The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-14
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mail opens at $50 P. NJ; closes 10. 45
A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.3O
P. NJ; closes 600 A. NJ. Charleston
night mail opens Tie A. NJ; closes G. 90
P. NJ. Greenville mail opens GAS P.
M.; closes 600 A. N. Western mail
opens 1890 A. H.: closes 1890 P. NJ.
Wilmington mail opens 2.30 +. NJ:
closes 1890 A. NJ. On Sunday Office
open from to 4P. NJ.
CRY MATTERs.--The price OF single
copies of the PHOENIX is Eve cents.
The city bell became unserviceable
mmediateIy after the FIRST alarm yester-
day morning, but was repaired by l
o'clock
Warm weather hus certainly arrived,
and with it the demand for mint juleps
and other iced drinks.
Mr.. J. II. Kinard makes bow to the
ladies, this morning, in our advertising
columns.
Garland Hardwick, Hasel Hardwick,
and W. D. Barnes, of Chester County,
charged with violating the Enforcement
Act. passed through this city yesterday,
en- route to Charleston, in charge of De-
putty Marshal Coates. Also. George W.
Wright, OF York, in charge of Sergeant
Morton, for the same offence.
John W. Simpson has been appointed
n Notary Public for Laurens County.
Mr.. George W. HunLley, agent of the
Martinetti-Ravel Troupe, arrived in this
city yesterday morning, to make ar
rangements for the appearance OF the
company here this week.
Mr.. G. F. jackson comes forward this
morning with fine goods and reasonable
prices.
Local items scarce and in great de-
mand.
& very small newsboy amused the
crowd OF street passengers yesterday, by
placing himself astride small billy goat
and piping out at the top of his thin alto
voice, "Here's your FREQ Masonry e1-
posed"
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yesterday morning, about 10 o'clock
The fire was found to proceed from the
roof of what was known formerly as the
washington House," but latterly as
the Taylor House," located near the
Charlotte Railroad Depot. The flames
we're soon extinguished. and the damage
was quite slight, considering the com.
bustibility Of the building. It is said to
be the Oldest building in Columbia, and
that General Washington at one time
had his headquarters there; hence the
term, washington House."
About the same time, fire broke ou,
on the roof of small building occupied
by colored people, in Migrants Row
but was soon extinguished with few
buckets of water.
PHGSIx1ASA.-A Treasury Depart
ment-Absconding with the funds.
Far fetched-News from China.
Shabby gentility has nothing so en-
tirely characteristic about it as its hat.
Douglass ,Terrold SAID: Eve ate the
apple that she might indulge in Dress"
The Champion Reaper-Advertising.
Mrs. Partington says she does wish
they'd hurry up and pass the silve,
service bill in Washington.
The injection of Latin into the West
ern press has never been success. The
Chicago Tribune, through one OF it.
compositors, speaks of the nnti-beNun
times.
Boston wants the Southern merchants
to come to the big peace jubilee and bt
happy.
To make milkman biush-ask him i
his skim milk is any cheaper than Iii
other kind.
Plain gold sleeve studs, rounded lik,
n button, and without chasing or mono
gram, are tho latest novelty in that line
A dandy on shore is disgusting, but
swell on the sea is sickening.
Inn n-debtedness-A hotel bill
Men, like books, have ut each end
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