The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-06

IL oD al: . = ~ ;M'asaAR=
,,st = S lattht j1;'ti 3" ;eaHe
aopias;ot tha l. Ass aahi,i' hnifi,iaS y
, On Saturday night last, while tbs pro-
priesor was busI7y engaged 'ih' TIE back
part Of the store, one DttAs7 iigiait !aHgsf- aHitgSsf
ed fraternity made : raid on, the money
drawer OF Dir. Thompson Earle ahd oar-
ried OF the about $50. q.
The engineef Of thetWater Works re-
quests us to say that tie water viii be
shut off from Bridge street, South. from
9o'olock, this morning, until necessary
repairs are completed. 3' 't': :A7f'
The February number OF the Rural
Caroliuian has been issned.. Il il pub
lished by Walker, Evans & ,CogswsH,
Charleston, 8. o., at SO per aupund. The
present number rontaips no tGsn the
usual illustrations. There is supple
ment. also-the 'Wahdo 'Almsuao," for
ls72-which, Iii addition 10 matters re-
lasive e tG this ,pfsAi poPfSAlAi2 ssi,tzel'' tnisaas
Q complete almanac. ,n,r .Iu,.I ,r
Ihe weathera yesterday, wAs epring-
like, and was oil the more appreciated,
after the disagreeahie spell of The ;,lpaat
two weeks.
The attention of the COMMITTEES ON
F6treets is called to the number OF freisya-
tions or cross-yalks. on ;Maip; .btreet.
Several accidents have occdffHd' TO vehi
clcs pasaing, aid there IS no redress for
the uwnors. If we are not mistaken.
there is an ordinance bearing on this
subject. q T3;il T{T.
The bill abolishing tile Office of State
Auditor has at length passed the Senate.
not without hard fight, with an amend
ment which cartfes its provisions into
effect after the next general election.
The duties of the Office will be aevo11Yed
upon the Comptroller G eneral.
The Court of General Sesaions-Jndae
Melton presiding ng-convened it's sittings,
yesterday. w ft,ND
The Orangeburg Neus has changed
editors, and MIR. Augustus B. Kuowiton
makes his bow before the public in the
last ISSUE :.
Southern colored royivslists have
Fly" to psalm, the frat line of which
reads: "sa-tan. don't boddsftne.".
An immense crowd was ID attendance
at the Court House, yeaessd sale
day y-and vast amount Of riSPetsy was
disposed of. Fair prices we're obtained.
Messrs. D. c. Peixotto & Son report:
Real estate showed decided improve
ment and better demand. Building lots
brought fair prices; lots in the late
Eastern extension Of the city commsnd-
ed ready purchasers at good valuations
Large numbers Of horses, COWS and
calves we're disposed of-the former
ranging in prices from $l25 to $3.50 per
head.
The BANKRUPT LAw.-The New York
Journal of Commerce has recently pub
lished very able and judicious article,
recommending an amendment to the
bankrupt law. by which the estates of
bankrupts will be secured to the credit
ors. instead of being gobbled up by ra-
pacious officials. The Journal gives nu-
merohs illustrations OF the evil workings
OF the law. as it now stands. and we are
satisfied that the same will apply, with
more or less force, to almost every Sec
ton OF the country. A Achange will evi-
IDENTIFY result to the benefit Of creditors.
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LIST OF New ADVERTISEMENTS.
Jacob Levin-Auction.
r. G. Shiver & Co.-Furs.
d. Gambrill-Wanted.
Meeting Palmetto Fire Company.
Meeting True Brotherhood Lodge.
@. Hamberg-For Rent.
DR.. b. w. Hardee-Wanted.
Acts of the Legislature.
There was frog who lived in a spring,
He caught such d cold that he could not sing"
Poor, unfortunate Batrachian! In what a
sad plight he must have been. And yet his
misfortune was one that often befalls singers
Many once tuneful voice among those who
belong to the genus homo" Is utterly spoled
by cold in the head" or on tho lungs, or
both combined. For the ahoya rnoDtjOna1