The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-20
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PH0NIx.
The Water Power Company's fluid
does not improve in color.
The papers in nearly every SECTION
of the State report excellent crops.
The article chiefly sold at most
fancy fairs-The visitor.
Money is getting moro and more
scarce every day.
"Truck" is growing finely. The
next complaint will be in regard to tho
grass.
To prevent bleeding at the nose
Keep your nose out of other peopl. 8
business.
Everything being in readiness. the
city alarm bell was ruiscd to its posi-
tion yesterday.
A delegation of Scotchmen from
Charleston will visit the Caledonians,
of Columbia, on the Fourth OF July.
Blackberries are coming in plentiful
ly. and the small venders are glad to
sell at five cents o quart. 1t is the
most useful fruit that grows.
4 centenarian-a colored man,
named james Taylor-died suddenly
on Thursday. He WAS native Of
Africa, but has been in this country
about sixty years. He claimed to be
l02 years old.
Governor Moses has removed Giles
Carter as Trial Justice for Darlington,
and has appointed John W. Daniels,
of Anderson, Notary Public, and J.
Jenkins Hucks, Of Georgetowu, Trial
Justice.
Judge Willard and Lawyer Dunbar
| Disagree as to ,he mun,lttmus. Tue
Judge thinks it is the beginning Of u
fearful desolatioN if the certitiuutes ars
issued; while the lawyer thinds desou-
tion will occur if they arc not.
1t has been suggested that as many
of our citizens have never seen Colonel
Black 8 admirably drilled regiment on
parade, that us the 4th Of July is u
general holiday, the regiment have a
| street parsde. What says the Colonel?
4 Lexington horse, which had pro-
badly "never been to town before"
deliberately walked with buggy upon
the side. walk, under the awning in
front OF Mr.. IcKenzie's, yesterday.
It was hot, and the horse sensible
"Oliver DitHon l. Co., Of Boston,
| our constant advertisers, have repair
ed damages caused by fire and water
mud are now at home in tue old GUAR
| ters, with store and stock in fine order,
AMI with music sufficient for the lar gest
ordcrs.''
/ The staff OF Major. General George
F. Mcintyre, commanding the Fourth
Division State National Guard, con-
sists of the following: J. L. Neagle,
Chief Of Staff, with rank Of Brigadier-
General; Thomas N. Canton, Assist
ant Adjutant-General; Y. J. P. Ovens.
Inspector. and J. c. Bulow, Engineer.
each with the rank of Colonel.
When newspaper writer puts on q
clean shirt without pulling off it's
soiled predecessor. aud then wonders
why tue weather is so warm. and when
he goes to the Office in the middle Of
the day and lights the gas to work by,
there is reason to believe that the
brain-work of the night before was
carried too far.
If it gets much warmer here than it
was yesterday, we'll have to carry q
bucket to take ourselves home in.
We're meltin' right down iu the
street, and if it wasn't for ice, the
dying aud burying plan would mock
death md cremation into Il cooked hat.
a man mc!ts-a grease spot-ani the
sun dries it up. and there's an eud ont
IRISH OAr MEAL Mr.. Z. Cnutwcll
has jnsi received from tho mills, Lon
donaerry, Ireland five barrels of this
healthy and nutritious food, which he
is selling ut so low T. price us to put it
within the reach Of all.
DEATH OF AN AGED CITIZEN OF LEX.
i&GrOS.-Mr. Reuben Hurman, an
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