The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-23
Crrx MATTERS fe: til.

SrIheiralns OF the past two days have
mRde Che weather bearable.
The Governor has reinstated Alex
Artope as Trial Justice for Charleston,
uice William T. Ellie. removed.
A. A. Gilbert, Esq, of the Sumter
Waterman, passed through Columbia
yesterday.
There were nine deaths in Columbia
for the week ending the 22d-whites,
four: colored, FIVE.
Advertising is to business what steam
is to machinery-the grand propelling
power.
Transient advertisements nnd no.
tices must be paid for in advance.
This rule will be adhered 10 hcronfter.
Mr.. Bryan has furnished us with
samples of the "R. L. Bryan Falcon
pen. They are capital-for those
who can WELD them.
There's tide in tue affairs of men,
which, taken at the food, leads on to
fortune" and we'vo been looking for
it long time.
Job printing of every kind, from a
miniature visiting card to four-sheet
poster, turned out, at short notice,
from PHOENIX Office. Try us.
We have been furnished with cata-
logue Of Erskine College, for 1884.
The institution is in lourishing con.
dition and has large number of stu
dents.
It is said that Mr.. II. T. Evans,
called "Old Dad" is rs years old,
has worked at the printing business &c
years. and q years in the Spartan
Office, of Spartanburg.
Notice change of passenger sche-
dule on the Greenville and Columbia
Railroad, by which the down train
leaves all stations one hour earlier than
heretofore.
This being ''the week Of pruyer,"
there will be joint religious services in
the Washington Street Methodist
Church twice each day. commencing
to-morrow-l1 A. NJ. and 8 P. NJ.
Messrs. Huffman & Albreoht, next
to PHOENIX office, are in receipt Of
another lot of those breakfust-appe-
tizers, Baltimore smoked sausage.
They are good.
Now is the time when the irresponsi-
BILE urchin glueth the house fy's wings
together and walketh him against time
around the nose of his sleeping gran d.
father.
Old type metal-superior to Babbitt
for some purposes-oan be obtained at
PHOENIX Office at low figures rs cents
pound for fifty pounds or less; 20
cents for larger quantities.
A careless driver nearly run over q
young child, yesterday morning. near
the corner Of Plain and Assembly
streets of the horses stepped on
her foot and the tongue Of the wagon
struck her in the head.
The planters on the Lexington side
OF the river, near Congaree Greek.
complain of the devastations of the
grass-hoppers. They also complain
of excessive rains-there having been
forty-two rainy days since the 1st of
August. The cotton crop in that vici-
nifty will be q very short one.
The ladies connected with the sew
ing society of the Episcopal Church
will give another moonlight entertain.
ment ut the Male Academy on Wednes-
day. the Goth of August. Tho same
arrangements will be carried out which
made the last 80 agreeable. Tho ladies
will be pleased to see those who wish
to aid them in their work, between the
hours Of 6 and 10 P. M.
We should be much obliged to any
Of our friends in Marlboro, if they
would give us an account OF tho situa-
tion OF things there, and tell us whether
thoy propose to form any Tax Unions
and to iuin in the effort to reduce
taxes and secure honest disbursement
of the public funds? Being able to
carry the election against Maxwell, arc
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