The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-23


CrTY MATrHRs.- price OF single
copies Of the PHGNH is five cents.
A private despatch from Augpsfs, last
night, informs us that every seat was sold
In two hours for Jefferson's "Trip Van
Winkle." The rush was unprecedented.
Mr.. r. 81. Greneker, of the Newberry
Herald, is in the city.
In a communication from w. J. Whip
per, made yesterday to the Legislature,
relative to statement of the Sinking
Fund Commission, charging him, as
clerk OF the Commission, with retaining
the books, and thus preventing them
from making report, he stated that the
Commission had held no meeting since
January, 1872.
Sixty eight years ago, to-day, William
Pitt died.
Yesterday was the loveliest day of the
season-warm and sun shiny.
The PHOENIX is in receipt of lot of
printers copying ink. It serves tho pur-
pose of ordinary copying ink, and is in
valuable to railroad officials and others
who have much printed matter to copy.
The cost of printing done with this ink
is but little more than with the ordinary
ink.
Mr.. A. P. Spiro. representing tho Her
rings Champion Safe Company, of New
York, is now in the city, stopping at the
Wheeler House. Any parties desiring to
buy4aE- exchange for one of these osle-
brated and unrivaled safes, may find it
to their interest to call on him.
Gov. Moses, upon the recommenda-
t1on OF ex-Gov. Scott and others, and
taking into consideration his good beha-
vior during confinement, has pardoned
Ce sar Lloyd. convicted at the Charles
ton term in December. 1871, of larceny,
and sentenced to two years in the peni
tentiary.
It is stated that Gen. A. J. Myer. the
chief signal officer of the Government,
intends to establish signal station at
Columbia. The nearest station at pre-
sent is Charleston, and the necessities OF
the service require, it seems another one
hero.
Mr. r. H. Clarkson, for the past two
years Principal of the Odd Fellows
School. in this city. has been elected
Principal OF the Mount Zion Institute,
| Winnsboro.
The Charleston Commercial Adoertiser
is the name OF semi i-monthly record OF
trade and commerce. The first number
has b'en received. It is published at
l49 Meeting street, Charleston.
Several cases of pneumonia are report
ed in Columbia.
A number of publishers from different
sections of the State arc in Columbia,
bnt Treasurer Cardozo affords them but
little nssistanoe-the printing appropria-
ton being exhausted. r. NJ. Stokes,
Esq, of the Union Times, paid us a call,
last night.
Governor Moses has appointed Messrs
T. T. Robertson, OF Oconee, and Allan
jones. of Rock Hill. York County, Miles
Bennett, of Barnwell, A. A. Hammett,
Of Greenville. Notaries Public; and John
A. McElroy, OF Americus. Georgia,
Commissioner of Deeds.
This evening, another of those hops
that prove 80 beneficial to the lanatic,
of the Lnnatic Asylum, is to be given.
Cards of admission to the same are being
'sucd by the Superintendent, DR.. J. F i.
Ensor.
The attention of consumers is directed
to an advertisement of our neighbor,
Mr.. John G. Seegers.
Treasurer Baldwin notifies defaulting
taxpayers that his books are to be
closed on Monday next. The taxes
must. therefore. be paid this week.
Mr.. Gorman, of the Columbia Hotel,
is determined that his light shall not be
hidden under bushel. He presents
representation of his hotel to the readers
OF the PHGSIx, this morning, and in
forms them of the many attractions in
that well.known establishment.
We take pleasure in calling attention 10