The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-21
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The PHGan Office is supplied with ali /,
necessary material for as handsome cards.
bill heads. posters. pamphlets. hand-bills.
circulars, and other printing that may bbe
desired. as any Office in the South. Give
US call and test our work. IS
Acomplete outfit. with the exception
OF g press, for q country paper is offered
for sale at q very low rate. Psrtionlsra
can be obtained at PHOENIX Office. ,sfS
"Ohristmas is coming" Look at the
splendid exhibit-the worlds fair Of our
advertising oolumns. and at the abound.
ing supplies Of all descriptions, provided
by our enterprising store-keepers. to
meet the demands Of their customers. in
town and country, Wholesale and retail.
required for ''A merry Chris.mss."
Work is being pushed forward on the
Government Court House and Post
Office, corner Of Richardson and Laurel
streets. Yesterday, several monster
derricks were brought up, and will soon
be put in position.
Mr. MoKenzie's confectionery and tov
emporium has been universally conceded
to be Santa Claus headquarters. The
old gentleman holds court there, and in
b"si'y engaged in making his selections
for The little folks. The collection of
articles IS varied aud iizauenss-embrac-
ing everything from three-inch baby
TO hobby horse almost as large as life.
Headquarters is we'll worth visit.
MIR. Pollock has introduced somethin0
new-ginger ale. It is far ahead of soda
water, and goes beyond ginger pop. 1t
is capital beverage. whether taken
plain or mixed.
Persons desirous of investing in. the
land and immigration schemeof Mesars.
Butler. Chadwick & Gary, should step
up promptly aud procure tickets from
Mr. D. Gambrill, the authorized agent.
No tickets sold after the first of jam.
ary, and all remaining in hands OF agents
at iha; daie are TO De returned.
The Pilgrim" Notwithstanding the
cold sn"p. drew u fair audience last night.
The paintings are excellent, and the
dream OF the great John Bunyan is vi.
vidIy illustrated. The "Pilgrim" will
resume his peregrinations this evening.
in Twins Hull.
On Tuesday. as tie down passenger
train on the Greenville and Columbia
Railroad was approaching Frog Level, q
pile OF cross.ties was discovered laid
across the track. Fortunately. the train
was running slowly. and the engineer
saw 1t III time to prevent any damage.
a freight train over the same road ran
OF the track yesterday, aud delayed the
down passenger train several hours.
DAN RIoE's PARIS PAVILION. This ve.
teran joker made his first appearance
before Columbia audience, during the
present week. His jokes were original.
and many of them pointed. As for his
troupe. we confidently assert that they
cannot be e1celled The band is a
marked feature-something far ahead of
circns bands generally. We commend
MIR. Rice aud his circus to our people.
MAIL ARRANoEdENTs.- The Northern
mail opens at 500 P. NJ; closes 7.I5
A. NJ. Charleston day mail opens 400
r. H.; closes 600 A. NJ. Charleston
night mail opens $50 A. NJ; closes 6. 90
2. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P.
A.; clohes 600 A. Nj. Western mail
opens 8. 90 a. NJ: closes LOOP. Ar. On
Sunday Office open from to 4 Pm.
TAMPERINa WITH A WITNESS. Moses
Edwards. (colored,) one of the witnesses
Tor the defendant. John w. Mitchell.
now on trial III the United States Court.
declines to testify. because lie says he
has been warned by Kirkland Gum.
Charles ". Foster, aud three other men.
that he didn't know that If he dared to
testify in favor Of John W. Mitchell. he
should suffer for it. Gum ia tile Aker.
man witness, that got the S2OO for his
services. and Foster is one of the oon.
Tossing Ku Klnx.
MURDER IN LKxINaroN.-Mr. Monroe
d. Harman. who had charge OF the
County poor house, was murdered.
while on his way home from the village,
on Tuesday night. The body was found
on the edge of Fourteen Mile Greek, a
short distance from his residence.
Money WAS evidently the object, as the
pockets of the unfortunate man were
turn:d inside out. Mr.. Harmau was n
quiet, inoffensive man; he cerved faith
fully in the Confederate army. was badly
wounded, taken prisoner and reported