The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-28

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HsnYfruit IS becoming somewhat
tcarcer. n % 81 a
An excellent thing in April is. the
prospect Of it's departure.
Business is about as dull here now as
anybody cares to see it.
We are indebted to Mr.. 8. A. Brown,
Chief Clerk in the State Department.
for two volumes of State papers cou-
corning foreign relations for 1878.
The PuGSlx job Office is complete in
every respect, and cards, posters, pro-
grammcs, bill-hcads, etc, are turned
ont with al;,crity.
Tho Grand Lodge Of Good rempars
will be in session in this city to-day.
They will meet at Good Tempar's Hall,
over Kinard N Wi!ey's store, at 10
O'clock.
a No. liuu Mason & Hum,in organ,
with six stops aud in good order, will be
rAiiia,l at Rlwls' music store. as soon as
the chances are taken. Thirty chances,
ut S5 each.
The race between Senator Smals' aud
Representatives Johnson's horses comes
off on the State Auxiliacy Association
grounds. in this city. on Friday next
81 900 side.
In the case of Glover cs Humbert,
before Chief Justice Moses. ut cham
brrs, yesterday, the Chief Justice grant-
cd an alternative writ-returnahle April
80, 3 p. NJ.
The Official announcement of the run
ming Of the Palmetto Line is advertised
this morning. Passengers have selec-
tion of routes for the up-country and
also the South aud West.
The auction sale of valuable bnilding
lots ut Seneca City comes off on Friday
next. Seneca will, doubtless, be u
thriving place, rs it is the junction of
two important railroads and is healthy
location.
Call on n. ". Trump. agent of the
Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines, in
Cola mbia Hotel building. and examine
the stock Of summer patterns of all
kinds. from the we'll known establish
ment of l.. Butterick II Co., New York.
a lady of discriminating taste be-
moans tho fact that MI the guod-looking
men in this section are married, or
gone to that better place. where the
wicked cease from troubling and the
weary be ut rest.
The weather appears settled Mt last.
For several days. We had blending of
February, March and April rain
and wind. But. yesterday. there was a
touch of May. which was very agree
able.
Sunday, tho 26.h instant, was the
ninth anniversary Of the blottiug out of
the Southern Confeleracy. This day is
Memorial Day" in Georgia; but as it
fell on the Sabbath. this year. Monday,
the 9th, was substituted.
The committee appointed to examine
into the status of the bonds Of the
Stnte-Senntor Dunu, Chairman-are
said to be at work energetically on the
difficult problem. and with pro ,pect OF
partially unrayeling the mystery.
The annual inspection of the ire de-
partment by the Mayor aud Aldermen of
Charleston took place yesterday after
noon, at o'clock, at the corner Of
Broad and Meeting streets. The tour
nam euScomes off on Monday next, .le
4lh of May.
Last Friday evening as The passenger
train on the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad was passing between
Graniteville and Langley, somo evil
minded person threw a rock at it. The
missile crashed through window,
breaking the glass and narrowly missin 2
a passengers head.
Rev. A. P. Graves. who calls himself
an Evangelist" has been holding forth
in tho Baptist Church to large audi.
ences. He is kind of Elder Dow, who
believes in disseminating good the
world over. Last night, he leotured to
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