The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-11


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The Legislature re.assembies on Ties.
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Work on the United States Post Office
and Court House has been suspended
temporarily.
A gold snakeskin bracelet. was lost by
q little girl, yesterday. Tue finder will
bc rewarded by leaving it at this Office.
There were ten deaths in Columbia
for the week enling the whites,
four; colored, six.
". II. Crisp. an actor we'll known to
our old theatre going citizeus, died u,
Cambridge, Mass on the 81, ut a hale
old age.
Several Of tho prominent dr. goods
merchants OF New York-Messrs. Chit.
tendon. Bancroft and others-are in the
city.
Only eight cents, in addition to the
regular postage, will hereafter be
charged on registered letters seat
through tho post Office, instead OF ff-
teen cents, as heretofore.
Things are Frightening up, and bust.
ness is becoming brisk again. Wagons
fill the streets, cotton is being disposed
Of freely, and the merchants are de.
lighted.
Tue weather was peculiarly delightful,
yesterday. The sun shone warm and
pleasant, not cloud was to be seen in
the sky, and the ladies thronged the
streets.
Register Scabrook, Of the United
States Court, will be ut the Citizens
Savings Bank, corner of Plain and
Richardson streets, on the 10th, 18th
and 14th instants.
The framework of the last inst ailment
of the steeple OF the City Hall was puI
up, yesterday. The workmen looked
like piSmies at the immense height
The new bell will soon be put in its
place.
We understand that meeting Of tax.
payers will be held tomorrow, (Mon-
day at II NJ, ut tho Court House, to
consider the public situation, aud espe.
cially the onerons burden of taxation
under which they labor, both in the rs.
sessment and the tax lew.
Persons indebted to the PHOENIX Office
are earnestly requested to call and settle
at once. There is o large amount due
tho greater portion in small sums. The
Indebtedness must be liquidated, or We
shall be forced to resort to extreme mea
sures.
Transfer printing inks are invaluable
to railroad companies, banks, mer.
chants, manufacturers and others. They
arc enduring and ohangeless, and viii
copy sharp and clear for an indefinite
period of time. Having just received G
fresh supply of inks, we are prepared te
execute orders at moderate prices.
At the annual meeting OF Stockholders
OF tho Columbia Gas Light Company. or
the 9th inst, the following gentlemen
wore elected Directors: W. B. Stanley
j. W. Parker, Lewis Levy, Andrew
Crawford, r. L. Bryan, ". K. Bach.
man, Mayor Alexander, er o1icio; and,
at q subsequent meeting OF Directors,
". B. Stanley was reelected Presiden,
and Jacob Levin Secretary and Trea.
surer.
New UNIFORMS FOR THE Police
Chief OF Police Jackson appeared in his
new and handsome uniform, last night
The cap has the word "Chief" in front
in raised gilt letters; the coat has q
double row of Palmetto buttons of new
design down tho front. and six on the
rear skirts. The privates appear in
their new uniforms, this morning The
entire job was executed by Messrs.
Kinard & Wiley, at a remarkably Low
figure, considering the quality aud style
of tho work.
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