The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-12

A. M. Charleston day mail opens 400
P. NJ; closes 600 A. NJ. Charleston
night mail opens $50 A. NJ; closes 6. 90
P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P.
NJ. closes 600 A. Nj. Western mail
opens 800 A. M; closes 1.3OP. NJ. On
Sunday Office open from to 4 P. NJ.
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CrrY MATTERs. price of single
copies of the PHGNIx is Ave cents.
The Governor has appointed B. W.
Cousart, Of Lancaster, Notary Public.
A. O. Morgan, Esq, Agent Chester
Reporter, is in Columbia, in the interests
of his paper.
The music box at the Pollock House
is to be rafflsd this evening, at O'Clock.
All chances not paid for by IL M., will
be disposed of.
Saturday next Is to be gala day af
Clarkson's Turnout. There are to be
several horse races and chicken fights.
Clarkson's can be reached by the South
Carolina and Wilmington. Columbia and
Augusta Railroads.
A quarter race comes of. over the
Congarss Course. on Wednesday after
noon next, between Mr.. Joyner's Little
Jack" and Mr.. Tolbert's sorrel horse,
for $3.50 side.
Mr. W. R. Cathoart. manager OF tho
Western Union Telegraph line in this
oity. has conceived capital idea. With
little assistance from the city authori-
ties. he proposes to erect lofty pole in
front of the companys Office, with ball
at the top, and at sharp IL noon, each
day. to drop the aforesaid ball. By
this means, the exact Washington time
can be obtained without difficulty.
The Kings Mountain Railroad is ad-
vertiscd to be sold in Charleston, on the
goth instant. We learn that the COM
pany have. among other property in
oluded. twenty-three miles Of good fifty
pound T rails, eight or nine cars and
two houses and lots. worth over 500. 900.
Rev. VIM. Martin. OF this city, held
divine service in the Front Street
Church. Wilmington, N. O., ON Sunday
last. He is raising funds for the re-erec-
ton OF the Washington Street Metho.
dist Church in Columbia.
They've got brand OF whiskoy in
Arkansas warranted to kill rs far as
Mimic rifle. We've some here fatal at
half the distance.
As st. Patrick's Day falls on Sunday,
it will be celebrated on Monday. Sec
retary Calnan publishes card from the
Hibernian Society, in another column.
Senator Allen and wife were thrown
from buggy. yesterday afternoon. and
slightly hurt. A few days ago. he had a
smash up.
Mr.. G. D. Hess. managing director OF
the Oates Comic Opera Troupe, paid
us visit, last night. He is making ar
rangements for series OF entertain
ments by this popular troupe, next week,
in Irwin's Hall.
| BREAK IN THE CANAn.-Thero was q
serious break in the bank OF the canal at
the revetment just below Geiger's Mill,
on Sunday morning. A boat, heavily
laden with wood for the penitentiary,
had been carelessly left crosswiso the
canal, and fastened on either bank TO
stake, on Saturday evening. There was
not sufficient water in the canal at the
time to bring tho boat on down, but
during the night the water gradually in
creased. and the boat, from its position,
forming kind of dam opposing the
current OF water, was torn from it's fas-
Jennings sometime aftor sunrise, Oh Sun
day morning, and was preoipitated,
without pilot or helmsman, down the
canal. This battering ram, as it were,
was driven with oil the force of the rapid
and strong current against tho revet-
ment, which finally gave way. The
water then rushed out into the river,
washing chasm Of some twenty feet in
tho bank OF the canal. The damage
done, though serious, we are informed
by the engineer will be fully repaired
during the week, and the canal put again
in working order.
SUpRpMR COr1RT DRcreJoNs Moroh II