The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-27
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There xhs nottepott from the Iiver;
pool cott6h marke yesterday. =
The hsat OF tho past few days is
encouraging to cotton, but death to
corn and garden vegetables.
We esee few good-sized watermelons
in tho city. Wo did not ask the price,
through fear OF serious shock.
Yesterday was just exactly hot, and
the popularity of linen clothes, soda
water and lemonade testified to this.
During this heated term. Seegers'
Henry furnishes the proper antidots-
cool. invigorating and palatablo beer.
The State treasurer advertises that
parties desiring to make exchanges Of
bonds must do 80 in person or by
agent
A great howl is going up from men
in every department of business about
the unparalleled dullness of trude in
this city.
The Germans hold meeting to-
night 10 perfect IL permanent organiza-
tion OF the Schuetzenvereip, and take
the initiatory for Schuetzenfest.
person who will habitually borrow
paper for which his neighbor has
subscribed and paid. is mean enough
to steal the hat from the head of tho
blind.
If auy one has pieco of garden or
other hose. (Which is OF the size usually
attached to tho city w.ter spouts,) for
sale, they muy lind purchaser ut this
Office.
Hehry Brown. a colored boy, under
the impression that he could impede
tho progress of locomotive on the
Sonth CArolina Railroad, placed his
leg across the ruii; but le thinks now,
thnt il tue doctor succeeds in saving
his foot. and the toes cun he turned in
some other direction than toward his
knee, he will let stop locomotives with
loSS " uO VIII, OuG not ne.
Judge Cooks has sustained the re-
cent decision Of Judge Green, to the
effect that legal notices and advertise
menss paid for from private funds may
be published in any paper selected by
tho person advertising, notwithstand.
ing such paper may rot be ono desig
mated as nn "of1icial" paper by the
State authorities. "Olfioial" papers
apply only to such advertisements OF
are paid for from State and County
funds. Lawyers may, therefore. order
all estate notices, referee sales and
sheriff sales to be published in this
paper, should they prefer it.
THE FIRE INVESTIGATION. This case
WIS continued yesterday, there being
crowd in attendance, occasioned by
tue growing interest in the develop.
ment Of the case. Several additional
witnesses were examined.
Sergeant Grant, OF the garrison, who
was early Mt the fire. and went in the
house, saw no kerosene coming
through the roof; some one was bring
Ing things out Of tho house, but did
not notice who it was; the flame was
on the piazza, the left-hand side being
all in blaze; when he arrived, many
of the things had been moved out; the
| front Of the house vas closed. some
one throw missile through the win
dow; heard the glass crash; smelled
kerosene, but saw none; the kerosene
smelicd very strong. and he SO re-
marked at the time.
Mary Douglass, colored, lives near
the building; got up at the alarm aud
went to the door; the ligh: Of the lire
was shining through tho cracks of the
house; did not go over to the burning
building; never knew or heard of uuy
loud nolse or dispute In the honse.
Captain J. a. Jackson, late Chief OF
Police. testified TINT on Sunday morn.
ing, after the lire. he, Mr.. Pollock and
Mr.. Zaaly visited the ruins, and spoke
to the last witness there; Mr.. Pollock
asked her il there had been any fuss
III the house before the fire; she said
'hero had been loud words Just before
the fire; she appeared averso to re.
peating tho words, but iiu"llv did tell
them what they were; that some one
snid 'you ID" &c &c.