The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-18

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The PHOENIX is the Oldest daily paper
in the State, and has been regularly
issued since March, 1865.
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State. The following are the
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These papers were the first issued IN
Columbia. IN 1865, utter its partial de-
structlon, and have becn regularly
published ever since. They
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Throughout middle and upper Counties
of the State. and are excellent
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through the upper part of South Caro-
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the time. Office on Richardson street,
between Taylor aud Blanding.
JULIAN a. SELBY. Proprietor.
The Mennouites in this country are
making strong efforts to raise money to
help members Of their sect to emigrate
from Europe, and to settle them on
farms in the West. The Treasurer of
the Board of Guardians reports that
the sum OF Sl7.02l is deposited in New
York. Sl5. 900 is held in Pennsylvania,
and some $4,000 in Canada
A woodsman, describing u
stea mboat. said: 1T has ii saw. mill on
one side, n grist mill on the other and
blacksmith shop in the middle, and
down stairs there's u tarnation big pot
boiling all the WHILE"
The London Musical IY0rki calls Il n
binsten's dance music the ''most ele-
phrntine. rhiuocerosia1, hippopotnmu-
sian, mammothian krnkunian ever
heard"
A swain sang Come, Love, Come, +"
under her window the other night,
aud. having leaned too far over the
window sill, she fell. all her hutteiing
arapery knocking music, breath and
everything else out of the serenader.
VIM. Dorsheimer. Liberai Republi-
can, was tiually nominated. after seve-
raj eulogistic speeches, by Liberal
Delegates.
WELLsEoEo. PA. September IL
Five masked men effected an entrnuce
into the residence OF President Robin
son, of tho First National Bank, and
gagged and bound the occupants.
President Robinson, Cashier Robin
son, Mrs. Eobinson and Mrs. Smith,
IL daughter of Iiobinson. They then
compelled tho cashier to accompany
them to the bank and throw open the
| vault, when they helped themselves to
about 500. 600, principallyin currency.
Returning with Mr.. Robinson to his
home, they placed the members of his
family facing euch other. and told
them to converse freely. They took
from the finger of Mrs. Smith u ring
valued at $500. kissed Mrs. Robinson,
who tainted, and then took their dc.
! partute.
Bayard Taylor writes from Iceland
that he offered an Icelander piece of
money for some small service and the
man laughed aud ran away! It is
then in this remote land that tho hotel
servant Of tho future is to be sought.
What a paradise watering place
would DO whose servants lnughed ut
the offer of u gratuity. But they must
be taught not to run away.
The pounding OF the stomach for
the cure Of dyspepsia was the cause of
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