The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-01-07

him for fine bait of them.
SALES OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
Yesterday being sale-day, a humber
of valuable lots were disposed of by
the Commissioner in Equity, rs fol-
lows:
A lot, with cottage and improve
ments,) fronting on Gervais or
Bridge street 40 feet, and running
back 20S feet, brought S625.
A lot. fronting 30 feet on Bridge
street, by 2OS feet deep, 1926.
A building lot, fronting on Main
street % feet, and running back 2OS
feet, 81, 500.
Building lot, corner Sumter and
Washington streets, 10l.11 by 20S.S,
S1,65O.
Building lot, fronting on Wash
ington street 104.11, running back
2OS.S 1925.
Lot, fronting on Sumter street 104
feet and running back 209. 10, 1925.
Eight shares Columbia Bridge
stock, belonging to the estate of G.
Beck, brought $3.50 per share.
A lot, containing small brick
store, fronting on Main street 4S, and
running back 4174, S1,675.
Two lots-one fronting OH Laurel
street lib feet, and running back 1O7
feet; the other 100 feet on Laurel
and 53. 10 on Sumter, $7OO.
Building lot. fronting on Laurel
street 1855, and running back 2OS, 10,
1925.
Building lot, fronting on Banding
street 114.9, and running back 2OS. s,
s1,O75.
Building lot, fronting on Taylor
street 104 feet, and running back
2109, $3.50.
Building lot, fronting on Blanding
street &c feet, and running back
1858, 1925.
Lot, with one-story brick store,
corner Main and Washington streets,
63.G by 1918, 5,475.
A number of other lots were ad-
vcrtised, but for various reasons were
withdrawn.
The LADIES ASSOCIATION FOR THE
RELIEF OF THE SUFFERING AND DEsT1-
TUTE OF THE SOUTH. We publish
with exceeding regret the following
communication from gentleman of
this city, relative to the above enter
prise, sincerely hoping that in few
days, we shall be able to furnish q
complete refutation of the statements
of the New York correspondent.
That with the lights before us, at the
time this "gift enterprise" was in
augurated, we felt perfectly satisfied
Of its solvency and fairness, we need
not now assert. If there is any trick
in the matter, it is singular how such
names as were embraced in the Exc
cutive Committee, allowed them to
remain-belonging, MS they did, to
the very first families of New York
The GIFT ASSOCIATION FOR THE
RELIEF OF THE SOUTH, ENDORSED DY
Gov. ORR, GEN. SICKLEs AND OTHERS.
Some of the readers of the Picnic
may be glad, if not gratified, to learn
the fate of an enterprise TINT pro-
missed such splendid results to the
investing. The following letter has
recently been received by one of our
citizens, who had sent to gentleman
in New York, inquiring about the
character of that affair. 1t appears,
Notwithstanding the names Of men
OF reputation attached to it. to have
been an unmitigated humbug; and
how it was that our Chief Magistrate
believed iii it, and gave it currency,
it would be pleasant to be informed: I:
NEW York, December 20.
MY DEAR The enterprise in
which your friend desired an interest,
has burst up. I would advise every
one not to be carried away by these
advertisements in New York papers.
Scarcely week passes, without
bringing up to justice some whole
sale swindler. New York is the head
quarters of the devil, on earth. These
swindlers calculate closely how much
of profit they can make before they
are found out. The best way for out
siders, is to take no notice of such
advertisements rs promise miracu-
lous interest on small expenditure.