The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-14

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@Pay your city taxes to-. day, and save
the penalty.
March took possession of his throne.
yesterday. and exercised his authority
with vim.
Mr.. Brissenden gives his schoIars ~
bsoiree elansante on Monday evening next,
In Parker's Hall. 1-s5 ..
Jasper-signifying courage-is the
io.el emblematio OF this roaring, blus-
.ering month.
The Governor has appointed Mr.. Gee.
s. Barr, of Kipgstree, and William H.
Goodlett, of Sandy Flat, Notaries Pub
lie.
A malicious person says that cotton
sheets and newspaper sheets nre alike ip
the respect that q great many people lie
in them.
Tie oGor exhalcd by bags Of COM
mercial fertilizers don't put one much
in mind of the fragrance of the lily
aud honeyeucklc.
The troLting match between General
Smalls' and Colonel Johnson's nags
comes of this afternoon, at 2 o'clock,
ut the track OF the Auxiliary Joint Stock
Association.
The fourth grand gift concert for the
benefit of the public library of Ken.
lucky comes off on 31st Mnrch. Tickets
can be had through Mr.. D. Gambrill,
up to the goth instant, after which date
all unsold will be returned.
| A1essrs. E. e. Davies & Go. have re-
ceived another shipment of those ine
Northern turkeys and chickens; likewise
tiue lot roe shad and Wilmington
oysters, aud few barrels Of select seed
potatoes; which will be cold low for
cash.
The day appointed for the meeting Of
the committee appointed to lay before
Congress tie memorial of the taxpayers
OF South Carolina has been postponed
from Thursday, March 10. to Thursday,
March 26. when tho committee will,
without fail. meet in Washington to dis
charge the important duty entrss.ed to
them.
Every head OF a family should possess
policy in good life insurance COM
pany. like the Brooklyn. of New York,
which Is as sound as silver dollar.
DR.. J. W. Parker, at the Carolina No
tional Bank. is the General Agent for
South Carolina. In view of the nm
certainty Of life, call on him and secure
protection against 80 terrible On evil as
that OF leaving family unprovided for.
A countryman, with wagon load of
ducks. attracted considerable attention
on Main street, yesterday. Some wag
had painted on the thin-looking animal,
"Oais wanted-inqnire Within" and on
tue body OF the vehicle. ''Draixx for
saile, ''Duxx for saile." He was in
formed that turpentine would remove
the paint, and was about to give it
trial, when he received the horrifying
lnror rna,io.. .ua. AZ. nui. wvuiu iuiiuw
the paint
PHESlxIANA. The top of the morn
ing ls ~ spin nacIe, OF course.
A horse may be quie.ed by pressure
on tho hips. Some girls are only quiet
ed that way.
The favorite shirt collar now ap-
proacAing will he OF the standing order,
with falling ears.
1t is very ruinous to move, bnt esps.
cially expensive to move in the best cir
ces.
Tho inventor OF q fre.escape says
there's nothing like getting down in the
world.
Jones says that tho difference between
his wife aud tho Pope is, that she DOS.
sesscs temper all power, and his Emf
nence doesn't.
Small scarfs will be fashionable, the
drop OF the scarf being secured near the
bow with gold ring.
CLOSING SALE E-SoMErHINa NOVEL ON
THE TArIs. The sale of pictures. which
has been continued from night to night
! for the past two weeks. Mt the store of