The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-12-16
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The Phgm5r Office is on Main street,
few doors above Taylor Cor Camdcn street

'NNp'Ss~S street
10" doors above Taylor Cor Camdcn) street.
IHE AUGUSTA AND COLUMBIA RAr1Ro,0 -
Our Augusta exchanges announce that tho
legal voters Of that city, by formal bal
lot, have politically instructed the City
Council to subscribe for 100000 in the
stock OF this road.
OUR READING RooM.-Membcrs of the
Legislature and the citizens generally, arc
invited to visit the Phaair reading room
where they will lind on file papers and
periodicals from every section of the Union
Tho building is open day and night.
LIE WEATHER. morning
opened with a drizzling rain which froze
as soon as it fell. 1t continued IN fall
throughout the day and the atmosnbcre
was intensely cold. In Charlotte and otbor
towns North OF us it was slcctng all dav.
LIE PORK MARKET--FIRsr rARn1vA1.-Thn
first drove Of hogs for this market, VIC un-
derstand, arrived here on Thursday. Tho
drove numbered some sixtv or seventy
average weight nearly two hundred pounds.
and sold from 10 to ~ cents, gross, which
Is considered q high price
WHO BURNED COLUMDIA?-This question
will be asked fifty years hence. Then
place the only full and true account OF it's
destruction in your libraries, so that YOUR
children and childrcns children will know
the whole truth. 1t will be more interest.
ing to them than any romance.
LIGHT AT THE Posr OrFIcE.-We are
pleased to state that gas has been intro
duced into the Post Office. This desirable
improvement had been contemplated for
some time by the worthy Deputy Postmas-
ter, Mr.. Lcaphart, and we are sure the
business community will thank him for it.
LIE CORRECT TI9IE.-As announced, the
correct time was tclcgraphed to this citv
yesterday, from the National Observatory.
at - m. On it's reception, it was found
that most of the time keepers were half an
hour III advance of the true time. This
time is intended to govern the movements
Of all railroads, and we presume, consc-
quently, the post Offices. 1t is, therefore,
a matter Of some Importance to be guided
by it.
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS DAY.-Trinity
Church. Rev. P. J. Shand, 1o9 a. NJ and
3A p. m.
Presbyterian Church REV. W. T., Doggs
will be installed Pastor at 1880 O'Clock
Il. m. Rev. J. L. Girardcau will preside
and preach the sermon. Rev. A. T. Dick
son will deliver the charges The public
are invited to attend
st. Peters Church J. j. O'Courcil,
10 a. ~ and 81 p. m.
Lutheran Church-Rev. \. r. Rude, 10i
q. M.
Theological Seminary, (Chrst Churcl.
ConGregation)-Rcv J. NJ. Pringlc, Rector,
104 q. m. and 81 p. m.
Washington Street Chapcl-Rcv. w.
t. Capers, Pastor, 10A a. m. and 81 p M
Baptist Church-Rcv Dr. Reynolds, lO5
q. M. and p. m.
Marion Street Churcll-Rcv. Z. G.
Gage, Pastor, 10t a. m and 81 p. IN.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. Attention is call
cd TO the following advertisements, which
are published this morning for the .irst
time:
L. \. Lewis-For Sale and Rent.
| J. w. Chick-Carpenterin Sc
d: & G: D. Hope-Family Flour, etc
Fisher Il Heinitsh-Toilet Articles.
Jacob Levin-To Gas Delinuuents.
John Fanning-Lunch at Restaurant.
A. II. Monteith-Re for Mule.
! Shiyer IL -Reductiop of prioa,