The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-10-29
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James g. Martin has been appointed
Commissipner Of Deedss for South Caro-
lima, in tie State Of North Carolina. :.

EComnisalpner OF Oeeds Tor south Caro-
lima, in tie State Of Moth Carolina. Il
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Afr Bateman has resumed his oyster
business, and will hereafter, during the
season, regularly receive supplies of the
genuine "Norfolkites. We are indebted
to him for supply furnished last night,
just in the nick of time-as we were about
sitting down to supper.
The Southern Presbyte,'ian Repie,c, for
October, is before us. The following is
the table of contents: Unification; The
Amended Form Of Government; Christ
ian Unity; What is Call to the Gospel
Ministry? Bannerman's Church OF Christ;
Foreign Missions; Gard OF Rev. DR.. F.
A. Ross; Critical Notices. The Rerie'o
is conducted by au association OF minis
ters in Columbia, 8. G.
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The New STATE CAPITOL. East
ern wing of this building is being tenn
porarily fitted up for the next meeting
Of the Observation-Disclosures %. Mr..
james M. Allen, to whom the contract
was awarded, has worked energetically,
and-as far as We are able to judge
very efficiently. There has been COM
plete transformation Of tho interior Of
the building. Partitions have been
erected, walls plastered, and inuumera-
BILE odds and ends looked after, which go
to make up a vast amount of work. The
job has been superintended by Mr. w.
II. Hoyt, nbly assisted by Mr.. Charles E.
Kirk, of this city, as head carpenter, and
Mr.. Carpenter. of Greenville, as super
intendent of the plasterers. Mr.. L. G.
Plumer, Of this city, attended to all the
plumbers work in the building. AS a
matter Of interest to our readers, we give
the following description of what has
been done The main entrance is on
the North side of the first story. Pass
ing through the corridor, on the right is
the Auditors Office, and opposite is the
Attorney Generals Office. About the
centre of the corridor, is bronze etatue
of George Washington, bearing the in
scription: "Modeled ITS, in France, by
Bourbon cast in Richmond, Va, at w.
J. Hubbard's Foundry" Passing through
the corridor, on the right is the Comp
troller's Office, and adjoining it is room,
with tire-proof vault, for the protection
of important papers. On the left is tho
Treasury department.. with private
rooms, vault, etc. On the right is the
Governors Office and private room. Ad-
joining is the Office and private room of
the Secretary of State. On the extreme
left is the Supreme Court room, adjoin-
ing which is consulting room and q
well-lighted apartment, intended us q
library. And so ends the first story.
On the second story, in front, on either
side, are rooms for the accommodation
of the Speaker of the House, the Presi-
dent of tho Senate, and their clerks.
The Hall of Representatives, as we'll as
the Senate Chamber, upon this floor, are
tastefully fitted up; the ceilings being
finished with ornamental brackets, cor
ners, &c. The walls are plastered in i'm
itation of stone. Galleries surround the
hall of the former, while in the Senate
chamber a gallery extends along the
North side. This chamber is to receive
an entirely new cutft-furniture, car
pets, &c. On this floor are seven COM
mittee-rooms, cloak and wash-room The
entire building will be heated with coal.
Several Thousand dollars worth of extra
work, we are informed, has been put upon
the building will be completed
in few days.
HOTEL ARRIRALs, October 2S.-Colun,-
Jia Hotel.-J. G. Smith, Greenvillo; J.
H. Ostendorff, G.. W. Rouse, Charleston;
l.. Deadrick, Va; J. W. Fredemnn,
Louisville, Ky; G.. A. Addison, G. 3.
Addison, A. d. Bell, s. c.; j. J. Lee,
Abbeville; w. H. Wesson, New York;
r. l.. Mclaughlin, three children and
servant, Newberry; l.. B. Cross, Phila-
1elphia; J. +. Douglas, wife, two chill
dren and servant, A. M. Kirkland,
Charleston; Charles Barnum, City; W.
S. Greene, Georgetown, S. C;J. j. Bur