The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-02-06
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-aoSa1 ACeI1A3s
The schedule over the Greenville and Co
lumbia Railroad is to be changed slightly,
commencing to-day. The train will not ar
rive until pm. s.
The rite of confirmation will be admins
tered at Trinity Church, tomorrow, (Sun-
day. morning-the Right Reverend Bishop
Davis, d. D., officiating.
The roof of small house in "Remsen's s
Row." on Assembly street, took fire, yes
terday morning; but it was extinguished
before any serious damage occurred. The
firemen were out, but their services were
not required.
CAsH.-Our terms are strictly cash-no
exceptions. If an advertisement is to be
inserted. hand over the money; if paper is
subscribed for, the money must accompany
the order-otherwisc no attention will be
paid to them. This rule will be adhered to-
HOMICIDE. Information has been re-
ceived, at the Executive Department., of the
murder, in Union County. on the 2Sth ult., =,
of Alfred Gist. colored lad about fifteen
years DID, by James NJ. Askew, a notorious
character, who has been for many years a
terror to the colored population. The Cor
oner states that the murder was without the
least provocatioD.
Wesley Wilcox, Charles Hyatt, and Geo.
Washington, all imprisoned in the Peniten-
tlary for larceny, were purdoned by the
Governor, yesterday. The petition for the
last named case stated that the crime was
committed to prevent his children from
starving. rs his employer refused to pay him
his wages.
INCREASED AMOUNT OF READING MATTER
We present the Gledner-our weekly paper
in a new shape this week; and by SO doing
have increased the amount of reading mat
ter several columns. It now contains four
large pages. and a greater amount of read
ing matter than any other newspaper in the
South. The subscription price is only $15O
for six months Send III subscriptions-by
tens, twenties and hundreds.
We are authorized to state that the South
Carolina Railroad Company will pass over
their road, free of charge, editors or pro-
prietors of newspapers, on their way to or
returning from the Mobile Convention
The representatives of the press are re-
quested to bring with them. as their creden-
tials, q letter of introduction or special pass
from the authorities of the railroad upon
which they begin their journey.
NAIL ARRANGEMENTS The post Office is
open during the week from S1a q. m. to 6p.
m. On Sundays, from to p. m. The
Charleston and Western mails are open for
delivery at 5p. M, and close at S1s p. m.
Charleston night mail open So a. M, close
Az p. m. Northern open for delivery 2
p. m., close II x a. IN. Groenville open for
delivery p M, close So p. m.
The Charleston Ne,os appears to be in II
muddle about one 81. Ell. Rainey, Senator
from Georgetown" The truth of the mat
ter is, at the meeting referred to, Senator
Rainey was present, as stated in the Picnic.
The Ne'cs copied the paragraph, without
credit; some would-be ''little Joker" con-
tradicted the assertion in the Ne,cS; when
the Senator aforesaid deemed it necessary
to make the positive statement that che was
there"--and so he was.
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Our jon OFFICE. E.-The Picnic Job Office
is now prepared to execute every manner OF
printing, from visiting and business cards