The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-02
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rriuay evening. line Chronicle ana Sen
tinel reportse large and brilliant audi
encc. the. Opera House SeinS filed in
every part. The sceno from the stage
was alarming in the extreme, The S..o-
vail BrigadswereAdjudged the victors,;
and bore off the prize of webster's die
tionary. Randall, (My MarylandD of
the Constitutionalist, and Blr. Stevenson,
acted AZ dictators, and Chief Justice
Ganalt and Associate Justices J. C.. C.
Black and George T. Barnes as umpires.
1t was an occasion of much fun. %, We.
must have one in Columbia.
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OrzRA House. MIR. John Z. Owens,
tho famous comedian, will present aSelf !
and the "Happiest Day of My Life" on
Tuesday evening next. An exchange
saws:
The comedy Of ''Self grew out of the
study, by Mrs. Bateman, of the life and
habits Of m eccentric old millionaire.
who lived in Cincinnati some years ago.
1Ioney-making was the end of his exist
ence, but when any speculative PROPOSE
ton did not promise we'll, his invariable
answer WAS. ut won't pay, sir! wont
pay" Taking him as the central figure,
and changing the ideal from the real, 80
MS to give the old man warm and loving
heart, Mrs Bateman wrote the comedy
with which Owens is now identified As
MIR. Unit, the gifted comedian has the
opportunity to show the double-sided-
ness of his talent, his attention to de-
tails, his hulnor and his pathos. 1t il
thoroughly consistent impersonation
throughout, and every telling point last
night brought down the house
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THE FTEEMAN's TouENAMENT.--Thu
day. May 6, will he the big day. The
steamers and the hand engines will
flourish and the look and ladder boys
will exhibit their skill. Several compa-
MES from other cities will be on hand
and rs Burns says of the witrhs carousa,
In the old kirk, the '.mirth and fun" will
be 'fast and furious" The tiremen are
free workers and ore justly entitled to a
jolly time occasionally, and our citizens
have given evidence of their apprecia-
ton, by furnishing the money necessary
to carry out the present frolic. The fol-
lowing is the official programmes:
Track tdmpdnieS.-To run from in
front of Hardy Solomon's store, on Main
street. 900 yards. Take off all lndders
down to and including the thirty feet
ladder. Raise the thirty feet ladder
against the Carolina National Bank
building. A man to ascend, touch the
upper round of the ladder, descend, and
ladders to be replaced on truck. Time
to be called when ladders are buckled
down. Apparatus to carry all equip
ments used when on actual duty. Lad
ders not to be strapped together. One
man allowed to every 100 pounds weight
of the apparatus.
| front of building formerly occupied by
Southern Express Company, on Main
street, running 300 yards, with twenty
pounds of steam at the start Eight men
to the 1000 weight Of the engine. Reel
ing of and uncoupling 100 feet of hose at
the termination Of the 800 yards. TAX
ing suction at d we'll to be located oppo-
site the fire hydrant in front of Scott Il
Sons Bank, and playing 100 feet Of
water. Az soon as the 100 feet of water
is obtained the time will be called by the
time judges and marked on board in a
conspicuous place. All discharge pipes
to be left open at time of starting. Cover
Of we'll to be lifted for the use of each
company by some member starting with
engine or reel. Members running with
engine must be with her ut the start. All
reels must hnvc 800 feet of hose to start
with. No member pulling on the reel
| will be allowed to handle the engine
coupling of hose not being considered
rs handling. Reels to start ut the same
time and on n line with the engine I'm
rcelinS of hose to commence when the
reel reaches the we'll. Engine tn come
to the stand with cold water and fire and
steam up there. When tv cnty pounds
OF steam Is reached, the start must be
made. Correct steam gauges to be used,
subject to examination by the judges,
who will. 10 their satisfaction, require
each engineer to turn over his engine
when between one and twenty pounds of
steam has been made discharge open
ings to be left open. Companies to use
any coupling they see fit, and no re-
striction as to the number Of men pull
ing on the reel
Nice-Presidents of each company will
act with the starting judges, so as to see
that engines are all right according to
the rules agreed to. After the run and
play, each steamer will be allowed ten
minutes to retire from the we'll.
Hose Companies and Hose Reels.-To
run from in front Of Bowen & Lafar's
store, on Main street, 800 yards. with SOC
feet of hose on the carriage or reel. I'm.
reel 100 feet and attach same to hydrani