The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-25
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company OF the Sixteenth Infantry,
Unitea States troops, Capt. Allen CON-
manding, in passing down, the Green
vile and Columbia Railroad, en- route for
Georgia, on Thursday, the 18th instant,
killed aud wounded number of cattle.
hogs and other stock, by firing from the
cars. This is gross outrage on the part
of these men.
RURAL CARoLINIAN.-How any intelli-
gent Southern farmer can refrain from
subscribing to magazine 30 especially
devoted to his interests. is beyond our
comprehension. Conducted both by the
publishers and editors with degree of
ability heretofore unparalleled in the
annals Of Southern agricultural literature,
it has already given to its specially, the
development OF Southern agriculture,
prominence in the eyes of the world
which has never hitherto been accorded
it, and is thus doing our farmers SER
vice which they can never fully appre-
ciate. This2number alone contains in
formation many times the valuo Of the
subscription price.
PuENIx1ANA.--The price of single
copies of the PHOENIX is Eve cents. If
carriers charge more it. is swindle. They
can be obtained at that price at the Office
Book and job printing of every kind
attended to promptly at the PHOENIX Of
fee. Every variety of material on hand.
DR.. t. It. Moore will be absent for
few days. The fact of the matter is, he
is off on Christmas frolic until the 5th
of January.
The body of Mr.. r. W. Murray was
returned to Chester yesterday. Ho re-
ceived every attention from Mayor Alex
ander and his police. DR.. Lynch was
unremittng in his endeavors to aid the
stricken man. AS Mr.. Murray was in
sensible the greater portion of the time,
and likewise speechless, his friends in
Columbia were unaware Of his situation.
The Governor has appointed NJ. r.
Delany aud \. B. Jarvis Notares Pub
lie for Charleston.
By reference to the report of the Exc
cutive Committee, it will be seen that
our fellow citizen, Mr.. j. NJ. Crawford,
has received two premiums for the largest
yields of cotton on restored uplands.
Mr.. G. has proven himself thorough
planter, and has been awarded premiums
on several occasions.
Christmas gifts had their origin in the
Roman Paganalia, which was instituted
by Servius Tullius. B. G. $50. On these
festivals, celebrated ut the beginning OF
the year, an altar was erected in every
village, and to the box placed upon it
every man, woman and child was ex,
pected to contribute a coin. Aubrey
speaks of n pot in which Roman coins
were found, and supposed to be one OF
these Paganalian vessels. The Christ
mas box naturally arose from this Pagan
New Years box. There is an impressive
propriety and tender beauty, however, in
thus commemorating the event which
gave Divine Redeemer to lost world
AS Christmas is to be kept up to.mor
row, there will be no PHGNIx issued OF
Tuesday. Triweekly subscribers viii
receive this mornings Daily.
The weather has become thoroughly
reconstructed, if the people have not
For the past two days it has been terri
bly, cold. The butchers, yesterday morn
ing, were forced to cut steaks with q So
and liver with o hatchet.
Our new tile was furnished by Messrs
r. &c w. c. Swaffield, of the well know1
''emporium." It is of the latest style
and was gotten up especially for Christ
mas.
Messrs. J. 81. & NJ. L. Kinard via
accept our thanks for the improved neck
tie.
On yesterday. the butchers had no in
tention OF incommoding the citizens b.
their suspension Of business for thre,
days. It is custom which has beer
kept up for years. Strangers misunder