The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-23

PHOENIX.
The MOSQUITO season has commenced
in estneat.1
Luna gives forth her brightest rays
nightly nov.
Tomorrow June 24) is st. Johns
day-venerated by the Masonic fra
ternity.
DR.. Talley has removed to the CO.
lumbia Hotel, where calls may be left
for him.
The weather. on Sunday. was very
pleasant, with slight showers OF rain;
but yesterday was scorcher.
The Schuetzenfest in Augusta COM
mences to-day. Several of our Ger
man fellow. citizens will be present.
There is a dog in this vicinity which
keeps up an inoessant barking at night,
rendering himself nuisance to the
neighborhood. He should be looked
after.
Sheriff Southern, Of Greenville, ar
rived in Columbia. yesterday, with se-
veral temporary boarders for General
Dennis. The Captain reports every
thing serene in the mountain city.
The stagnant water which has col
lected under the bridge. corner of
Richardson and Upper Boundary
streets, smells very unpIeasantly, and
unless removed. will, doubtless, cause
sickness in the vicinity. ..
A colored haokman. named Robert
Bryce, was thrown from his wagon,
yesterday, aud sustained a compound
fracture of the oollar!bone, besides
other injuries. He Was properly cared
for. FL ana
The funeral of Mr.. r. O.. Shi7ier, on
Sunday, was Que, Of the largest ever
seen in Columbia. Rev. J.. K Men
denhull offioiated. There ,were over
forty vehicles in the procession. The
remains were inferred in Elmwood
Cemetery.
The cattle have discovered new
use for the wooden lamp-posts erected.
in different parts OF the city. several
months ago. They rub themselves
against them, and then return thanks
to the city fathers, after the order Of
the itchy Scotchmen and the Duke of
Argyle.
1t would be more agreeable than at
present for pedestrians on Main street,
il the parties who have control of the
watering bose would instruct their
pipemen not to exercise their skill in
ascertaining just how near to passers.
by they can stop their stream without
actually deluging them.
Coggia's comet is now approaching
the earth. and persons who know
where to look for it can see it. Its
tail is half dogree long. and re-.
sembles, to the heated imagination of
the astronomer, q half-opened fan.
Mr.. McElrone thinks he can see it, in
the direction Of the North Star. AS
he is up and about all night, he has
excellent opportunities for observation.
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DEATH OF Mr.. THos. N. BRouaHToN.
This gentleman, who is regarded as
one OF the most prominent citizens of
Clarendon, departed this life on Snn-
day last, from an affection OF the liver,
ut the age of fifty-seven. He held the
position of County Treasurer for
several terms-aocepsably to the peo.
pie. He leaves a wife and large
family OF children.
A FUNNY DISPUTE. The Columbia
Union. having been twitted with re-
ceiviug money from the Radicals, re-
torts by twitting its Conservative ac-
cusers with getting the lions share of
the spoil. Can it be that the presses
of Carolina love lucre more than prin-
ciplr? augusta Constitutionalist.
Yes. sir. The records of printing
bills paid show this to be the fact.
"Ask us some harder questions"
Columbia Union.
So far rs the PHOENIX is concerned,
in our millest language, suitable to
the occasion. aud having no fear of an
earned force" We pronounce the sin
sinuendo" Of the Union to be false.