The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-21


week. ~ q ~ We ..its
Abundant supplies Of fowls 10 market
yesterday.
Yesterday was warm enough for ice
cream and cobblere.
Sporting men are preparing for the
usual holiday cock tighting.
Those blasted" Christmas horns con-
tinue to grow aggravating.
Only three deaths occurred in Oolu %.
bia for the week ending the 20th-all
oolored.
The fashion here, for several days.
has been to sit with open doors and
windows, 80 as to catch the breeze
The Chicago Times wants homo for
fallen men established in that burg We
suggest that they just roof the town in.
The ''girl of the period sauntering
before US down tho street is one pano-
rama OF awful surprise from top TO toe.
Messrs. D. Q. Peixotto & Sons offer
for sale, at auction, lot OF Christmas
articles-confeotionery and fireworks
1t is to be hoped that the Indian
Girls suggestion will not be carried out.
We give it, however. for what il is
worth.
Our neighbor, Mr. John q. Ssegers,
advertises lot OF genuine imported
1uids--some of then essential in com
pounding egg nog.
Captain Heiss is prepared for the
Christmas festivities with cakes aud con
feotionery of every kind. He is one OF
our old stand-bys.
The ladies are singing about ''the
moth eaten hustle. tue old iron hustle,
tue cloth-eaten hustle that hung on sc
we'll"
Another May day yesterday although
the heavy frost. early in the mos ing,
indicated resumption of the sway ot
December.
Mr.. Tolbert's pair of blood baJs at
tract general attention and admiration
They are the best matched animals in
the city.
Messrs. Kinard s. Wiley are also il
need Of funds, and offer great bargain,
in clothing as induceme nts to pur
chasers to invest.
l Pursons Indebted to the PHGNIx offic,
are requested to call and settle, as none,
is needed. The cash rule will BIZ strictl,
adhered to hereafter.
There is Gypsey camp in the neigh
borhcod OF the Asylum branch. ant
every day numbers of the band are t,
he seen upon the streets.
Bring in your Christmas advertise
menls. The people are ecanning tn
papers cirefully to see where they cat
purchase to the best advantage.
Mr.. Bruus' Christmas card appears il
another column. He has very prett,
selection OF goods in the jswelry line
. The Elgiu Almanac is funny produc
ton.
AS was to he expected. the proprietor
of the Grand Central Dry Goods Esta
biishment" are ont with I'm attractiv
card relative to the holidays. Read i
and follow tho directions contained.
To day, December q, is the shortes
, III the year-nine hours and eigh
minutes. The sun rises ut 7. .26 aud set
4.34. For the next seven days th
longth Of the days will remain the sam
Lime hours and ten minutes.
The bill to raise supplies, now pendin
before the Legislature, and which ha
It's third reading in the Senate, las
night, provides, in the last section, tho
oil taxes shall bs payable in specie
; greenbacks aud STATE certificates Of in
} debtedness. By-the-way, certific .te
were received by merchants, yesterday
at ninety five cents on the dollar.
There is great complaint about th
gas. Tie smell is intolerable. An
other ground OF complaint is the regis
teing by the meters certainly d.
not record correctly. Unless remed
is applied, and that promptly, sa:et
lamps and patent nuid Will come int
moro general use than ever.