The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-15


The song of the last mosquito has
been heard'foF this season.
The cold snap; has disappeared. and
yesterday was, very pleasant.
Principle is too often made to sue.
cumb to habit, or. rather, is controlled
and modified by it.
Col. Thomas III. Canton is spoken
OF as candidate for City Clerk. He
would I'LL the position acceptably.
Transient advertisements and no.
tices must be paid for in advance.
This rule will be adhered 10 hereafter.
Gen. Wade Hampton delivers an ad.
dress before an army association in
Augusta, Ga, tomorrow night.
We lemonaded out of Mr.. SeeRers.
handsome silver cup, which he re-
ceived from the Charlotte Fair az q
premium for his superior beer.
Job printing of every kind, from q
miniature visiting card to four-sheet
poster, turned out, at short notice,
from PHOENIX office. Try US.
Col. A. III. Speights, of the Green
vile Ne,rs. who has been on a weeks
visit to Columbia. leaves for his noun
tain home to-day. He thinks Colum-
bia lively place.
A young man. while on his way
home, OIL Friday night, vas garroted,
near the corner OF Gervais and Assem-
bly, streets, and ten dollars taken from
him. The victim says flee men at
tackled him.
At the election of officers for the
Agricultural and Mechanical Society,
for the ensuing term. T. W. Wood
ward, Esq, was reelected President,
D. Wyatt Aiken, Secretary and Trea-
surer, R. A. Griffin, J. N. Huffman,
John Alexander and Edward Hope,
Vice Presidents. and r. Tozer, J. B.
Moore. VIM. Wallace. W. G.. Hinson
and Johnson Hagood members Of the
Executive Committee.
NAIL ENTs.--Northern
mail "opens $50 A. NJ, P. NJ. closes
IL A. Me- P. M. Charleston opens 8
A. NJ, s.. 80 2. NJ. closes 8 A. NJ, 6P.
N. Western opens 6 A. NJ, lP.
NJ; closes 6. 1.3O P. N. Greenvirle
opens GAS P. NJ; closes 6 A. Ii. Will
mington opens 2. NJ; closes 10. 80
A. N. On Sunday open from 2. 80 to
3.30P. Nj.
We are pleased to announce that
premiums were awarded at the "Fair
OF the Carolinas, Charlotte, N. O., to
the following persons from Columbis,
s. c.: Mr.. John G. Ssegers, best lager
beer-silver cup; Mr.. Charles Mshon,
best original pen drawing-diploma;
Mrs. Eben Stenhouse. best dried figs
silver cup; for the best fig preserves.
pair silver napkin rings; best Irish
potato staroh-silver cup; best tomato
catsap-pair napkin rings.
LAST NIHaT OF THE WATKINS
TRoupE.-This very popular company
closed successful weeks business last
night, with Griffith Gaunt." There
was quite full house. and the capital
rendering of tina different parts was
we'll received. Mr.. Watkins expects
to pay this city another visit before
the close Of the year. to inaugurate the
opening OF the new opera house. We
hope he will be able to carry ont his
expectations.
SOMETHING DAISrY.-One of the
finest displays at the late Fair was
that Ct Mr.. Hardy Solomon. The
goods were CHOICE, neatly put up. aud
what was eatable was literally distri-
buted. Fruit butter-apple, peach.
plum, pear, &c.-are something new
in this latitude. but the people appear
to appreciate it, as large quantities are
disposed Of The store in Columbis
Hotel row does thriving business.
Mr.. Donaldson, with an able corps of
assistants. will take care of you. il you
call.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES To-DAY.-Pres-