The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-17

| w Ase'' v OoueS II. OtTlnSIel-
low to the priesthood. held yesterday
morning. in Trinity Church, were of
unusually interesting character. The
Right Rev. Bishop Of the Diocese, and
about " dozen ministers, including the
father OF the candidate for ordination,
assisted i'll the solemn and pleasing
ceremonial.
Tho following is the programme for
the first quarterly exercises Of The
Car!osophic Society. which will take
place at the University tomorrow
evening. begirning at 7 O'Clock: C,i.
tiqne, z. J. Mishaw; Grafton, w. NJ.
Dart; Essay. G. ]. Babbitt; Reading,
Thad'lsUs Saltus. D-bats-Was the
execution Of Louis XVI ju tiff .bie? J.
II, Stewart ia the ALTERNATIVES, aud r.
McCan's Stewart il the negative.
The following Chiefs of Chicota
| Tribe. No. Q, Improved Order of Red
Men. were olectel Tuesday night. to
fill the Offices OF the Tribe for the tern,
c'mnencing lst SUP. Cold Moon. G.
S. u. 3s3: Sachem Charles Marcy:
s;=.!or S.ganore-A'exanier Oliver;
Jnnior Sagamore-p. Campbell; Chief
OF Ks.ords 4. II. HalIaday; Keeper
of Wamnum-T. G. Crews; Prophet
L. NJ. brennan, Jr.
| CoNcAusIoH CT CoNoNLn's INQUEST
Coroner Coleman and ;he jury, yester-
day, heard the conclusion Of the eyi.
deuce i'll the case of Jerry Smith, ard
verdict WIS rendered that congestion
OF the lSngs, exposure and bad whis-
Key caused his lea.h. In the case Of
| William Weston, killed on the Soutb
Carolina Railroad. on Sunday last, the
eSGi"eer aud conductor not being
Pieaenl, Tho examination was couti.
nusd until tue 23j instant. The Core.
n"r'S otlica contains Only u dry goods
box and chair without back. The
ju.s stood cr while holding the in-
quest.
LhcrukE We hnvc the pleasure to
"nhonncc that DR.. T. y. I.sFar, Of
baltimore, has consented to deliver his
celebrated lecture, IN LII and Woman, :"
! Thursday evening, December II. ut
pnrAc,'s Hail. -: O'clock. Admission,
80 cents. Gallery, 70 cents. Spcak-
ing cl the lecturer. the l:..eich .N.uS
says:
The lecturer handled his subject,
Man AID "oman," in masterly
| manner. lis explanation O: the rcm-
tons existing between the Great Or ard
tie created, and lis portrai;ure Of the
| irnueucc aud sphere Of woman, IT,.
wife, the mother and the daushl,r. il
oi "A character calculated To prove be.
nrticiai to the listener. The lecture
throughout aboUnds witt. much reason
and thought.
TIE New PosrAaE LAw.-On the
first Of January, 1879, the new postage
law-rcqniring prepayment ut Tho
| office of publication for nll papers sent
outside OF the County-goes into
effect Re-ident; Of Hichland County
receive their papers free of postage.
, Subscribers to the DAILY Pu.ES1X will,
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The hcw rates Of postage arc less than
Eiaif Of the old.
SUPREME CouET-W WEDNESDAY, De-
ccmber l6. The Court met at lOA. NJ.
Preseut-Chicf Justice Noses and AS
sociate Justices Wright aud Willard.
Thn case OF Josiah y. Perry ei a.,
appellant, in ra Billings, executor, is.
Clinton ct a., and Kennedy G.. Bill
llng', executors. respondent, rS. Irwin
CiEton and Perry, appellants, were
heard together. MIR. Moore was heard
for appellants; Messrs. Allison anl
. IA H. n wsfcr racrOr1,nt.,