The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-09
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"Complexion veils," Of invisible
ganze, are one OF the newest quips.
The brick floor OF tho State House
is being replaced By wooden one.
Capt George Tupper, having gotten
over or around his troubles. has de-
parted for the city by the sea-
The Governor has appointed J. W.
Gray and w. W. Vance, of Greenvilie,
as Notaries Public.
Mosquitoes, like human beings, are
presenting their bills very briskly just
now.
Value the friendship Of him who
stands by you III storm; swarms of in
sects will surround you in sunshine.
There was much needed rain, yes
teriay morning, but little more
would not be Objectionable.
This Office lacks nothing OF being n
first class job Office. Any style of
work desired We can DO, and that at
low figures aud on short notice.
ln answer to :he correspondent who
asks what manner Of man Tom Collins
Is, we wnnld reply. that he is no man-
ner OF II man. Fl. is dam sci.
The soda fount, from which Messrs.
Hoffman & AIbrecht dispense the
auid. if not from the Arctic regions,
furnishes that beverage ice-cold. We
kNow it.
Three in,}lvlduals who were looking
earnestly for the mythical Tom Col.
iins. on Saturday night. became ex.
cited, and finally brought up in the
gsarl house.
The bombArdmeut of Saturday
night was kept up until very late
hour. whom the firing ceased No
serious damage was done. a pretty
pert dodging was kept up.
Very little jewelry is now worn in
Paris; the slender porte boaAsur brace
let, little broader than good course
thsesd. is the only ornsment rnat is
decidedly fashionable;
Major Morris. Eighteenth Infantry,
as President. and Captain B. 3. Keeler,
Judge Advocate. are now engaged on
a court martial at the garrison in this
city
Dog-fancie-s are warned against the
use Of carbo'ic soap. Several valuable
animals have ''gone where good dogs
belong" du.iug the past few weeks.
by careless use of the above.
a serious stabbing affray occurred
between two colored boys. near the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad Depot, yesterday. The
wounds were dressed at the drug store
OF Messrs. Geiger s: McGregor.
Capt. j. *. Hyer returned yesterday
from short leave of absence. He
goes to Iorkvile in few days, to take
command Of that post, in place of Capt.
Cnristophe-, whose death was recently
recorded.
The Caiedoniau Club have in pro-
gress arrangemen ents for pleasures on
the coming Fourth of Jnly, which, if
cnrriea out, will eclipse those Of the
day last year. The club has a good
sized roll Of members.
Yesterday was the hottest of the
season. The thermometer IN Dr.. E.
E. Jackson's drug store. at : A. NJ,
stood ut 50; at p. NJ, 90. and at A.,
p. NJ. Oh The barometer stood at
90 7-l0 all day.
The first Of the season in the way of
mess OF roasting g-ears-Adams' early
corn-has been presented to the local
by one of the oldest attachees Of the
PHRSIx, Mr.. F. H. Marks. The corn.
was grown in the former nest OF the
bird, on Gates street.
On Friday last colorel lad, named
William, aged sixteen years, while
swinging on grapevine. near Neagle's
bridge. fell about twenty feet into a
hole. breaking his thigh at the hip
joint and both arms near the wrist.
His life is not despaired Of. A few
days before, coiorci infaut, on
Arsenal Hill, fell out OF door and