The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-10

~ MAIL ARaASaiai1Rsrs: This sN5feterh
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A. NJ. Charleston day mail ,opens 100
P. NJ; closes 500 A. NJ. Charleat9n
night mail opens $50 A. NJ; closes 6. 90
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The New BRIDGE OVER THE CoNaA-
REE. DR.. Neag)e, the purchaser of the
stock Of the old bridge company, has
completed the necessary arrangements
for the erection OF new bridge over the
Oongaree, to take the place of the old
structure destroyed during the war. As
the terrible food Of 1852 overfowed the
floor of the old bridge, it was decided to
raise the present structure three feet.
That portion OF the stone piers injured
by the fire are to be taken do own and re-
placed by first class masonry, upon
which will be erected the new structure.
consisting of nine spans-the longest
being 1853 feet and the shortest 1O1 feet.
The total length of the new structure
will be 1910 feet. The plan is known
as "Post's patent diagonal truss combi-
nation" The main parts of the bridge
will be of iron, and the wooden portions
are 80 arranged as to be completely pro-
tected from decay. Great numbers of
these bridges have been erected in the
Northern States during the past few
years, and have given the greatest salts
faction. They are light and elegant in
appearance. and at the same time strong
and secure. The contract has been
awarded to the Watson Manufacturing
Company. of Patterson, N. j. The
facilities of this company are ample for
turning out work OF this kind with
great rapidity, and it is expected that
the bridge will be open for traffic by the
10th Of September next. The competi-
ti0n at the letting of the contract was
very spirited-the engineer (James P.
Lowe. Esq having received proposals
from ten or twelve of the principal
bridge building firms in the country
North and South. The total cost, it is
believed, will not exceed $4,000. This
style OF bridge has been adopted on the
Airline Railroad from Atlanta to
Charlotte. E. w. Mercer, Esq, is the
agent of the company. and will have
charge of the present work.
| RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS DAY.-Tri-
nifty Ohuroh-Rev. P. J. Shand, D. D.,
Rector, IL A. Nj. and P. Nj.
( st. Peters Church-1st Mass, z a. M. !;
I'd Mass. 10>s A. Fl. Afternoon Service,
Lutheran Church-Rev. A. r. Rude.
10T A. NJ.
Presbyterian Church-Rev. Jos. r.
Wilson, 10% A. NJ. and z P. Nj.
Washington Street Ohurch-Rev. Man.
ming Brown. 1Oh A. NJ, and 81 P. NJ.
Marion Street Church-Rev. W. D.
Kirkland, 101s A. NJ. and 711S P. Nj.
Baptist Church-Rev. jill. Rey nolds,
10% A. NJ.
A BEAUTIFUL IDEA.-It cannot be
that earth is mans only abiding place.
It cannot be that our life is a bubble,
cast up by the ocean of eternity to float
for a moment on its waves and then sink
into nothingness. Else, why is it that
the glorious aspirations, which leap like
angels from the temple Of our hearts,
are forever wandering about unsatis6ed9
Why is it that the rainbow and the
cloud come over us with beauty that
is not of earth, and then pass off and
Ie ,ve US to muse upon their faded lowell
ness? Why is it that the stars which
bold their festivals around the midnight
throne nre set 80 far above the grasp OF
our limited faculties, forever mocking ue
with their unapproaohable glory? And,
finally, why is it that the bright forms
Of human beauty arc presented to our
view but for moment and then taken
from US, leaving the thousand streams OF
affections to flow back to Alpine torrents
, upon our hearts? We are born for a
higher destiny than that of earth; there
is realm where the rainbow never fades
where the stars will spread out before
us like the islets that slumber in the
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