The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-09

CRY MATTERS. Rs.-Where, oh! where is
the diamond breast-pin2s n
Strawberries areplaying out and black
berries plnying in.7 I 4 q
Old Sol. is above the horizon now for
fourteen honrs and sixteen minutes, Civ
ing daylight for sixteen hours.
The weather, Monday night and yes
tcrday morning, wns chilly, and e1trn
covering was necessary for comfort.
The bedroom Of Mrs. 8. b. Peck, on
Richland street, was entered few nights
ago, and gold watch carried off,
And now for the missing diamond und
cross Will the citizens be forced to
take up that matter? 1t begins to look
| so.
Give man light heart, white hat
and n new suit of linen, and for day he
is above the cares and depressions Of this
world
The carly closing movement is becom-
ing popular. and very few business
houses are now open after O'Clock in
the evening.
Main street was thronsed with people,
yesterday afternoon, but whether for
business or promenade, it is hard to say
more than likely the latter.
The Augusta Chronicle, we thought,
was aware that this is the cru of wonder
full performances. The cutting off the
remaining arm by an old Napoleonic
soldier is one of these fents. Perhaps he
will intimate that cit can't be did" The
PHOENIX agrees with him. The subject
was discussed at length, however, by
some of our citizens Another query cx-
cited discussion, whether or not n man
could marry his widows sister.
The CITY FISANcEs-PER Contra --"At
the request of Il number Of influential
Republicans" another meeting of citi-
zens Was held, last evening-the Court
House being designated; but rs that
building could not be obtained, Parker's
Hall was occupied. General Stolbrand,
Chairman Of the Council Committee, was
appointed Chairman Of the meeting, and
Messrs. Richard Jones and w. r. Jones
(the present and the former Clerks Sec
rctarics.
The hull was about half full-the ma
Jority of the assemblage being colored
citizens. Alderman Pugh asserted that,
ns many citizens were not allowed to ex-
press their views at the citizens meeting,
ON Monday, he hoped such would not be
the case here. Alderman Carroll contra
dicted the statement, and said that oil
had an opportunity of freely expressing
then raised, which were ruled down by
the Chairman, and the following report
WAS read and adopted:
10 The Committee Of Trenty appointed by
His Honor the Mayor and the Honorable
the city Council Of Columbia
Your Sub Committee of Five, after inves-
tiGnting the books, records and other pa
pers belonging to the city, beg leave to
present the following report:
beginning with the 18th day of April,
1868, we find for the period Terminating
with the month Of June, 1868, that the
receipts and expenditures cnnnot be yeri-
fed in any satisfactory manner, for the
want of vouchers which are not to be
Ao"h'' 1"" It't, t'JOit, ~ tHc Guy
accounts, must be taken on trust From
the books. vouchers and papers of subse-
quent administrations, we have asccr-
tained that on April 1, 1870, the bonded
debt amounted to s344, 900; interest un-
pnid for previous years, $40, 900; city
currency outstanding, (circulation.)
$40, 600; miscellaneous debts unpaid,
(circulation,) $1,000 $40, 900. City
administration inaugurated April I, 1870.
fdres for said year Collected:and Spent
previously by the, outgoing Council-Ne,o
administration Borro,es Money for its Jirst
years Current Expenses. this date,
(1st April, 1eSo,) the first term of the pre-
sent Mayor began. 1t was found that
the bulk, if not all, the taxes for 1870
had been already collected and the
money disposed Of and spent, in addi-
ton to $1,000 obtained by outgoing
Council for $500 shares Greenville and
Columbia Railroad stock. The in-com-
ing government was reduced to the ne
cesslty of borrowing money for defraying
current expenses.
Payment Of non-bon,led City Debt con-