The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-01
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the body Of Mr. Thomas Browu, anatiyo
OF Richland. was found near. the siyer,.
His mind had been impaired for some sonndIe
time. and the young man was an inmateI Inmate
OF the Lunatic Asylum; hut on Tuesday
succeeded in escaping from that institu.
ton, and it is supposed he must have
been frozen to death He was a brother
Of the Rev. Manning Brown. ".
C1Tr MATTERS. price OF single
copies OF the PHGNH, is dve cents.
The Mardi Graa excursion is talked
about considerably, and. doubtless,
there will be good.sized delegation
from Columbia. See Colonel Dorsey
and secure ticket.
Haight & Co. g colossal exhibition will
arrive in this oity tc-1ay, and give two
exhibitions. afternoon and NIGHT. The
papers everywhere speak in the warmest
terms OF this entertainment. It's long
line OF cages, filed with specimens from
nearly the entire worlds animal king.
dom, and its twain of elephants a
monster mountain Of flesh, and the
other small in comperis2 2n excite the
people wherever they are eeen, as thew
rush to the pavilions eagor to gain ad-
mission. There will also be balloon,
ascension and wire walking during The
afternoon.
Mr. q. @. Trumbo, Jr., who, is con-
nected with the weltknown grocery
house OF Thos. Kemp & Co., No. iii
West Lourbard street, Baltimore, was in
Columbia, yesterday. looking otter the
interests of his house. He is a Young
Charleetonian, and disposes of large
quantities Of goods in this section.
Alonzo J. Raasier, President of the
Southern States Convention of colored
men, which recently met at Columbia.
under action taken by that body, pub
llshes "call for national convention
OF the colored people of the United
States, to meet at the city Of New Or
leans on the second Wednesday of April,
1872; the object Of said convention
being to consider their political and ma
terial interests.
In publishing the Act more effectuslIy
to provide for the recording of convey
ances, mistake was made. It should
have been 'fhirty-three" days, instead of
three, as published.
Col. John Il. Evins has taken edito.
rial charge of the Carolina Spartan.
Hon. Joel Foster, Senator from Spar.
tanburg. has departed with his family
for Texas.
An extra train will be run over the
Spartanburg and Union Railroad, on
Monday next. to accommodate persons
desirous of attending the sale.
Gov. Scott has appointed Mikell Car
roll Notary Public for Orangeburg
PHGN1x1ANA. The stir-(r)up cup-A
dose OF Tartar emetio.
A game of pitch and toss-Life on the
ocean wave.
When wife reigns, it seems natural
that she should storm, too. She does
so. too, sometimes.
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Half the unhappiness Of life springs
from looking back to griefs that are
pnst, and forward with fear to the future.
The new fashion in hair-"Switch
off,"
Theatres are queer places. There they
always give the unimportant parts to
''super" human people.
In order to be ripe scholar, must a
man get mellow?
1t is no uncommon thing for hot words
to produce coolness.
Lawyers should sleep we'll It is i'm
material on which side they lie.
AN extinct ChiIdiike children.
A man may be ashamed Of the fashion
of his nose, although he follows it.
Woman first tempted man to eat. he
took to drinking OF his own account.
The lash that mau does not object TO
have laid on his shoulders. The eye.lash
of pretty girl.
'Ihe South Photographed" is an
Ohio rouar'o 1,oo1 l;,o