The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-23
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opens 4.30 P. H.. closes IL A. NJ.
Charleston and Greenville, open 4.3O
P. NJ; close $50 A. NJ.
Western. opens 1890 P. NJ; closes
gasp. NJ.
Charleston, evening, opens 8 A. NJ. ;
closes p nj.
Office open Sundays from hnlf-past
o'clock to half-pnst s.
PHGNIx1ANA.---The price of single
copies of the PHOENIX is Eve cents. If
carriers charge more it. is swindle. They
can he obtained at that price at the Office.
Book and job printing of every kind
attended to promptly ut the PHOENIX Of
fee. Every variety of material on hand.
Lorick & Lowrance have 200 dozen
fresh eggs just received-the one thing
nccdful for cgg-nog.
Senator Robertson will accept our
thanks for copies of the Congressional
Globe, with which we are regularly fur
nished
The police of Altoona supply bar
rooms with official lists Of persons to
whom liquor may not be safely sold.
Such list in this city would be rather
Formidable !.
Rutfles for cakes and fancy articles of
various kinds, will be held ut Captain
Heise's and Mr. Duhme's confectionaries
tomorrow evening. A capital chance
for lucky individual to get cheap
present.
an extra meeting of the Committee on
Steam Engine will be held in Iud, pen
dent Fire Hall, this evening, Mt 7
o'clock.
Chief of Police McGuckin has re-
signed his position.
Wells of the old style have been re-
suscitated from long oblivion, made of
black dotted or thread lace, yard long,
q string run through the hem and tied
around the hat or bonnet. These are
moro graceful and more becoming than
the little scrap of lace used of late to
f1atten the nose and otherwise distort
pretty faces.
A difficult thing-for doctor to keep
his temper while he is losing his pa
tients.
On the rond to Roucn-The Prussians.
The way to become round is to eat
square meals.
A gold hunting. case double-time-
keeper is to be rufled at the Exchunge
House tonight.
The Legislature took recess. yester-
day, until the 5th of January, at P. NJ.
"Oh, the snow, the beautiful snowr'
We hnd a touch Of it last night. Up to
the hour of going to press it was still
falling.
SUPREME CoUHT HT-Drcember 22-Pre-
sent-Chief Justice Moses and Associate
Justices Willard and Wright.
Dabney. Morgan 4 Co. vs. the Presi-
dent and Directors OF the Bank of the
State of South Carolina. This case has
engaged the attention of the Court for
three days. Mr.. AIagrath for appellants;
Mr. Hayne for appellees-Mr. Campbell
on the same side To-day, on motion of
Mr.. Corbin, for the Attorney General,
md with the consent of counsel, the fur
ther hearing of the case was postponed
until the next meeting of the Court.
Elizabeth Pripgle and st. Julien Ra-
vene ads. George S. Holmes and Alex.
Macbeth. Decree Of Circuit Court af-
firmed.
Thaddeus X. Sasportas rs. Joseph
Snsportas and Martha Sasportas. De
cree Of Circuit Court affirmed.
At IL A. NJ, the Court adjourned until
Wednesday, January 4, 1871, 10 a. NJ.
CHRIsTMAs.--It is ut hand. The very
fire cruckies checrfully in country houses,
remembering the Yule log, the merry
jests, the noisy games Of happy Christ
mas tide. The holly is at its greenest,
and the red berries gieam like fire through
tho spiny leaves rs if they said, "We're
ready for 1ou." There is tlutter Of
hearts, and a 1nttcr Of garments among
tho frcIuentcrs of fashionable modistes.
There is IL general accommodating Of
poultry yards, and n hcartlcss pcnning
up of turkeys and chickens You hear