The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-09

a uaIt bueet tO'uRy, Out q whole one
Tuesday.
There were eight deaths in Columbia
for the week ending the sth-whitss
three; oolored i've. Z
The storm. last night, interfered
with the lamp.lighters; the result was
almost total darkness in the streets.
Transient advertisements and no
tices must be paid for in advance.
This rule will be adhered 10 hereafter.
The stable of Representative Minort
was blown down, last night. and one OF
his mules seriously injured. The ba.
lance Of the stock were campaigning.
DIR. Gaylord played gume OF bill.
liards ut the Columbia Hotel, lust
night, against four crack players, aud
beat them.
During the storm yesterday after
noon. cedar tree in the yard of Mrs.
DR.. Ray. corner of Bull and Upper
streets. was shattered in the centro by
the lightning.
We were pleased. yesterday. to well
oome un old Colombian aud school
mate. Mr.. Theo Marks. Of New Or
leans, who is on visit to his relatives
in this section.
eaThere was IL heavy fall of ruin and
hail yesterday afternoon, und a liberal
amount Of thunder aud lightning.
The cotton growers wero disgruntled
thereby.
60O sharos Columbia Gus Light
stock. belonging to the city, was sold
on Friday last, at auction, by Mr..
Jacob Levin, and brought $IO.5O,
ll.25. 1l.50 and ll.75 per share cash.
Mr.. s. j. Hook has furnished US.
with specimens of open cotton bolls,
produccd'un his Lexington plantation.
Edward Williams, "a culorcd farmer of
this County. has also exhibited to us
All open boil.
We ara indebted to IL. Il IIeiuitsh.
Esq. Secretary of the Committee of
Arrangements. for "a card of invitation
to picnic of the Gsangcrs of Spar.
tanburg, at Wollora College, on Thurs.
day next, the 18th lust.
Mr.. j. NJ. Crawford has exhibited to
us specimens of TINT intulerablo pest,
the cotton caterpillar, in every stage.
MIR. q. hns fine prospect for crop,
although two weeks late. He il be-
ginning to no troubled, however, with
rust and the worms.
The new comet is 100. 600. 900 miles
away, somewhere in the neighborhood
OF the Little Bear. From present in
dications. sny tho astronomers, it is
approaching the earth. but will not at
tain tho degree of brightness exhibited
by the late lamcntcd Coggia.
Governor Moses delivered lengthy
address in Sumter, yesterday. to an
audience of about 1900. The doou-
ment was filed with figures, by which
the Governor endenvors to prove that
many OF the expenses which had to be
mot by his administration were created
ny the two previous ones. This will,
doubtless. bo his only speech during
the campaigu.
THE BALL We have been author.
lzed to state that persons desirous of
attending the calico bnlI. for tho bene-
lit OF the Ladies' Monument Associa.
ton, which comes off mt Glonn Springs
on Thursday evening next, the 18th
lnss., through tho courtesy OF tue Pre-.
sident of the South Carolina Railroad
and the superintendent of tho Green
vile and Columbia and Spartanburg
and Union Railroads, will be passed
over their respective roads for one fare
Partiee leaving Columbia OH the morn
ing Of the 18th, can be at Glenn's the
same evening.
ON A TRAMp.-W undorstenl that
q party OF young men started yester.
day from this pluca, ON Hi excursion
trip to the mountains of Western
North Carolina. They propose to
travel the entire journey OH foot. their
baggage and provisions being carried