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


a rumor prevails that Humbert has
coma up missing Humberty is ythe
principal wItnessin II ge Moses matter.
Whose place is Ut tg hunt bill n $sup?
Whilst beihcpmS mSent q n the Gdvsrnor
{, advertise him, oifsfing reward for
his recovery?
Messrs. Hendrix e. Bro. are in re-
ceipt of large supply of luscious
pine.apples. We know whereof we
speak. for we have sampled them.
They are ready and wiling to meet the
rush that will likely be made on 80 &C.
ceptable summer delicaoy.
Oar young friend. Charley Rad
cliffe. has ''gone it alone" and will
hereafter be found at the North eas.
corner Of Washington aud Assembly
streets. where he will sell jewelry and
watches, or repair those articles, as
we'll as attend to all other business in
bis line entrusted to him.
As limited in our issue OF yesterday,
the local editor OF the PHOENIX has de-
parted 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
trumpet, blow down the bootleg, and
we will cndeavor to climb out.
Mr.. Pope, General Passenger Agent
Of the Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
gustn Railroad, advcrtises, in this
mornings PEuSlx, that round trip
tickets will be Issued to all prominent
Virginia springs and Western North
Carolina excursion points, on and
after June l, good until November /.
Think moment; $40 saved for you.
We will establish tho 1st of June next
general St-to Office under Twins
Hall for the world.renowned Wilson
Sewing Machine. Prices to be $50,
$50. SO and $50. a written warren
tee of five years given with each ma.
chine by Moore & Cozby, General
State Agents for South Carolina.
sanindignant Dem ocrat remarked,
the other day. after reading of the
passngo OF the Civil Rights Bill:
Now, the only thing that remains to
be doue for our epfranchised 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 Rurdl Cdrolinian for June is on
hand with punctuality. Its pages re-
donnd with superabundance of read
Ing matter 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 s:roets
under suspicious circumstances. A
party of gipsies were passing through
Columbia, one of whom gave child,
apparently year old, to woman who
lives in what is known as the Sand
Hills, with the remark that she "did
not want it" and that she 'had 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.
Ata meeting of the Congaree Fire
Engine Company. held on Monday
night. the election Of the following
officers was ratified: W. 3. Nash, Pro.
sident; S. B. Thompson. Vice Prcsi-
dent; a. W. Curtis. Treasurer; G. A..
Richmond, Secretary; John Fitzsm-
mons, Joseph Taylor, Lewis L. Brown,
John Thomas, Directors; Gabriel Jen.
kins. B. Moore, A. Wise, Is. Sightler,
Axeman. The members started q
subscription list to purchase steam
fro engine, and S374 were subscribed
n few minutes.
Hot The weather is prolific sub.
ject, but the expressions generally
made nso of are not exactly the ones to
print for the public. We feel it, how
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