The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-26

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The hog ordinance is being enforced,
and many stray porkers have found their
way to the pound.
DR.. Eusor expects to be absent from
Col1 mtia for two weeks. during which
time DR.. a. N. Talley will have charge
OF the Asylum.
An important meeting OF citizens is
called for tomorrow evening, when it is
hoped something definite relative to the
canal will lie accomplished.
The following is the range OF the ther-
mometer at the Wheeler House, yester-
day: 5 "A. NJ, rs; 7 a. NJ. "; 10 A.
NJ, 80; IL A., 80; p. NJ, So; 4P.
NJ. sc; 7 P. H., IS.
The lines of the Southern and Atlantic
Telegraph Company are now completed
to Selma. Ala. and open for business,
under ve.y liberal tariff Tho line
willS Slso be completed to Mobile in a
few weeks.
Mr.. .. Epstin. Of the Columbia Hotel
Clothing Emporium. is so we'll satisfied
with his success in business in his pre-
sent locality, TINT he leaves for the
North, in few days, for the purpose,
as he snys, OF laying i'll still heav;er
stock Of clothing and furnishing goods
for males Of all ages and sizes.
Lieutenant Todd has kindly furnished
US with copy Of reprint of the
"Marylaad Journal and baltimore Id
re'7iser," Of August 90. l773. the
originator of the present Baltimore
american. 1t is IL curious looking
sheet, and half hour can be pleasantly
spent in perusns it.
Meyer Stern. Esq, of New York. q
prominent and wealthy Israelite, who is
well known in this city, is highly COM
plimented in Harlem New York; pa
per, and is spoken OF as a prominent
candidate for the Senate from the Ninth
District OF that State. Mr.. Stern is a
thorough-going man. President of the
Hebrew Benevolent Society, Commits
sioner Of the Board of Charities and
Correction, etc.
Captain Thompson, in another CO.
lumn, announces the re opening of the
Columbia Male Academy. on the 18th
proximo. The Captain is graduate of
the Citadel Academy, and was formerly
q professor in that excellent institution /;
has managed first class academy in
Columbia for several years, and is in
every way competent to instruct. A
prize scholarship in Washington and Lee
University, Virginia, is to be contended
for during the coming scholastic year.
we notice that several Of our ex.
changes are publishing advertisements
from a. Menet, 81 Park Row. We eau
tion them against it-he does not pay.
The following advertisements come from
his agency: l.. D. Sines gift enter
prise; Morgan's Sons Sapolio; Wages,
etc. Mr.. Sine, upon being communi-
Gated with, relative to his advertisement,
says he has paid Menet il full, and there
is no excuse for the non payment of the
claims; that he has received complaints
from many publishers, aud advises the
discontinuance Of the advertisement
until payment is made.
a gentleman just from New York,
states that he saw contract, made with
NOVEL; & Sorell, of that city, to furnish
fancy glass paper weights for the mem
bcrs OF the General Assembly, contain
ing their monograms, and to cost the
nice little sum of eight dollars each.
What the taxpayers will be called upon
to liquidate, it will be hard to say. This
goes ahead Of the patent spittoons. This
is going it extensively. Perhaps the
contracting parties have made some ar
rangements with reference to the State
bonds.
Judge Carpenter has, we are satisfied,
misunderstood the committee of citi-
zens What WAS intended, as we under.
stood it, was to obtain his order relative
TO the matter Mt an carly day sufficient
timo having elapsed since the case was
argued; and it was believed the health
OF the city was being ieopardized. We