The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-26

PHTNI1.
Deaths for the week ending April 25.
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Our telegraphic aud news columns
give some appalling details OF the ter
rible overflow in Louisiana.
A good investment-a Singer Sewing
Machine. The Office is nearly opposite
the PHOENIX building.
1t is rumored that a. A. Gilbert. ESQ
OF the Sumter IEatchman. is a candidate
for Congress from the First District.
Old merchants declare that the past
week was the worst for business within
their recollection. There's good time
coming, however.
The PueEHix j,b Office is complete in
every respect, and cards, posters, nro-
gr"mmcs. bilI-hcuds, etc, are turned
out with ul,ciitS.
Ii you woni.l make Your wife or
daughter happy, call a, The Singer Sew
ing Machine o:fce. and purchase one of
their new style drop-lcaf machines.
We have been presented with mea.
sure of fine hcH Irish potatoes, by Mr..
M. Braunan, as also a sprig with well.
formed bell peppers, which il curly for
this sGct;ou.
The Singer Saving Machines are
more generally used than any other.
Ehe record shows that more o! these
machines are sold every year than any
other
We are indebted 10 the com mitlee for
card Of invitation to the commence.
ment exercises "f Tie Euphemian aud
fhll"mathean Literary Sucieties of
Erskne College, ur The 25:h Jnae.
The Siuger Sewing Machine Company
Is diving II driving Trade. Que of their
sub,"gcnts. yesterday. disposed of i've
maciiincS-a guol day. work. Other
machines We're also sold at the ,fliee.
Oar exchanges, irom I'LL parts Of tue
State. bring us accounts Of considerable
damage to the growing crops, fruit
trees. forests au1 plantations, by tn. re-
cent and prevailing heavy rains aud
gales.
The following appointments aud re-
movals have been made by the Cover
nor: 4. j. Z Minser was removed us
Trial Justice for Orangeburg County,
and DR.. +. ". Engt appointed in his
place; VIM. Summers was removed as
Trial Justice for Newberry County, and
Mr.. 'Wm. Dens was appointed Trial
Justice for Beaufort County.
We are Indebted to the Committee OF
for an invitation to the
banquet to be given by Palmetto Lodge,
No. 5, 1. 0. O. F., on Monday evening.
the 9th instant, which is in celebration
of the fifty-sixth anniversary of the in
PRODUCTION of Odd Fellowship into the
United States. There will be a public
address at Twins Hall, the same even.
ing, by A. G. Magrath. Jr. W. G. Mas.
ter of the State.
MAILAKRASGEMENTs Il lie y orthern
mail opens $50 a. NJ, 3 P. NJ; closes
III a. NJ. Is Z. NJ. Charleston opens
A. NJ, $50 P. A.; closes 8 a. NJ, 6P.
NJ. Western opens A. NJ, 12.3OP. ". !;
closes 6. l.30 P. n. Greenyille opens
6. rs P. A.; closes 4. n. Wilmington
opens 4 2. NJ; closes 1890 A. NJ. On
Sunday open from 9. 80 to 3.3OP. M.
REV. 4. P. GRAVES. This eminent
divine commenced series of meetings
on Friday last. ut the Baptist Church,
which will be continued during the
coming week-services each day, at T. 80
P. NJ. and P. M. Services will be held
to-day at II 4. NJ, 3 P. NJ. and Z. NJ.
or the many favorable notices of this
remarkable preacher, we select the fol-
lowing, written by DR.. A. It. Spalding,
OF Atlanta:
''1n the course of the two weeks, he
preached thirty eight sermons, besides
conducting other meetings for prayer,
conference and inquiry. This alone will
give some idea Of tho indomitable ener-
gy and perseverance OF the man who in
nine years had conducted meetings in
about 800 churches. He seemed never
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