The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-15
The thermometer touched

1OU yesterday.
The summer hegira has begun, and
there arc already numerous disconsolntc
grass widowers in the city.
Mrs John Agncw will accept our thanks
for beautiful specimen of the flower,
the night-blooming ccrcus.
| There was n false alarm of fire, last
night, about II o'clock, which gave the
| tircmen q run.
Mcssrs. II. Arndt & Cos grocery store
is in full blast. The location is conve-
opposite Columbia Hotel.
The Grccnville and Columbin Railroad
will issue round trip tickets to those
desirous Of visiting Columbia during the
Hampton Legion re-unino-July 81.
Elijah Dixon, q colorcd man, was Sc
vcrely bitten in the hand by his own dog,
Mt the market, yesterday morning Tho
animal is believed to have been mad.
We arc liable nt any time to be dis
turbcd by Prof. Ticcs July '.Vcnusinn
perturbation" We arc to be-trcatcd this
month to cyclones, and in August to
earthquakes.
We advise owners Of real estate in the
city, who wish their roofs protected by n
paint that will stick to the tin until worn
off by rain friction, to examine the work
of A. j. Kelley & Co. on the roof of the
Mansion House md PHOENIX Office.
When ono looks around and sees hun
dreds of dough-heads getting rich doing
nothing, while he is working like a slave
for his daily bread, we tell you whnt, it
makes fellow feel rs though the butter
of this world was spread by u step-mo-
ther.
The PnGS1X folks wcro excited, Tues
day night, by cries, in woman's voice,
of ''Oh God! murder! murdcr!' in the
neighborhood of Sidney Park, but on
hurrying in tho direction of the sound,
and making search of tho shaded
grounds, no discoveries were made
The thieves arc ut work again. On
Tuesday night, the dwelling of Mr.. Geo.
w. Smith was entered and the keys to
his store and warehouse carried of. Re-
sult-job for SIr. Kraft to change the
locks. Mr.. SOL Hendricks pants were
also carried off. Other pantaloon deprc-
dntions arc reported.
The handsome punch bowl presented
to the Richland Rifle Club by the Ocle-
thorpe's, Of Augusta, was christened on
Tuesday night-an impromptu afIair.
There were several very happy scnti-
ments, the Gcorginns being kindly re-
membercd. President Thompson, Vice
Presidents Swaf1icld and Cnthcart and
A1essrs. LcConte, Jones, Crawford and
others having "say" in the Innttcr.
Many active and passive members were
present, who enjoyed the affair hugely.
We suggest that at the next meeting, the
epergne be adorned by some of the lady
friends of the club with bouquet.
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ThE SPECIAL TERM CoUEr OF COMMON
PLEAs-THE PARKER CAsE-Col. J. II.
Rion's argument. The Court met mt 10
a. NJ. AT the request of the Attorney
General, the arguments of counsel were
not contincl TO two hours duration.
Col. Rion then said:
May it please your Honor and gentle
men of the jury, if You were to see II
vast building lot i'll this city, upon which
were collected vast piles OF divers mate
rial, pnt there for the purpose of erect
ing building, and you had no plan for
the cditicc, the timbcrs were unmarked
and the stone unnumbcrcd, you would
have nn insupcrblc difficulty to over
come III determining the plnn on which
to build and the manner of disposinc of
these incongruous and underlined rlc-
ments. In the case before you, gentle
men, we have purposcly brought out in
congruouS tcatimOny-the timbers SO to
speak, were unmarked and the stone un-
numbered, so much so, that neither you
nor some of tho witnesses could tell
what kind of n structure VIC intended to
erect. Now all we ask of you is that, rs
we place stone upon stone and join the
timbcrs together, you will hold them to-
gethcr until the cdifice is completed.
This Will not be beautiful building,