The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-30
Ho al Ieems-

Do' Joe ieI"Cpeu tneir personal property
to do 30 at once, and save the penalty Of
fifty per cent. Mr.. Calnan's Office is in
the Court House.
The following was tie range of the
thermometer at the Pollock House. yes
terday: 7 A. NJ. 81; 12 NJ, &c; 2 P. NJ,
88; p. NJ, 90; 6 P. NJ, ss.
Cur merchants, and Others wishing to
prepare for the full business. will please
take notice that the PHOENIX Office is
supplied with all necessary material for
rs handsome cards, bill heads. posters.
circulars. and other printing that may be
desired, as any office in the oity. Give
us call and tost our work.
The Picksns Sentinel is the title OF q
new paper just issued from the County
town of that name, by Messrs. j. r.
Holcombe & Co. It is published
weekly, at sl.5O per annum. IL
Commissioner Capron has furnished
US with copy Of the monthly report Of
tho Department Of Agriculture for July,
| 1871.
A grateful people are the Dominican
protcges OF General Graut. They are re-
ported ns becoming intensely hostile to
| American residents. all but two Of whom
have been forced to leave the island for
safety. If G0nerul Grant succeeds in
carrying out his purchase scheme, his
Ku Klux powers will be afforded occasion
for exercise.
Nine elephants arrived in New York
last week from Ceylon. They are sup.
posed to be intended for Uncle Billy
Stewards stable. After his extensive
Oriental experience, it is not to be sup
posed that he will ride upon anything OF
| less size.
Punch says the Emusic of the future"
will be played. of course. by Bands Of
Hope. -
Why should young ladies set good ex-
amples? Because young men are so apt
to follow them.
Some men make great flourish, al
ways doing whnt they believe to be
right, but always manage to believe
that is right which is for their own inte-
rest.
A wise man advertises extensively, be-
cause ho believes that many columns
furnish good support.
a dividend is tho surplus, the result,
the end OF a transaction, divided among
the shareholders tile word
divide-ends. An apothecary originally
carried his medicine about in jars-he
was pot.carricr- thence the word a-pot-
he-curries.
Somebody has written book entitled
"What shall my son be?" Upon which
some one replies, IF the boy is MS bad
as the book. the chances are that he will
be hanged
The reason why editors havo their man
ners spoiled, is because they receive SO
many evil communications.
| DEATH OF WE'LL. Known SoCrn ca
RoLINIAN. regret to learn from a
private despatch. received yesterday, of
the death, near Memphis, Tenn, on the
28th. OF Mr.. James Scaifo. He was a
native Of Union District, and was about
thirty-eight years Of age. Mr.. Scaife
was well-known in Columbia, where hc
has many friends. He leaves n wife.
children and n number of other rolati YES
TO mourn his sudden death.
| - -,,.-- 49,
1MPRoyED LIGHT Hon. A. IL. Ste.
phena, of Georgia. thus speaks Of the
Southern gas generator. Gen. Stolbrand
is engaged in the manufacture OF these
machines, which are rapidly coming into
use. There is one on exhibition in tho
PHOENIX Office:
TREAsUREn's OFFICE,
SOUTHERN Domestic GAS LIoHT Co.,
ROME. GA. July Is. 1871.
Hon. A. Fl Stephens, CrdrfordoiNe, Ga
DEAR Sir: How sze yce pleased with
Your gus generator? Is it giving you a
good light? Yours, very respectfully,
THOS. J. PERRY, Treasurer.
LIBERTY HALL.
| CRAwPORDvILLH, Ga, july 20, 1871.