The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-31

GLASSES, mammoth in size. would do we'll
to attend the sale advertised by Messrs.
Seibels & Ezell. this morning.
Mr.. BArnum gives notice of the re-
sumption Of the sale of city OF Columbia
bonds. on Saturday next.
Tickets for Old John Robinson's Mu.
scum. Menagerie, Aquarium and Circus,
which will be here on the 1lth OF No
vember,) for sale at LyBrand & Sons
music store.
Two horses attached to a wagon, be.
longing to Cooper & Taylor, ran of,
yesterday evening, and after smashing
the vehicle. brought up. Of their own
accord, in the State House yard. Ono
of the animals was slightly injured.
Prof. Buchar furnishes the following
programme for this afternoon:
Baltimore Quick k.step-Grofula.
Robert La Diable-Meyerbcsr.
Museette Waltz-S -Samuels.
Sceuo OF Aria Nubuccordouasor-
Verdi.
F'-ing Cloud Galop- Keller.
Mr.. Aiken, agent for Old John Robin
son, requests us to say that it will be
impossible for the monster exhibition to
visit the upper portion of South Caro7
lima during the present season; but as he
tis made arrangements for "half.rate''
tickets over all the railroads lending to
Columbia, no hopes to see strong dele
cation from the up-country on Monday,
November II.
TIN CONCERT THIS EVENING Every
body must attend the concert tonight,
at the Nickerson House, to hear some
fine music, both vocal and instrumental.
It will be a rare treat to hear tho piano
solo by a gentleman from Edgefeld.
He is par excellence on that Instrument,
and has kindly consented to assist the
resident performers in tho effort to af-
ford aid to the Young Mems Christian
Association. Another attraction will be
some fine male voices. We say nothing
of the ladies, as they are always at.
tractive.
PHGNIxIANA.-"If you doE't want the
SCOT. don't go up the chimney" was the
reply Of an editor to respectable" par.
ties who requested him not to mention
the fact that they had been arraigned in
the police courts.
What table is useful, though it has no
legs? The multiplication table.
It has been found that in nearly every
civilized country the tree that bears the
most fruit for the market is the axle.
tree.
A husband Of six months experience
gives it s. his opinion that wedding.
rings should bo re .christened suffer.
rings. His wife says that she came to
the same conclusion before she had been
married two months.
How do they weigh eels with scales,
when eels have no scales?
Industry may be considered as the
purse, and f-ugaiity as it's strings, which
should rather be tied with bow than O
double knot, that tho contents may moi
be too difficult of access for seasonable
purposes.
The letter falling ont OF the word
lines made Grant paper in Iowa cal
upon its party to maintain the lies.''
Current" news-intelligence trans
mitted by electricity.
A beautiful cave filed with dead mems
bones has been found in Kentucky.
A REMEDY AS BAD AS THE DISEASE
correspondent of the New Orleans
Picaywne recommends the introduction
from South America Of an insect known
as tho terrier ant. to destroy the cottor
and boil worm in the Southern States
This ant ~ harmless to vegetation, but
makes short work of any insect or small
animal which encroaches on its pre-
misses. A scorpion, an insect very tena
cious Of life, was killed by tho ants il
three minu: 's, centipede in four mi
nutes, tarantnla in less than two
minutes, and snake nine feet long il
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