The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-20

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The nickel mint had 1cen tdiisc overed.
Col. Parmele is ferretingit out.
Capital weather, yesterday cool, clear
and pleasant.
a party Of youngsters returning from
picnic made Main street lively, yes-
terday afternoon. with their joyous
shouts.
Three plated forks were lost OF mis-
laid Mt the Washington tcG-party. The
party having them will please leave
thom mt PHES1x Office.
b1num Annie Lott, IN aged and highly
respected colored citizen of Columbia,
was buried yesterday. She has resided
Tor forty years in the cottage Northwest
corner of Assembly and Senate streets.
The extra fine strawberries grown in
the Convent gardens are offered at low
figures. 1t is pleasant ride out there;
or if /" sufficient quantity is ordered, the
fruit will be delivered in the city.
MIR. Summers requests lis to sny that
hereafter lie will close his store nt 7
O'Clock. Therefore, if you require INV
Of the wet articles mentioned in his nd
vertisement, YOU must call before that
hour.
The latest novelty is the .3Iulligan
Guard collar, which Messrs. Kinard &
Wiley have for s',le. Every purchaser
of box is furnished with an illustrated
copy Of the music. The collars are yery
nent
We SAW in court, the other day, two
gentlemen. Mnj. J. e. Lykes and Rev.
Mr.. Elkins. sitting by side, converting
with ench other, who are exactly of the
snme age, anal TINT tlay were sixty yenrs
four months and two days old. This
wnS IL rnre coincidence.
1t is understood that the new Wnsh-
ington Street Methodist Church will be
formally dedicated on the third Sunday
iii Junc-the Goth. DR.. Iovic Pierce
md Bishop Wishtmnn and Bishop
Pierce are expected to he present on the
occasion.
The spelling bee at Excelsior Lodge,
No. T. j. 0. q. T.. on Tuesday night,
afforded great deal Of amusement. Can
nibal, rhythm. kernel, trespnss, conch,
mythical, confectionery, separate, vii
lain. mamma, pindar, duchess, asphyx-
lated, hurr-stone, crystallize, lily, picca-
lilli, alpaca and many simpler words
caused parties to step down and out.
Miss Eva Irwin won the prize-n hand
some gold pen and staff-by passing
successfully through tho five clnsses;
the final word being chilblains. 1t is
understood TINT Hampton Lodge is max
ing arrangements for "bee."
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\ lengthy train, heavily loaded with
living freight, left Columbia. last night,
Mt o'clock, bound for Charlotte. The
Phoenix Hook and Ladder Company car
ried their truck, the majority of the
members accompanying it; strong de-
tachments of the Palmetto and Indepen-
dent fire companies, in full uniform,
were also on hand; while the Buns
Club, with their piper, helped to in
crease the crowd. A large number of
persons from Columbia and the sur
rounding country were in attendance.
This mornings trnin will carry another
crowd. Governor Chamberlain lenves
this morning, to join the gubernatorial
party in Charlotte
COURT OF CoaMoN PLEAS The Court
met Mt 10 a. NJ, Judge Carpenter pre-
siding.
Mr.. Acknowledgement Melton asked
permission to mike motion, ont of
order, for the continuance Of the cause
entitled ''The State of South Carolina
against Niles G. Parker" The Attorney
General stated that it hnd scarcely been
four weeks since the case was COM
mcnced, and TINT he wns prepared for
trial with the exception of two witnesses,
viz: II. II. Kimpton and his clerk, both
Of New York, upon whose testimony the
State relied almost wholly, in order to
make ont its case. Mr.. G. d. Melton
opposed the motion, on the ground that
the defendant lies in Jail in default of a
bail bond, which no citizen in the town
could give, with such grave. charges
against his character rs the State had
preferred against Parker's; and although
the charges covered o term of nearly
three years, and although in such O short
time ns the defendant had to prepare, the
defendant was anxious to go to trial even
in the dark, 10 confident was he that
the State could not substantiate it's