The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-15

fac chance for an utter destruction Of
the crop. too soon by far.
'hottie Darliug," is the title of n
novel, by John Cordy Jeaffresop, au-
thor OF ''Live it Down." etc., for a copy
of which we are indebted to Mr.. w. J.
Duflc. II is well written and the de.
;noucm cut of the plot quite entertaining.
It belongs to the Harper's series of
Library Of Select Novels" The price
Of the volume is rs cents.
Tho Greenville aud Columbia Rail-
road Company have just received two
new and powerful locomotives-Nos. Is
and 19-from Baldwin'e Locomotive
Works, Philadelphia. Another one is
expected in about ten days. Sixty new
freight oars, :.ou. :hc T:eaega- Iron
Works, have also just been put Oh the
road.
Tuesday next. March II, is the natal
iduy of tho patron saint of old Ireland,
aud his numerous loving SUBJECTS
Throughout the globe will celebrate it
properly. The Hibernian Society, OF
this city, have "laid themselves out"
for grand time. The well known ca.
tercr, MIR. T. NJ. Pollock, of the Whee-
Ter House. will furnish the supper on
tho occasions.
Every head of family should POSSESS
a policy in good life insurance COM
pnny, like the Brooklyn, Of New York,
which il as sound as silver dollnr.
DR.. j. w. Parker, at tue Caroliun Ma
tion"l Bank, is tho General Agent for
onnth Carolina. In view of the uu-
celtainty of life, call on him and secure
protection against 30 terrible an evil as
that of leaving family unprovided for.
lie engrossing clerks in the Secre.
tnry Of Statc's Office struck, yesterday,
aud refused to resume their pens unless
paid up III fnll-the same AS members of
the General Assembly. They objected
to the pro rata proviso. BY a resolution
of the House, tho COMMITTEES Clerks of
the House were ordered 10 take hold.
It was particularly hard ON these poor
fellows. (the Com mittee Clerks. to force
them to 60 to work. thing which
many OF them have 30 strenuousIy
avoided during the session.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT have re.
ceived at this Office, through the hands
Of Col. Orittenden, Col. Mccullough
and W. W. Spencer. Esq, s72 for the
benefit Of his family, contributed by
members of the Legislature, in memory
of their kindly intercourse with the late
VIM. H. McCaw, and as mark of their
appreciation of his character.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS DAY.-St.
Peters (Oatholic) Church-Rev. J. L.
Fullerton. First Mass A. NJ; Second
Mass 1ois A. NJ; Vespers ~ P. NJ.
Trinity Church-Rev. P. j. Shand,
e"~."- - a hT ond atA pAf
Lutheran ChIrch-Rev. A. Il. Rude.
IL A. Al.
Washington Street (Methodis')
Church-Eev. o, A. Darby, IL A. AZ.
and 7la p. M. Sunday School, 0 A. NJ.
Seats free.
Marion Street (Me.hodist) Church
Rev 5. B. Jones, IL A. NJ Rev J. G.
CarotaeIs, ~ P. NJ. Sunday School
o.. Il. NJ.
Baptist Church-Rev. j. X. Mendcn-
h"l', II q. AZ and ~: p. Nj. Sunday
School Ut } z. NJ.
Presbyterian Church-Eev. J. II.
Bryson, II A. II. and 7111 p. NJ.
HIuuHAY RoBbEnY AND MARROW Es.
CAPE FROM MURDER. community
has been infested, from time to time,
since the war, by scoundrels of every
GLASS. from tho murderer to the penny
thief. Several murders have been com
mitted, the obiet of which was robbery
but the laws delays. or tho iueflciocy of
the guardians of tho public welfare,
hnyo permitted the villains to escape
their just deserts, with but q single e1-
ception. And it is reasonable to sup
pose that tho outrage pcrpetrated on
John Wallace, colored. q member OF the
House OF Representatives. from Union
County, will so unavenged. The cir