The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-19

The corn in the country is looking par
fine just now.
Rev. Lovick Pierce arrived in this CITY
yesterday.
The gas took freak, last night, and
for short time refused to burn.
Good manners are always admired by
all persons; bad manners are, on the
contrary, always despised.
The thermometer ran way IN into i,,e
ninetes, yesterday. 1t was considered
the warmest dny of the season.
The ladies On our streets, yesterday,
made quite II show; never mind the wea-
thcr, so the wind don't blow.
a great deal of money is sure to 30
where the woodbine twineth thi, sum
mcr-because the woodbine twinetl, ON
the new bonnets.
The storin-king had another short
reign, about 9 o'clock, yesterday morn
ing, and for while things were lively.
No material damage. so far rs known.
Mr.. SeeScrs ice machine is slightly
out of order, but his customers will not
be disappointed. as he has supplied him.
self with the frozen article from the
Northern lakes.
The silver set. ordered two years ago,
for then Speaker Lee, is still at Mr..
Glaze's jewelry store Mr.. G. is puz-
zled, and wants to know ..what will he do
with it,"
The untiring activity of the itincrant
strawberry vender no longer ngitates the
door-bells of our good citizens, but has
given place to the not more acceptable
interrogation: Don't you want to buy
some blackbcrries!"
On and after tomorrow, the Columbia
day train on the South Carolina Railroad.
which has heretofore left Charleston at
6. As A. NJ, will leave Mt 5.45 A. NJ, and
will arrive in this city at 12.55P NJ,
making close connections with the Char
lotte Road.
1t is rumored that reliable party offers
to deliver the stolen diamonds for 5000.
This matter is being whitfield down to n
very sharp point, and it is full time that
some arrests had been made. This pro-
position Is sufficient evidence to cause
the arrest of the party making it. The
first thief is now being tried in Augusta.
Richards patent dining table and hy-
exterminator is great curiosity, and will
prove valuable addition to any dining
room. Servants as we'll as flies are dis
pcnsed with. The machine is neat and
tasty-look;ng It can be seen at Mr..
Mckcnzies saloon, where chances can
be secured, rs it is to be raffied.
The following changes will be made in
the schedule of the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad tomorrow, June
20:
Train No. , will leave Augusta at %
A. NJ. Granitcville 9.13 A. NJ. Columbia
Junction 1858 P. NJ; Columbia 1.1S p.
NJ. Chester .. 10 p. NJ; arrive Mt Char
lotte 1882 p. NJ. No. 3 leaves Columbia
$40 a. NJ; arrives at Augusta 3. 90 A. NJ.
Mr.. Crnmer has been engaged for sevc-
rAl weeks in preparing additional sets Of
scenery for the Opera House. He is az
ranging for an exhibition next week. to
assist in procuring new and convcnien mt
chairs. The pieces selected are Lost in
London, and the Shnkspenrcan comedy
of Tuning the Shrew" There are
several sensational scenes, which will be
we'll worth seeing.
Wa" -l'c"he is the name of the new
illustrated magazine for girls and boys,
which ID. Lothrop & Co., the en:crpris-
ing Boston publishers, have started.
The first number is gem. In tyrogra-
phical beauty, in illustrations and i'll
literary matter, it is near perfection:
while its price, $500 per annum, will
make it n fayorite in these hard times.
Convenient in form, with showy cover
md fine plates, with stories and poems
md instructive articles from wcll-known
authors, with pages of music and DuZZlcs