The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-03-13
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OEeeh, ElckenS Oountys mas been re-es-
tablished, and Miss Helen E. Hawkins
appointed postmistress.
The seasons are out of gear. We had
June weather in December and January;
March in February, and so far in the
windy month. April showers. A conven-
tion of weather prognostioators and sea-
son regulators should at once be called,
to straighten things.
The attention Of the dental fraternity
is called to an advertisement in another
column.
Fancy cravats and neck-ties are oil the
fashion. The Messrs. Swafield have
just opened lot which cannot fail to
attract attention. They are neat and
very tasty. See them and you cannot
fail to buy. The very handsome tie
which ornaments the neck of .ye local"
was selected from their extensive stock.
Reader, are you troubled with de-
ranged locks-on doors, drawers or
trunks-nnd would you like to be in
formed where and how they can be re-
medied? Give Mr.. Schneider call, and
he will repair the defect. If your sewing
machine is out of order, he will remedy
it. In fact. anything pertaining to that
class of work belongs to his line. His
store is on Main street, four doors above
Blanding
Book and job printing of any kind,
executed in the very best styles of the
art, can be promptly furnished at the
PHOENIX Office. A lot of new-style cards,
ETC., just received. Prices very mode
rate.
THE FUTURE OF COLUMBIA can
not but think that our city has bright
future. Certain are we, that if the era
of prosperity shall, by our earnest efforts
and Gods favor, dawn upon the State
and the South, Columbia must largely
share in this prosperity. This city pos
sesses many advantages and not few
attractions. Its beauty, its climate, and
its health make it most desirable for
residence, whilst its central location, its
water power and its converging railroads,
make it good business point. Further
more, we have municipal government
worthy of public confidence, composed
of discreet and responsible citizens, in
terested in the welfare of the city and
earnestly seeking, by economical manage
ment, to improve the finances, ard at the
same time to improve the city. The city
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BILE; the city expenses have been as much
curtailed as possible, and there are as few
salaried officers as possible. In fine, we
are satisfied from our observations,
without deriving our impressions from
any one connected with the city govern
ment, that our City Council have dis
charged their dnties with an eye single
to the interests of the city, and deserve
the hearty we'll done of the people. The
Mayor las done his part without fear,
favor or affection"-like the upright
man that he is, and the several commit
tees on finances, the streets, &C., have
discharged their entire duty.
If there be one thing for which the
Council might be criticised, it is their
too liberal disposition to grant licenses
to retail liquor, and thus to increase the
drinking shops in our midst This we
know is o difficult matter to regulate,
inasmuch as it is hard to discriminate be-
tween applicants. Yet still are we salts
fed that the evil ought in some way to
be remedied.
In considering now Columbia's future,
in which all, white and black, are alike
interested, we have something to add.
What do we need? We need that what
ever capital we have should seek active
employment. We need enterprise, and
liberality should be practiced by all our
business men--whether merchants, or
artists, or manufacturers, or financiers.
We need fewer grog-shops, which make
drunkards, and drones, and ruin, and
more factories of cotton, and wood, and