The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-27


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Now ,s tue time to lock the gift horse
in the mouth. y
A timely question-Wha are your
present Intentions?
The weather was very unpleasant,
Christmas day-rain aud wind predom:-
mating.
The sun shone out bright aud clear,
yesterday; mud as it was his FIRST appear
auce III three dnys. be was joyously re-
ceived
The capital Of the Pucifc Guano Com.
papy, (,f which Mr.. j. N. Robson, OF
Charleston, is agent is 81, 600, 900, and
not 500. 900, as recently printed iu this
paper.
N1r. a. z. Spiro, agent Of He, rings
.lebratrd safes, is ut the Wheeler
House. Tie firm is manufacturing sevc-
raj new varieties-su,table for silver
ware, etc.
Mr.. John a. Adams. general agent OF
Mile. 3 lstly popular fire and burglar
proof safes, is at tue Columbia Hotel.
Messrs. John Agnew & Son are lie
agenIs in this city. as
/ A. tho regular meeting Of Palmet
lodge, No. 5. +. o. 0. + = held last
evening. the following officers were
elected to serve tie ensuing term: r. B.
McKuy, p. G.;J. 4. Jackson, N. G Nv.
q. Ca>sop, Jr., V. g.; Chester Ray.
Secretary; NJ Ehrlich, Treasurer.
A number Of colored men engaged in
tournament, yesterday. which resulted
az follows: Best rider, Lonis Wilson
first prize. Theodore Mitchell; second
prize. Calhoun Cook; third prize. Joe
/ Williams. L. Nelson was chosen
Queen; A. Darby and Grace Cook.
Maids of Honor.
At the last mceting-December 10th
of The stockholders Of to. State Auxiiia.
ry joint Stock Company. the following
gentlemen were elected Directors for the
ensuing year: T. w. Woodward, Fair
field; Il. g. SILVER, Thomas Taylor, NJ.
q. Butler, Richland; julius Mills. Ches
ter; johnson Hagood. Barnwell; John
B. Moore, John 8. Richardson, Sumter;
NJ. W. Gary, Eigeield; Frank Cox,
Greeuvil!e; A. B. Waring. Darlington; (;
ID. w. Aiken, AbbevilIe.
We had tue pleasure Of receiving q
call. yesterday, from Major John A.
Leland, long favorably known in this
State as an educator, and now occupy
ing the position OF Principal OF the
Reidville Female High School. in Spar.
,tanbure County. He expects full
school the ensuing session, which begins
on the 6rst Monday in February next,
and has corps OF experienced and
capable teachers to aid him in instruc-
tion and management.
!! GooD News FROM THE OLD NoRrH
SrATE-A LETTER FROM WILSON, N. O.
Send mo hve boxes of Heinitsh's Blood
and Liver Pills. They are decidedly
the best pill have ever used. I would
not be without them on apy account.
} Yours, J.V.B.
RAILROAD CAsUALrIRs.-A colored
man, employed on Capt. Burns train.
died suddenly, at an early hour. Christ
mas morning. He had been complain
ing for some time, and was lying down
in car. he got up, took drink OF
water, md almost Immediately expired.
a white man. named Marshall, said to
. be printer from Georgia, was run over
by the passenger train OF the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad. few
miles from Columbia, on the Lexington
side OF the river. at al early hour Thurs.
, day morning. and had his leg and head
so badly injured as to cause his death.
He was discovered Ivy the employees OF
the freight train which passed on the
road Christmas morning.
An unknown colored man, on the up
passenger train on the Charlotte, Colum
bia and Augusta Railroad. Christmas
. morning, had his arm broken by coming