The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-17
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PHOENIX.
The State Grange meets in Pntker's
Hall tomorrow, the 18th instant.
A drove of fine cattle passed toward
tho butcher pens yesterday.
"Let's 60 md initiate" is the wny to
put c2nvivial invitations now.
There was no quorum in either branch
of the General Assembly last evening.
FINES Norfolk oysters IRE oil the
rage-they ate large, plump and juicy.
The Tax-Paycrs' Convention will as
semble in Twins Hall this lny at ~
o'clock.
The Schillcnger pavement is being
laid in front of the store of Messrs.
Ioricll & Lowrance.
To-day is Shrove Tuesday; tomorrow
will be Ash Wednesday, the first day Of
Lent.
Planters and families wanting select
seed potatoes will find fine lot of diff
fercnt kinds at Mcssrs. E. E. Davies &
CO. 5.
Twenty-Five Immigrants, selected in
New York by Mr.. L. r. Gaines, will mr.
rive in Columbia to-day, They Will go
to Chester and Ninety.Six.
The former members Of the Firemen's
Band, having uniforms, instruments, or
any band property in their possession,
are requested to return the same at once
to the music store OF LyBrand & Son.
We were pleusrd to greet in our sane
;nm last evening Col. E. NJ. Speights.
of the Griffin (Ga.) Ne'Cs, and james A.
lloyt, Esq, Of the Anderson MteRi-
yencer. The former gentleman is here in
the interest OF Brnloy S shaft p!ow, now
on exhibition Mt Lorick & Lowrance's.
The mnnicipal election is becoming
lively in Ward l, rs well us the other
Wards OF the city; and at u meeting held
ill Ward l, las. night, it was found i'm
possible to control tho ecc:!ed voters.
Mr.. Il. L. Griffin publishes mild and
conciliatory card in this mornings
PiIESlX, in reference to the r,atter.
Hose WoEKs OF AEr-This moru-
ing, at 10 o'clock, Mcssrs. .. G.
Peixotto Il Sons begin the sales ut nuc-
ton OF those choice and beautiful oil
caromos aud oil paintings. which have
been OH public exhibition and com.
manded SO mnch admiration. The sales
arc positive and unreserved.
PHGSIXIASA-Wha kind of essence
does young man want when he pops
the question? Acquiescence.
Washerwoman's mottc-While there's
life there's soap.
The swell who was chastisel for inso.
lence to young lady, the other day, is
pupgonily referred to by high-bred
gill rs whipped cream.
Jones says tb&t after hearing q lecture
on the lost arts in q crowded hall, it is a
little hard to 60 nome and listen to q
lecture from Mrs Jcnes or lcst art;clcs.
When bit of ostrich feather is found
by y wifa in her husbands hea-a, OF the
shred Of a shawl on his coat buttons, no
one can blame her for being down on
| him.
! The Gnluty, for March, is uncom-
monty varied and entertaining in it's
contents s-containing articles in the de-.
partments OF biography, art, literary
criticism, jurisprudence, romance; fc-
ton, science and current gossip The
leading article is short sketch Of Tom
Marshall, whose name is now almost
forgotten, though few years ugo he
was one OF the most brilliant orators OF
America the rival of Henry Clay in the
palmy days Of kentucky. The Hon. j.
l.. NJ. Curry, of Virginia. contributes
an article upon the Constitution of the
late Confederate States, which is claimed
to have been superior to the original
Constitution of the Union.
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS, MoS-
DAY, February 1S.-The conrt met at 10
A. NJ, his Honor Judge r. =. Carpenter
presiding.
The case OF the State as. Walter
Maxty, indicted for grand larceny, was