolengui was won by the former.
MIR. 0. yields the palm to bis Columbia
opponent.
Members OF tho Legislature never
object to standing when they are can.
didates; but when they are elected
they'll sit forever if they can get a
good excuse for it.
Rev. DR.. B. Al. Palmer, who re-
signed his charge at New Orleana to
accept the chanoellorship Of Clarks-
vile University, has, ut the request of
the Presbytery, decided TO remain.
Pic-nics, fishing parties and e.cur-
sions to the woods are now common
enjoyments. The forests are very
beautiful. flowers are abundant, aud
seedticks and red bugs are less trou-
blesome than usual.
Main street presented d holidsyiap-
pearanee, yesterday. 1t was filed
with people, on foot. horseback and in
vehicles. The colorcd troops hooked
in, to be ready for this mornings pa
rade.
The sentence of John Benjamin, OF
| Laurens, who was to have been hung
on the third Friday in April and ro.
spited until July 10. has been respited
still further by Gov. Moses until the
llth September. His crime was muir
der.
The Governor has psrdoned Enos
REEVES, Arthur Deas and Lawrence
Mills, late Commissioner, for Marion
County. convicted of official miscon-
duct at the May, 1874, term OF the
Court Of General Sessions for that
Comfy. and sentenced by Judge c. P.
Townsend 10 imprisonment in the
County iail. He has appointed Mr..
L. N. Williamson, OF Abbeville, a
Trial Justice, and revoked the appoint
ment of 8. J. Couch AZ Treasurer for
Chester.
The competitive examination for a
scholarship in Washington and Lee
University was concluded on Thurs.
'iay. The award was made yesterday,
in favor of Robert TrezevAnt. The
contest was very close, both applicants
showing fine capacity and excellent
scholarship. The winner is to be con
gratulated. but his competitor has no.
thing to be mortified about. High
SUCCESS awaits them both, if they per.
severe in the path Of study upon
which they have auspiciously entered.
The COMET -Astronomers say tha,
about the 18th Of July, tho comets
head will have passed beyond the
Northwest horizon, going out of the
range of vision before nightfnll. The
difficulties of watching it will increase
rapidly after that date. The tail OF
the visitor will bo visible in its greatest
length about the 18th inst, when il
will reach from Just beyond the hori.
zon in the Northwest to the Polar
star. 1t will then have the appearance
of tapering of at the end. The tail
will afterwards broaden until it fills u
large part Of the Northern section OF
the heavens. Although so lnrge, i,
will not be very conspicuous, but will
srnm lika the Millv Wac or op IN,