The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-10-13

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PUBLIC CMEETINa-SUsPENsIo OF BUs1.E
]sEss.-A public meeting Of the citizens
will be held thissnorning. dt half-past 1OS
pollock, in the Palmetto Engine House,
33for the purpose Of paying proper tri- /
butte of respect to the memory Of Gen.
Robert E. Lee. It has been suggested
! and we hope it will be carried out that I
the stores be closed and business of all 1
4 kinds suspended during the time occu-
i pied in holding the meeting.
j PosT OFFICE HoUns.-Northern mill
"Opens 4.30 P. NJ; closes II A. NJ.
Charleston and Greenville, open 4.3OY
H. NJ; close $50 a. NJ.
)! Western. opens 1890 P. NJ; closes
332 45P. NJ.
Charleston, evening, opens s A. NJ. !!
acloses P. NJ.
Office open Sundays from half-pastI
o'clock to half-past 5.
Yesterday morning was spent by "yeF
alocal" in truly pleasant manner-visit-f I
3ing the different establishments whereF
ladies edo most love to congregate"-
those of the dealers in millinery audi
9fancy articles. Mrs. Mccormick had al
brilliant display-the prevailing style off
! hat being the church -steeple; to some
heads it is particularly attractive. Mrs.
Reed exhibited some very pretty orna-
aments for the head; the tri-color is evi
}dently tabooed, rs two colors only were
Represented. Mrs. Smiths colectiopf
was generally admired some OF the|
styles for little folks, more particularly. I
1--WE cannot pretend to go into descrip.
tions or particulars, as to styles-as Ar
temus Ward wonld say, sits not our
forte"
Il Harry Mccarthy, last night, at Nicker-I
sons Hall, was splendid magni6cent!B
sublime! This is but lhe simple truth,
land we are not sufficiently recovered fromE
the severe strain on our risibles to findI
more plausible language with which to-
express our feelings concerning what vel
4saw and heard. The hall was crowded toll
\ its utmost capacity, by tho elite of the
3city, who evinced the most lively salts j
faction Mt the inimitable sayings aud do
]ings OF the entire troupe. They are[
without doubt the most finished artists|
in the burnt cork" profession that everI
performed before Columbia audience.
Their songs, jokes and repartee wereI
fuew, chaste and beautiful. Mr.. Macar-|
dthy's characters were decidedly true tol
athe ones initiated, and brought down the|
3house in the heartiest applause that anyi
factor ever received from any audience.
3Lndeed. everybody was happy, and seom-
led to have forgotten the cares of life in|
lthe scene before them. They perform|
'33again tonight, and, our word for it'll
tanother large audience will be in attend. !
lance.
d PHGN1xIANA.-Th cool, damp nights|
aof autumn ore just the time to contract
dcolds which may terminate in fevers.
4 We are indebted to B. W. Wrenn,
aEsq., General Passenger and Ticket
@3Agent, for 'pass" over the Western|
land Atlantic Railroad; and also to II. J.l
)Kimball, Esq, for card of admissionI
ITO Oglethorpe Rink, during the Fair inI
ATLANTA, Ga, commencing on the 19thI
4 inst.
4 Fine mountain apples, very conducivel
Ito health rs well as tempting to theE
dpalate, can always be had at Lorick Sd
dLowranco's.
q General Butler and Colonel SeibcIsE
awill deliver addresses at Gndsden to-day
a The water will be shut off Plain street.
aEast of Main, this morning, at o'clock.
i We are authorized to announce that
aColonel J. p. Thomas and others will
aaddress the people at Ridgeway, OH Sa-
]turday next.
4 We shall publish in our next the letter.
of General Wade Hampton, wherein bel
3plants himself in full sympathy with theE
reform movement and its standard-E
abearcrs.
4 A ship has been found imbedded in theI
Yuma Desert, in California. AS ourI