The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-20
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A tincture of garlic. given in doses
of one tablespoonful every morning to
an adult, is said to be preventive OF
measles and scarlet fever. For child
the dose is one teaspoonful. Possibly
it will prove efiicacious against diph.
theria also-at any rate, it might be
tried. as it is neither injurious nor ex.
tensive
G. +. Jackson, Esq, has returned
i:om the North, where he selected
handsome stock Of goods. We tender
him thanks for late Baltimore papers.
Messrs. Hoffman & Albrecht have
Just received another supply Of CLANS,
Northern apples. vegetables and DC
ti:ocs.
We lave had the pleasure of reading
in the Ho". GnI Scioot. published ut
Louisville. Kentucky. beautiful story
eutitled the liking of France" trans
lated from the German Of George
HiItl by Miss Isabel d. Martin, Of Co.
iunbia. This young lady iuheri,s a
high talent for writing. and as a
scholar has made acquisitions from the
riches OF several other languages be-
sides her own. We are pleased to see
her exercising her pen so successfully.
The oyster season has lot yet opened
in Columbia.
May the good time soon come when
Columbia will be furnished with light.
The weather during the past few
days has been very sultry and warm.
The wood business. which has been
languishing during the hot weather,
will become very active in few days.
The Modoc remnant, says cores
pondent, 'show the Indian distate for
honest hard work" It is not peculiar
to tue Indian. There are more white
loafers than lover of his kind likes to
cknowledge.
After the 25th lust. the post Office
address of the Rev. DR.. J. r. Wilson
will be Wilmington, North Carolina.
instead OF Columbia, as heretofore.
The question Of the liability OF
Northern insurance companies on po-
licies issued prior to the war, where
the premiums we're rendered soon after
the war by the insured, will soon be
definitely determined. A suit has
been brought by the representatives
of Lewis Worthington, OF Greenviile,
S c., against the Charter Oak Com
pany. of Hartford. which will cause
the issue to be decided.
Wiley A. Bishop, convicted August
2l. 1874. by the United States District
Court, and sentenced to siY months
and fined $1,000, not being able to
pay the ine, was imprisoned. Judge
Bryan recommended, his pardon.
which the President granted.
There we're eight deaths in this city
for the week ending the 19th-whites
1; colored t.
A protracted Meeting will be COM
menced in Marion Street Church to-
morrow evening. at which the Rev.
J. Nj. Boyd and DR.. Pierce. of Charles.
ton, are expected 10 be present.
The Knights OF Pythias have
changed their place Of meeting from
Odd Fellows Hall to that of the Good
Templars.
There was placed on our table, yes
terday, freak of nature in the potato
line. It consists of three potatoes
upon one stem-two being red and
one white. AS "seeing is believing, I"
we cannot doubt this fact. The young
man who raised them, however, claims
that they were planted about twenty.
Eve feet apart, which we would be in
c1i n al IN 6Ophk ~ not iuforn,o1 f.on.