The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-22
The second number OF s.. Nicholas,

ths fri issue aaaos, q. oShtainsI more
mstteSand piosdrss. fds it has eight ad-
ditional pages. 'The.s a.s fcrs.-scsr
pictures. this month. Phere are six
wonderfully funny pictdres of learned
oats. and the article which describes
tt n is as lively as the cats. A curious
picture of giant examining q man
through microscope, one OF q sailor
dancing with white bears, and another
OF courageous youth riding ~haic
into port. will exotic the curiosity of
every real boy and girl. Celia Thaxter
has reasonable poem. "Jsck Frost;''
Mrs. r. 81. Davis contributes one OF her
frst GLASS stories. "Naylor o. the Bowl"
and there arc several short stories. The
reading matter in general is of charac-
ter to please youngsters generally. The
subscription price is So. Scribner &
Co., New York, publishers.
PH0NI1IASA.-Familiarity should not
be allowed to swallow up courtesy.
Bargains can be had in the purchase
of two National Bank shares, at this
Office.
Bald headed men can never get Jokes
Through their hair"
The best way to raise berries Of any
kind is-with spoon.
We need have no fear Of our lungs
| thcy can take air of themselves.
Believe but half tho i'll. and credit
twice the good OF your neighbor.
woman is the lever which moves
the world"-and gets us in debt, if we
leave her alone,
The reason some people have rush
of blood to the head is the .abhorrence
which nature has to vacuum.
In all waters there are some fish
which have TO swim against the stream,
and in every community persona ore to
be found who delight in bsins opposed
to overy body else.
There is a whole sermon in the
! saying Of the old Persian: SIN all thy
quarrols leave open the door Of recon-
Citation"
All great men have paper collars
named after them.
RAILROAD Meeting Tho annual m meet-
ing Of the stockholders of the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad was
held. yesterday, in tho reception room
OF the new Central National Bank
building.
On motion of Colonel J. B. Palmer,
Captuin W. Is. Stanley was called to the
Chair, and Messrs. G. Bouknlght and
A. b. Davcga appointed Secretaries.
Messrs. j. s. Morehead, John s..
Wiley and j. 8. Lewie were appointed a
Committee on Proxies. The committee
Immediately retired and upon their re-
turn reported that majority OF the
stock wrs represented. Whereupon the
convention proceeded to business.
The reports of President j. B. Pal
mer, General Manager r. r. Bridgers,
General Superintendent James r. An
derson, Treasurer @. Bouknight and
Auditor z. 81. Gordon we're submitted
and ordered to be printed. These re-
ports were highly compiimented by tho
stockholders.
Mr.. Newcomber offered the following
resolution. which was adopted:
| Resolue0, That the traffic contract,
bearing date 29th May. 1873 which was
made and entered into between this
company and the Wilmington, Colum-
blu und Augustl Railrond Com pan i, by
authority Of the respective roads, be,
and is hereby, confirmed.
Col. +. w. McMaster offered the
following resolution, which was adopted
ReSolcc1, That 1t is The sense Of thus
meeting that, i'll order To meet the in.
terest on the funded obligations OF this
company, and to provide for it's loatlng
debt, and expedite the realizing of some
return to its Stockholders, the most rigid
ecouomy IN th. administration of the
affairs of this company is absolutely
essontinl; and believing that this cannot
better be accomplished than by leuse
Of the road aud ull Of its franchises and
property to The Wilmington, Colnm bia
aud Augusta Rallroad Company, the
Board Of Directors is hera5y instructed
to ascertain upon what terms such lease
can Do effected, and if it can be accom-
pllshed upon terms that are satisfactory
to them. the President and Directors
are hereby fully authorized and empow-
cred to make such lease for suoh length
10 ohon l. l.