The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-08
5Phoenls NewberYl c,SEssspsn asnes,

To-day the sun shines f6ss ESifi fiiantiy,
and all nature aeemB to be Teioi6ed. = The
grass and the tender plants sof the gar
dens grow so amazingly Iast that il seepns
miraculous Its effects upon humanity
is almost ns wonderful y The despond-
ENJOY, the gloominess that yershad dows
the mind in wet, gloomy, damp, dismal
sons, but short time back, were sul1en,
morose, peevish and grabbed, they now
look as cheerful and AZ bright rs new
pennies. So much for glorious sunlight.
So much for those heavenly beams that
| come streaming down from the King of
Day that fructifes the earth and enliv-
ems and animates the heart Of man.
The Court Of Sessions has closed, md
| the Court will proceed to the civil docket.
The Judge looks MS if he was perfectly
satisfied and didn't care nickel The
Solicitor is g: cool as cuoum ber, and
seems as if he would like to have about
one dozen moro cases. The jury are
used up, and are singing, Joy, s'Lets no
don't seem to cnre u tingle il Court was
to last till the next Presidential election,
| so the wherewith was under "copper""
The Penitentiary will receive addi-
tional birds-not Shanghais, but from
Africa-who. dissatisfied with ''foathers. "
have attempted to rig themselves out in
| COTTON"
Our young townsman, Mr.. John
IO'Neil, who wns in the employ of our
former Postmaster, Mr.. E. A. Scott, and,
by the by, very worthy efficient, capa-
BILE young man, we IRE pleased to note
hos been retained by Captain Boone as
Assistant Postmaster. The new. post
Office is now rugged up, and turns out to
be very convenient, cozy little place for
for such a business. It is itself in the
shape of q ':letter, and now it hna be-
come receptacle of ''letters"
While we write the inspiring strains of
the 18th Infantry band in front of the
tuln te-doo" of the "dampty-tlam, de-
dam,S makes us feel full Of martial
energy. We stepped down to see what's
the matter. There we found Captain
Keller, Chief of Gen. McDowells staff;
Col. Black, of the 18th; Adjutant Potter,
Captain Morris, DR.. Atkinson, Surgeon
of the Post, all of the 18th, up for m in
spection of the troops here. We notice,
by the by, E. Hope, Hardy Solomon
Uncle Levy, Col. Pearoe, w. R. Cathcart,
manager of tho telegraphic department.
and "Pollock," Pollock mine host of the
Wheeler House, sauntering around on
the inspection list. We stuck our glasses
on our nose and took n view. "Whnt are
you looking at?" said He. "Looking
at?" said we; Cooking at the crowd. :"
"H-e," said we, "what are YOU cts
doing up here" "W-e-l-l, we'll. bob
bin round" "Bobbin' round" said
we. We haven't seen my 5oJJin' yet
but we bobbed, and while we bobbed we
could not keep from saying, while
Hope springs eternal in the human
breast,
May Hes shadow never grow less.
Business is in stdtu quo; money vision
| ary, while the weather il charmingly de-
lightful, sweetly smiling with breezes
that tell us
Eternal spring, with smiling verdure,
Warns the mild mir and crowns the
youthful year."
Newberry keeps up with the balance of
mankind. We have money clubs, read
ing clubs and spelling clubs. As we
were passing along said q little shoe
less urchin to another: "Spell physic. e"
''Physic2" eyes" "F-i-z-i-k. ;iThnt
won't do" said No. 1. "Well," said No.
3, ''ain't F-i-z Fiz and TX TX; and don't
Fig and TX make Fizik."
No deaths. no marriages, no murders,
nothing sensational up to this time, save
that fellow paid US S5 from whom we
expected nothing. RODOLPH.