The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-30

OIT4 MArTERs. prlce OIL slngle
copies of the PH9N11 is Eve oents.
Counterfeit fve cent pieces made OF
lead are In circulation.
Old newspapers for sale ut PHGN1x
office, at Afty cents hundred.
Senator John J. Patterson arrived in
Columbia, yesterday.
Pat. will furnish fish chowder for
lunch, to-day, at the Pollock House.
The Charleston rowing crews are active
in preparations for The coming regatta.
Captain Lloyd's company, now stu
toned at Sumter, is soon to be removed
to this city.
A little more rain, yesterday. and a
consequent increased benefit to the
thirsty earth
The frost of Saturday mo, ming was pc
culiar in it's attacks. Many gardens in
this city were unipjured.
The latest styles wedding and visiting
cards and envelopes, tnstily printed, can
be obtained at the PuGN11 Office.
Mr.. John Conway is the fortunate
owner of marc that gave birth, on
Monday, to pair Of mule colts.
LeGrand Benedict, Esq, President
and manager of the Republican Printing
Company, loaves Columbia, this even.
ing. and will spend the ensuing six
months in Europe.
Fowler's Bazaar Of F,.shion, Litsra-
ture and Art. No. 2-ior Mays ut
hand. 1t is very neatly gotten up, and
is furnished ut an extremely low rate-S1
per aunum. Address james W. Fowler
& Co, Abbeville, s. @.
Miss Olive Logan. the celebrated lee
lurer, is making her way Southwark; as
also Captain Mafitt. who is Iecturing on
BLOCKADE aud Blockade Running. "
Captain MafHtt commanded tho Con.
federate steamer Florida.
A letter from Brennan, Texas, says
the town has four drug stores and dull
times has just commenced there The
climate is about the same as that Of
South Carolina, though the Northern
winds are freezing cold. The money
used is mostly silver.
Tho whole coast of this State will be
put under quarantine regulations, begin
ming at sunrise on Thursday next, May
l, and will remain SO until sun set on the
31st Of October. The regulations will
be rigidly carried out by the health Of
ficer. DR.. Robert Lebby, ST., and corps
of vigilant assistants.
CURIosITIEs. ID. E. E. Jackson las
just received five horned frogs or liz
yards, from Brennan, Texas. They are
only to be found in Mexico or Texas.
These specimens were transported by
Uncle Sans postal department. and
were four and half days in making the
journey. If these "Horned Frogs" MS
they are called, could be acclimated and
propagated, they would prove blessing,
especially to gardel ers. as they 1.-Two en-
tirely on insects, ants, flies, etc. They
are perfectly harmless, not i'll tempered,
and children play with thom.
L
HOME INsURANCE.-An advertiseme ent
from the Southern Life Insurance Com.
pany appears in another column. This is
emphatically Southern as we'll as a
home company. with Board of Trus-
tees located in our midst. The reserve
fund taken in at this branch will be in
vested under the supervision OF the
Board of Trustees. An invest ment of
S25, 900 is about TO ho made in this city,
in u handsome building for tho uso of
tho company.
MAY DAY.-Miss o. r. McGowan has
arranged for m extensive Muy day celc
bration. She will have q public cclebra-
tion in Twins Hall, to- morrow evening,
in which all her scholars will participate.
To avoid being over wded. it has been
deemed expedient to have admission
tickets-which can be obtained at Mr..
Duties bookstore, ut twenty .fvo and
Fifty cents. The exercises will begin at
O'Clock, and will consist Of songs, dia-