The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-12

Crr MArrnas.-If you are asked to
lend your PHOENIX, suggest to the would
be borrower that he had better subscribe.
The loser of Good TempIars pin can
offics q =
A false alarm, Yesterday evening,
stirred up the firemen slightly, but they
soon quieted down.
fou can get all styles of job printing,
from visiting card to four-sheet post
or, at the PHOENIX Office. Prices satisfac-
tory.
H. r. Ellyson, Esq, Of the Richmond
Dispatch, paid Columbia and some of his
old friends here short visit yesterday.
He il on On extensive Southern tour.
Yesterday WAS one of those delightful
spring-summer days, long to be remom-
bered-sun warm, but pleasant breeze
stirring.
Aprivate despatch from Deputy United
States Marshal Grant informs US that
Maloney and Hayward have been con-
victed on one indictment The charge
was falsely representing themselves ns
Deputy Marshals.
Mr.. Edward Hope was seized with a
hemorrhage of the lungs ON Monday
evening. We are gratitied to learn that
he was better. yesterday. and we trust
Will soon he restored to his usual GOOD
health.
E1-County Treasurer j. p. F. Camp,
OF Spartanburg. has been arrested on n
charge of being defaulter during Gov.
Moses administration. Having failed
to give bail in S1O,OOO, he was put in
Jail. Next.
Advertisements have become so terri
bly, scarce that We feel compelled to
issue half sheet occasionally. We do
this rather than, (as some of our con-
temporaries prcfer,) permanently curtail
the f"ir proportions Of our paper. AS we
Use small type. the reader loses nothing
in the way of reading matter.
Hon. B. H. Hill has developed unex-
pected strength in NIL the Counties of his
Congressional District 1t seems certain
that he will have majority of nearly
1000 over both Price and Estes. A man
Of worry decided talent and one who
struck good blows for the South in his
'Notes on the Situation" He will be
m acquisition i'll Congress-.
member of the Phunix Hook and
Ladder Company. Of this city, who was
present at the annual parade of the fire
department in Augusta. yesterday, in
forms us that it was monster affair.
There were nine or ten valuable prizes,
but no does not think the speed equal to
what was accomplished in Columbia
last week
AprLEs.-Mr. G. j. Laurey, opposite
PHOENIX Office. offers for sale, this day,
| twenty-five barrels russet apples, from
81. so to $500 per barrel.
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL straw-
berry festival at Irwins Hall, Thursday
and Friday evenings, promises to be
something nice and palatable. The
ladies of Marion Street Methodist Church
arc indefatigable in their efforts to make
the occasion sociable and pleasant AZ
we'll as profitable. The money raised by
this means will be used in repainting
the church and making other needed re-
pairs. Remember the time and place
Thursday and Friday evenings, Mt Irwin
Hall.
.
Apropos to our mention of the misera-
Bile arrangement of the interior OF the
new Post Office, and the little Judgment
displayed in giving the most insignifi-
cant room to the Cnited States Court, we
see it stated that Mr.. Mullett, the late
architect, who would not listen to suo-
gestions here, has made complete botch
of the Chicago Post Office. That costly
structure, or 80 much Of it rs has been
completed. will have to come down, on
| account of the uncertain foundations
upon which it is reared. Mr.. Potter,
who has been appointed as his successor,
| is man Of frst-rate ability and high
character
SHIP-BUILDINo AT HONE. The George
town Times contains q lengthy account
Of tho launch OF the mammoth ship
Henrietta, at BuokRville, s. c.. on the