The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-21
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CrrY MATTERS. s.--The price of single


copies of the PHOENIX is FIVE cents.
The advertising agency Of Walker,
Evans & Cogswell, represented by Ros-
we'll L. Logan, Esq, is the only author
lied agency for this paper in Charleston.
The new bank building to be occupied
by the Central National aud Citizens
Savings Banks, the site of which is on
the Northeast corner of Main and Plain
streets, is in course OF rapid construc-
ton.
ExGov. Orr is delegate from Ande1-
son County to the State Republican Con-
vention.
The Union. after giving some of old
Zach Chambers brilliant Jokes on Gree
ley Democrats, says: ''The scene seems
to have been quite dramatic :" This
assertion, doubtless, contains u great
deal more truth than that sheet usually
manages to get into SO small number Of
words
The city is flooded with nll kinds of
politicians.
The Charleston Republican has com
menced it's second volume.
We pity the beasts OF burden these
blstering days. They suffer from heat
and aeg!cct, and are unable to tell their
tale OF pain and weakness. The eyes of
the merciful man should not fuil to be-
stow unusual care, and make their bur
dcns as light AS possible.
A hungry and venturesome chicken
hawk pounced down upon pigeon, on
Monday AFTERNOON in yard of our city,
within five feet Of washerwomau en-
gagged in her occupation, and whilst en-
deaving to rise with its prey, was killed.
There is much apparent dissatisfaction
with some Of the nominations by the
recent County Republican Convention.
Hon. +. 3. Carpenter is in the city.
Now is the time to destroy weeds.
Burdock, milkweed, thistes, and every
other rank growing plant should be cut
down and burned before the seed ripens.
a revival is in progress in the Wash
ington Street Methodist Church, in this
city.
The State Republican Convention as
sambes in the Senate Chamber to-day,
at IL NJ
The weather was extremely warm yes
terday. The Thermometer evidently
tried to run as high as politics Politics
ran as high as the second story of seve-
ral buildings on Main street. The ther-
mometer ran as high as ninety-tUo de.
grees in the shade.
During the confusion following the
the adjournment of the Republican
County Convention, Saturday evening,
some one appropriated the ivory gavel
the chairman had used.
Mr.. Morris, the news dealer, was be-
fore United States Commissioner Wilkes
Monday, for being engaged in the selling
of cigars in violation Of the internal
revenue laws.
The Great Eastern menagerie, mu-
scum, aviary, circus and balloon show
will exhibit at the following places, on
the days named: Marion, Monday, Sep.
tember 8; Sumterville, Tuesday. Sep
tember 10; Columbia, Wednesday, Sep
tember IL; Augusta, Thursday, Septem
ber -; Charleston. Friday and Saturday,
September 13 and IA; Savannah, Mon
day and Tuesday, September 16 and IL
Mr.. Haight, the well-known agent, wal
in our Office yesterday.
Company I, of the 18th Infantry
leaves Columbia, at Z O'Clock this morn
} ing, for Laurensville. It is to be hoped
that some law will bo an improvement
on the state Of affairs in that town, ever
though it be martial law AS natter
. stand at Laurensville now, there is NJ
law that peace breakers are compelled t.
respect. A company from Atlanta vii
take the place of Company I.
, Eleotioneering was quite Lively yester
day, and several caucuses wore regalei
with buncombe.
Col. I. G.. McKissck is announced al
candidate for Congress from the Fourth
| District.
The thermometer ranged as follows a