The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-08-04
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XIX Century continues to assail the re-
form movement. and invokes for it dis
aster and defeat Instead Of answering
the attacks Of this journal upon the
motives of the movers in the matter of
reform, we suggest briefly to the XIX
Century that it may we'll review its own
course and its own motives.
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS The Northern
mail is opened for delivery Mt s n. m.
closed at 8. 30 a. nj. Charleston, opened
at $50 p. m.; closed at $50 p. m.
Greenville, opened at $50 p. m.; closed
at $50 p. IN. Western, opened at $50
n. m.; closed at 4 p. m. Charlcste..,
(ovening,) opened ut 8 q. M; closed Mt
LOO p. M. On Sunday, the post officeis
open from 8 to 10 q. m.
We copy from tho Augusta Consttu-
tionalist the following favorable notice of
the Southern Life Insurance Company.
We believe this to be one of the lending
Southern companies, and are pleased to
know of it's continued and increasing
prosperity. Messrs. Cash g. Waring are
the General Agents for this State. Office
ut the insurance rooms of H. Z. Nichols
& Co., over tho Savings Bank:
ANOTHER EVIDENCE OF IT'S PROMPT
NESS AND Reliability another in
stance of the promptness and reliability
of the Southern Life Insurance Compa-
ny, we print the subjoined letter received
by Captain j. FL. Miller, General Agent in
this city, in acknowledgment of the pay
ment of $4,000 to n citizen Of Edgefield,
S. g. The promptness with which MI
losses are met by this company readily
explains the great success it has achieved:
EDoEF1ELD, G. H., August 2, 1870.
Captain j. II. Miller, General agent
iSomhern Life Insurance Company, Au-
1uStd, Ga.
DEAR SIR: beg herewith to acknow-
ledge the receipt of $4,000 in full for
policy of Mrs s. A. Nicholson. my late
wife. | desire to express my thanks to
the officers of the company for the
prompt payment of tho claim, accord
ing to contract. The amount, less intc-
rest, rs you, are aware, was offered me
some months since, but I preferred to
await the maturity of the claim. am
obliged for your kindness in cndeavor-
ing to facilitate the perfection of the
necessary papers, and hope that the
company you SO successfully and faith :
fully represent will continue to receive
the liberal support of the people, which
it so literally deserves. Yours, very
truly, s. W. NICHOLSON.
CRUMBS had the pleasure last
evening of meeting with Gen. Kershaw,
who has been doing such good work ia
the upper Counties under the banner Of
reform. Gen. Kershaw is now on his
way home, but doubtless he will be out
again to lift his good lance in the politi-
col field.
Several new locomotives, and lot Of
heavy iron arc now on the way for Co.
lumbia, to be used on the Grocnville
Railroad. The track has been raised and
repaired i'll many places; thousands Of
new cross-tics put in, and the work goes
bravely on. Before many weeks, We con-
fidently expect to make the trip over the
road in about six hours. President Bush,
Superintendent More, and the other
officers are pushing things forward ra-
pidly and in substantial manner.
Mr.. Heise-remembering how preva-
lent is the short-pocket mania, and how
necessary to the system is mineral wa
ter-has supplied himself with Saratoga,
kissengcn, Vichy, eileen Springs, and
other waters, which he dispenses, icy
cold, to those in need.
Tho PHOENIX Office is supplied with
every style of material from tho small
metal letter to the largest wood type,
together with plain and fancy cards,
paper, colorcd ink, bronze, etc. It is
the only establishment in the interior of
tho State where two and three sheet
posters can be printed. All kinds of
printing attended to promptly, at lowest
prices. Sec tho indestructible tag.
The time of meeting of the Baptist
Convention has been changed from July
to November. Rev. J. L. Reynolds, D.
d., Of Columbia, is appointed to preach