The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-08
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be settled promptly, as further Indulgence
cannot be givea. We must have money
to carry on business.
The latest styles wedding and visiting
cards and envelopes, tastily printed, can
be obtained at the PHOENIX Office.
The PHOENIX is in receipt Of lot Of
printers copyiag ink. It serves the pur-
pose. OF ordinary copying ink. and is in
valuable to railroad officials and others
who have much printed matter to copy.
Tie cost OF printing done with this ink
is but little more than with the ordinary
ink.
The Worcester (Mass.) Spy remarks
that independent journalism" as noz
practiced by those who make the loud4st
professions of it. apparently consist. in
abusing everybody else by direct attack,
sneers or inuendo, and praising ones
self without stint or measure. Correct.
Mr.. Thomas Steen will offer for sale,
this evening, in the store on Main street,
next door to the Pollock House, valna-
ble collection Of books and stationery.
Persons in want of articles in this line
would do we'll to attend. as bargains will
likely be had.
Queen Mary was beheaded on the Sth
of February, 1887.
March, April and May were blended
yesterday. The afternoon WAS delightful.
The new swords with which army
officers are now supplied are elegant
things, and cost less than the old cum
brous weapons. The blade is ihirty-one
inches long, perfectly straight, and the
upper third is beautifully etched. The
cost to the officers is only $17-which
includes two scabbards.
Governor Moses has returned from a
short trip to Sumter.
There was but ono bill introduced in
the Senate, yesterday, during the mora
ing hour, but one committee report rem
dered, and but one resolution during the
morning hour was offered. This is
considered favorable for an early adjourn
ment.
W. E. Earle, Esq, arrived in this oily
last evening, en- route to Baltimore, to
argue before Judge Bond, OF the United
States Court, the case Of the Greenville
and Columbia Railroad. set at the last
term OF the court held in this city for
the 10Th of February.
The Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany are engaged in putting up a new
through wire from Augusta to Washing
ton.
An accident occurred to the down pas
senger train over the Spartanburg and
Union Railroad. on Thursday, short
distance above Union, by which the To-
comotive Fairfield" was demolished.
y COW on the track was the difficulty.
Nobody hurt.
Messrs. j. A. Hendrix & Bro. will &c.
cept our thanks for a measure of extra
fine yam potatoes. grown in North Caro-.
lima. They are to be kept regularly on
hand hereafter.
We see. through an exchange, what
we had been curious to learn, that the
Act abolish the franking privilege does
away, also, with the FREQ exchange sys.
tenn OF newspapers. This wiping out oi
an antiquated system-good enough,
perhaps, for its purpose at the time il
was instituted, but now entirely obsolete
for everything beneficial be vel
coined by all who have felt the burden OF
the present plan. When publishers have
TO pay the postage on all they receive
and wo only wish, which were far better,
that it were on oil they scnd-they will
have right to demand stoppage oi
useless exchanges. And if prepayment
were imperative, they would have right
to decline sending their paper to neigh.
bors whose exchange was not conside-
ration for the postage they had to pay.
Messrs. James A. Hoyt, Of the Ander.
son bteNigencsr; Allen Gilbert, of the
Sumter IPdtcAman; +. NJ. Stokes, of the
Union Times, and O. O. LaMotte, (for.
mcrly member of the cart preserva-
tive. y of Savannah, Ga., paid the PHOENIX
short visit, yesterday. Mr.. Charles F.
Risley, the Now York druggist, also paid