The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-12-29
Local Eto1ns.


Tho PAGni1 Office is on Main street. s.
few doors above Taylor Cor Camden) street.
Our READING RooM.-Our friends arc
invited to visit the Phoni1 reading room
whero they will find on file papers and
periodicals from every section of the Union.
The building is open day and night.
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DEATH OF VENERABLE CITIzEN.-We
regret to state that John Bates, Eru an
old and venerated resident Of this District
departed this life on Christmas dav Ho
WIS an energetic, liberal and successful
planter, and had accumulated quite for.
tune.
H1sTonIcA4.-Th future histori g, will
be ANXIOUS to CLEAN the most correct in
formation concerning The dosolatir, march
OF sherman; and especially Will ho look
fer truthful record of the sack and do
structlon Of Columbia. The only truo and
full statement Of the terrible events of .bc
night Of tho 18th February, 1860, Will bo
found in tho pamphlet issued from, t},is
Office
CITY CUEEENcY.-Wo understand that
tho Committee appointed by the CITY
Council, at It's last r.,ciing, to wait upoo
the Taxpayers with memorial. asking
authority to issue fifteen thousand dollars
IN city bills, receivable 70 NEE. the ex-
pcnses and indebtedness Of the city. bave
found only about twenty taxpayers op-
posed to the measure, while so far, the,
have received tho names Of nearly two
hundred in favor OF it. Wo presume tho
Council will feel authorized to issue.
STATE AND CRY IssUGs.-A meeting OF
the merchants was called yesterday. lat
which about twenty attended, to take
somo action with reference TO the difficnI-
ties connected with the exchange of State
and city issues. A committee was an
pointed to ascertain and publish from
time to timo the market value of tho
State issues, and number of those
present signed q document pledeinr
themselves not to receive it except at it's
market value. This committee was also
directed to bring these matters more-cene-
rally to tho attention of the merchants
after which the following resolution was
adopted:
Resoloed, That the proposed issue of
$4,000 by the City Council OF Columbia is
lnc1pedlent, and will not be sustained by
the merchants of the city.
MAsoSIc.-Thursd4y being the fostivaI
OF st. John, the Evangelist, tho Masonic
Fraternity of this city convcned!at the hall
Of a of to T ol,
Right Worshipful Brother w. r. Waltor.
Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge
of South Carolina, installed the officers of
tho Symbolic Lodges. The following is q
list Of tho elective officers for the ensuing
year:
Richlond Lodge No. 39-Brothcr John
Mckenzie, Worshieful Master Brother G.
L. Harrison, Senior Warde.; Brother W.
II. Monckton, Junior Warden; Brother A.
Stork, Treasurer; Brother Z. Toxer, Secre-
-ary.
I17,e brotherhood Lodqe No. St-Brotber
Jonn Harrison, Worshipiul Master; Brother
D. I. Mcdonald, Senior Warden: Brother
9. ID. Eberhardt, Junior Warden: Brother
j. A. Williams, Treasurer; Brother T. p.
Walker, Sec, etarv.
;dcacin Lodge No. 9t-Brother p :. ia
cohs, Worshipful Master; Brotllcr l.. T.
u. Discker, Junior Warden; Brother John
Oliver, Treasurer; Brother J. L. kirkwooG,
| Secretary.
loi4nabia Lodge No. Jos Brother Jo-
saph Mendel, Worshipful Master; Brother
NJ. Goldsmith, Senior Warden; Brother ia
cob Sulzbacher, Junior Warden; Brother
Loais Piscr, Treasurer; Brother Isaacs
SulZbacher, Secretary.
Colun,Jia Chapter No. 5, Royal Arch No
sons-M: L. Companion Robert McDougal,
High Priest; i. Companion L. t. 3. Hew-
ctson, King; +. Companion Z. s. Jacobs,
Scribe; Companion James Fraser, Captain
OF the Host; Companion A. Oliver, Princi-
pal Sojonrncr; Companion S. c. Pcxotto,
Royal Arch Captain; Companion Joseph
Mendcl, Grand Master Third Veil; Compa-
Mon Il. ID. Sem, Grand Master Second
Veil; Companion l.. II. Trevet Grand Mas
ter First Veil; Companion J. Mckenzie,
Treasurer; Companion r. Tozer, Secretary;
Companion A. Dclorea, Sentinel.
New ADTEETisIiafESTS.- Attention is call
II tl,n Gnll