The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-01-09
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CRUMBS. AZ tho snnusi meeting of
stockholders OF the Columbia Gas Com.
pany, the following gentlemen we're
elected to serve the ensuing year: Presi-
dent-W. b. Stanley. Directors-J. w.
Parker. Lewis Levy, John Fisher, r. l..
Bryan, II. Bryce, John Mckenzie, &C.
o6icio.
BY an advertisement in another co.
Iumn, it will be seen that the new pas
senger and freight rates on the Greenville
and Columbia Railroad, go into opera
tion tomorrow. They are material re-.
duction on the rates heretofore charged
The following are the officers of Eutaw
Encampment No. 2, I. o. o. F.: John
"A. Elkins. G. p; John McCammon, s.
W.; Isaac Sulzbacher, J. D. John McIn-
tosh, II. p; NJ. Goldsmith, Secretary;
John Mckenzie, Treasurer.
The following officers of Palmetto
Lodge, 1. 0. 0. F., have been installed
for the ensuing year: F. A. Souter, N.
g.; w. l.. Gary, v. G.; +. A.lGrey, Sec
retary; John Mcintosh, Treasurer; DR..
T. T. Moore, Warden; c. +. Janney,
Conductor
We received Gall, yesterday, from, A.
Holmes, Esq, agent for the Commercial
and Financial Chronicle, of New York,
published daily and weekly. These pub
lications also contain the condition and
huctuations of the dry goods and gro
Gerry markets.
DIR. T. T. Moore met with q serious
accident, yesterday, by the explosion of
some chemicals with which he was at
work. His right hand was badly cut,
and he will he unable to attend to his
professional duties for several days.
Ct. E. Elford, Esq, has resumed the
publication of the Greenville Mountnineer.
1t is neatly printed and the reading mat
ter carefully selected
OuH Book TABLE.-We are indebted
to Messrs. Bryan & McCarter for copy
of little work which is admirably suited
to the day-'fThe Pursnit of Holiness, "
a sequel to ''Thoughts on Personal Re-
l'gIon'-intended to carry the reader
somewhat further onward in the spiritual
life; by Edward Meyrick Gonlburn,
ID. D.. Dean of Norwich, England. d.
Appleton & Co., New York, are the pnb
lishers
Messrs. L. n NJ have also furnished
as with copy of Cipher" a romance,
by Jano G. Austin. This novel was first
published in the New York GALAXY, and
by the proprietors of that journal
Sheldon n Co.'s now printed in book
form. The talented autho Dress takes for
her text: Like q q, which means much
or nothing, as you use it," The story is
very attractive one, and will, doubt.
less, prove as popular as the other works
OF this lady. It is substantially bound
and neatly illustrated.
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES ON SUNDAY. .-Tri-
nifty Church-Rev. p. J. Shand, Rector,
1O1a A. M. and 4 P. Nj.
st. Peters Church-Rev. j. j. O'Con-
nell, Pastor, 10 A. M. and P. NJ.
Washington Street Chapel-Rev. s.
81. Brown, 1O1a A. M. Rev. VIM. Mar
tin, 81 P. M.
Marion Street Church-Rev. w. w.
Mood. 1O1@ A. M. Rev. s. H. Brown. Z
P. M.
Baptist Church-Rev. J. l.. Reynolds,
101a A. NJ.
Lutheran Lecture Room-Rev. A. R.
Rude, 101a A. M.
Praahutarion Ehnral, d., W. IN
Boggs, Pastor, 10% A. M. and 7 P. M.
SUoARED DEATHs.-Under this head
the New York San shows how children
are killed by having poisoned candy put
into their mouths. Terra alba, or white
earth, costing but l 4 cents pound, we
are told, is extensively used instead of
sugar. and lozenges are produced by
cheap dealers at from two to five cents n
pound less than the cost of sugar at
Wholesale. In the manufacture of gum
drops glue is used in lieu Of gum arabic,
the former costing but few cents per
pound, and the latter about forty cents.
Verdigris, Tonka beans. Paris green,
chrome yellew, Berlin blue, aniline and
sublimate of mercury are all used, each
OF which is either deadly poison or
very injurious to the system. The COM
mon method OF havoring candies. in or
der to produce them economically, can
DC readily accounted for. Poisons are
much cheaper than genuine extracts.
Peach tavors in candied almonds and
sugar plums are obtained from fusil oil,
which is very poisonous. The bitter
almond flavor is created from unadulte.
rated prussio acid; pineapple is pro-
cured from very rotten cheese and nitric
acid. Candies are made purporting to
be havored with fruits from which no ex-
tracts can be obtained. The limitations
are all poisonous. Of course there are