The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-28

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CTx MATTKRs. The price OF single
copies OF the PHGsIx is tive cent?.
Secure tickets in the South Carolina
Land and Immigration Association. d.
dambrilI. Esq, is the agent 10 Colum-
hia. There are q number of valuable
prixea. .4 a34
A complete outfit. with the exception
OF press. for country paper is offered
Tor sale at very low rate. Particulars
can be obtained at PHGN1x Office.
The PHOENIX Office is supplied with all
necessary material for as handsome cards.
bill heads. posters. pamphlets. hand-bills,
circulars. and other printing that may be
desired, as any Office in the South. Give
us call and test our work. &e
Special attention is called to the sale.
by Messrs. D. Q. Peixottc & Son. to
morrow morning, OF oil paintings.
chromos, etc. Oonnoisseurs are invited
to be on hand.
ny reference to our advertising CO.
lomns, 1t will be seen that Rose and
Harry Watkins. the eminent comedians.
give several entertainments in this city.
commencing this evening. They are
talented artistes.
Inc annual meeting of the Columbia
Gas Light Company. las will be seen bv
On advertisement in another column.) ia
to be held this day, at 12 M.
We are Indebted to Messrs. Walker.
Evans &c CogswelI, OF Charleston, for a
pamphlet copy Of the address on the
Life and Character OF General Robert r.
Lee. delivered on the 18th of October.
1871, before the Society of Confederate
Soldiers and Sailors in Maryland, BY
Lieutenant-General Wade Hampton.
Published by request OF the Society"
A difficulty occurred in the store Of
the Messrs. Hendrix, yesterday, during
which. Walter Maxcy seriously cut Aleok
Brooks. another oolored man.
a horse attached to buggy belong
ing to Messrs. Boyoe & 90. ran of, yes
terday, and upset lady and gentleman
iii Sie iiud. The buggy was si.iaaheti up.
PHGN1xIANA.- Keep thy tongue from
evil, and thy lips that they speak no
guile.
1t is fact worthy of notice that in
making the new apportionment OF men,
per" to the House. the Republican ma
jority utterly repudiates the fourteenth
amendment, 30 that Massachusetts NAV
still keep up her educational, and Rhode
Island her property qualification for
suffrage.
Conceit is said to be better capital
to start with in life than money. Is itp
Give US capital.
A policemen asked q drunken E,thiop,
whom he could scarcely Gee in the dim
light OF cell, care you coloredp" .Co-
lored. no; die ger chile born So"
a contemporary is Of opinion that Just
nos dishonest officials are worse enemy
to the country than the Ku Klux.
A lady says engagements are very un-
satisfactory sort OF affairs; for if you are
not very polite and attentive, the gentle
man thinks you do not care for him. and
you are afraid to be polite. for fear the
engagement might some time be broken
Off, when you would be sorry to think
you had wasted 30 much sweetness on
some other woman's husband.
There is gentleman in Congress by
the name of Snapp-Snapp with two
p's. And Mr.. Snapp has introduced a
resolution to abolish the printing and
transporting OF public documents at the
public expense. It is evidently the OBJ.
ject of Mr.. Snapp to deprive us of our
Patent Office Reports. Deny us that in
estimable luxury. and what else is there
IN life that is worth living for7 In the
name OF goodness, Snapp, don't.
Jinks'says that wedding rings ought
to be re-christened suffer-rings. He has
been married five years.
tits queer woman who asks no aues-
tions. but woman who does is the
querist.
One of the Grand Dukes suite is DOS.
sessed OF The rather evasive namo 0.
Lieut.. Shirk-off; but from his frequent
appearance in the reports, he don't seem
to dodge the dinners any.
Sentiment by the New York Herald.
ut takes brains to make a successful
grocer. Anybody can be Congress
man."
An alliterative Illinois reporter fathers
the following: 'Parson Palmer. of Pa.
dola, is the proprietor of pen of pigs.
These pigs escaped and persecuted a
peaceable neighbor, named Piper. Piper
persuaded them off his premises with
dogs, and punished Palmer's boy. Tho
parson paid his respects to Piper, pratipp
OF prospective prosecution, and was in
turn pounded to pulp by the preoipi-
tate Piper. The penitent man at present