The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-04

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The members Of the Independent Fire
Company hre requested to assemble at
their engine house, this evening, Mt Z
o clock b. w. P. and NJ. j. will be
there, and will be pleased to make an
intimate acquaintance with the members.
1t is now pretty definitely settled that
the Eagle and Etna Steam Fire Compn-
mics, of Charleston, will visit Columbia
on the occasion Of the tournament and
take part therein. The Etna boys and
IL delegation from the Marion may bring
mp the reel of the latter company. Truck
I talk of coming, too.
We are indebted to the Republican
Printing Company fora copy of the Acts
and Joint Resolutions Of the General
Assembly, passed at the regular session
of 1874 rs, and designed to form pnrt
of the fifteenth volume of the statutes al
large, commencing with the Acts of
1371-72."
Mr.. John f. Owens, the celebrated
comedian, whose fnme has been so Justly
chroniclcd in these COLUMNS in extracts
from exchanges during the past week or
more, will appear in the character of
Self and THE Happiest Day of My
Life, at the Opera House this evening.
We nre confident that rousing house
will greet Mr.. Owens.
Next Thursday will hc grand holiday,
on which date the fircmen Inve their
tournament. It is generally understood
thnt business men will participate in the
frolic, and consequently there will be
many closed doors. Merchants and pro-
fcssional men and their clerks nre fire.
men, and mechanics in great number
are fremcn; therefore. we have every
reason to believe there will be general
relaxation from business next Thursday.
SAD AFrLICTIoS.-A private letter from
Clinton, Lnurcns County, informs us
thnt John, aged ten, and Minnie. nged
eight, children of Isaac ". Finney, were
fatally poisoned, near TINT plucc, on
Sunday, by their parents giving them
morphine for quinine. The parents nrc
in great distress, and feeling Of deep
gloom and great sympathy pervades the
whole community.
SUDDEN death. George Kcrshaw. CO.
lored, died suddenly, Friday night, while
sitting in his house, corner Assembly and
Plain streets. He had been suffering
from consumption for some time. and
during severe paro1ysm of coughing,
he burst an artery, from the hemorrhaye
of which he died. His body WAS en-
tombed Sunday. by his comrades of the
Visilant Fire Company,
RECEPTION COMMITTEE. The following
named gentlemen have been appointed
as the reception committee for the fire
mans tournament, and are requested to
meet the visiting fire companies Mt the
railroad depot on their arrival in this
city: Capt W. B. Stanley, Col. L. W..
McA1aster, Maj. John Meighan, Captain
John S. Wiley, Andrew Crawford, Jr.,
W. G. Fisher, Esq.
DEATHS Mr.. VIM. Douglass, whose
death was prematurely announced in the
PHGSIx of last Wednesday, departed this
life on Saturday last, the 1st inst, after
protractcd suffering from cancer in the
throat and eye. His aifliction war such as
to deprive him of his voice for long
time previous to his death, as also to
prevent his swallowing morsel of food.
Mr.. Douglass. who was an aged citizen
Of Richland County, resided about six OF
seven miles from Columbia.
The venerable and highly-rcspcrtcd
mother of Mr.. Geo. \. Shields of this
city. died on Sunday, the 2l instant.
After long and useful service on earth
to the glory of Him who loeth nll things
we'll, Mrs. Shields has been called TO rc-
ccivc her reward in that kingdom pre-.
pared for the servants of the Lord from
the foundation Of the world.
| DEATH o" \ DIsrINGITsuEr LADY. Mis-.
Ann Pamela Cunningham, whose burin
will take place this afternoon in the Pres
byterinn Church-yard, was the daughtc,
of Col. Robert Cunningham. of Rose
mont TouroDc District o,3ucot.,d Of Do -