The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-07
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Senasor ffobertsoh is in the city.
Thetp isput pne way to obtain busi-
nHs-n nnblicity; but one way of gain
int publicity advertising.
Ez-Gov. Scott, by invitation, sd.
dressed the citizens OF Jenkinsville,
Fairfield County, on the 4th.
There were 6 deaths in Columbia for
the week ending the 4th-whites 4;
oolored q.
Advertising is to business what steam
is to machincry-the grand propelling
power.
party OF abont $50 colored persons
excurted from this city to Charlotte,
N. c., to spend the 4th.
a United States aag was displayed
on the 4th, from staff on QUO of the
derricks at the new Post Office build
ing.
The water is bad again. The supply
seems to be getting short also. Occa.
sionally, it runs in the second story of
Main street houses.
Governor Moses addressed the New
berrians, on the 4th. Ho has been
losing gronnd there, it is reported, and
he wants to recover it. ere it is too
late.
The fare for round trip tickets be-
tween Columbia and New York, pid
South Carolina Railroad and Charles
ton steamers, has been reduced to S35.
Cheap.
A colored man was stabbed in the
knee, on Friday night, by an irate
female, in the npper part of the city.
His friends carried him of, but shortly
afterwards carried him back.
A few days ago, We ohIonicled the
death of one of the twin children Of
MIR. and Mrs. John r. Fetner; on Sun
day, the other was laid in the tomb.
The afflicted family have the cordial
sympathy OF their numerous friends.
For the quarter ending June 80,
there have been issued from the Pos:
Office in this city 1.l9l postal orders,
amounting to 800, 72a.64 TAere have
been paid $50 orders, amounting to
S24. .532.43.
The Choral Union expect shortly to
give grand concert in mid of the Pal
metto Orphan Home. The members
OF the committee are going ayound the
city, for the purpose of disposing of
the tickets.
One of the female inmates Of the
Lunatic Asylum inuped from win
dow of the water closet, in the third
story, and struck on her head; but,
strange to say, does not appear to be
seriously hnrt-as she was able to eat
dinner afterwards.
Mr. Jessie NJ. Howell, OF this city,
killed a water -moccasin, on Saturday,
at the lower end of Slim Lake, on
Major Morgan's plantation. which was
five feet six inches long and fourteen
inches in circumference. This is the
largest snake of the kind we have ever
| heard of.
1t is currently rumored that there is
to be change of schedule on the
South Carolina and Greenville Rail.
roads-the Charleston train to arrive
in Columbia about P. NJ. and leave
about 2 80, 40 as to connect with the
trains to and from Charlotte, and ulso
the down train from Grcenville.
Tho wenther on the 4th was very
pleasant indeed-old Sol kept within
doors during the greater part of the
day; but on Sunday morning he made
up for it-shining down hot aud
steadily. A rain and hail storm in the
afternoon cooled off the atmosphere
materially. Yesterday was quito warm.
Mrs. Sarah McE!rone, (wife of Mr..
Hugh N. McElrone,) died in this city,
suddenly, yesterday, from heart dis
ease. She was native of Ireland, but
had resided in Columbia about thirty
years. Her age was sixty. She leaves
an extensive circle of relatives and
friends to mourn her deccase.
A meeting of the citizens OF Colum.
bia, embraced in School District No.
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