The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-03
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1dGNlA-oCn borrow.
The days are getting shorter and gas
bills longer aud longer.
The biggest and best horn in town is
at the Cottage House.
Transient advertisements and no.
tices must be paid for in advance,
This rule will be adhered 10 hereafter.
The Park school. taught by the
Misses O'Calahan. opened yesterday,
with full attendance OF pupils.
We understand that Judge Carpen-
ter supports Gen. MCGOWAN for Con-
gress.
The Rurdl Carolinian, for November,
has been received. Walker, Evans s.
Cogswell, Charleston are the publish
ers.
material change has been rnade in
the schedule of the Wilmington, Co.
lumbia snd Augusta RaiIroad. See
advertisement.
Job printing of every kind, from a
miniature visiting card to four-sheet
poster. turned out, at short notice,
from PHOENIX Office Trv US.
a despatch from Samter states that
Gov. Moses has been nominated for
the Legislature from Sumter, on the
Greene ticket, in place of Col. T. B.
Johnston.
Ono week from to-day. the Fair of
the Agricultural and Mechanical So
ciety will be opened. a hne exhibi.
tion is locked for. The racing will,
doubtless, he excellent. a number of
horses have already arrived.
Mr.. W. D. Sturliug's new stables, on
Plain strent. rear OF Agnew & Sons
establish mont, IS model horse hotel.
The stables arc conveniently arranged
and water facilities are abundant. He
has Gue stock aid superior vehicles.
Cold, yesterday and the day before,
with plenty Of frost and ice. The
dnck-hunters are in ecstacies, as the
cold snap has caused the web footed
birds to put in an appearance in the
ponds adjacent to Columbia.
There was n big meeting at the
tSate House, last night. and speeches
were delivered by Meesrs. Chamber
lain. Patterson and others The Re-
preventative chamber was filled with
spectators.
The train which left this city for
Charleston on Feiday night, ran off
the track, about forty miles from
Charleston, ard the engine and nine
cars demolished. The engineer and
fireman were unhurt, although the
engine was thrown fifteen feet over a
ditch.
The great business of this day is to
vote, and vote right. We truet, that
as in Charleston and many other
places in the State, stores and shops
will be closed, and all persons en-
ployed in them allowed full oppor-
tunity to cast their ballots, and little
extra time to enjoy the fun besides.
Capt. Sigh requests us to say that
the reports to tie effect that in
speech at the Camp Ground, about
fortnight ago, he advocated the elec-
ton Of Minort. are incorrect. He
made plain, straightforward Demo-
CRITIC speech extending the olive
branch-''only this and nothing
more"
The clerks in the insurance and real
estate Offices Of Messrs. Seibels and
EZcll have been using what spare time
they had Tor several weeks past in
making diagram of every square in
the city limits. The plans show the
situation Of every building upon the
respective squares, and whether of
brick or wood, shingles or metallic
roof. It is very grent help in the
insurance business.
AN amusing incident occurred in
front OF the PHESIx Office, yesterday.
Two colored men were discussing the
merits OF their respective Senatorial
CsH lidates, when one offered to bet SIS
to !, that Nash would not give his ad-
herent coat. Just then the colored
Colonel hove in sight, and upon beiog