The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-12
CITY MISUNDERSTANDING for the

CrY MATTERS. .-Subsoribe for the
PaGN1x.
$ Hot again. yesterday, 3 %
: There is bat one'way to obtain bnsi-
nessvpublioity; Ppt one way Of gain
ing Rnblicity-advertising.
!. Mr. Bateman had an extra heuvy
ran for ice. yesterday. Seegers' ma
chine having broken down.
Mossrs. F. 3. Orchard s. Co., of the
new dry goods house, advertise bar
gains this morning. See their card.
Advertising is to business what steam
ID to machinery-the grand propelling
power.
Col. L. W. McMaster. owing to the
continued increase OF his family, has
been forced to enlarge his dwelling.
Transient advertisements and no.
ticrs must be paid for in advance.
This rule will be adhered 10 hereafter.
Wouldn't it be jolly, if the daily
newspapers could take vacatiou-say
uutIl the Deccler scandnl is elucidated? !?
Job printing Of every kind, from u
miniature visiting card to four sheet
poster, turned out, at short notice,
from PHOENIX Office. Try US.
q. a line OF steamers is about to be put
on between Charleston and Port ROYAL.
Charleston aud New York must keep q
sharp look out. or the new city will
get ahanu OF them.
William Ladder, Esq. has gone into
ta: Insurance business. His habits Of
Industry. acquired during his long
connection with the Charleston Coz.
'icr, compel him to he at work.
Old type metal-snperior to Bubh,tt
Tor sonc purposes-ca be obtained at
PHGSlx Office at low i2ures-23 cents
u pound for fifty pounds or less; 20
cents for larger quantities.
Coggia's comet is politely requested
to put in un appearance again, and
knock the spots cut of the present
heated chap who is coming this way.
We eau stand cold better than heat
i'll fact, we like it.
Every body cries hard times, aud why
are times hard2 The reason is obvious.
There are too many consumers Of
breadstuffs in proportion to those em
ployed in making it, thus making every
article of food high.
The world is full of people who can t
imagine why they don't prosper like
their neighbors, when the real obstacle
is not in banks or tariff, in bad public
policy or hard times, but 10 their own
eStravagance and needless ostentation.
The Civil und Political Conven-
ton" met in Parker's Hall, yesterday,
and elected tho following officers: D.
Pickett. President; B. Burton, Vice.
President; John Martin, Secretary; E.
Edwards, Assistant Secretary. There
was slim attendance of delegates.
On Sunday night. robber effected
an entrance into the residence of Mr..
j. +. Eis-nmann, corner of Gates and
Lady streets; but being alarmed at The
appearance of one of his daughters,
mnde off, much to her qualification.
in his flight, he passed 80 near the
young lady us to strike or push Ter.
! The Governor has suspended the
execution of Jerry Coleman, who was
to be hung in Abbcville next Friday
until the Supreme Court renders de
cision in his case. The Governor ha.
appointed J. Harvey Jones Trial j us
tice for Georgetown. rice G. r. Ander
SOL, removed; James NJ. Smith, Ere
derrick Nix. Jr., and W. S. Dixon,
Commissioners Of Election for Barn.
we'll; Il. l.. Weston, Geo. w. Brewe,
and Robert Evans, Commissioners oil
Election for Chesterfield; l.. J. Noah
Trial Justice for Rchland; and has &C.
cepted the resignation Of ". r. Bur.
CESS as Trial Justice for Clarendon.
BRUTAL OurRAaE.-On Monday
afternoon, as Mrs. Shull was on he,
way homo from Gilbert Hollow, Lex