The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-15
CITY MATTERS. for the

PHOENIX.
Representative Cartridge-box Wal
lace is in the city. :
The usual Friday rain occurred yes.
terday. 4
Tie storm Thursday morning some
what cooled the atmosphere, but yes.
terday it set in hot again.
Advertising is to business what steam
is to machincry-the grand propelling
power.
A colored woman in the vicinity of
Columbia increased the ccDsus by
three. few dnys ago.
Transient advertisements and no.
tices must be paid for in advance.
This rnle will be adhered 10 hereafter.
There is but one way to obtain bust
ness-pubiicity; but one way of gain
ing MISUNDERSTANDING.
The kid g!ovs for full dress now
comes within threo inches of the
elbow, and has the unusual number of
fifteen buttons.
The mosquitoes are worse now than
were ever known here before-per-
maps. Rest is positively impossible
outside of mosquito bars.
Job printing of every kind, from n
miniature visiting card to four-sheet
poster, turned out, ut short notice,
from PHOENIX office. Try US.
The members Of the Germun Schuct.
zen-Verein are notified that the next
dramatic entertainment comes off on
Wednesday evening next, August 10.
The German Schuetzens are making
rnpid headway in tue erection OF their
buildings. 1t is expected tha: the frst
festival Will be held in April or May
next.
The remains Of Rev. David Harris,
formerly pastor of the A. NJ. E. Church
in this city, were brought to this place
and Inferred in the colored cemetery,
yesterday. There was large attend
ance at the funeral. He died in
Charleston.
The Colonel's Greek Tax Union was
formed, several days ngo, and the fol-
lowing officers elected: President
Captain 8. G. Henry; e-President-
Francis Hammond; Secretary-L.
Ounnells. Another meeting will be
held on Monday next, at McLaueh-
Inns Mill
Rev. J. II. Thornwell. son of the
late DR.. Thornwell, of this city, has
assumed pastoral charge of Poplar
Tent Church, N. G. He graduated at
the Columbia Theological Seminary in
May last. He is young divine, of
more than ordinary talent, and will,
no doubt, prove in his ministry worthy
the distinguished name he bears.
There is time in the going to sleep
OF weary men when noise continued
for fifteen minutes deprives the would
be- sleeper of On entire nights rest.
With sagacity which liz of the devil
himself, the dog in the next yard hits
upon that particular time to do it's
barking, and only its owner can rest.
President Seegers. of the Schuetzen.
Verein, was serenaded by an amateur
band, last night, after which he hospi-
tably invited the party to walk in and
partake Of refreshments. Several lit
tie complimentary speeches were deli
vered, to which Mr. S. responded. The
serenading pnrty consisted of Messrs.
Kelner, Rosenberg, E. Habenicht,
Wehner. Kohneman, Texas, Killer,
Arendt, Mancke and others.
The FLYING NJ. D.-While an emf.
nent physician of this city WAS on his
way to Columbia from Lexington
Fork, night or two ago, he was
hailed by heavily built colored man,
with request for ride to the Broad
River Bridge. Having q distinct re-
collection of the attack on Mr.. Geiger,
several weeks ago. the disciple of
-Esculapius tickled his Rosinante with
the whip-the only weapon, except
his surgical instruments, at hand
and pushed down the steep hill ut
Gilpin speed, followed closely by the