The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-06
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ynfgk Mickey is in the oity. He is
rannip& "a muck against Radical Re.
pnbIica4 4s and Radical Democrats.
SThers;is but one way to obtain busi-
ness-phblicity; but one way of gain
ing publicity advertising.
Aavertisingis to business what steam
is to muclinery-the grand propelliug
power.
Squads Of the different rife clubs
drill nightly. The uniforms are being
prepared. and in short time there
will be public display. i''
Job printing of every kind, from q
miniature visiting card to fonr.she
poster, turned out. at short notice,
from PHOENIX Office. Try us.
James Hutchinson. Trial Justice, of
Edisto. has been removed by the Go.
vernon, and John King appointed in
his stead. ~ @ii
Political meetings are all the go, and
the Court House walls nightly echo
and re-echo the extravagant express.
sions of the loud mouthed orators.
Mr.. R. O'Neale. Jr., shipped
monster watermelon to Saratoga. yes
terday. It was. So inches long. IS in
circumference. and weighed 81 pounds.
The approach OF the new comet was
heralded, yesterday morning. by
cold enap, which brought blankets and
thick clothing into requisition.
The Tax Unions and Changers are
sweeping over the entire State. Nearly
every County paper We receive con-
tains notices Of the spread of these
beneficial organizations.
Gen. Asher Palmer has returned
from the springs. His swollen feet
have decreased in size and his appe-
tite. as Dominie Sampson has it., is
pro.digious.
The Camp Ground Tax Union was
formed on the 3lst ult.. and the follow
ing officers elected: President-J. n.
Kinsler; Vice.President--T. N. Price,
Sr.; Secretary-Iohu Ma1oey; Trea-
surer-N. J. Dubard.
It is reported that the mondamus
pending before the Supreme Court to
compel the Treasurer of The State to
affix his zeal to the certificates OF in
debtedness will not be issued until
after the meeting OF the Republican
State Convention.
Here is rare opportunity for mu-
sicai instruction free OF charge. Pro.
fessor W. 81. Evans wants eight boys,
between the ages OF eleven and four
teen, with good voices and q talent for
music. For further particulars, inquire
at Ly Brands music store. on Saturday
morning, between and 10 o'clock.
Tho dramatic entertainment and
ball, under the patronage of the Co.
lnmbia Schuetzen-Verein, comes off
this evening, in Schuetzen Halle. MIR.
and HRS. Cramer. Messrs. Rosenberg,
Kellner. Koenig and Arendt constitute
the dramatis persone. The entertain.
ment will be in English aud German.
For the ball, suitable orchestra has
been secured.
OURSELVES. desire to inform
the Barnwell Sentinel, Greenville Nevs
and other papers circulating reports
relative TO the PaGEIx, that the pro.
Prietor knows nothing Of their origin.
Thore, has been no proposition by
Governor Moses or "any other man"
for sale of the paper. This ja not
the first time auch reports have been
circulated-in one instance, parties
going 80 far rs to make the announce
ment that they would run the paper in
a peculiar way. The original proprie.
tor OF the PHOENIX still owns it; and
the probability is that he will continue
to do so. and run it in the same course
it has always pursued.
PHGNIxIANA.-The strictest Justice
Is sometimes the greatest mercy.
The greatest b0res are always per-
sons OF the smallest calibre.
Gossip mon9srs are persons who
tear the bnndages from social wounds
and prevent their healinp.