The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-21
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8OE1x MArTzRs. Tho prise OF single
copies of the PH@n1x is avecentss
The latest styles wedding and Whiting
cards and envelopes. tastily printed. can
be obtained at tho PHOENIX Office.
Old newspapers for sale at PHGN1x
Office. at 6fty cents a hundred.
To-day is the anniversary Of the birth
Of Gen.. 6tonevall Jackson. he, wac.
born January 81, 1924.
Work on Capt. Parker's new building
is being pushed forward rapidly. He
has adopted new idea for this locality-
double flooring.
The Nashville papers speak in very
complimentary terms OF Mr. Jos. Hart
Denck. BE is winning golden opinions
everywhere.
Company I, 18th Infantry, command
ed by Oaps B. B. Keeler. stationed e.
Laurens. and Company d, Capt. W. b.
Mclaughlin, Of the same regiment. ata-
toned at Chester, have received orders
to proceed to this city, and win probably
reach here during the present week.,
This will make Ave companies Of The
18th present at this post.
Mayor Estes, of Augusta, is at tho Co.
lumbia Hotel.
There was no qnorum in either branch
of the Legislature, last night. Z
We have no objection to Northern
visitors, but would prefer that they
should leave their peculiar weather be-
hind them.
The passenger trains from Camden
and Charleston we're detained, yesterday,
by the run off OF freight train about
ten miles below Columbia. Nobody
hurt.
A card from Mr.. Thos. Steen appears
in another column. He is an efficient
business man.
Mr.. James Ray has compliluented us
with card OF invitation to the anniver-
sary celebration of the Burns Club, on
the 9th instant.
The following is the list OF grand
jurors drawn on tho 10th instant for the
ensuing year: George Harrison. Nathan
Graddick, D. H. Crawford, e. II. Hell
nitsh. P. speliman. E. r. Stokes. John
II. Bryant, George NJ. Drafts, John T..
Fetner, John E. Giles. Jack Seay, Reu-
ben Weston, April Lucas. John s, McIu-
tosh, e. s. Percival, Jack Ferguson, II.
NJ. Gibson, Samuel Rowan. The grand
jury is composed OF FIVE colored and
thirteen white men.
The inimitable Joe Jefferson will per-
form in Columbia on Saturday evening
neat. He is too we'll known to need any
special commendation.
The sale OF oil paintings advertised by
Meeers. D. @. Peixotto & Sons, for this
morning. has been unavoidably post
poned. Due notice will be given of the
sale.
Treasurer Oardozo is kept busy an
swering questions. Owing to tho pest.
ponement Of the penalty for non pay
ment of taxes. funds are scarce.
Every person ought to be vaccinated,
and whenever smallpox is prevalent re-
vaccination ought likewise to be adopted.
Not many years ago smallpox was one OF
tho most frequent causes of death in the
German army, bat now it rarely, il ever,
occurs, owing to the fact that every re-
oruit, Oh joining the army, is ro.vacci-
mated. Ea
The following is the programme of
music by the 18th Infantry Band, for
this afternoon:
Shepherds Qnick-step-Grafnla.
Cavatina Lombardi-Verdi.
Tnnz Jubei Polka-Strauss.
Potpourri from Freischutz-Weber.
Wnltz-Wine, Women aud Song
Strauss. :
Over Sticks and Stones Galop-Faust.
PHqNIxIANA.-There are airy nothings.
but it is to be presumed the learned
pundits of the Royal Society of England
we're not conspicuously recognizing that
fact when they elected the Astronomer
Royal, Sir g. B. Airy. President. How.
ever, it's in his line to be airy.