The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-19
Crr1 MATTERS. s.-subsoribe for the

PHOENIX. w n
Summer has regularly ses2in.. san.
day and Mondsy it Was hot enough to
satisfy all heat .lovers. &
The Governor has accepted the re-.
slgnation OF J. n. Dennis, as Trial
Justice for Sumter.
Representative Charles Minort ia
looking towards a Senatorial chair.
with fair prospects OF succeeding.
Tho Port Royal Commercial and
Soutlern Standard have been merged
into one publication.
President Dayega will accept our
thanks for "pass" over his railroad
the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge
a black and-tan dog has turned up
ut the PHOENIX Office. The owner can
have her by proving property.
The PHOENIX job Office is complete
In every respect, and cards. posters,
pamphlets, programmes, bill-hcads.
etc., are turned out with alacrity.
The chapel building, in the Univer
sity campns, is being put in thorough
repair, and will be used as q normal
school,
This Office lncks nothing of being a
first class job Office. Any style Of
work desired we can DO, and that at
low figures and on short notice.
The little folks" Of Trinity Chu rch
will assemble ut the residence of Capt.
.redell, on L.dy street, armed and
equipped" for picnic, on Thursday
morning. ut g.: o'clock All must
come prepared for good time.
The Governor has made the follow.
ing appointments: Il. W. Cousart, OF
Aershaw. as Trial Justice; Wm. Eollin,
Trial Justice for Watd No. ). Charles
ton, rice W. L. Ellie. removed; and NJ.
l.. Ovens, Of York, Notary Public.
The Port Royal Commercial asserts
that shc taxes are SO heavy that the
colored people of that section are for
feiting their lands. The Radical shoe
begins to pinch.
The Enterprise Fire Company, Pre-
sldcnt Minort, pic-nicked ut Mr.
Seegsrs' brewery, yesterday. Capt.
W. q. Stanley, the veteran fireman,
was comp!imented by the members Of
the Enterprise. by loffing their hats.
Mr. Anctioneer Levin, yesterday, by
order of tho County Auditor, offered
for sale several lots of land belonging
to delinquent taxpayers, but as the
bidding was slack, the sale was post
poned until to-day. In the meantime
many of the defaulters are paying up.
A new weekly. called tho True Soufh,
has made its appearance at Brunson,
on tho Port Royal Railroad. It claims
to be published III the educational in.
tercst. The friends of the enterprise
have done the handsome thing, by
contributing over 81. 600 towards it,
1t appears that in the case OF County
Treasurer w. II. Gardner, O. Sumter,
whose arrest was mentioned last week,
the charge was for failure to report
monthly while his Office was closed
during the summer months. There is
no other charge against him, we learn.
and his accounts with the State and
County are said to be correct to cent.
CoUHr OF COMMON PLEAS, May 49,
The case of W. G.. Childs, Trustee.
against G. d. Eberhardt, was tried
verdict for the plaiut:fl. ::
The case of W. D. L,ve & Co.
against w. o. Marshall, was tried;
verdict for the plaintiff.
The case OF Robert K. Scott apainst
Wm: Whalcy, et al., executors, was
tried; verdict for the plaintiff.
The case Of Michael Allen against
Jerome Pagan, was continued and
heard until the Court adjourned.
at the afternoon recess, the Court
Was adjourned until 10 o'clock, to.
morrow morning, on account Of tho
lndisposition OF the presiding Judge.
The Grand Jury found true bills
against the old and new Boards of
County Commissioners, for official mis-.
conduct.
Mr.. Attorney General Melton asked
that the grand inquest be not al.
Journcd until testimony could be
secured by which the inaictmrnts