The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-07

oauul Will Dc resumed ana pressed to
completion. In another column, it will
be seen that Col. Pearce adyertises for
laborers.
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. The Northern
mail opens at $50 P. NJ; closes 10. Is
P. NJ. Charleston day mail opens 4.3O
P. NJ; closes 11.30 A. NJ. Charleston
night mail opens $50 A. NJ; closes G. 90
P. NJ. Greenvillo mail opens 7.3O p.
NJ. closes $50 P. Nj. Western null
opens 1.30P. NJ. closes 1 80 P. NJ. On
Sunday Office open from 3 to 4P. Nj.
PHGS1x1ANA.---The price of single
copies of the PHOENIX is Eve cents.
Book and job printing of every kind
attended to promptly at PHOENIX Office
The water will be shut off from Rich
land street, West of Main, this morning,
| at IL o'clock.
The "Bedell corner" brought the
nominal price of S25, 900, yesterday.
The very best evidence of the scarcity
of money was the extraordinary low
prices which live stock brought, yester-
day. Good horses went rs low as Sl2O.
Messrs. Monteith & Fielding, undaunted
by the prices, renew the fight today,
and offer for sale several serviceable ami
| mnls
We have received from Luther Howe,
Esq, Secretary. copy Of the premium
list for the fifth grand State Fair of the
Mechanics and Agricultural Fair Asso-
oiation of Louisiana, to be held i'll New
Orleans, in April, 1871, commencing on
tho 9Th. Over $40. 900 in premiums Of
ferel
Plain and fancy colored printing exc.
cuted with neatness and despatch, on the
most reasonable terms. All the latest
styles of cards, &C., on hand and printed
in excellent style, at the PHOENIX Office.
An attempt was made on Saturday
night to break into the store Of Mr..
John Agnew, corner Richardson and
Gervais streets. The would.be burglar
was overheard and warm reception
would have greeted him; but becoming
startled, he made off, leaving brace
aud bit and large sized chisel. Mr.. A.
is desirous of returning these articles to
the proper owner.
A fount of minion of about 200 pounds,
together with two-line letter, nearly new,
will be sold at 40 cents pound, with
the cases. This is bargain, as the
foundry price is 6S cents. Also, lot of
secondhand bourgeois and minion, at
25 and 80 cents. Besides leads. rules,
chases, etc.
Pamphlets, briefs, catalogues, dodgers,
posters, hand-bils, bill-heads-in fact,
everything in the way of job printing
gotten up in the best style and on terms
that we pledge ourselves will be satisfac-
tory to all parties. Let us hear from
you, business men, in the shape of or
ders for the spring trade. With ap-
proved machinery and steam power, we
challenge comparison in prices.
It is said there is whole colony of
carpet. bnggers preparing to leave New
England for San Domingo rs soon MS
the annexation job is put through.
John T. Sloan, Jr., Esq, offers his
services to those survivors of the war of
1912 who are entitled to pensions under
the recent Act Of Congress.
1t has been ggested-and we think
the idea good one, owing to the great
scarcity of money-that Treasurer Bald
win should call for the taxes in install
ments. This would materially assist our
poverty y-stricken community.
They have set up clerk of the
weather in tho signal service of the War
Department that puts almanac makers to
shame. Our readers cannot well have
failed to notice tho remarkable accuracy
with which the weather is foretold by
the dispatches from that Office ut WI sh-
ington iu every section of the country.
We have observed the daily report with
great care for the purpose of 1ctcrmin-
ing It's accuracy, and the result is, up to
this time whenever it calls for rain. sun