The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-21
CITY MATTERS for the


PHOENIX.
You can buy the best prints at f. C.
Shiver's, for ten cents per yard.
CAsG will be the rule at the PHGNix
Office hereafter.
2Real laces reduced to one.half the re.
gn lar prices, at r. G. Shiver's.
Italian veil laces are going off rapidly,
at 25, 35 aud so cents u piece, at r. G.
Shiyer's.
The City Council meets tonight, for
the purpose of electing officials. The
Candidates can be counted by the hun
dred.
Now is the time to buy stock of real
laces; the entire stock in that depart
mant is marked down to half the re2u-
lar prices, at Il. G. Shiver's.
Tile Piid:HiS job Office is complete in
every respect, and cards, posters, pro-
grammes, bill-heads, ETC., are turned
out with alacrity.
a large quantity of stock has been
drowned in the lower part of Richlund,
by the high water. Planting is inter
fered with materially.
Put, ut the Pollock House, yester
day, innugnrated the summer season,
by serving okra soup for lunch. 1t
tasted natural.
The wings to the new Lunatic Asylum,
upon which work has been suspended
for several years, are to be completed at
once. Messrs HOWE 4 Allen hav. the
contract.
Treasurer Cardozo has returned
much to the delight of the numerous
holders of State paper; but whether or
not they will receive anything more
thnn bland smile, remains to be seen,
The Ice cream season is approaching,
aud Mr.. J. G. Dial advertises freezers,
water coolers. etc. Everything in the
hardware line. however. eau be OBJ
tanned ut his establishment.
Mr.. G. +. Jackson. the "leader Of
low prices is doing driving business.
He knows what the people want. and
selects accordingly. Mr.. Starke Porter,
who has numerous friends throughout
the upper portion of the State, is to be
found behind Mr.. Jacksor's counters.
81. Nicholas-Scribner's illustrated
magazine for the boys and girls-is one
OF the best publications OF the kind pub
lished in America, The matter is va
ried suitable for children OF every age
Send for specimen copy. The sub
scription price is 50 year.
The handsome and accurate portrait
OF Gen. J. B. kershaw, painted by Mr..
". P. Xix, of this city, is to be sent to
Richmond, Va, at the request of num-
Der OF prominent citizens Of the capital
of the Old Dominion, and will be ex
hibited at the jewelry establishment Of
Messrs. Mitchell & Tyler, in that city.
This portrait is universally admired.
The weather, like business, is terribly
out OF gear. The rain poured almost in
cessantly Saturday night and Sunday;
while la:e Sunday afternoon there was
dense fog. Yesterday morning it was
muggy. rainy and cold; later in the day
the sun came out; after which, rain and
sun again. Passengers by the different
railroads report the same kind of wea-
ther all along the various lines. De-
spatches from the West reveal q terrible
state Of things, resulting from high
water.
SURPRISE PARrY.-There was n very
pleasant social gathering, last night, at
the private boarding house of Mrs. S. J.
Wyatt-the occasion being the celebra-
ton of the anniversary OF the wedding
of Mrs. John Sanborn. Of Boston, who
has been spending the winter here. The
lady appeared to be much surprised as
we'll as highly delighted. Quite num-
ber OF friends from the vicinity of ''the
hub" we're in attendance. Refreshments
aud music by fine string band made
the time pass delightfully."-.
TIE PHGNIX.-Our name sake, the
Phnni1 Hook and Ladder Company,
had a pleasant gathering, last night