The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-10-09

manager OF our Office lat ShfeYeport,
La. He died Sat "a o 'ctoqk. last night.
When Messrs Rae, JSeksop ai1id, Pc
nicke, our entire force. at sthst place.
were stricken down, Mr.. SRville, AMI.
mated. as I believe, by the 'tytGest mo-
t'ves, rendered his seryicss, and pro-
ceeded ct once to that dangerous. post.
1t was q noble act. and has been Drowned
ty heroie, sacrifice, May ho rest in
peace, and may be receive, shs reward Of
the faithful servant. -.
JOHN VAN HORNE, ai
Gen. Sup't Western Union Tel. Co.
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IHE GRRAT EASTERN .--This immense
combination will give three exhibitions
in this city. on Thursday. the Esd inst.
They have been doing heavy bnsiness
in Virginia and North Carolina. The
Raleigh IN. o. Neus says:
cat an early hour yesterday morning,
Fayetteville street was 4,rammed aud
3ammed with its usual circus day mixed
assembl.ge, and during the grand pa
rade OF the Great Eastern, it was next
to impossible for business msn to
squeeze through, and not until the pa
ratte closed and entered the old Baptist
Grove could we manage to go out on
our rounds. The parade. rs represented
by tue gorgeous posters, was q big
thing. The steam piano, something
entirely new to this section, Was a pro-
minent and leading attraction, aud
second to the piano was theopen car
riage containing the nnchsined leopards,
under the care OF their keeper. The
three exhibitions we're largely attended,
and the receipts of Mr.. Haight must
have been larger than that 'os;any ci-cus
which has exhibited in Raleigh since
the war. We reached the grounds, in
time to be among the first TO get peep
ut the animals, wheEe we found q large
number Of friends, that came only 10
risit the animal tents. After view ing
these monsters and curiosi.ies of the
jungle and forest, We passed on to the
mammoth circus tent, where We saw for
the first time q a.doubiesgsrena q; The
splendid horsemanship, displayed;b by all
the riders, the wonderful strength and
agility OF the gymn asts. The ,axtEaordi,
nary feats performed by the trained
horses. and the wit and droilery .dis-
pensed by the clowns, pronourcsd this
most emphatica!ly q first tclasa exhibit
ton. q. 81. Cowery, the bareback
rider. ". B. CARROLL and :hiss siitlle bow.
Dolly Warden child, we should
Judge, not over four years Of ases the
little Annie and Master Willie were ali ;
very graceful equeatrians.. The tum.
bling performance OF the Davenport
and Whitney brothers. and the trapexs
performances Of the y naco brothers. we
never saw ,excelled in the arSna or on
the stage. The performance oft Mics
Emma Suth, as an equeatrienne, ,~wons
the admiration of the audience, and she
vas eminently worthy OF the applause
she received. The Great Eastern. ,an in
all, is u first class exhibition, aud Ne can
commend it to the patronage of circus.
goers in the State,s. -.
"The ike 81 People Dc HsndeisoHH H .to
see the animals OF Haight's circus was
never seen in those parts before. We
hear from several Hend that
followed the cirons to this city, that
over 10000 persons .sappllieaalfof tickets"
LIST OF NEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Il
Meeting Acacia Lodge, No. "a. .HJa
Jacob Levin-Auotion Sale. Fis,'
Mules Taken Up. S2t ~
j. NJ. Morgan-For Sale. '''h r.,
W. B. Stanley-Pratt'a Astral Oil.
John Agnow & SouAC Canned Goods.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS. October 8, ,l87S.-
Wheeler House-A Westheimer, Balti.
more; s O'Dsisn, WmNpudley, E
McCredy, Jr. OLarieston; B " Lawton,,
Augusta; D B McLanier, Camden; Mrs.
PuIiiam, Virginin; Z E Hyde, John a
Whittimore. New York; Low Gaylord,
Willie Gaylord and wife. John Stiles
and wife, A Hnlmes, Add Collins, Frank
Carroll, Joe Mairs. George Olney, John
Freeman, G Wiltzine, J Olnhansen, jas
Dalton. Sam Long. Skiff q Gaylord's
Minstrels; E F Thomas, Baltimore; VIM
Henry Tresoot. Pendleton. S n.
Columbia Hotel-W B Smith, 8 @; W
L Butt. Augusta; J. A, Haight and
wife, Great Eastern Circus; T B Fraser,
Sumter; E Il Hall. W & AR r; W s
Turner, G @ G. A RlR; H p Tuchman,
Philadelphia: W W Perry, Lonisyille;
John Wilson, Anderson; Hugh VIII
son. Abbeville; r Muller, city.
Hendri.c Rouse-E Beckham, G e
Leitner. Fairaeld;iH Hiss. Md; NV
R~IJ NJ