The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-11-17

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JUSTIFIED Military Court of
Inquiry, at West Point, have decided
that Cadet Smith, the "speckled Mon.
golian." was justified in breaking a
cocoa.nut dipper over the head of Cadet
Wilson, white boy, very trooly loil,
from Wyoming. And now what will the
wilderness of Wyoming do about itP
The press despatch says the proceedings
in Smiths case were 80 farcical, that the
agent was afraid to put them on the
wires.
The WEEKLY CLEANER is a family
paper-the largest in the State-pub-
lished and mailed every Wednesday
morning. It contains tho gist OF the
kilograms, market reports, editorials,
communications, tales, anecdotes, poe
try, etc., published in the DAILY PHG-
NIX. 1t is especially intended for the
accommodation Of readers residing off
the regular daily mail lines. and will be
found a valuable acquisition to any
family circle. The price of subscription
is $275 per annum. Clubs of ten fur
nished at $3.50.
PUBLIC MEETINa-We are authorized
to state that the merchants, mechanics,
the business men and the citizens gene
rally, arc requested to meet at the hall
of the Palmetto Engine Company, on
Friday next, at TX o'clock p. m., for the
purpose of arranging for Columbias 8
quota to the new joint stock company,
to be formed as auxiliary to the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society.
The scheme will be explained, and
Messrs. J. P. Thomas, J. w. Parker, J.
B. Palmer, r. D. Sem, and others, will
address the meeting.
PHGNIXIANA.-- price of single
copies of the PHOENIX is FIVE cents. If
Carriers charge moro it. is simply swim
die. They can be obtained ut that price
at the Office.
We had visit, yesterday, from Mr..
". A. Haight, the advance agent of
Stone & Murray's we'll known circus
company. They expect to appear in Co.
lumbia about the I'd December.
Blackwell's genuine Durham Smoking
Tobacco, at Po11ocK's
Tho police have gone into winter uni
forms-a comfortable outfit.
Although small waists in women are
going out of fashion, it is to be hoped q
large waste will not take their place.
The verdict of the coroner's jury rela-
tive to the death of Senator Lomax, was
that he came to his death by an accident
Oh the Greenville Railroad, caused by
the breaking Of wheel on the tender.
Nitro-glycerine in the five years since
it came into use has killed 1,7OO persons
and injured many more, besides destroy
ing vast amount of property.
Our Lutheran friends have just cause
for feeling proud of their new house of
worship. 1t is neat, substantial build
ing, and was erected at truly reasona-
BILE price. Mr.. G. T. Berg was the arch-
tect, Mr.. Jnmes G. Bell the builder, and
Mr.. i. ]. Brown the painter and decora-
tor. The walls and ceiling are beautifully
frescoed-the first work of the kind, we
believe, which has ever been executed in
Columbia. The ceiling so closely re-
sembles papering, that ono is not satisfi-