The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-22
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CITY MATTERS. Tho price of single
copies of the PHOENIX is five cents.
Old newspapers for sale at PHOENIX
Office, at fifty cents hundred.
Scri6ner's Monthly. for November, ex.
hibits the excellencies characteristic of
this periodical. The opening article is
Northern Russia and st. Petersburg, I"
by Edna Dean Proctor. e. W. Sturdy
gives On excellent description-fully
illustrated-of the earthquake at Africa,
on the West coast of South America.
DR.. J. G.. Holland, the editor, contri-
butes the first chapter Of serial which
will run for the next year. It is enti-
tied "Another Bonnioastle. Mr.. Mon
euro D. Conway contributes his first and
second lectures before the Royal Institu-
tion on "The Demons of the Shadow"
besides other entertaining matter. Scrib-
ner & Co., New York, arc the publishers.
The down freight train over the Char
lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad,
on Saturday night last, met with an ac-
cident near Ridgeway, by which two
freight cars were demolished. but the
contents were uninjured. The trains
were not delayed over an hour. Nobody
hurt.
Round trip tickets from Columbia to
Augusta. Ga, aud Charlotte, N. c., are
being issued by the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad Company as re-
duoed rates, during the continuance Of
the fairs in those cities.
Mr.. G.. V. S. Aiken, agent of old John
Robinson's cirous, menagerie and aqua.
rum, was in Columbia, yesterday. He
has succeeded in making arrangements
with the different railroad companies,
by which round trip tickets will be fur
nished for one fare, to those who wish to
visit the exhibition in Columbia. on the
11th November.
We have been requested to state that
a convention of the Euphradian and
Clariosophic Societies will be held during
Fair week. Prof. W. J. Rivers has been
invited to preside. The convention will
be held at night, and probably in pub
lie hall. Full preparations have not yet
boen made, but will be announced here
after.
| MIR. Glaze is fully equipped for the
winter campaign. He has just returned
from New York, where he ordered tasty
collection of articles in the jewelry line.
See his card.
We are in receipt OF piece of music,
entitled "In Memoriam-R. E. Lee," by
| P. J. A. Lutz, of st. Louis, Mo. It is
published by the Lee Monument Asso-
citation Of Virginia, and sold at fifty
cents. This is an easy and novel man
ner ofiraising funds for the completion
of the monument.
We hope the following is not apropos
to this region at this season of fairs: "a
man was awarded premium et the cat
tie show and fair in Northampton, Mass,
for two-year old colt, when the animal
he entered was horse eight years old
The owner had colt in pasture, and
sent man to bring him to the show; the
man made mistake and took the eight
year old horse. which was in the same
pasture, and the committee put him
through"
Gov. Scott has appointed L. G. Cabi-
mas Commissioner of Deeds for Los
Angeles, California. DR.. D. @. Tomp.
kins, Trial Justice, Edge6eld, removed
E. F. Gary. State Auditor, has been re.
moved, and J. l.. Neagle appointed.
We are indebted to the managers for q
card of admission to the annual fair oi
the Anderson Farmers and Mechanics
Association, which comes off on the 3Oth
and 31st instant.
OF course, man may smoke, if he
likes; but when he comes ont of church
on Sunday evening, aud lights hif
cigar before he is off the steps, the sup
position is that he has no clear ideas oi