The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-14

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CRY MATTERS. The price of single
copies of the PHOENIX is fvo cents.
Wo arc requested to give notice that
there will be meeting OF the citizens OF
Ward 3. nt Hibernian Hall, this evening.
at o'clock, to make nominations for Al.
dermen, without distinction Of race or
politics.
Remember the sale OF oil paintings
and chromos, by Messrs. d. @. Peixotto
Il Son. this morning. There are some
beautiful pictures in the collection.
Mr.. Joyner's pony was the winner in
the quarter race yesterday-beating
MIR. Tolbert's horse easily.
Yesterday was lovely day. and the
Indies took advantage. Main street was
thronged with the fair sex.
It is understood that David Dudley
Field, Esq, the eminent lawyer. has
rendered his assistance to Messrs. john
son and Stanbery. in the argument of
the case of the South Carolina Ku Klux
prisoners before the Supreme Court of
the United States, in Washington. The
hearing is set for Monday next.
a lad was run over by a buggy and
slightly injured, yesterday. Tho acci-
dent occurred in front of Roses Hotel.
Messrs. r. & W. G. Swafield are now
daily receiving their spring supply Of
gentlemen's furnishing goods. Our
portly young friend, ". G.. Beck, is on
hand, and will furnish customers with
all necessary information as to the latest
styles.
1t will be singular sight to see all the
churches opened for services on st.
Patrick's dny. And yet. it is said, that
will bo the case this year.
The Oates troupe ere meeting with
success wherever they exhibit There is
no doubt that Irwin's Hall will be filed
every night during their short stay in
Columbia. Tickets can be secured at
Ly Brand's tomorrow.
Another race has been arranged for to-
d"y, between Mr.. Burch's "Wild Arab"
and Mr.. Franklin's "Buckshot." It is
probable that several other races will
also come of. 8 o'clock is the hour.
PHGS1xIASA.-An Oregon editor al
ludes to the purchase of mule by a
brother journalist as remarkable case
of self-possession.
The editor Of tho Florida Lioe Oak
Times has been speculating in cotton.
and it hos not proved satisfactory. He
says any man who has the stamps to buy
cotton can do 80 to advantage, but, as to
selling it, it takes q whale of O man to
make it pay. He thinks there is some
thing mysterious about it.
Do you know why tho world is no bet
ter than it is? Because each Of US be-
lievc That the warnings, the teachings,
the wise inculeations, the hits at folly,
tho moral aphorisms, the shafts shot at
vico aud crime from pulpit, press and
stage, are all intended for our right-hand
ncighbor and our leit-hand ncighbor-
our withers nre unwrupg.
Tho French have very significant
saying-It is always the unexpected
which happens.
Everybody remembers his first cigar
and first sweetheart.
Tho Headlight is q new paper at Mo-
berly, Missouri, and already its local ad-
versay calls it tho Lig1.tlead
The Chicago Post claims to havo on
its editorial staff lady of extraordinary
abilities. Tho editor says he "neyer
knew my ono who could write with
equal ease upon so singular range OF
topics with information 30 exact in de-
tail" Whcrcupon IN envious cotempo-
rary nsks the Post why it never publishes