The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-16

drinking consiaeraDly. yesterday, near
tho Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta
Railroad Depot. on q wager, undertook
to swallow pint OF whiskey. He won
the bet. but lost his life in consequence
Coroner Coleman held IN Inquest, and
Dr.. Hydrick performed ii pos, morlen,
examination; bnt AS som. further evil
drnoa was deemed necessary, the mat
tcr VAS continued until to-day.
PUBLIG MEETING Al meeting ui
c,liz.n held yesterday afternoon, il
Twins Hall. the following preara bic
and resolutions. offered by Mr.. ". L.
Gu!ick. were adopted:
T'hcreus, 1t has huen aunuuuce,,
that an application has been u,u..e to
his Honor Judge Carpenter for Il
m'n"htn.s, ieIa'riug tho City Council
To levy u sprci,! tax to ;.ay curtain
johgTeur against the city; aud as VIZ
ar Informed thut another application
will ba made for nandamuS 10 coon.
pei The payment q: past duo coupons,
K"sir.d. That tue City Attorney il
hereby requested to associate with
himself in The management Of these
casts an attorney or attorneys, to be
selected by the citizens to represent
them.
Reso!rei. That such n SUN az muy
be necessary bo raised by voluntary
contribution to defray the expenses uf
the attorneys nnd to pay the experts
employed III the Investigation OF the
city iinnnces. aud that the Committee
Of Twenty bu authorized to appeal to
tue cilizsns for contribution for
these pnrpossa.
Resoired. That the committee be ait
thor.Z.d to select an attorney or attoc-
neys. aud agree upon the com mprnsn-
tlon To be gwen them.
The application fur The n.n,ium.S
alluded 10 iu the foregoing resolutions
will bn heard on mex. Saturday. by
Jndg. Carpenter.
We learn tha. the committees ap-
pointed at the previous meeting are
busily engaged III the investigation.
which they were charged t., clndnct
ANNOUNCE ;int Dr. r. 4. LaFar. ii
Baltimore, has conse ted to deliver h,A
celebrated lecture. Man and Woman. "
Thursday -vrning, December II. ut
Parker's Hall, -. o'clock. Admission,
20 cents. Gallery, % cents. Speak
ing ut III. lecturer. the {:alrIRh 4N..,cS
'ay-:
The lecturer handled his subject,
Man An,l Woman" in a musterly
muuncr His explanation of the reln-
tiuLs existing tntweon tLo Creator aud
the created. nH;! his portraiture Of TIE
in1lueuce ana sphere Of woman, the.
wife. tho m,:h:: and the daughter, Is
uf character calculated To prove be.
nuiic.al To ,ie !ist,ner. The lecture
throughout abuunda with much 1cnson
aud thought.
SUPREME CoUHr--TCEsDAI. Decrm-
hr. IL. The Court met ut 10 a. NJ.
Present ht-Cuicf Justice Noses aud AS
socia,e Jn,t;ccs Wrigh. an.! Willard.
.Tnun Bruttnn. ri ~ executor, re-
spunlriit. IS Samnul Anderson. np-
pcllaut. MIR. Thomson was henra for
appellant. Mr.. Wilson Was hsard for
respond. N.
lhou,ns II. Croft. survivor, appel
isnl. IN ~ reinglo RS. Sizer Mr.
II ,orc uus heard for appellant Mi
Al;,s.n VAS hesr for Respondents
Su4ih & Melton. respondents. rs
.l,,st i. Walker. " al, appellants
III G..stuu was heard for appellants.
Mr. .Ear4:!ion WAS heard sur respond
cnts. Mir. GLs,uu was heard lur APP
p,iii'ts III reply.
Ju.rah ID. Perry. c:n<.. appellants. u.
)" i;i..inss. Xtcato5. ~ Clinton. Mr..
Moore was heard for appellants.
k"r.ncdy G.. EiIi:nS,. late Commis
aomc., -. j. =. W:!!i.ni.on. appellant
Nj. Allison w.s heara for appelErnt
M,. Moore W. .,oayd for respondent
IA" state. respolt;cLt, r>. john H.
~ = .nige. appellant. New trial grant
.,;. Orii:ion. by Moss, c. j.
4, > l.. NJ, the Cnnrt aijnn,ned
ual,i NedI ISs,iay, lGth. 10 4. N.
IA&,7Et: -PArKEE's HALL An adj.
vcrii:ement ia this mninimG's Pu,GNIx
iu.orr,, the pnbii, that Miss Ada Gray,
VIII. fall dramatic company. gives
Two i,c.lOrmnnc.s III rarkcr's Hall on
Friday md Saturday evenings "Arti-