The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-12

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The latest styles wedding and visiting
cards aud envelopes. tastily printed, can
be obtained at the PH&N1x Office.
Messrs. r. Il ". G. swafield have
adopted o novel mode OF advertising.
They attached their business cards to
several rubber balloons. yesterday, and
started them skywards.
The ladies connected with the Bapti,t
Church OF this city give a promenade
concert, in Mrs. Hinrichson's store,
nearly opposite PHOENIX ofa,e.) on the
18th anu 18th ins.ants. See adve, tise-
ment.
Prof. Carswel!, the eminent tempe
rance lecturer, will deliver an address in
Twins Hall, this evening. at 8 o'clock.
He has an enviable reputation.
Yesterday, there was another commin-
Cling of the spring months, March,
April and May-wind, rain and sunshine.
It is said that meteor fell Monday
night, just North Of the city. at about
ten minutes past 10 O'Clock. 1t was very
large and brilliant, and fell perpendicu-
larly to the earth. The light was of q
blush tint, and left streak Of light as
it passed through the air, but the ball or
meteor itself inside the flame was OF a
reddish cast.
The night train over the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad ran of
the track, Monday night, near Bates
vile, but, luckily, hurt nobody. A
broken rail WAS the cause.
A colored man, named Foster John
son, who is now in durance Gle, has
been found to be the possessor of a
Quantity OF clothing aud nearly 200
keys. Some OF the recent robberies
may be traced to his door.
The inoessant footing of railway whis-
ties at night is becoming q nuisance.
Cannot some other mode be adopted to
announce arrivals and departures?
Devout clearinghouse keepers are
scrupulnus in their observance OF the
Lenten season.
Msssrs. Albrecht & Holman have
just received lot OF monster Irish pota-
toes. They are extra fine and mealy.
! One OF them will answer for dinner for
an ordinary eater. They are of tho
"White Peach Bloom variety. ,gInA
DR.. D. II. Trezeyant has been danger
ously i'll for several days, but ws were
pleased to learn. last night, that 30 was
decidedly better. He is one of our oldest
and most respected citizens.
This is the season for planting, and
those who have ten square feet of ground
cannot use it better than by putting
there some vine, or shrub, or flower.
The taste OF each individual must indi-
cate what to plant, but be sure to plant
something-it will pay.
The main Guy" of tie Wheeler
House was again c,racoling through our
streets, yesterday, upon his gay Rosi.
nante. They the horse and rider) were
the observed OF all observers.
If the whole world should agree TO
speak nothing but the truth, what An
abridgement it would make OF speech.
MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY OF THE
LATE BISHOP DAvIs.-At the last Episoo-
pal Diocesan Convention, held in
Charleston, last spring, it was deter.
mined to erect q monument to the mem
ory of the late Bishop Davis, of this
diocese, and committee was appointed,
consisting Of Messrs. John L. Manning,
O. G. Pinckney, q. G.. Memminger,
Peter J. Shand and John B. Palmer, to
make the necessary arrangements. In a
recently published note to Bishop W. B.
Howe, the committee recommended that
he invite the clergy of the various
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