The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-30
Eo al Items.
C1r1 MATTERS. The price of single

copies OF the PHGNIx ls live cents.
An excursion train on the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad will
leave here on Wednesday. July 8, at z
P. NJ, arrive at Augusta at IL P. NJ,
and will return on the morning of the
9th. Fare for round trip, 50.
The sale advertised by Jacob Levin Of
the Court House lots will commence
precisely at IL o'clock to morrow, July /.
The annual commencement of the Ur-
suline Institute, at Vale Cruois, occurs
on Tuesday next, July 2. Parents and
friends ore invited to bs present. The
programme will be found in another CO.
lumn.
The band of tho 18th United States
Infantry returned, yesterday from their
trip up the country. The musical treats
which the band gave previous to their
departure, we presume, will be renewed.
We are informed that the officers Of
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad have presented Mr.. W. II. Wise,
of Aiken, with complimentary ticket
over their road for life, in consideration
OF the services rendered by Mr.. Wise, a
few days since, by stopping the train q
short distance ahead of burning trestle.
A simple. practical test is given in the
american Artisan to test the purity Of
coffee by which many ndulterations of
that article can easily be detected. even
If the taste is not sure index. If tea
spoonful of genuine ground coffee be
thrown into tumblerful of cold water,
it will float upon the surface. Most
substances used in adulteratipg coffee
will sink at once
BOGUS STAMPS. ps.--Information has
reached the Treasury Department that
parties in New York are endeavoring to
swindle tobacco manufacturers and
brewers by protesting to be able>to sell
at very low rates tobacco and other
stamps through the medium of parties
there, who they allege are able to secure
such stamps without cost. 1t is needless
to say that oil such offers are the efforts
Of swindling operators to impose upon
the public.
EXCURSION Tickets are on sale by
the Richmond nnd Danville Railroad,
North Carolina Division. for grand e1-
cursion to Morehead City and Beaufort,
the great sea-side summer resort of
North Carolina. An excursion train Of
the company's elegant coaches will leave
Charlotte Tuesday evening, July 16,
reaching Morehead City on morning of
the 18th, returning leave Morehead City
on morning of 10Th. In addition to the
splendid fishing, fine boating, salt water
bathing, healthful sea breeze, and other
luxuries to be enjoyed at this delightful
summer resort, excursionists will have
an opportunity of witnessing two enter
tanning pony pennings, to come off on
the 18th and 18th July, postponed spe-
cially for their pleasure, and also of at
tending, on the evening of the 18th, O
grand dress ball. The price of tickets
can be ascertained by calling at the
FHGN1x Office.
PHGNIXIANA.-Dull times, it is said :,
are the best for advertisers. because
when money is tight and people are
forced to economize, they always read
the advertiseme to ascertain who sells
the cheapest, and where they caa trade
to the best advantage.
Capital sport-Money hunting.
The new regulations of the Post Office
Department, under the recent Act of
Congress. provide that where mail nut
ter reaches its destination with the post
age unpaid. donble the prepaid rate
shall be exacted on delivery.
If any person has doubts whether ad-
vertisements are read or not, let him
put something he doesn't wish seen in
al obscure part of the paper.
An Iowa man is still chuckling in his
sleeve over the way in which he sold an
unsophisticated brewer in his neighbol-
hood by swapping" his wife for bar