The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-20
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OOOD = Nh AaH SSSO3NI0 SoE hANS
Mr. Geo. W. Rouse, President Charles.
ton Joint Stock Company, paid into
tbe State Treasury $4,000. for the
bapeft Of the colored orphan asylum
ias Charleston. A like payment, last
year, we learn, saved the inmates from
actual starvation.
SUPREME CoUnr, FRIDAY. JUNE
19.-The Court met at 10 A. NJ. Pre-.
sent-Chief Justice Moses and Asso-
oiate Justices Wright aud Willard.
The State &c rel. A. G. Brenizcr.
agent, w. L. Rose, Felix Ourdarclli,
Phineas F. Frazee. james nj. Smith,
Thaddeus @. Andrews, james A. Bow
ley. HOWE & Allen, Asher Palmer,
Kepnblicun Printing Company us. F.
l.. Cardozo, State Treasurer. Mr.. At
torney- General Melton We, heard for
respondent in these cases, on question
OF reference of the issues Of fact.
Mr. Rion for relators. Messra. Rion
aud Dunbar were heard for relators.
MIR. Cham berlaiu was heard for re-
spondent.
At 3 p. NJ. the Court adjourned
u-'il Saturday, Goth. ut 10 A. III.
The LIBRARY AssooIAr1oN.-At the
last meeting OF the Columbia Library
Association four additional directors
were elected. The whole board now
consists of Messrs. j. Is. ralmer, II.
5. Thompson, L. E. LeConte. John S.
Green, ". G. Swaffield. John Agnew,
Jr. H. S. Cathcart, Rev. J. II. Bryson
aud j. 3. EZell. A committee was up.
pointed to cunvass the city in the inte-
rests Of the Association, and to extend
the lists Of members. The names Of
persons who wish to join will also be
received ut the library room, between
, and II o'clock in the morning.
Those already members, who have not
paid the initiation fee, Gun do so Mt the
same place.
FIRE. At 10 o'clock last night, the
old fire trinngle gave what is hoped to
be its final alarm, as the new bell is nl-
most i'll proper position. The cause
was the partial burning of car load
OF cotton, ut the head of q train, on
the South Carolina Railroad, which
was to leave this morning. The car
arrived by the Greenville Railroad yes
terday afternoon. but we could not
learn the owners names. The firemeu
were on hand IL short order-the In
dependent steamer actually throwing
the first water, but the Enterprise
hand engine reducing the light to total
darkness in a few minutes. The Hook
and Ladder Company rendered efficient
service. as usual. No cause can be as.
signed for the conflagration first
intimntion the watchmen had was the
bursting Of the flames from the top of
the car.
DEATH OF r. c. SILVER. Eso.-Our
entire community was grievsd, yester-
day, to hear of the death of this ener-
getic and we'll known gentleman, which
occurred about 8 CLOCK in the morn
ing. He had been in feeble health for
length OF time-suffering from CON-
plication Of Diseases his denth
was not altogether unlocked for. Mr..
SILVER was about thirty-five years of
age. He was born in Riohland Fork,
bnt had resided in Columbia during
the greater portion of his life. EARLY
In the late war he volunteered in tue
Boykin Rangers, Captain Kershaw, J
and was soon after elected Lieutepant.
He acted as scont for Gen. Hampton
for several years, and behaved eal-
lant!y throughout. Near the close of
the war he was wounded and taken
prisoner, but upon tho surrender Of
Gen. Lee. was paroled, when he i'm
mediateiy returned to Columbia. He
then, to endcavor to retrieve his lost
fortunes. commenced running line of
hacks aud wagons between Columbia
and the railroad terminus, in which he
was very successful a stock Of mer.
chandisc was then procured, aud Mr..
$. returned to his old business. which
ho pushed ahead with such zeal aud
ability US to place himself in the very