The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-19
CRY MATTERS. for the

longing OF the1uvenne creation.
sNextsundsy. June q, is the long
eat dayin the year..
The weather, for several days past,
has been clear and cool-the nights
inst right for sleeping.
Twentyfour young ladies will gra-
dnate at the Columbia Female College
the present session-next week.
Another sure indication of the az.
proach of the croquet season-ladies
ordering gaitefs q couple OF sizes too
small for them.
Representative Elliott and City
Clerk Jones deliver addresses before
tue Clariosophic Society OF the Uni
versity. this evening. at 8 o'clock.
Treasurer a. G. kaufman will be at
the Central National Bank, to-day, for
the purpose Of receiving installments
on the stock of the Spartanburg and
Asheville Railroad.
Twenty of the thirty-two County
Treasurers in the State have settled
their accounts with the Comptroller
General. and have gone on their way
rejoicing.
The Messrs. Clothier are doing some
beautiful work, in the way Of painting
and papering the restaurant about to
be opened by Mr.. George Brown, on
Richardson street. near Washington.
The upper part of Hampton's mill
pond is>said to be great on snakes.
The reptiles bask on the limbs of the
trees, aud suddenly disappear into the
water When disturbed.
| The corner.st3ne Of tho "Thornwell
)Orphanage" was laid at Clinton, Lau-
reps County. With appropriate ceremo-
! MES. on the 23th ult A large crowd
was in attendance, and everything
passed of pleasantly.
Ants. reaches and night bugs and
lies OF every possib!e description now
make the season one of annoyance and
perplexity; and as soon as the festive
mosquito grows numerous, "pain and
oppression" will be the com mon lot.
Preparations for the speedy erection
OF the alarm beii in the steeple of the
new City Hall are going on, and We
hope soon to chronicle the much de.
sired event. The frame work was put
up yesterday.
The Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
gnsta Railroad Company are issuing
| eacnrsion tickets to the Schuetzenfest
IN Augusta; also, to principal watering
places in North and South Carolina,
at greatly reduced rates. See adver.
tisements
We learn that old bonds of the State
to the amount Of about $500, 900 have
been funded in new bonds, in accord
ance with the Act passed at the last
session Of the General Assembly.
Others are ready to fund. and will do
so AS fast as the process can be carried
on.
Mr.. Emanuel Walker, Auditor of
Lexington County, by the advice OF
his counsel, gave new bond on the
10Th, which was Immediately approved
by the County Commissioners, where
upon the controversy in regard to hia
bond was ended, and lie at once
entered upon the further discharge Of
his duties.
Brevet Brigadier- General J. Dureil
Greene. who was formerly Post Com
mnnder here and Colonel of the 9th
Infantry, is meeting, the London pa.
pers state. with Il great deal of success
with his improved musket. He will
shortly close contract with the Turk
ish Government, and is negotiating
with England. The General has many
friends in this city.
Thomas S. Davant, Clerk ia the
General Freight and Ticket Depart.
ment Of the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta and Wilmington, Columbia
and Augusta Railroads, in this city,
has been appointed General Freight
and Ticket Agent of the Port Royal
Railroad. Wm. Campbell, foremun
OF the Charlotte. Columbia and Au.
gusta Railroad Shops, is made Master
Mechanic of the Port Royal Railroad.
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