The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-24
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PHRN1x.
The umbrella repairers are doing a
thriving business.
'sDr. Talley Has removed to the 90.
lambia HoteE where calls may be left
for him.
The Governor has appointed Geo.
W. Burroughs and David G. freeman
as Trial Justices for Pickens County.
The thermometer reached 100 yes.
terday. and it was hot enough to
please the inhabitants OF Central
Africa.
Attorney Genera! Melton tested his
strength too greatly in the n,andana US
case. and has been again prostrated.
He is IN efficient officer, aud it is to
be hoped he will soon be ont again.
We acknowledge the receipt Of a
card Of admission to the commence.
meut exercises OF Columbia Female
College. on Monday and Tuesday
evenings next, June 20 and 80.
Messrs. L. T. SilIiman & Co.. whose
drug house is located few doors
South of the PHOENIX office, appreciate
printers ink, and, consequently, put
in nn appearance this morning. DR..
S. is practical druggist.
Ground was broken, yesterday, pre-.
paratory to the erection of the new
building for the Southern Life Insur.
ance Company. corner of Richardson
aud Washington streets. The remains
Of the old hag-staff and the palmetto
tree were removed.
We have been requested to state
thnt Rev. John Coffin Nizaro will de-.
liver an address in Cooper & Taylor's
Hall. on Friday evening. June 2s. on
the "Eloquence and Oratory of the
Holy Scriptures" Admittanoe atty
cents.
The agent of the Columbia Water
Power Company requests ns to state
that his works are out of order, and
for few days he will be obliged to de-
pend upon the old water works TO sup
ply the city. He asks that the citizens
be careful in the use of the water, in
order that the supply may not give out,
The heated term is on US with a
vengeance. and how to keep cool is the
all-absurbing question. A ventilated
het is the first thing to begin with,
and Messrs. Kinard & Wiley's estab.
lishment the place to find that article,
az we'll Us all others pertaining to gen.
tlemen's wear-coats, pants, vests, col.
lars. cravats and under.garments. AS
money gets tight, Messre. &. & ". au.
thorize their clerks to reduce prices.
The Jewish Times. of New York, q
work Of authority among American
Israelites, in appealing to them to re-
member their famine-stricken core.
ligionists in Palestine, throws back the
imputation which had been mado upon
their faith, that our Governor Moses
belongs to it. There is nothing Jew
ish about him. it says, bnt his name;
and he is neither Jew nor Christian.
Atthe nandamus case trial, the other
day. one of the counsel for the REALTORS
had occasion to describe the way in
which claims were passed in the Le-
gislature and paid at the Treasury in
ants-deUum days. meaning to show how
honestly it was done. Judge Willard
remarked that he supposed sit was
not necessary then to aland with GER
tihcate at the Treasurer Office and
grab for pay"
The new comet is situated in the
Northern heavens, just beneath the
polar star, and near the Great Dipper
or seven stars, and is said by the
Knowing ones to be just visible to the
naked eye. With the assistance of q
spy-glass, it can be seen as nebulous
mass with bright point little to one
side. 1t is now visible nearly all night,
bat will soon bo 80 only in the early
hours of the evening. Astronomers
say it will be brightest in August, but
that its tail will be clearly visible in
short time.