The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-05

BY JULIAN A. SELBY.
The Memorial Day MAY lO) falling
this year on Sunday, the ladies of the
Memorial Association have determined
to observe Thursday, the 7th. The fol-
lowing committees have been appointed: ::
Church Yards. ds.-Presbyt
John Mckenzie. Baptist Mrs. r.
Swaffield. st. Peter's-Mrs. Coleman
Walker. Lutheran-Miss Wilbur. Tri-
nity-Mrs. H. s. Thompson. WASH
ington Street-Mrs. Samuel Beard.
Hebrew-Mrs. T.. L. Levin.
Confederate Enclosure at Elm,-oo0
Cemetery. N.-Mrs. w. L. Bachman, Mrs.
John Bacon, Mrs. Il. @. Beck, Mrs. J.
?. Southern, Mrs. J. B. Palmer, Mrs.
W. II. Gibbes. Mrs. Geo. Howe, Jr.,
Mrs. D. B. Darby, Mrs. r. G. Fleming,
Mrs. G. M. Cordes, Mrs. D. Gambriil,
Mrs. W. G. Childs, Mrs. c. E. Reed,
Mrs. J. b.. Kinard, Miss LaBorde,
Mrs. Haskell, Miss Carroll. Miss c.
Selbels, Miss 6hand, Miss Preston, Miss
Morris. Miss Marshall, Miss Parker,
Miss Pope, Miss Ray, Miss Gilmore,
Miss Faber, hiss Moore. Miss thinner
man, Miss G. Walker, Miss E. BarnwelI.
Miss Sntphen. Miss Muller, Miss Nc
Master, Miss Adams, Miss NJ. E.
WALKER. Mrs. Mobley, with the officers
Of the Association, Mrs. j. r. Darby,
PRESIDENT; Miss Martin, Secretary aud
Treasurer. ,.,t.
Graces a! Elmuood Cemetery Outside the
E'aclosMre.-Mrs. Annie DeSaussure,
Mrs. p. W. McMaster. Miss Seibels,
Miss Fannie Brown, Miss MckenZie,
Mrs Alphonse DArgan, Mrs. w. D.
Peck. Mrs. j. S.leWiIcy. Mrs. D. i.
DeSaussure, Mrs. r. O'Neale, Miss
Kate Crawford; Mrs. @. H. Manson.
IN uemo,y Of those on Distant Bate
1E1!elas.--Cemeteries-Mrs. Norton, Mrs.
Warlng.f Temple-Mrs. G. r. Bryce.
II
MAIL the Northern
mail opens $50 A. NJ, 8 P. NJ; clcses
IL a. NJ, 6 p. NJ. Charleston opens S
A. M. $50 P. NJ; closes S A. NJ, GP.
NJ. Western opens GA. NJ, 12.3OP. NJ. :;
closes 6, 1.90 P. 81. Groenville opens
G.45 P. NJ. closes A. NJ. Wilmington
opens4,P. NJ; closes 1890 A. Nj. On
Sunday open from 2.30 to 8 3OP.M.
The Chattanooga Times noticing the
hiring OF the Georgia penitcntiary con-
victs, $50 in'ndmber, for about $1,000
per annum, says that Tennessee gets
S2o, 600 for a smaller number. South
Carolina supports her conyicts ut a cost
OF $50, 600 per year. After the appro.
priation is made, the Governor and war
den turn them loose acore Mt tine.
SD as to save something during the sum
mar, ms an election is coming on.
Port Royal Commercial
lie narrow gauge railroad system is
rapidly becoming popular in this coun-
try, and but few pepplo are aware of the
TACT that since, it came in vogue, during
the last three or four years, no less than
l,445% miles Of narrow gauge railway
have been built in this country and in
Canada, Which roads, whnn completed,
Will have mileage of 4,562ls miles,
while there are 1921 miles under con.
struction.
A citizen Of st. Louis committed sui
eide. last week. because the municipel
authorities refused to abate nuisance
near his residence. Of which he had
complained. II this practice should be-
generally followed in other cities, the
next census tnkers will find their labors
considerably lightened.
They are about to run a railroad down
into the crater Of Mount Vesuvius. The
railroad is TO be managed BY ropes.
Well, they can't rope rs in there.