The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-29

| 'SS0o"y lAoWoseo s3uy tnof 0OVoIuofs
refuses 70 deliyer up the officeo the
demand of hissuocessor. The counsel
Of thef latter. MIA. M. Boozer. will
spply for writ OF mandamus, before
Chief Justice Moses. on Wednesday
next, to coEpel the delivery of the
Office.
Will the city authorities take into
curly and careful conside ration the
hygiene of the city? Having the
henlthicst of all Southern cities under
their supervision. it should be their
purpose to preserve this reputation for
salubrity ~ keeping the streets, alleys,
back lots aud all other places free
from unwholssome debris. We trust
the approach of the warm season will
admonish them to be vigilant.
Owing to the luck of a sufficient f,e
alarm. property in Colum bia is in
great dunger We have FIRE depart
ment that cannot be e1ceiled for
alacrity, energy and perseverance,; but
these qualities cannot be brought iuto
Elective operation ut the dead hour OF
night unless the firemen can receive q
proper summons. The City Council
owe it to the taxpayers to pay for and
plnce iu proper position the bell which
has been cast for the city.
Alta meeting Of our German citizens,
held On Wednesday evening, q
Schnelzenverein was organized, and
! the following officers elected: Presi.
dent, john G. Seegers; Vice President.
Geo. Di.rcks; Treasurer, W. Steiglitz;
Secretary, 4. Koenig; Finance Com
m,ttee, NJ. Ehrlich. G. D. Eoerhardt.
2. ". K,aft, L f. Hei, J. l.. Eiseu-
mann. The club will soon pei feet ar
engagements for Schuelzenfest, when
Colnmbia's German citizens will show
US how 10 enjoy ourselves.
The Investigation into the origin OF
the conlagration, which destroyed the
house of Mrs. T. G. Andrews. last
Sunday morning, which was to have
taken place before Trial Justice STRAIT
ton at 2 z. NJ, yesterday, was post
pOEed until 9 o'clock this morning,
when the attorney of the company
which insured the property will be
present 10 defend the interests in his
keeping. The lawyers in the case are
beco ming as plentiful as the witnesses.
An economical Colum bian proposes
to do without ice this simmer. As a
substitute be will gather his family
about him every day at IL III. and re-
cite the following account of Spitz-
bergen winter:
''Stones crack with the noise Of
thunder; IN crowded hut the breath
oi the occupant will fall in fakes Of
snow; wine and spirits turn to ice; the
snow burns like caustio; If iron touches
the skin, it brings tho flesh away with
1t; the sOles of your stockings may be
burned off your feet before you can
feel the slightest warmth from the Are;
linen taken out of boiling water in
atautly stltfens to the consistency of n
wooden board, and heated stones will
not prevent the sheets Of the bed from
freezina."
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL. ses-
siou OF tho City Council was held last
night. which was protraoted beyond
u o'clock. Among the transactions
was the rejection Of resolution to
allow claims against thu city to be re-
crived in payment If taxes. It seemed
to be generally understood, hawever,
that executions would not be pushed
against parties who presented these
claims III payment. In other woods,
the Council is wiling to take the
money If It can get it; but they don't
see how they eau, wih Justice, shove
Il large creditor to the wall for small
debt.
II WAS stated TINT the cx.Cleri ind
Trea urcr had fuiled, up to this la Q
date, to make IL report OF his trausa, :
tions. and remarks were made that
showed much feeling on the part of
the Aldermen III reference to the nut.
ter. ~ resolution was adopted to tuke