The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-08
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Senator Patterson is in the city.
'Hell Hole" is what the Sumter
True Southern writes for Columbial
The new L iron which is being laid
on the Greenv;!!e and Columbia Rail
rIak, extends nearly to Newberry.
The next exhibition of the Schuet-
zen-Vcrein Dranu.ic Club will be On
Thursday evening, August 20.
Advertising is to business what steam
rs to machincry-the grand propelling
power.
There is but one way to obtain bust
ucss-pnblicity; bnt one way of gain
ing publicity y-advertisipg.
August nights have gone back to
July principles-cool and pleasant.
There was good rain. yesterday.
Transient advertisements and no.
'icea must be paid for in advance.
This rule will be adhered 10 hereafter.
The summer meeting of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Society will
be held in Spartanburg. on Wednes-
day next, August II.
CATERS with monogram clasps are
now all the fashion with pretty girls.
The style is said to be convenient md
elegant. and we hope to see more Of it.
Scegers' ice machine turns out about
1000 pounds OF the article every twen.
four hours. 1t is curious and inge-
nious affair.
The schedule on the Spartanburg
and Union Railroad has been again
changed. aud only one train q day now
ruus.
The calico ball in aid Of the Cuufe-
derato Monuucnt Association comes
of at Genn's Springs, On Thursday
next. the 18Th Instant.
Job printing of every kind, from q
miniature visiting card to four-sheet
poster, turned out. at short notice,
from PHGSIx office. Try us.
An extra train will leave Aston, on
Tuesday morning, August IL, at 9
o'clock, for the accommodation of de-
legates to the State Agricultural Con
vention, at Spartanburg.
Old type metals superior to Babbitt
for some purposes-can he obtained at
PHOENIX Office ut low figures -25 cents
a pound for fifty pounds or less; 20
cents for larger quantities.
Mr.. j. Gregg Maxcy has exhibited
to US several open cotton bolls, picked
from his field, yesterday. He had
some open as early as the 4sh. His
stand is very good.
Special trains ore to be run over the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad to.
morrow, between GroelyilIe, Walhalla,
Anderson, Abheville and Bolton. to &C
commodate visitors to the Baptist
Convention at the latter place.
Dispatches indicate that North Ca
rolina is all right-the Democrats have
swept the State. When will such elo.
rious tidings be chronicled relative to
South Carolina? Echo answers-
when?
Gov. Moses "talks' to the Sumter
folks to-day-a sort of bolstering and
apology for his administration of the
affairs OF State. It will. doubtless, be
lengthy, as he is understood TO have
been busily engaged upon it several
DAYS.
1874 can be termed the great frui,
year. Never within our recollection
has there been such immense quaint.
ties raised in this State. The United
States revenue officers are kept busy
in the upper sections furnishing Ii.
censos to those who want to got the
spirit OF it.
The sale Of the Blue Ridge Railroad,
under an order of the United States
District Court for the Eastern District
of South Carolina. will take place al
the United States Court House, in
Charleston, Thursday. October %, al
IL A. NJ.
Col. McMaster, through the columns
of the Centra! Presbyterian, Of Rich.
mond. Va, replies very sharply to the
criticisms Of Rev. J. 3. Adger. of this