The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-12-02

company the order-otherwise no
attention will be paid to them. This
is rule which will be adhered to.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Columbia and Augusta
Railroad Con puny will be held this
day, and large influx of visitors is
expected-as numbers of persons
from Augusta and the intermediate
stations have been invited by Presi
dent Johnson to take an excursion
trip over the roed.
SUPREME COURT. The Court met
at IL A. NJ, yesterday. Present
Observation-Disclosures Willard and Hoge.
Pursuant to the special order made
on the 25th November, the docket
was called peremptorily, commencing
with the first Circuit. The whole
of the docket was passed over and
the several cases either set down for
q specified day, continued or struck
off. The City Council of Charleston
ads. Jane Coulin, Administrators;
J. G. Fl. Clausen ads. 10th and wife
j. Campsen ads. 10th and wife.
Lucretia Mordecai ads. John Har-
grave, were struck oil.
A meeting of the City Council was
held last evening, for the purpose of
electing city officers; but without
completing their business. the Board
adjourned to meet this afternoon, at
3 O'Clock. The following officers
were elected: Git, Clerll-James S.
McMahon; Chief of Police-L. J.
Radcliffe; Superintendent of Water
Works-W. X. Evans; Clerk of the
Markets. L. DeVeaux; City Ply
sician-Dr. George Trczevant; Over
seer of Streets-James Fraser.
The FAIR. manageresses were
not disappointed iu their calcula-
tions last night; the hall was filled,
and visitors disposed of good things
at such rate as to lead the unini-
tiated to suppose that there had been
q famine recently. But who could
help it? Young and beautifully
dressed ladies', who would readily
pass for houris, were on the 1ui pice
to minister to the wants of the old
bachelors, and strange to relate, even
endeavored to give smile OF a nod
to the few fortunate Tor unfortunately
married men present; and truth re-
quires that we should declare cmpha-
tically that the benedicts were waited
upon as faithfully rs though each
and every one was matrimonial
candidate. We are authorized to
state that hot dinner will be pro-
dided to-day. between tho hours of
L and 4, at the very low rate of one
dollar. The fair will remain open
tonight.
Dan Castello's favorite troupe of
equestrians is to exhibit in Colum-
bia, Saturday, the 18th instant. The
Savannah Republican speaks thus of
it:
The GREAT CIRCUS. The great
circus whose advent has been herald
ed during the past week. arrived yes
terday, and the street pageant attract
ed an enormous crowd by its peculiar
points of interest. At the head of
the line came Dan Castello's heard of
camels, eight in number, whose huge
proportions and peculiar humps were
an unfaiiing source of attraction to
the curious. The camels were in
harness, and following them came
four beautiful horses, the twelve ami
mails drawing the Gear of Theodo-
rus" chariot constructed at an i'm
mense expense especially for CASTILLO.
1t was splendid car, being hand
somely ornamented with gilt figures
upon the sides and shown resplen-
dent in the sun. The car is the most
superb thing of the kind that ever
has been brought out, and is, of it.
self, big show.
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