The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-26
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Who can say July is not delightful
month? Pleasant days and chilly
nights are the rule now.
Advertising is to business what steam
is to machincry-the grand propelIing
power.
There were deaths in Columbia
for the week ending the 25.h-whites
8; colorcd 4.
Most kinds Of roots aud bnrks are
now used al medioinss. except the
cube root and the bark of dog.
There is but one way to obtain busi.
publicity; but ono way OF gain
ing publicity ty-advertising.
Notwithstanding numerous street
reports, nothing was done about the
certificate Of Indebtedness naandan,us,
yesterday.
No bell can ring 80 loudly as good
advertisement. People will believe
what they see rather than what they
hear.
The market is stocked with fruit
peaches. apples, pears, csntelopes,
water-melons, eto.-and prices are low
in consequence.
Job printing Of every kind, from a
miniature visiting card to four sheet
poster, turned out, ut short notice,
from PHOENIX Office. Try us.
Cremationists may feel gratified ut
the information that the retorts OF the
Columbia Gas Company are sufficiently
large to dispose of un ordinary size /
body.
1t has never been decided whether
accidents are epidemic or not. There
is no reason to doubt that fires are
''cntching."
Three prisoners withdrew from tue
Penitentiary yesterday, without inter
vention of his Excellency. Conse-
quently. they were fired upon by tho
guard, but Intellectually.
A meeting of Hampton Lodge, No.
II. 1. 0. G. T., is called for to- morrow
evening, in Temperance Hall, over
Cantwell's store. for the purpose of
instituting the Lodge.
One of the German immigrants now
in the city, penniless, with his wife
and daughter, was gardener to the
royal court of Wurtemberg, at Stutt-
gart He is anxious to find employ
ment by the day.
Our friend r. J.. Bryan, thoughtful
OF our inner man, has sent us a m ost
acceptable present of sound, juicy,
home-raised peaches. A man who has
good books to sell and choice peaches
to give away is valuable to society and
his friends.
The Governor has accepted the re-
signation of Trial Justice Edmouson,
OF E1gefleld County. The Governor
has appointed Charles Griffin Trial
Justice of Aiken; James n. Carroll,
Trial Justice of Colleton; VIM. Troy,
Jr.. Trial Justice of Abbeville, and
George 8. Mower. Notary Public TO,
Newberry. W. F. Myers, Auditor oi
Colleton, has been suspended fol
cause. and George Washington ap.
pointed in his place, subject to the
action OF the Senate.
a gentleman from the rural districts
appeared on our streets, yesterday
morning, in terribly-excited state oi
mind, and when we saw him he was
going down Plain street, with his coat.
tail in the breeze. Mt speed thai
would have done credit to Dexter, his
hat in his hand, and his hair in rather
a disturbed condition, in quest of q
physician, whose services he wished to
engage to relieve his sister from the
effects Of an overdose of laudanum,
administered by surgeon druggist.
Not finding the first doctor, he reversed
his course. and when last seen was fly
ing in an Essterly direction.
Conn.,, 900, 600 acres Of corn have
been planted this year in cxcoss of last
years acreage. The increase is six pei
cent. of the whole crop. 1t is largest
in the South in per centnge, and in the