The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-18
: cIrr MATTERS. for the

I AESlN.
Business is terribly dull and money
scarce.
CASH will be the rule at the PHGN1x
Office hereafter. f
Dr.W. G. Fishers soda fountain dis.
penses q genuine temperance beverage.
Try it.
Chief of Police Jackson will dispose
OF a lot Of forfeited articles-pistols,
etc.-at auction this morning.
The PHOENIX job Office is complete in
every respect.'and cards, posters. pro-
grammes. bill-heads, ETC., arc turned
out with alacrity.
Mcssrs. Hoffman & Albrecht are in
receipt Of another lot of good things
strawberries. green peas, Bologna and
smoked sausages. etc.
VIM. Lnidler, Esq, OF the old Charles
ton Courier, is on visit to the city.
He reports things in the up. country as
being unusually dull.
Fresh supplies Of Strawberries, green
peas, asparagus and all the early vege-
tables Of tho season.; likewise, some
prime country butter and eggs, at E. Il.
Davies & Co.'S.
The Columbia Dramatic Association
give three performances in Parker's
Hall next week-Wcdnesday, Thursday
and Friday-when the "Octoroon" will
be presented.
Persons i'll nearly all parts OF the city
were affected by the lightning on Thurs
day night. One lady was prostrated and
severely injared by striking her head
against door.
The rain storm Of Thursday night
was the heaviest and the most protracted
within the memory of the oldest in
habitant. It poured steadily all night
and continued at intervals during yes.
terday morning.
Cold hos EN- attraction for lightning,
even. The lightning-ro,l on Mr.. Steig-
litz's building was struck. during tho
storm of Thursday night, and tue gold
tip spirited away. The shock was SO
severe that, persons half block OF,
were affected ny it.
AS dueliDg is becoming fashionable
once more, and may. probably, become
contagious i'll this section, we desire to
inform gentlemen killingly inclined
that there is for sale ut the PuGS1x
Office pair OF No. dueling pistols,
with the necessary appendages, neatly
pu. up in mahogany case.
An unusually heavy thunder clap. on
Thursday night, caused the horses at
tached to the Columbia Hotel omnibus
to run off. They were standing in the
street, awaiting tho arrival of the Au-
gusta train, and ran to the stables, when
they stopped Of their own accvrd. No
damage done.
"The Blue Ribbon" is the latest pro.
duction of the author OF "St. Olavis," ;"
"Meta's Faith, etc. It is an admirable
story; the character Of the heroine is
original and skillfully marked out, and
an interest is cast around her which
never H.gs. The sketches OF society n
cathedral city are very vivid and anus.
ing. Mr.. Duffie has the book for sale
price fifty cents.
FATAL AcCIDESr.-Corone Coleman
held an inquest, on Thursday, over the
remains Of colored man named Geo.
Williams, who was killed near Acton,
on Wednesday last, by tree falling on
him. 1t seems that Williams and o
number OF other hands were engaged In
cutting down trees, when one fell unex-
pectedIy and caught the unfortunate
man. killing him instantly.
SOME PERTINENT INQUIR1Es. A tax
payer, who has promptly paid his tribute
OF $500 into the city treasury, writes
to us to inquire why the city authorities
give notes to the endorsers of their
note to secure them? He thinks, and
correctly thinks, that if the endorser
has to take mp the notes OF the city,
TINT the city is as much bound to make
good to The endorser the amount he has
paid in its behalf, rs any other note it