The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-28
-rtlugus.s NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

n0Booses esSo''santo Observation-Disclosures
which appears to be on the increase.
A rumor prevails that Humbert has
jlcomsr up missing, HumbersY is ythe
pri1d dipal Witness fn the Mose6 matter.
whae pl&e is Ut t6 hunt hi n@up2
Whit beihcpmS Ssnt IN the Gdvslnor
{ advertise him, offsfing reward for
bis recovery?
Messrs. Hendrix g. Bro. are in re-
oeipt of large supply of luscious
pine.apples. We know whereof we
speak. for we have sampled them.
They are ready and willing to meet the
rush that will likely be made on 80 &C.
oaptable summer del;caoy.
Oar young friend. Charley Rad
cliffe. hus ''gone it alone" and will
hereafter be found at the North. east
corner of Washington and Assembly
streets. where be will sell iewelry and
watches, or repair those articles, as
we'll as attend to all other business in
his line entrusted to him.
As limited in our issue OF yesterday.
the local editor of the PHOENIX has de-
rnrted for New York A local pro
tenn however. has undertaken to stand
in his boots; SO. if any one calls on
him on business or otherwise, bring a
trumpet, blow down the bootleg, and
we will endeavor to climb out.
Mr.. Pope, General Passenger Agent
Of the Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
gustn Railroad, advertises, in this
mornings PEGS1x, that round trip
tickets will be Issued to all prominent
Flrgi nin springs and Western North
Carolina excursion points, on and
after June l. good until November l.
Think IL moment; $50 saved for you.
We will establish tho 1st of June next
a general St-to Office under Irwin's
Hall for the world-renowned Wilson
Sewing Machine. Prices to be $50,
$50, $40 and $50. a written warren
tee of five years given with each ma.
chine by Moore &c Cozby, General
State Agents for South Carolina.
Acknowledgements Democrat remarked,
the other day, after reading of the
passage os the Civil Rights Bill:
NOW. the only thing that remains to
be done for our enfranchised fellow.
citizens of African descent by Con-
gress is to provide by law for securing
to every freedman among them that
long-promised present Of forty acres Of
land. with that aforesaid mule"
The Rural Cdrolinian for June is on
baud with punctuality. Its pages re-
donnd with a superabundance OF read
ing mnlter on great variety of inte-
resting subjects. The illustrations in
this number are oil appropriate and
very good. The opening article. on
raising silk. is by Mr.. Robert Chisolm
The account of Col. r. A. Alston's
hsh-pond will interest many.
We learn that several days ago a
child was disposed OF on our streets
under suspicious circumstances. A
party OF gipsies we're passing through
Columbia. one of whom gave child,
apparently year old, to woman who
lives in what is known as the Sand
Ellis, with the remark that she sdid
not want it," and that she chad given
away three before, " and wished to get
rid Of this, the fourth one. She was
either IN unnatural mother, or the
children had been stolen.
at meeting of the Congaree Fire
Engine Company. held on Monday
night. the election OF the following
officers was ratified: W. B. Nash, Pre-
sident; s. B. Thompson, Vice -Prcsi-
dent; A. W. Curtis. Treasurer; G. A.
Richmond, Secretary; John Fitzsim-
mons, Joseph Taylor, Lewis L. Brown,
John Thomas, Directors; Gabriel Jen.
kins. B. Moore, A. Wise, B. Sigbtler,
Axeman. The members started q
subscription list to purchase steam
fro engine, aud S374 were subscribed
i u few minutes.
HoT The weather is a prolific sub.
ject, but the expressions generally
made uso of are not exactly the ones to
| print for the public. We feel it. boV.