The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-09-08
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opens 4.30 P. NJ; closes liza. Nj.
Charleston and Greenville, open 4.3O
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Western, opens 1890 P. NJ; closes
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Charleston, evening, opens A. NJ;
closes p. M.
Office open Sundays from lf-past
4 o'clock to half-past 5.
SUPREME CoURT, September THE
Court met at 10 A. NJ. Present Chief
Justice Moses and Associate Justice Will
lard.
On motion Of Mr.. John T. Sloan, Jr.,
aud on the exhibition of the diploma Of
John Bauskett to practice law in any Of
the Courts Of Maryland, it is ordered
that the said John Bauskett be admitted
to the practice Of law in the Courts Of
this State, on taking the prescribed
onth.
The case of w. L. James and J. j.
James as. jack Smith and Allan Bris
tow was, on motion of Mr.. Harlee, or
dercd to be locketed. Mr.. Spain, for
respondents, moved to strike the case
off. Refused. Mr.. Spain, for respond
ents, moved to continue the case. Re-
fused.
AT P. NJ, tho Court adjourned until
to-day, Sth, at 10 A. NJ.
REGISTERED LETTERS. The Postmas-
ter General has issued an order requir-
ing the name and address of the sender
of registered letter or package to be
affixed to the same, and in case of non
delivery, the registered letter or package
will be returned directly from the office
to which it is sent to the sender, without
las now) being returned through the
dead letter Office. In case the sender Of
letter or package thus returned cannot
be found, it will then go to the dead let
ter Office and be treated as other unde-
livered mail matter.
Under the new contract for stamped
envelopes, new scale of prices ut which
the same will he sold has been prepared
ut the Post Office Department, and will
be issued to postmasters before October
l. Under this scale, the envelopes will
be sold Mt prices much lower than at
present.
PHGNIx1ASA.-H Henry T. Peake, Esq,
late Superintendent of tho South Caro-
lima Railroad, has been the recipient of
81 900 festimonial-a silver set-from
the employees of the road.
The word decAeance, which occurs
80 frequently in the French de-
spntches, is intended to signify the
failure or extinction of an institution
or right by reason of the forfeiture of the
condition upon which its existence do
pends. Apparently, the Parisiun popu-
lace. and those of the Deputies voting
in accord with them, regard the empire
in state Of tlechennce, as having failed;
in other words, the imperial dynasty as
having become forfeited and extinct.
Mosquitoes, like census-takers and
revenue assessors, are very inquisitive
and disagreeable just now.
Wanted, by every soldier in tie Prns-
sian army, "The Life of Napoleon III, u
with or without cuts.
| Al onShStOA ASfciCS ClOSSo SlOMlu
account of an excursion by saying that
nothing mad the occasion.
It is now not altogether improbable
that the baptism of fire will end in Il
Water Louis
The man who married three sisters in
succession excused himself for so doing
on the ground that he got off with only
one mother-in-law.
Some of the newspapers are blaming
the negro cadet Smith for breaking tin
dippcr over white boys head. But
whut are boys sent to military schools
for, if it isn't to learn how to fight; and
what is breaking tin-dippers over boys
heads, if it isn't learning how to fight?
The days are getting shorter and gas
bills longer.
Some people are in tho best health,
when they are out of spirits.
Yesterday, Gov. Scott commissioned
the officers of the Columbia Rifles, as
follows:
Corto;p P;ol,or1 O,No.1. r.