The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-12

case WAS commenced on Saturday last
aud continued yesterday, before Judge
Melton, ut Chambers, upon a motion to
enjoin the State and County Treasurers
from receiving tho revenue bond scrip,
otherwise known as tho Blue Ridge Rail
read scrip, ant the same tn be declared
null and void. Mr.. Haskell opened the
case for tho State, followed by Messrs
A. G. Alagrath. james q. Rion aud d.
II. Chamberluiu, for defendant, aud by
MIR: Pope, iii reply, for the State. The
Judge reserves his decision.
Our Book TABLE.-"Cnrl Pretzel's
Veddel Broguostidikado und Amineck
Kalinder 1873, is the title of IN anus
ing publication, after the style of Hans
Breighiman. It is worthy of pcrusal.
Robert NJ. Dewitt, 33 Rose street. New
York, is the publisher-price vor dot
Babcrs, 25 cents.
Messrs. e. J. Hale g. Son have fur
nished US with q copy Of No. of "A
Cyclopedia of the Best Thoughts of
Charles Dickens, compiled from his
works and alphabetically arranged, by +.
G. DcToutaine." It has reached the VS..
Girls Romance and other tales, by
Frederick W. Robinson, author of "For
Her Sake, "''Poor Humanity" Gar
rie's Confession" ETC., is q series of en-
tertainiDg sketohes-each of them long
enough to engage tho renders attention
Tor about an hour. The book can be
obtained from Mr.. ". J. Duhie, for fifty
cents. It is "No. 3S3 of Harper's Lii
brary of Select Novels
BEAUTIFUL MONUMENTS. ANY one
visiting Elmwood Cemetery cannot fail
to observe the fine art displayed in the
monuments just erected over the graves
Of two of Senator T. j. Robertsons
children, and our former fellow citizen,
John Caldwell. The monument over
the children is of the finest italian
marble, representing q mound of rocks
entwincd with ivy vine, aud Just above
two angels. representing tho two chill
dren. It is surmounted by cross,
representing the oak, and entwincd
with ivy. Upon the monument is in
scribed the names Of the children
Englis Flyn and Mary Olivia. The
monument to Mr. Caldwell is of fine
Italian marble, and was made in PLila-
delphia by Sternmetz e. Co. The base
is four feet square, and supports shaft
OF eighteen feet in height. Upon the
base, entwined in wreath, is the modest
inscription. "John Caldwell. died NIuy
Is, 1870"
PHGNINIANA.-It is plain that the
women will never be happy until they
can do all the talking. One OF them in
England announces that she is candi.
date for Parliament.
A Boston tea company, who were the
FIRST firm in the city to use oxen to draw
their wagons. now call themselves the
Occidental Tea Company"
Count de Paivol shot himself in Paris
recently, because his landlady gave him
| notice to quit. Such fino feelings in this
neighborhood would soon fill q grove
yard.
Ayoung lady in passing another should
not turn around to see what the other
wears, because the other is engaged in
doing the same thing.
Something to 60 by-A rum-shop.
A boy being asked what name was
given to residents of the United States,
promptly answered, "Tax- x-payers."
A tailor, speaking of the winter fash,
ions, says, very correctly: "There is not
much change in gentlemen's pants this
month"
Theodore Hook was asked to review
book called "Three Words to tho Drunk
ard" "Oh, my dear fellow, that will
do in three words, Pass the bottle.'"
A little girl was tenderly nursing her
sick doll the other day, and on her
mothers asking what allied it, she replied,
''It's got tho Alabama claims"
OLD JOHN RoBINsoN's ''BIa Suow."-
The horrid weather had O damaging
effect upon the audience at the circus,
yesterday afternoon, but last night there