The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-25
ORR MISUNDERSTANDING for tie

A. ". Snder, Esq. Intendant OF
Sumter, was in the city, yesterday.
Pat. will furnish turtle soup for
lunch, at the Pollock House, to-day.
Advertising is to business what steam
is to machincry-the grand propelling
power.
There is but one way to obtain bust
ness-publicity; but one way OF gain
ing publicity advertising.
Job printing of every kind, from
miniature visiting card to four. sheet
poster, turned out, at short notice,
from PHGS1x Office. Try US.
The farmers don't want to hear any-
thing more about ''areas of rain."
They don't think that rain is in arrears
at all.
No bell can ring so loudly as good
advertisement. People will believe
what they see rather than what they
hear.
The soda water apparatus 9; MIsssrs.
Hoffmen & Co. exploded, yesterday,
and ssampeded the parties, but, fortu-
nately. seriously injured no one.
Our citizens are moving in the mat.
ter of Tax Unions-two have already
been formed-in Wards 8 and 4. The
County Union meets, We believe, on
the 9th of August.
Fine water-melons and other excel.
lent fruits of the season, to be found
ct our noighbors' frnisery. Messrs.
Hoffman L Albrecht's. They receive
them fresh every day.
Coggia's comet turns cut to haze
been complete failure. Mr.. Coggia
will probably never have better op-
portunity to retire from the comet
business shan at present, and we would
advise him to avail himself of it.
We announced, yesterday morning,
the death of Mr.. William McG uinnis,
OF this city, as it was generally reported
on the strreis. he rallied, however,
and it was thought he was improving,
but lie died last night, at alf-past s.
His funeral services will be performed
at st. Peters Church tomorrow.
We would suggest to the officials the
p1opriety Of putting the fence around
the State Caritol grounds on the strees
lines. The public highways were en-
croached upon during the erection Of
the building. but there is NO necessity
for it now.
Senator Robertson's monument
the Columbia Post Office-looms up
grandly. The stone work is nearly
completed. and contracts for the
wooden flooring ore advertised. The
building is located at the highest point
in the city. corner of Richardson and
Laurel streets. Superintendent Oak
shott is pushing the work ahead "a.
pidly.
At meeting in Ward No. 8, held
yesterday evening, for the purpose of
organizing Tax Union, the following
officers were elected:
President-W. B. Stanley; Vice.
President-E. H. Heinitsh; Seere.
tary-B. I. Boone; Treasurer-D.
Gambrill; Executive Committee-W.
G. Fisher, II. L. Tappan, F. N. Ehr.
lich; Delegates to the County Conven.
tion-W. &. Bachman, W. B. Stanley.
DEATH OF ANOTHER OLD CITIZEN. -
Our old residents are rapidly depart
ing We have to record the death,
yesterday evening, of venerated citi-
zen, Mrs. Susan Lesher-a naive of
Philadelphia, but for thirty five years
resident Of Columbia. She vas highly
respected and leaves numerous relatives
and friends TO mourn her decease. airs.
Lesher was member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
ACCIDENTAL. The shooting of
firearms has become quite a pastime
with some of our citizens. Some time
ago. an excited person fred into the
room of Mr.. Cordes. who resides at
Col. Simms', on Laurel street. Not
satisfied with this achievement, he Tor
she) fred two more shots, one entering
the door and the other the door-post.
This occurred ahout 9 mr. E;.;n