The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-01-21

Chief Justice Moses and Associate Jus.
tice Willard.
The case of Meyer as. Mordeca. Mr..
Porter for appellant. Mr.. Buist on same
side up to hour of adiou. nment.
ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURES tb;s
mornings PHHNIx, wo commence tbo
publication of the Acts passed at the
present session Of the General Assembly.
all OF which have been approved by the
Governor. The publication will be con.
tinued, until all have been placed on
record
THE COLUMBIA BrILDING AND LOAN
AssocIATIoN.-We learn that the T4egisla-
tnre will very probably pass tho desired
amendment to the Act incorporating this
company. It's likely, therefore, that
the association will soon be pnt in full
operation. We hope for this result. The
association is calculated tn do much
good. 1t helps the poor.
SOMETHING NEw.--We have been pre-
sented by tho inventor-Mr. Samuel
Samson, Of Philadelphia box of
magnesium pens, which have been used
and satisfactorily tested by some of tho
paincipal business houses Of thecountry.
North rs we'll as South. Messrs. Viii
liams & Co., OF Charleston, commend
these pens highly. They are made
from tho metallic basis of magnesium
and the points are hardened by a chemi
cal process SO that they cannot corrotlp,
and Will. 1T is asserted. wear six times as
long ms steel pens. Tho points can DO
scraped on piece of iron without in
jury. MIR. Sanson is stopping Mt the
Columbia Hotel. and requests business
men and others ~ examine his new i'm
vention.
A SoETH CAROLINA INSURANCE COMA
NY. The Policy Holders Life and Ton
tine Insurance Company of the South
has heen duly incorporated by the r.c-
gislatnrr. This company commends
itself to the public upon several grounds.
1t Is IL purely mutual company, and it is
the only purely mutual one in the South.
One OF its peculiar features is, that there
is no lapse of the Insurance policy in this
company, because of suicide, dueiliug,
lhtcmperance, or non-payment of pre-
MUM. In ali these cases where the 10
licy is surrendered, an equitable vnlne is
returned. This company has been very
favorably mentioned in the insurance
journals Of the North, and the names of
It's Directors is regarded as IL guarantee
OF its reliability. Gen. t. p. Alexander
ls tn" Actnary. His mathematical at
tanments and his personal character add
weight to the company. As Il Sonth
Carolina enterprise, we wish it al ample
success.
CKrMBs. We return our thanks TO the
committee of Invitation of tho Burns
Club. for card of invitation to their
anniversary supper, on the evening of
the 25:h.
The spotted boy, the iut girl, the
snake, tho monkeys and birds, on exhi
bition at Janney's Hall. are curiosities
IN their way. The swor,l-swallowcr must
not he overlooked: he disposes of his
"coll lunch" very readily; it goes down,
but comes up again in hurry
w. X. Greenfield, Esq, has resumed
his old business and taken possession of
the building on the site of the Congareo
Hotel Stables, corner Assembly and Lady
streets. He has stock of vehicles, of
his own selection, which are from first
class makers. Mr.. G.. will explain the
good" points; and we candidly believe
he will not hesitate to point ont any
""enA' onrs-wherc such exist.
The salo of furniture advertised by
MIR. Jacob Levin. to come.oif this morn
ing. has been unavoidably postponed
until Monday next. The sale OF "groce-
ries, etc, will he held Mt his store, this
morning, Mt 10 o'clock.
We have received from Dir. Parker, O.
copy OF the report Of the Regents of the
Lunatic Asylum for the year ending No
vember, 1869
We wonld respectfully inform the An
derson Hlelliy'dt',' that, since the publi-
cation OF the paragraph referred to, the
parties Interested, ns We are informed,
have purchased sufficient stock in the
Greenville and Columbia Rsilroad to
accomplish tho desired object. Jer6um
sat
HOTEL ARRIVALS, january 2O-NicIe,.-
son House. F.. Edwards, Helena; A. d.
Richmond, Mississippi; William Whaley,
Charleston; w. Register. D. NJ. Porter,
l.. Ivers, New York; Earnest d.
Hammond, mississippi; George Hub