The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-01
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mail opens Rt o.UU +. III. CLOSES I. 10
A. NJ. Charleston day mail opens 400
P. NJ; closes 600 A. Nj. Charleston
night mail opens $50 A. NJ: closes 6. 90
p M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P.
NJ; closes 600 A. Nj. Western mail
opens 9.00A. NJ: closes 13O P. Al. On
Sunday Office open from to P. M.
CrrY MATTERS. The price Of single
copies of the PHOENIX is Eve cents.
In conformity with the recommends
tion recently made to the City Council,
they have employed watohman. to be
stationed in the tower Of the Presbyte.
rian Church, to cry the hours and watch
for fire.
Rev. r. Fl. Cain has become the pastor
OF the A. NJ. E. Church in this city,
Rev. w. D. Harris having been desig-
mated as elder in the Aiken District.
The gas is to be temporarily shut off
from the streets, until the company can
make the necessary arrangements for
changing the works.
Columbia is to have variety of
amusements next week. and it is likely
that Twins Hall will be occupied nearly
every night. On Monday, the 4th, the
Berger Family will exhibit; on the 9th
and 7th, the Leon Brothers: on the 9th
and 9th, Lingard.
Water was let into the canal, yester-
day. The company has thus complied
with the contract, to which reference has
frequently been nade-that water should
be let in by the 1st of March.
Mr. James Bailey came near having
an ugly accident. last night. He was
coming out from the Temperance Hall,
when lie stepped into the open cellar of
Messrs. Lorick & Lowrance. He was
considerably bruised, but, fortunately,
no bones were broken.
DECAsTRo.- This accomplished pro-
fessor Of legerdemain and occult science
gave the third of his series of entertain
menta in Twins Hall. last night. The
pleasing nature of the previous per-
formancee. and the announcement that
the exciting decapitation feat would be
exhibited, drew crowded house. De-
Castro apologized for not being able to
commit suicide as effectually as he pre-
sumed a number of the audience would
be delighted to have him do. Tie want
OF depth and height in the stage pre-
vented him, he said. from performing
the feat as perfectly as he otherwise
could do, when the accessories are in
every way suitable. AS it was, he ap-
peared to have lost his head to all in
tents and purposes. It was ghastly
sight, but the wonder-loving public seem
to enjoy it hugely. A number of valua-
ble prizes were drawn as usual. This
feat, with a new programme. is promised
for tonight.
NEWSPAPER STEALERs, TAKE WARN
1Na.-We copy the following from the
proceedings Of the City Court of Au.
gusta. There are several individuals in
this city who should take warning:
The State us. Samuel Williams--lar-
ceny from the house. The defendant in
| this case is the boy who was caught
While stealing the morning papers from
the portico of down town residence
some time since. AS Williams is quite
small boy, the prosecutor consented
that he should plead guilty to simple
larceny. He was sentenced to ten days.
Imprisonment in jail We hope that
This will detor others from perpetrating
the same offence.
PnGNIXIANA.- places for match.
neutrality-suspicious. springs.
Who speaks the truth of himself,
unless he knows beforehand that the
truth resounds to his praise?
The first qualities wanted in all who
deal with the education OF children
patience, self-control, and q youthful
heart that remembers its own early days.
Col. Ezra Miller contends that "loose
coupling" "causcs seven-eighths of the
accidents on American railroads" We
are very sure that ''loose coupling" is