The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-04

\ Gov. Mosss opens the ball at Sum-
ter, on Saturday next, with q speech.
/ Advertise ipg lis to business what steam
Is to;machinery-the grand propelling
power.
Mr.. Eugene Cramer will assist in the
matte entertainment ut Schuetzen
Halle. on Thursday evening next. :
Mr.. II. Skipper now displays his
fine horse in IL light buggy. Tho turn
ont was generally admired on Sunday
last.
Tax Unions and Rifle Clubs we're
discussed at the meeting OF the I. O.
U. = on Friday evening last. Who's
afraid?
Com missioner Watt hns furnished
US with copy Of the monthly report
of the Department OF Agriculture, for
July. 1874
Greenbacks are SO scarce in our
market just now, that man came near
being arrested. yesterday, for exhibit
ing one dollar note.
Another rifle club is being organ
l|ed-the Chicora. 4 goodly number
Of names is now on the list, but few
more eau be added.
The amount real;z ID by the Pal
metto Orphans Home from the con-
cert generously given by the Choral
Union was $3.50.
The camp.meeting in the vicinity of
Aston, on Sunday last. was IL big affair,
and number of persons from Rich
lund, Fairfield aud Lexington were in
attendance.
Mr.. John White will accept our
thanks for copies of late Irish papors-
Freema"'s Journal. Tippsrary Adoo.
cIte and Irish Times. They are on file
in PHOENIX Office.
There we're no sales Of real estate by
the Sheriff. yesterday. Mr.. Dent very
wisely determined to withdraw the
property, to prevent its being literally
sacrificed.
Drs. Taylor and Darby have double
teamed in the practice of medicine,
and Drs. Boozer and Wright in den
tistry. See their cards. The members
Of the two firms are reliable profes.
sional gentlemen.
a meeting Of the corporators OF the
Anderson. Aiken and Port Royal Rail
road Company is to be held in Ander.
son Court House. on Tuesday, August
Is. at 10 o'clock A. M., for the pur.
pose OF organizing said company.
We aokno Wedge the receipt OF a
card OF invitation to o grand calico
ball in aid of the Ladies' Monumental
Association, which comes off at G lem
Springs, on the night of the 18th in.
stant. 1t will, doubtless, be pleasant
affair.
a Tax Union has been formed AT
Hopkins Turnout. with Col. II. I.
Caughman rs President; J. G. Lykcs,
Vice President; English Hopkins.
Treasurer; G. B. Bush, Secretary; j.
A. Myers. 4. Patterson. J. Il. a dams,
Executive Committee. ::
Things look brisk around the new
City Hall. y full force of hands is at
work, and it will DO pushed forward tc
completion. Contractor Waring leaves
for New York tonight, to make ar
rangements for shipping the plate
glass and other fixtures necessary.
| The Detroit Free Press asks: "What
was the house.hy made for. anywny?"
1t is strange that public journal will
waste its time and strength upon such
question, while similar conundrum
touching the carpet-bagger and the
scalawag is challenging the attention
Of the whole world.
The summer meeting of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society
will be held in Spartanburg, by invita-.
ton, on the 18th instant. The mana
gers OF the various railroads have con.
scented to pass delegates to and fro TO,
one fare. It is hoped that there viii
be full meeting, as matters of the
greatest Importance to the welfare o