The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-20

copies of the PH2N1x is i've cents.
r. 3. Kirk has been appointed Trial
Justies fur Rishi=nd County.
You may dig potatoes all day and all
night, but you cannot look over the ad-
vertising columns OF your local paper
without finding tho names of the most
ehterprising men in yoar pl,ce. And
you cannot look them over without find
ing something that you want
The most popular visitor to the print
lug Office just now is the ''man who shnts
the door"
We arc indebted to Mcssrs. L. J. Hale
& Son. Of New York, for No. s of the
encyclopedia of the Best Thoughts of
Charles Dickens, compiled from his
works and alphabetically arranged by T.
G. DeFuntaine." It has reached the t's.
MIR. Summers comes before the public,
tins morning. with tempting list of
articles in the fancy grocery liue. His
stock is fresh and good.
The dwelling oi Mrs Witherspoop, on
Laurel street, was entered on Monday
night nnd robbed.
Sheriff F'razee, yesterday, turned over
his official papers, etc., to the new in
cumhent, J. E. Dent, Esq. MIR. Dent
has twice filed this position, and, as far
as we know, gave general satisfaction.
We cordially welcome him as Sheriff of
R;chlaud. The County Commissioners
aud Clerk OF Court aiso took possession
OF their respective Offices yesterday.
Nengle's Bridge is nearly completed.
The last "f the fooriug vas laid yester-
day, and Gs suOn as the road on the
Lexington side is elevated. vehicles will
be enabled to cross.
An importnut meeting of the Board of
Trade will be held at Hibernian Hall,
OH Friday evening. the 22d instant, at
half-past Z o'clock. The improvement
OF the business interests of the city will
he discussed; the most important snbject
being the immediate establishment os
cotton aud general warehouses. a full
and punctual attendance is desired.
The alarm of fire. last evening, was
caused by an accident at the residence
Of Mr.. @. j. Stolbrand. Tie engines
responded promptly, but their services
we're not required. Damage slight.
Governor Scott has appointed John
+. Boas Commissioners of Deeds for
South Carolina, resident at st. Louis,
Missouri.
Barney Balentine, convicted of man
slaughter at late term of the Court of
Sessions for Elgefieid County, has. upon
the recommendation of Judge Melton,
been pardoned by Governor Scott.
AS many are in doubt about when the
next United States Court will meet in
Columbia, we will state that it will con-
veno next Monday, the 25th. All per-
SONS interested in that court should 60
yern themselves accordingly.
The physicians OF our city are making
their yisits on foot.
Mr.. Konzmsn, who restless in the
lower part of the city. has q valuable
COW. She yielded him pair of twin
calves yesterday.
We have received No. OF volume 8
of the Temperance Adrocote. published
at Camden. 8. c., by F. P. Beard, Esq.
The following is tie programme this
afternooR by the Eighteenth United
Stntes Infantry Band:
Rife Club Quickstep Bach.
! Capricia- Hagen.
| Narcissus Waltzes- Wade.
| Selection ln Phericl,olc-O -Offenbach.
OrluuAo Galop-Keller.
Old newspapers for sale at PHOENIX
office, Mt fifty cents Il hundred.
PuuSIXlANA.-Can people who listen
at keyholes be said to 60 private hearing? ?
| Baby railroads are what tho Denver
ties call the narrow gauges.
The following notice is posted conspi-
cuously in q newspaper oilice out West:
"Shut tho door; and as soon as you have
done talking business, serve your mouth
the same way"
What comes once in minute, twice