The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-15


evenings, December - and 90. They
invariably draw full houses, and are emil
nently deserving.
Clark Waring, Esq, contractor for the
erection of the Washington Street Me-
thodist Church, has received the galva-
nized turrets or pinnacles for the edi6ce.
They are models of beauty eight in
number-snd were manufactured in At
lanta. Ga, under direction OF the archi-
tects, Messrs. Parkins 6 Allen.
Mr.. A. Stork has tapped another bar.
rel of that particularly fine cider, which
has been 80 generally admired.
Mr.. 81. Burnley with Patton g. Co.,
No. 341 Broadway. New York; paid us
short visit, yesterday.
We are indebted ito Messrs. Ludlen g.
Bates, music publishers. of Savannah,
Ga. for copies OF several pieces OF.
music. adapted to the holiday season.
They will furnish correspondents with
auy piece of music published.
The United States Government has
appointed Mr. Commissioner A. ii.
Boozer to take the testimony OF United
States witnesses in the matter Of claims
made under the treaty of Washington.
A large number of claims have been re.
ferred to him, and he has been engaged
since Tuesday, at his office, in the State
House, in the examination Of them. The
same will be continued from day to day.
Lieutenants Hodgson and Western, in
charge of $50 soldiers of the 1st Cavalry,
passed through Nashville, Thursday af-
ternoon, from Louisville, pia the Louis
vile and Nashville and the Nashville and
Chattanooga Roads, for Columbia. s. C.
They arc to be stationed at Spartanburg
and Yorkville.
Right Rev. @. T. Qnintard, Bishop of
Tennessee, Commissioner of the Univer-
sity of the South, accompanied by his
assistant, Gen. J. B. Kershaw, of South
Carolina. is bringing its claims to the at
tention of our people. The following
appointments have been made for this
State: Abbeville, December q; Green
vile, Goth; Columbia. from 18th to Both
Winnsboro. January 1; Society Hill, Sd;
Cheraw, 5th.
Engagement bracelets are new idea.
They consist of heavy band OF gold,
locked on the arm of the fancee the key
which can unlock it being kept by the
gentleman "till called for This idea
originated in an incident in the novel
breaking Butterfly" and though q
pretty enough custom, is q trife too 70.
mantic for this commonplace age.
Governor Moses has appointed Z. r.
T Smoke. Notary Public for Orange
burg; J. b. Acton, Notary Public for
Anderson; D. W. Hawthorne Notary
Public for Abbeville; J. a. Archer,
Notary Public for Anderson; E. s.. J.
Hayes, Treasurer of Lexington. Trial
Justice L. s. Langley. of Beaufort, has
resigned, and his resignation has been
accepted.
Mr.. Kinard has issued his pronun.
ciamcnto for the holidays. Read it, by
all means, and then examine his stock.
MIR. Mckenzie is making extensive
preparations for the reception of his
patron saint, Santa Claus, who. rs usual,
is expected to make bis headquarters nj
Mr.. NICK. s establishment. Gooi chill.
dren will know where to look for him.
What is the matter with the gas? II
smells horribly.
Much of the ice and sleet disappeared
before the genial rays OF cold Sol,'
yesterday, but the house tops and trees
still glisten with their chilly mantles.
Ono more day of sun shine, however,
will finish it.
The Senate, in executive session, coz
Grmed the following appointments: Sa
muel j.. Stratton, Trial Justice for Rich
land; James NJ. Brown, Treasurer of
Darlington; VIM. McKinlay, Jury Com
missioner Of Charleston County; Trea-
surer of Orangeburg, Thaddeus G. An
drews; Auditor of Beaufort, T.. 8. Lang
ley; Auditor Of Barnwell, W. 81. Dun
can; Treasurer Of Georgetown, 8. r.
Carr; Auditor Of Georgetown, DR.. Fl. E.
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