The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-07
yOrTx MATTERS. -Messrs. Charles II.
MOI Junkin and John A. Elkins haYp pur.

yCrTx MATTERS. Oharlssi III. !
McJunkin and John A. iElkins hats pur.
ohsssd HE 11apS S2ancsS AdcocaseDY and
wilBherfa afser isspeat in Goluhbia.s
The Southern apa Atlsntio Telegraph
line. has gopensd Offices at Spartauburg
aud Gresnvilles at fsduced rates. ~,
A tree on Washington street, near Mr.
Tozer's foundry. was splintered by
lightning Friday night.
Asr. James Smith is out with the hrst
announcement in the way OF stoves and
CRATES. II is hot now, but cold weather
will soon be along" SO = t>7'i5
Messrs. r. S ". G. Swaffield are in
receipt OF their fall stock Of hats. The
prevailing style may be termed mob
by" Mr. Beck, the hsauies. man in the
concern, wears one Of the new style.
The following is the range of the ther-
mometeI at the Wheeler House, yester-
day: s a. NJ, IS; IA. NJ, II; 10 A..
NJ, 7S; 10 ~, 70; 2 P. NJ, 80; 5 P. NJ.
49, P. NJ, 81.
The Charleston Medical College opens
on the 18th October. It is unnecessary
to dwell upon its advantages, as the peo-
pie OF the entire State are aware of what
can be accomplished there.
Messrs. John Agnew & Son are "put-
ting the best foot forward" The stores
are being rc-arranged, new front put
in, and altogether they appear to be
looking forward to brisk fall business.
The senior has gone North, to lay in the
necessary supplies, but the junior is on
hand, and will faithfully attend to mat
ters and things.
The PAPER OF THE PEopLE.-The
PHGS1x is concise, direct, active. cover
ing the whole field of news and busi :
ness and social wants. 1t is, therefore,
the paper Of the people at all lltimes, aud
is so recognized - every household,
countipg-room, workshop or other place
where there is an individual who would
keep informed up to the needs of the
its columns in order to reach all the
people through q paper just suited to
meet all popular wants, and which has
consequently greater circulation than
that of all the other city daily pepers
combined.
PHGS1xANA-The way of the trans
lator is hard.
The most timely of gifts-A watch.
Never count your ships before they
are hatched.
Young ladies economy-Never throw
away q match.
The brightest business fellows in the
city-The newsboys.
A good way to keep ont OF scrape-
Never go to the barber's.
The man who pretends to know every
thing. generally knows nothing.
If "money is hardening" the people
may indulge the hope OF getting back
ere long to specie payments
Gen. Buffers success thus far in Mas.
sachusetts IS owing to his promise to
put liquor down. And he'll do it, He
always did.
Captain Jack is in decline. he de-.
olines the gallows.
A bore is man who spends 80 much
time talking about himself, that you
can't talk about yourself.
| What did blind wood sawyer take to
restore his sight? He took his horse
and saw. +.
1t is gratifying to observe, after so
long and continuous q stagnasion, un
mistakable signs Of revival of busi-
ness This comparative inactivity OF
trade during the summer months is by
no means common or peculiar to Colum-
bia. During the heated term, the same
inanimacy in mercantile affairs is no.
ticeable in Northern, Eastern and West
ern cities. The tourist passing through
any Of the chief metropolises of the
Union during the months OF July and
August, and not infrequently the early
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