The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-14
CRY MATTERS. for the
PHOENIX -don't borrow.

Try a'neE picture at Reckting's pho
tograph gallery. opposite Wheeler
House. Call and examine specimans. =
! A small white boy was arrested yes.
terday evening and looked up, for
giving false alarm Of FIRE.
Counterfeit 25 notes on the Traders
National Bank of Chicago are in cir
cnlution. Look out for them.
The genius who is to invent prao.
tioai substitute for work, has not yet
been born-and never will be.
"Ye Old Folks Concert" last night,
was most delightful affair. and. VIC
are glad to note, proved a peouniary
SUCCESS.
The Governor has appointed T. 3.
| Lloyd School Com III ssioser of Chester
County, to fill the vacancy occasioncd
by the resignation Of D. J. Walker.
80 kittensl in our hours of easp,
uncertain toys aud full of A.as; when
piau or anguish hang DER meu. we
turn into sausage then"
It is astonishing how many helpless
people there are in the world, spend
ing their time in ideness, grooming
over their mistcrtunes, finding fault
with others, and waiting for luck.
"Uncle, how do yon do? Which
would you like best, work Tor wages,
or part of de crop?" "Waal, 1 'clar,
I tiok bofe de best, if you kin only
brung 'em togedder.
Goods speak for themselves" bnt
it is only after they are bough. that
they Gun do so. An object in adver-
tising is to induce people to buy them
ond teat them. II goods speak for
themselves. good advertisement may
also speak for the goods.
French skirts for ladies arc only
three yards aud half wide, and the
elastic straps holding back the fullness
now extend very nearly to the bottom
of the dress. This makes locomotiou
rather difficult and sitting down an art
to be learned under difficulties.
The board of physicians appointed
by HE Honor Judge Cooke to inquire
and report as to the sanity of Edward
F. Stokes. Esq. have agreed upon
report. after diligant aud thorough
consideration of the case. Their de-
cision will not be made public IN til it
is submitted to Judge Cooke.
a number of three.card- monte men
aud other disreputable characters were
overhauled by Chief Nixson and
shipped to more congenial climes.
The result was. that We heard of not
solitary case of pocket-picking or ac-
tual tbievery during Fair week. The
usual number of sharpers were about;
but If individuals lost, it was with their
eyes open.
All who may promenade Main street
to-day, in tue neighborhooa of the
PHOENIX Office, (which is, of course,
the most fashion able boulevard, par
excellence. of the city, will be struck
by the display of splendid niceables
ut Mr.. Albreoht's. 155 Main street. He
has oysters fresh every day from Viii.
mington; fruits, tropical and domes.
tic; Balogna and Baltimore pork sau.
snge. vegetables, canned goods, candies,
indeed, he has very inviting stock of
the freshest. finest, best aud most en-
joyable things in the eating line.
| The RACES. = Yesterday was another
hne day for the races. and the people
in general turned out. There was a
large attendance and great sport
The first race was the Wheeler House
stake-purse S350-31 milo dash-for
two-year-olds. The following is tho
summary: Denver l; Ino Q; kuty
Lee 3-time l.20.
The second race was a y mile dash
for all ages-purse S25O-aecond horse
S75 (Which resulted: Prussan l.;
Quits 2; Denver 8; Van Buren, l.
time l.18l..
Ono or two scrub races followed, and
then the races for 1874 closed.
THE CLOSE OF THE FAIR Yesterday
closed the Fair of the State Ag.icnl-
tural and Mechanical Society and of