The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-07-06

instant. Sec advertisement.
A grand Masonic festival comes off in
Charlotte, N. c., on the 7th and Sth-
Wednesday and Thursday-of July.
Tickets for the round trip will be issued
by the Charlotte Railroad at reduced
rate. e,-1
SALES OF REAL EsrATE.-The property
known as the site OF Janney's Hotel was
sold yesterday, by Jacob Levin, Esq,
auctioneer, in lots as follows: Lot No. l,
on the alley, fronting Main street, for
$4,000; No. ., adjoining, $1,75O; No. 3,
1,6O0; No. 4, with building known as
Janney's Hall. $4,000; No. 5, adjoining,
81 ,G25.
Messrs. Peixotto e Son sold 200 acres
OF sand-hill lnnd, eighteen miles from
Columbia, for S1,O75, cash.
AT the suggestion of Col. VIM. John
ston, meeting of railroad presidents
and superintendent OH the inland line
from Washington to New Orleans will be
held in Columbia, on the 18th instant.
at this meeting, important matters wi Il
be onsidered-among others an entire
change and material reduction in the
through schedule. The longest pole
reaches the persimmon" and the shortest
schedule will take the through passen-
gers.
Ames' circus and menagerie will be ex-
hibited here again on Thursday next, the
Sth instant. Naughty boys have made
sad havoc of their fancy colored posters,
which ornamented the planks on the cor
nor of Main and Plain streets, but the
public know what to expect, from past
experience, and will, doubtless, fill the
canvass. The company have been on n
trinmphal tour through the upper Dis
tricts 1t is thought Herr Lengel will
be able appear on Thursday.
The Commencement Of Erskinc Col
lege and of the Due West Female Col
lege occurs on the 14th and 18th instant
We are authorized to state that, through
the courtesy of President Hammett, NIL
persons going to the Commencement
will be allowed to pass over the Green
vile and Columbia Railroad for one fare.
Extra trains will run on Wednesday and
Thursday, from Ninety-Six to Donald's
arrive at Donald's at 81 A. NJ, and
leave Mt 5 P. NJ. Judge D. L. Wardlaw
will deliver the anniversary address of
Erskine, on Wednesday; and Rev. W.
cl-c of
address, on Thursday, at the Female
College.
HOME ENTERPRIsE-A NEW TRA1N.-
BY invitation of Master Machinist Kline,
Of the Charlotte and South Carolina
Railroad Workshops, we accompanied
several of the officers of the road on n
short excursion, or trial trip, with new
and beautifully constructed train, which
has just been completed under their
supervision. The train consisted of
three cars-frst class passenger, second
class passenger, mail, baggage and cA
prcss-tastefully painted on the outside
with the best Of English orange chrome,
and beautifully varnished and decorated
on the inside; all the wood used in their
construction being native. The first
class passenger car is of the "monitor"
pattern, extra long and will seat sixty
four persons. The sides, strips and
frames are ash; the panels, arms and
backs, maple; the Stats of the windows
poplar-the grain of the wood being
distinctly visible through the v0rnish;
the seats and backs are covered with red
and green plush; green cornice, with
guilt border, surrounds the chr. The
second class car has plain top, and the
seats covered with carpeting, but in
other respects is very similar to its hand
some companion. The baggage, mail
and express car is neatly arranged-each
q separate compartment. The mail agent
has all the necessary hooks, drawers, re-