The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-22
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The weather. yesterday, was all that
could be desired-clear and sun shiny.
CASH will be the rule at the PHo;N1x
Office hereafter.
The PHOENIX job Office is complete in
every respect.' and cards, posters, pro.
gramnes. bill-heads, etc., are turned
out with alacrity.
Col. L. \. Sage, Engineer and Su-
perintendeut of the Atlanta and Rich.
mond Airline Railroad, pa.ee,l through
Columbia yesterday.
~ good opportunity to obtain pos.
Sc .sion OF desirable real estate, by pay.
ing very little more than the rent, is
offered III another column. Read it.
llay-venlers are directed to the ud-
vertiseulent of Messrs. j. G.. Peixvtto
X Sons. Timothy and clover are what
they have OH baud.
Mr.. w. J. Crosswell, formerly route
agent in this State for the Southern Ex-
press Company, has been transferred 10
another State, and Mr.. o. N. s;aaler
appointed i'll his places.
DR.. j. NJ. Wes.morelaud, of Grecn-
vile. who Is now connected with the
wholesale drug house Of Henry X. Wum-
pole & Co., Arch street. Philadelphia,
Ii i'll the city.
Among the articles which Messrs. Hoii-
man & Albrecht, our ncighbors, have, are
!nrnips weighing eight pounds, monster
beads of lettuce, etc. They will get in
fresh peas. hne bananas. ETC.. this
evening.
y colored woman, named Hester
Jones, was found dead, on the planta-
tion OF Mr.. J. Adams. near Gadsden,
on Sunday last. A coroner's inquest
returned a verdict of death from heart
disease.
DR.. Heinitsh keeps the tasty honse
barometers and thermometers for sale
those with the man and woman indi-
Gators. They are pretty as ornaments
and useful for imparting weatherogical
information.
Twins and Parker's Hall, will be oc-
cupied this evening-the former by the
Carolina Minstrels and the latter by the
Columbia Dramatic Association. The
"Octoroon" will be performed by the
latter.
The Governor has made the following
appointments OF Trial Justices: J. J
Mitchell, Orangeburg; Frank G. AL
dridge, Newberry; James Patterson,
Barnwell, and W. II. w. Gray, Charles
ton.
A gardener. named LaBridier, lem
ployed by Gen. Stolbrund.) was set
upon few nights ago, by two colored
men. named David Hammond and Jos.
Taylor, and so badly beaten, that his
life is despaired of.
It is reported that a wel!-digger,
named Patrick Paul, whose family re-
sides in this city. while on drunken
frolic in Union, with another intoxicated
individual, named Vooselle, on Friday
last, was so badly beaten that he died
from the effects.
Mr.. @. Logan met with narrow es-
cape. yesterday. while exercising one OF
his animals. He attempted to turn too
in skeleton sulky, when the
vehicle tipped over and he was thrown
to the ground. The animal ran until he
collided with and demolished another
eulky belonging to Mr.. Logan.
Within two miles of this city Gen. G.
J. Stolbrand has very thrifty vineyard,
containing about 1000 vines, loaded
with fruit just putting forth. The
vines ore three years old, of choice va
riety. and cultivated on the most i'm
proved plan. It is the opinion of the
gardeners, that the sand hills having q
clay base, can be utilized to great ad-
vantage in growing grape.
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS At meeting
OF the City Council. held yesterday
afternoon. the following officers were
elected Chief of Police-W. M. Nixon;
Clerk of Council-W. r. Jones; Clerk
OF the Market-John Pickett; City Ply
lici0n-A q HudricL Nouuo;l <h.,