The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-21

CrrY MATTERS -Subsc.ite Cor the
PHOENIX don't borrow.
Old John Robinson's 'big show"
exhibits on the South west corner OF
Blanding and Sumter streets.
We regret to learn that J udge Mont
goRaery Moses is suffering from pa
ralytic stroke.
Transient advertisements and no.
tices must be paid for in advance.
This rule will be adhered 10 hereafter.
Old john puts in an appearance to-
day. All who can do 80. will certainly
be on hand.
Newspaper readers do not like 10
peruse Indifferent poetry by little girls,
unless the little girls are their own.
Job printing of every kind, from a
miniature visiting card to four.sheet
poster. turned out, at short notice,
from PHGN1x Office. Try ns.
The knock-down referred to, yes.er-
i"y, was awarded to Ed. Mackey. The
friends OF Solicitor Buttz carried him
off. The Congressional scrimmaee is
getting lively.
There was full turn out OF the
E.ch!und Rifle Club, last night, and
their evoutions were greatly admired.
There was large gathering OF look.
ers on, many of them ladies'
The attention of the parties iute-
rested is called to the condition of
some OF the street bridges crossing the
different railroads Serious accidents
may be avoided.
Monster cabbage. potatoes, apples
anu other ingredients for salmaeundi:
besides which Limbnrger cheese,
French candies. Bologna sausages,
and other good things in variety are to
be obtained at Messrs. Huffman & AL.
brechts, two doors below the PHOENIX
office.
PHGSIXIASA.-W Whether man feel
lonesome in standing with min ority.
depends on whether he is used to it or
not
The bread OF life is love; the salt of
life is work; the sweetness of life
poesy; the waters of life faith.
1t should not discourage us if our
kindness is unacknowledged; it has it's
Influence still.
FATAL RIOT IN About
IL o'clock. yesterday, a dific ulty oc-
Cured in the town of Newberry, near
the Court House, between several
white and colored persons. (who. it is
believed, were under the influence of
liqnor.) as to their rights on the side.
walk. Shots were fred, and oolored d,
man was wounded in the leg. The
difficulty then became more general,
when colosed policeman, named Hen.
ry Buford. formerly resident OF the
city, while attempting to quell the dis
turbance, was shot three times and
killed. Several persons were wounded
before quiet was restored.
SOUTHERN AND ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH
CoMrANY.-This company has Just
issued circular from it's executive
Office, 81 New street, New York, pre-.
senting it's claims to the patronage OF
the public, and soliciting an increased
business. They state that they have,
within few years, erected nearly
$500 miles OF poles and 1000 miles of
wire, entirely in the Southern States.
They have made their way slowly but
surely to @ connection with nearly
every important coast and interior
town in the South. They reached the
gulf at Mobile in April last, and but
for the delays and imrediments Incl
dent to active opposition, would have
had line completed to New Orleans
before this. Thoy state further, thut
directly or through connecting com.
panies, they reaoh every important
point in the United States and Canada.
and all parts Of the world by cable.
They hope shortly to have increased
facilities at greatly reduced rates by
the new direct United States cahIo