The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-10

spring and baby carriaH's are upon|
Us.
A false alarm OF FIRE, last night, gave
the firemen q short run.
Columbia, mantled in beautiful snow
this winter. has been non est inuentus.
The Governor has accepted tho resig-
nation OF Paris Simkins as Trial Justice
for Edgefeld.
Mayor John Alexander will accept
our thanks for copy Of the illustrated
Sydney (Australia) News, of late date.
There were sold and shipped from
this city, last week, about $50 bales Of
cotton.
Fruit trees are blossom;ng and other
trees "leaving" profusely, looking quite
spring-iike ana cheerful.
This is the month to commence plant
ing most OF your vegetables. Next
month will be the time to commenced
sending them in to the newspapers.
The weather. on Sunday. was too
Marchy to be pleasant; yesterday. there
was somewhat OF an improvement, how
ever.
The attention of planters is directed
to Mr.. r. G.. Lays advertisement OF the
standard fertilizers, Peruvian Guano and
Land Plaster.
The Legislature adjourns on Saturday
next-subject to the call Of the Presi-
dent OF the Senate and Speaker of the
House.
Mr.. White has kindly furnished US
with copies of late Dublin (Irelaud)
paners-the Irishman. Weekly Ne,os and
Weekly Freeman. They are on file in
the PHOENIX Office.
An elegant supper was served up. last
night. in the two-story building, on
Sumter street, in rear Of the carriage
manufactury, at which large number
Of the prominent State officials were
present
Our Hibernian friends are making oil
necessary preparations for the proper
celebration of st. Patrick's Day, (Tues-
day ne1t,) She 18th instant. and to this
end have plnced the matter in the hands
of suitable committee OF arrangements.
The fourth grand gift concert for the
benefit of the public library of Ken
tucky comes off on 3lst March. Tickets
can be had through Mr.. D. Gambrill.
up to the Goth instant. after which date
all unsold will be returned.
The Presbyterian Church was
thronged Sunday morning and literally
jammcd at night. to listen to the search
ing discourses of the truly eloquent DR..
Benjamin NJ. Palmer. His fame as 9
pulpit orator is worldwide. He has an
immense congregation in the Crescent
City.
The Governor has made the following
appointments OF Trial Justices: Abel A.
Small, Charleston; Edward Argoe,
Orangeburg; J. A. Richardson, John
Perry, John Wesley and Butler Moore,
! Elgefeld. He has also appointed
Washington NJ. Ives. of Jacksonville,
Florida. Commissioners Of Deeds for
this State.
Every head of family should possess
a policy in good life insurance com.
pany, like the Brooklyn, OF Now York.
which is as sound as d silver dollar.
DR.. j. W. Parker, at the Carolina Ma.
tional Bank, is the General Agent for
South Carolina. In view Of tho un.
certainty of life, call on him and secure
protection against 30 terrible an evil at
that Of leaving fumily unprovided for.
The illustrated Annual of Phreno
logy and Physiognomy, for 1874, con
taius eighty large octave pages, with
more than fifty engravings, representing
heads, faces, mouths, noses, good and
bad, with "Signs of Character" also.
reading matter of an interesting nature.
Sent prepaid for 25 cents, by s. r.
Wells, Publisher. 3S9 Broadway, New
York
PHRNIxIANA. Lent is the time TO get
the sack-cloth.
WomaD's sphere-The temperance