The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-07

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Reading matter on every page.
Shaving business making barrels.
The weather has been propitious for
the two days frolics.
The Governor hns appointed W. c..
Bracy Trial Justice of Beaufort.
If yesterday wasn't gala day, what
was it? Everybody was out.
Mr. Frank Palmer, of the Columbia
Hotel billiard saloon, hns furnished us
with copies Of lato New Orleans papers.
You can get all styles of job printing,
from visiting card to n four-sheet post
er, at the PHENIx Office. Prices satisfnc-
tory.
Old Porter, the popular fiddler of the
oldcn time, is in the city. Porter has n
hnnkering for his old home. Grind
on, Porter" will be recognized by many.
The prizes for the colored fremen's
tournament, which takes place on the
11th inst, are seven in number, and Of
elegant design and finish. They are on
exhibition atStanleys s China store.
NIr. II. F. Franck hns furnished us
with several eggs which are little more
fractured than any we have yet seen.
That hen was bndly fractured.
| The 1iremen's tournament hns been
numbered with the things that were.
The 9Th of July appears in the distance.
But that was rebellion, and its celebra-
ton may be indiscreet
The missing CROSS and diamond pin
matter is exciting great deal of COM
inent and inquiry, and it will be fully
investigated. There is screw loose
somewhere.
The tribes of Improved Order of Red
Men in this city have received an invita-
ton from their sister tribes of Whining
ton, n. c., through the Vice Great Inco-
honee of that State. to participate in the
celecration of st. Tannin's Day, on the
18th of May, the natal day of the order,
by parade, address and ball
The temperance orders in this city are
rapidly increasing in membership. Many
have connected themselves with the order
recently to whom water was q strange
beverage. Let the good work go on
There is n vast field for labor, md the
harvest will follow strong efforts.
The engineer of 1Etna says the glorious
achievement Of the company. at the
tournament, WAS entirely due to the dose
of Queens Delight" he took ut the doc
tor shop. in the morning. He returns
thanks to DR.. Heinitsh, and wishes every
body to try the "Queen's Delight"
SUPPOSED FATAL AFFnAY. A terrible
md supposed fatal affair occurred on the
premises of Col. A. r. Taylor, on Arsenal
Hill. last night. A colorcd mnn, named
Andrew Barnes, is charged with cutting
and shooting his wife, Caroline, terribly
in the hend, face and back of the neck
1t is thought impossible for hor to live
until morning. hewould-be murderer
escaped.
Prompt INVESTIGATION NEEDED. The
City Council held q meeting, yesterday
afternoon, in reference to the matter of
the missing articles taken from the thief,
Henry Daniels, who was arrested Sunday
morning The statement of Houston
johnson, confirmed, as we understand,
by IN inventory of things delivered up
by him to tho city police, made Mt the
time by Mr.. c. +. Jackson, makes it in
cumbent on the Council to ferret out the
mystery. Mr.. Marlborough, of Augusta,
from whom the jcwclry and watches were
stolen, WAS i'll the city, Yesterday, but
had not been able to recover the diamond
pin and the gold cross which were deli
vercd with the other articles into the
hands "f the city police Flo was upon
the point of taking out warrants for the
arrest OF the parties who nre supposed tc
be Implicated; bu. hearing of a meeting
Of the Council, he concluded to await
their action. We unocrstand TINT this,
HIS taken no decided or sntisfnctor,
form. Council was very much troubled
with points Of order, and finally brok,
up without arraigning any one, without
taking the testimony Of MIR. jackson, and
with some disagreement among them
Selves but upon what, We have not heard.
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