The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-09-28
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PHGnIxIANA.- THE price of single

| copies OF the fHRNIX l8 hve cents.
The Marion Star gives an entirely diff
ferent version of the so.called fight at
Florence, few days ago, between Mr.
N. EstIeman and Maj. Pawley. Estle-
| man enticed Pawley into his saloon, and
when the latter became Intoxicated, fell
upon him and beat him severely. The
saloon keeper is Northern man aud the
Major Southerner.
A New York paper tells ns that "the
new school.hous at North Village. New
ton, Mass, was malioiously burned Inst
Sunday night. Loss $4,000" If these
Ku Klux outrages in Massachusetts are
not speedily stopped, it will become ne
cessary to declare martial law in South
Carolina, sure enough.
Scri6ner's Monthly. for October-n
brilliant number, the reading matter be-
ing diversified in character and choice
in quality, while the illustrations arc nu
merous and especially good.
A New jersey man, who contemplates
coming to Aiken, s. c., writes to the
Aikon Journal, giving some good -natnred
views from Northern stand point. He
says: II do not think there is q man in
the North who does not most earnestly
desire the welfare and prosperity of the
Southern people" If that writer had
half tue faith in his Redeemer that he
las in the Yankees, what Christian he
would be!
Our merchanta. and others wishing to
prepare for the fall business. will please
take notice that the PHOENIX Office ia
supplied with all necessary material for
as handsome cards. bill heads. posters.
circulars, and other printing that may he
desired, as any Office IN the city. Give
ns call and test our work.
A Western divine chose the text: .'Yon
know how it is yourself"
It will interest many of our readers to
know that the Government. having de-
cided that the cotton tux should have
been collected on the net weight of the
cotton, and not, as it wns, on bagging,
ties, ropes, etc, is preparing to refund
the excess collected, and offers to pny
back eighty cents on each bale.
The thermometer at the Pollock House
yesterday ranged as follows: A. M. ],
GO; IL NJ, G6; 2 P. H., 67; z P. NJ, 65.
| George W. Tuck has been appointed
Trial Justice, Spartanburg County. pice
John Epton, removed.
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The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) O6serDe,, of the
10th, thus refers to young Columbian ~
son of L. 3. Clarkson, Esq:
| Edgar Clarkson. Esq, was examined
in open court, and admitted to the bar,
on Wednesday last. The examination
was protracted and critical. aud upon its
conclusion the presiding Judge compli-
mented Mr.. Clarkson, by remarking that
he had never Witnessed more creditable
examination"
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. The Northern
mail opens at 800 P. NJ; closes 7.15
a. NJ. Charleston dny mail opens 400
2. NJ; closes 600 A. NJ. Charleston
night mnil opens $50 A. NJ; closes G. 90
P. NJ. Grcenville mail opens 6.45 P.
NJ; closes 800 A. NJ. Western mail
opens 300 A. NJ; closes l. 30 P. NJ. On
Sunday Office open from 8 to p. Nj.
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The U"ioa, Of yesterday. says that it
wns requested by the Rev. Mr.. Babbitt
to state that the whole article published
by US in reference to m alleged difficulty y
in his congregation was "fnlse in TOTO,
and that each particular sentence is
false" If The reverend gentleman made
this request of the onion, then we have
to say that his language was inconsistent
with his declarations to ourselves. We
are free to admit that the general state
ment, as represented to us, and as re-
corded in these columns, appears to have
been incorrect; but it is true, and the
Rev. Mr.. Babbitt admitted to us, that
the communing Of colored man along
side of white member Of his congrega-
ton did produce some feeling. It is