The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-31
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HALF RATE MsssAexs.-On and afte,


January I, 1870, the Western Union
Telegraph Company will receive mes
sages aat and for all stations on their
lines, East of the Mississippi River and
West Of the Province OF Now Brunswick,
for transmission during the night, at one
hayf The usual tariff rates; provided, how
ever, that the tolls on any message at
half rates shall not be less than twenty
cents. Phese messages are required to
be written upon half rate message blanks,
which can be obtained by application at
the Offices of the Company. Messages
to be transmitted at half rates will be
received Mt any hour during the day, be-
tween O'Clock q. N. and 10 o'clock p.
M, at all Offices which are open between
these hours. The Company receives
messages to be transmitted at half rates,
upon the express condition that it shall
not be liable for errors or delays in the
transmission or delivery, or for non
delivery of any message beyond the
amount received for sending the same.
CRUMDs.-A friend has furnished MS q
copy of the "SouM Carolina State Ga
sette and Columbia Advertiser" for May
IA, 1922, printed by Daniel Faust. Many
of our old residents will be highly graft
fed by perusal of its columns
The merchant who has been for some
time bent on pleasure. is Mt last broken
Az examination has disclosed the fact
that each member of Congress has had
four tons of books and documents to
send ont under his frank in two years
1t is estimated that it would require over
$500, 600 i'll postage stamps to have these
documents transported to the persons for
whom they were intended
"People." says modern philosopher,
ego according to their brains; if these
liesin their head, they study; if in their
stomach, they cat; if in their heels, they
dance"
The year 1876 will have fifty-three Sa-
turdays. 1t comes in and goes out on
Saturday.
From the endvertisementin in onr columns,
it will be seen that the Citizens Savings
Bank of this city allows interest at the
rate of seven per cent. per annum on
certificates of deposit, and six per cent.
compounded every six months, on ac-
counts.
1t is said that old shoes are melted up
and made into combs. Then, instead of
''sho ety." it's them other that congrc-
gate in the hair that are "shoed."
Mrs. Stoves book on the Byron scan
dal is to be delayed until her brothers
completely in bigamy has ceased to ex-
cite public comment.
REDUCTION IN PRICE E-CLUBDING.- The
WEEKLY CLEANER contains moro reading
matter than any other family paper pub
lished in the South-thirty-t long
columns. printed in clear type. It is
filled with original as we'll as selected
matter-e editorials, correspondence, gene
raj nows, markets. telegrams, interest
ing stories. sketches. poetry, etc. Dur
ing the early part of the coming year it's
columns will be graced by highly
cutcItabiuluP WONCeuSHe, Luo pTOuuCtlOu
of lady of this city, and which has
been pronounced by disinterested critics
as equal to the very best of "Marion
Harland's" works. This story is entitled
Orkney, or the Fortunes of Juliet Clay
burn-a ta!o of the Palmetto State" and
will run through about twenty numbers
of the "GLEANER." AS We are desirous
Of introducing the paper-which is in
every sense a 'Aome companion"
every family in the State, we have de-
termined to reduce the yearly subscrip-
ton price, rs follows-payable, in all
cases. in advance: Single copy 50 75;
ten copies, Ito one post office,) S25.O 90;
twenty copies $500; fifty copies 800.
The CLEANER and tho "Rural Carroll
nian"-the popular agricultural monthly
will be furnished, for one year, at
'four dollars. The above rates go into
effect on the first Of January, 1870.
Address orders to the PHOENIX and
CLEANER Office. Columbia, S. G.
HOTEL ARRIVALS. December 30-Nici.-
erson House.-S. Corley and wife, Lex
ington; John l.. McAtee, B. +. Bartho-