The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-29
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PHGS1xrASA.--The price of single

copies OF the PHOENIX is Eve cents
Another gift concert. favorably com
mended by the Western press. is adver-
tised this morning. Parties desirous Of
investing nre referred to the notice.
a man, recovering from drunken
irolic, on Sunday last, chewed up and
swallowed the neck Of glass bottle
taking dranght OF water to carry it
down He was alive and, to all appear
ances, well, yesterday.
Philosophers tell US that tho world re-
wolves on it's nxles, aud Josh Billings
tells us that full half the folks on the
earth think they nre tho axles
A debating society has under consider
alton the question:: us it wrong to che 1t
a lawyer?" The result is expected to be:
"No, but i'm possible"
Our merchants, and others wishing to
prepare for the fall business. will please
take notice that the Puu:SIX Office is
supplied with all necessary material for
as handsome cards, bill hends. posters,
circulars. mud other printing that may be
desired. ns any Office in the city. Give
us call and tnst our work
The Radical leaders have q miserab]y
poor opinion Of ench other. Geo. Wm.
Curtis says that the nomination of Gen.
Butler for the Governorship of Massa-
chusetts would be ''the most demoraliz-
ing blow that could bcfall the Republi-
can party" and the Inter thinks that
the appointment Of Mr.. Curtis as sue
ccssor to Mr. Fish would '.wreck party
prospects: No doubt both are right;
all good men will therefore support both
Bntler and Curtis, us against ench other.
The September number Of the Rurnl
Carolininn, published by Walker, Evans
& Cogswell Ind d. Wyatt Aiken, has
been received. It is invaluable to tie
fnrmer and planter. Price. s. per yenr.
The water will be shut off on Bland
ing street, East Of Min, this morning,
at o'clock. -
The Southern gas generator, now in
use ut the PnUS1x Office, is N uch nd
mired. It is just tile thing for large es-
tablishme ents; and i'll country towns is
invaluable:
Merchants md business men generally
who have notified the committee of their
desire to advertise in tho History of
Columbia, about being issued by the
Board OF Trade, are requested to for
ward the copy of their advertisements
at once, rs the work is about to be com
menced.
Make people think you consider them
clever and agreeable, and they will be
pretty apt to have pleasant i'm preston
of yourself.
The thermometer ranged thusly. yes
terday, ut the Pollock House: z A. NJ, /,
IS; - NJ, So; 2 T. NJ, 81; 7P. NJ, So.
Blythe why. the cool spell has induced
Mr.. Pollock to invest in turtle, which
will be souped today, at - NJ.
The Office of the Southern and Atlantic
Telegraph Company will probably be
open for the transaction of business,
to-day. The Office is conveniently To-
cated-in the front room at the left OF
the entrance to the Columbia Hotel.
Boys. remember you grow old every
day; and, if you have bad habits, they
grow old, too; and the older both get
the harder you are to separate.
It is much easier to lose the good OPT
nion Of people than to regain it; and
when my one does not cure for the good
opinion Of others he or she is not worthy
Of respect.
Idle hope is n waking dream.
Every one sings as lie has the gift and
marries rs he has the luck
The next total eclipse Of the sun
visible in the United States, is to be in
June, 1854, and smoked glass should be
got ready.
THE WoRK1Na CIIRIsrIAN-The editor
OF this largo and prosperous weekly,
published in Charleston, and read by
thousands NIL over the Stnte, is now
snnn jipO fexv 1ovs IN Go1,,p,b;o IT,