The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-04
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OffY MATTERS. price OF single
copies of the PHOENIX is Gve cents.
r. @. SILVER e Co. furnish startling
news this morning. . Their establish
ment is we'll known. is one of the largest
i'll the entire South, and embraces innu-
merable departments-dry goods, car
pets, curtains, window shudes, pictures,
boots. shoes, hats. millinery, dress max
ing, etc.
Tho cornerstone of the new Post
Office and United States Court House
will be laid with Masonic honors on the
14th instant.
A neighboring Knight of st. Crispin
is highly elated at his success in cotton
planting. He has two stalks, from
which, as he asserts, he has picked ten
pounds, and more bolls are opening.
Our farmer friends should secure some
of the seed.
Mr.. Symmers' "Fall Champagne" no.
tice will be read with pleasure, even by
those who can't afford to invest. He
gives satisfactory reason for not enume-
rating his entire stock of good things.
Among the guests at the Columbia
Hotel are Hon. NJ. P. O'Connor and Col.
Thomas Y. Simons. of Charleston.
''Ebb-ride and Other Stories" is the
title OF series of ohatty. entertaining
sketches. by Christian Reid, author of
''Morton House," etc. The novels Of
this author are very popular, and Justly
so. It is published by D. Appleton &
Co., New York, at 81. We are indebted
to Mr.. r. L. Bryan for copy.
Our merchants are moving, many of
them. Mr.. John G. Dial will soon occu-
py the Citizens Savings Bank building;
MIR. l. Sulzbachor takes the lower story
Of Messrs. Wearn & Hix's new building:
Messrs. Porter & Steele will open up in
Mr.. Jacobs new building on Monday
next; Messrs. Ly Brand remove to Mr.. I.
Snlzbacher's old stand; Messrs. Love &
20. are to occupy the Wheeler corner.
Yesterday WAS lovely day-the wea
ther was cool and bracing.
Governor Scott has appointed W. 81.
W. Gray Trial Justice for st. Andrews
Parish, Charleston County, pice - Tetty,
removed; James Finley Brown. Com
missioner of Deeds for South Carolina,
residence at Columbus, Ohio; Sandy
Williams, Commissioner of Elections for
Laurens County. vice John Evans, de-
olined.
And still they come. Mr.. J. H. Ri.
nard announces his return from the
North, with largo stock of dry goods,
hosiery, gloves, &c. In connection with
his establishment is Mrs. McCormick's
millinery, the grand opening of which
is promised on next Thursday, the 10th;
for which occasion we will hold us in
reserve. In the meantime, the dry goods
department is open for inspection and
purchase.
Part of breast-pin, containing hair.
was picked up. yesterday. near Mr.. O.
F. Juckson's store. The owner can
obtain it by calling ct Thompson &
Rsese's barber shop, on Plain street.
The Independents exercised their ma.
chine for short time, yesterday.
The 18th Infantry Band give the fol-
lowing programme this afternoon:
Grenadier Quickstep-Weiprecht.
Sweet Spirit, Hear My Prayer-Balfo.
Waltz and Song-Wellman.
Sextetto, from Lucia do Lammermoor
-DoniZetti.
Flying Cloud Galop-Goetz.
GIN HOUSE BURNED.-We regret to
learn that gin house and its contents,
belonging to Mr.. Geo. Davis, located
about two miles from Columbia, was de-
stroyed by fro, yesterday, about IL
o'clock. The FIRE is supposed to have
originated from spark from the engine
getting into the lint room.
The following officers of Taylor Divi-
sion, No. 6, Sons of Temperance, were
installed last evening: P. w. p, James
Troy; W. p, DR.. .. l.. Boozer; w. A.,
L. Fl. Trevett; II. S., A. Fl. Monteith;
A. r. s.. M. A. Townsend; F. s., @. 8.
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