The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-03
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CITY MATTERS. price of single
copies of the PHOENIX is i've cents.
A complete outfit. with the exception
OF press, for q country paper is offered
Tor sale at very low rate. Particulars
can be obtained at PHOENIX Office.
The Independent and Palmetto Fire
Companies paraded together. yesterday
afternoon, headed bJ Capt. LyBrand's
Firemen's Band. Captains Mckenzie
and Stanley have just cause for feeling
proud of their respective companies.
This, We presume. will be the last parade
of the Palmettoes with their hand
engine, IS their steamer is expected ir a
short time. Vive Ia steam fire engines.
Emancipation Day was celebrated on
Monday, by a parade of the different
oolored military companies. Addresses
were delivered in front OF the State
House, by Congressman Elliott. ex-Con.
gressman Hoge aud others. Everything
passed off quietly.
A large amount OF property-real and
personal-wss disposed of at public
auction on Monday, and fair prices were
obtained.
Would it not be good idea for the
four railroads centreing in Columbia, to
construct joint depot-on the Augusta
planP 1t would be great acoommoda-
ton to the travelling public, and, at the
same time, matter OF economy to the
different companies.
Return tickets to Charleston. at ex-
cursion rates, good from the 9Th to the
10th instant, are offered for sale by the
South Carolina Railroad Company at
their different stations.
There is to be q slight change in the
schedule of the Charlotte. Columbia and
Augusta Railroad, on snd after to-mor-
row. No. l train will leave Columbia at
8.22 and 1.35; No. 2 train at 11.O4 and
200.
Remember, the closing out sale of the
fine arts will take place this (Wednes-
day. morning, ut 10 o'clock, OF Peixotto
& Sons, when the balance OF oil paint-
ings. engravings and ohromos will he
sold to the highest bidders, regardless of
price or weather.
The rattle for the music box Mt the
Pollock House comes off this evening, at
. O'Clock. Persons having unpaid
chances will please como forward
promptly.
Some evil-disposod individual tired a
pistol ball through one OF the large
panes Of glass in DR.. Heinitsh's window.
Now Years night.
The Greenville train was delayed seve.
ral hours. yesterday, by tho giving out
OF the locomotive, noar Bolton.
The following oa;oers of the Palmetto
Steam Fire Engine Company were
elected ut the regular meeting, held last
evening: President w. B. Stanley;
Vice-President-G. A. Shields; Seoreta-
ry-Thos. P. Purse; Treasurer-E R.
Stokes; 1st Director-J. A. Shell; I'd
Director-Jas. McElrone; Sd Director
F. N. Ehrliob; 4th Director-RobertB B.
Mckay; Surgeon-Dr. G. s. Trezevant:
Solicitor-W. K. Bachnan. The COM
pany appointed a committee to meet
some ladies who have kindly rendered
their services to assist the Palmettoes in
raising the sam designed for the pur-
chase of their steam fire engine and ap-
paratus. Wednesday. the 10th instant,
at IL O'Clock A. NJ, at the Palmetto
Hall, is the time and place fixed for the
meeting. The Palmetto is composed of
gallant set of gentlemen, who will ap.
preciate this kindness ON the part OF the
ladies. We hope that the ladies of Co.
lumbia will prepare some specimens of
their handiwork and good taste for the
proposed fair. The object is an emf
nently worthy one.
TaE INDEPENDENTS. thirty-tifth
anniversary meeting of this deservedly
popular fire company was held, last
night, in their hall-Presidsnt McKen-
zie in the chair. Mementoes were re-
oeived from the Etna and Young Ame-
rica Fire Companies of Charleston--in
the shape OF fire bucket and Ku Klux
sword. After the transaction of the
usual business, an election was held for
officers, resulting as follows: President,
John Mckenzie, (re.eIectedO Vice-Pre-
sident. VIM. H. Monckton; Secretary,
John f. Sutphen, {re eleoted) Treasur-
er, l.. F. Hopson. (re-eleoted by accla-
nation; Chief Engineer. J. A. J. Der
rick; Assistant Engineers. P. Meim-
bresse, John T. Wright, Lewis Levy;
Directors. John Dorsey, II. J. Hennies,
Q. j. Beck. P. Motz; Axemen, John
Schroeder, T. L. Mckenzie, G. Hoeffer.