The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-07
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PHGN1x1ANA.--The price of single
copies Of the Pa2SIx is eve cents.
The PHOENIX Office is supplied with all
necessary materialfo as handsome cards,
bill heads. posters. pamphlets. hand-bills,
circulars. and other printing that may he
desired. as any Office in the South. Give
us call and test our work.
The attention of the Engineer of
Water Works is called to the condition
of the spout at the Court House. A
small-sized river was flowing from il yes.
terday.
The road ambition travels is too mar
row for friendship, too crooked for love.
too rugged for honesty, and too dark for
conscience.
The weather prophets predict cold
winter. because the corn hnsks are so
thick. and an old bachelor predicts nu-
merous weddings, because there are 80
many cabbage-heads.
The following officers were elected last
evening in Richland Lodge, No. 80, A.
F. NJ, to serve the ensuing year: G. T.
Berg, w. NJ; j. B. Ezell, s. W.; J. F.
Ensor, J. W.; a. G. Brenizer, Treasurer;
Ct. A. Darling, Secretary; J. P. Will
liams, Tiler.
How to make slow horse fast-Don't
feed him.
Yesterday was another cold day. The
thermometer at the Pollock House re-
corded 20 at 9 A. NJ; 40 at s P. NJ; "a
at 9 P. M.
Young ladies will now hesitate before
rushing into matrimony. It il getting
to be the thing to present the bride with
sewing machines.
We had call. yesterday, from Rev.
MIR. Carter. the a0ant courier for the con-
cert. on Monday evening next. by the
orphans connected with the asylum ut
Lauderdale, Miss. This institution has
been in existence for five or six years.
and they now have 200 little unfortu-
mates (many OF them the children oi
deceased Confederate soldiers) under
their charge. The cause is laudable
one. and the entertainment, as we are
creditably informed, is we'll worth at.
tending.
Miss Buie, the Soldiers Friend. ten
ders her thanks to Mr.. Templeton, for }
liberal donation in the way Of tickets 10
his entertainment.
| Some yonng men are little partial to
blue-eyed maidens; others like dark-eyed
lasses; but the mon eyed girls have the
most suitors.
Mr.. z. W. Kraft was thrown from hie
horse. yesterday. and severely but moi
dangerously injured.
Our neighbor. Mr.. Seegers, thinks he
has paid dear for his Christmas turkey.
The bird desired TO change his base, yes
terday, and went through one of the
large panes of glass in tho front window.
Gov. Scott has accepted the resigna
ton of P. NJ. Whitman as Sheriff of
Beaufort County, and George Holmes
appointed in his place. The following
additional appointment have been made
VIM. Godfrey, Notary Public for Ches-
terfield County; L. n. Little, County
Commissioner for Laurens County: F..
G. Randolph, Commissioners of Deed.
for South Carolina. in Montgomery.
Alabama; Rev. D. Klein, Com mpissioner
OF Deeds for South Oarolina. residing at
50 Canal street. New York.
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MAIL ARRANaEIEkTs.- The Northern
mail opens at 800 P. NJ; closes 7. l6
a. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.Ou
T. NJ; closes 600 A. NJ. Charleston
night mail opens $50 A. NJ; closes 6. OO
P. NJ. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P.
NJ; closes 600 A. NJ. Western mail
opens 300 A. NJ: closes l.. 80 P. NJ. On
Sunday Office open from to 4 P. Nj.
IHE LATE BISHOP DAVIS. We call at
tention to the appropriate resolutions
adopted by tie wardens and vestry OF
Trinity Church, in relation to the me.
mory OF the late Bishop Davis.
SupREME CoURr, WEDNESDAY, Decem.
Der 6.-The court met at 10 A. NJ. Pre-.
sent-Chief Justice Moses and Associate
Justices Willard and Wright.
A. L. Buchanan, administrators. rs. F.
A. McNlnch et dl.; John Nj. Swami rs.
Ann Il. Poag, continued. Samuel
McAliley us Osmond Barber, et ak; re-.
cord to be completed.
L. q. Hinton, administrator, rs. Sa-
rah Kennedy ct al Mr.. Brawley re-.
snmed and continued his argument for
respondents; Mr. Drice for appellant, in
reply.