The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-20
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Enclose the postage with your sub
scripsion-Daily. six months. 25 cente;
Tri- Weekly, Is; Weekly, 10 cents.
The past dues having beon liqui-
dated. the State Capitol was furnished
with gas. last night. "
Sugars are 80 cheop now that the
poorest can use them freely, and -four
is almost down to ante 6eNuu prices.
Job printing of every kind, from
miniature visiting card TO a four -she eet
poster, turned oat, at short notice,
from PHOENIX Office. Try US.
We have been requested to state
thnt there will be six shake.bag fights,
at the Cottage House. this afternoon.
beginning at o'clock.
The gas company had big adver-
tisement by the explosion in Messrs.
Swaffield's establishment. few nighte
ago. Kerosene is cheap, but gas is
safe.
There have been enowy Indications
Tor several days aud few fakes are
said to have fallen yesterday morning,
but last night the rain commenced to
fall and 80 squelched the feecy article.
The Changers adjourned at late
hour last night. We shall endevor to
give their proceedings in few days.
Not having grass seed in our hair, We
could not pass the portal leading into
the ball.
The work at the Schuet3en Platz is
going ahead, aud thu beautiful ex.
hibitions will begin in few weeks.
The Germans know how to enjoy
themselves and make other folks do
ai.tc.
Rev. James *. Mendenhall, lately
pastor Of the First Baptist Church OF
this city, has accepted the agency for
the Home Mission Board of the South
ern Baptist Convention, embracing
the States of South Carolina, North
Carolina. Virginia and Maryland.
The House, yesterday, passed that
section OF the general supply bill,
which levies tax of four -tenths of a
mill to pay the claims held by mer.
chanta of Columbia for supplies fur
nished the Lunatic Asylum. John T.
Sloan. Esq. OF this County, was in
the Chair.
Arrangements are being completed
for disposing of, by distribution, a
number Of desirable building lots in
this city. besides several valuable arti-
Giles of jewelry. Particulars will be
furnished in few days. Tickets to
the distribution will cost SIS. Respon-
sible gentlemen will have charge of the
matter.
We are not admirers of the Mexican
national game, but some other folks
are. and for the benefit of those
parties we impart the information (as
we do of sundry other umusements
and attractione} that "shake.bog"
match fight of six has been arranged
for this afternoon, commencing at 4
o'clock. ut the Cottage House. Buy
yonr tickets and be on hand, We who
fancy the eport.
The PAPER OF THE PEopLE.-The
PHOENIX is concise, direct, active, CO.
vering the whole field of news and
business and social wants. It is, there
fore. the paper OF the people at all
times, and is 80 recognized in every
household, counting room, Workshop
or other place where there ia an indi-
vidual who would keep informed up to
the needs OF the hour. Advertisers OF
every class seek its columns, in order
to reach all the people through paper
just suited to meet oil popular wants,
and which has, consequently, greater
circulation than that of all the other
city papers combined.
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