The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-21
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Wind, thunder, lightning, rain and
hail, to perfection, yesterday.
It is thought the Legislature will ad-
journ sine die about the 1st of April.
There were three deaths in Columbia
for the week ending the 20th-An whites.
Mr. Winthrop Williams has declined
to act any longer as agent for the sale OF
tickets for the distribution OF real estate.
One Of the ornamental urns on the Co.
lumbia Hotel WAS shivered. yesterday af-
tcrnoon, by IL stroke of lightning.
"Susannah," who Is dcsirous Of ndver-
tising for Il husband, neglected to send
her address.
To-day is Palm Sunday. Palms will
be distributed in St Peter Church, this
morning, ut 10 o'clock.
MIR. Long announces, this morning,
that he has received carload Of extra
fine Kentucky mules, from Messrs. Tai
bott. They are worth examining.
You can get all styles Of job printing,
from visiting card to four-sheet post
er, Mt the PHEH1x Office. Prices satisfhc-
tory.
The Odd Fellows school will be re-
opened on Monday, the 22d instant, un-
der the superintendent of DR.. J. j.
McCants AZ principal.
The members of the Choml Union are
requested to meet Mt the Palmetto En-
ginc House, tomorrow evening, Mt u
o'clock, for rehearsal.
General Mcdowell reviewed the troops
Mt the garrison grounds, yesterday, and
ting exhibition was very satisfactory.
There was Il large crowd of spectators
Next Friday is Good Friday Business
Is suspended in the cotton and stock
markets in England and in New York
and the principal American cities.
The great attraction in Columbia is the
black goods department ut the popular
house of W. D. Love & Co. Black grena-
dimes, all wool unl silk warp, ut 80 and
Is cents per yard.
John Mitchell. hnving been forced to
leave his native land for Il quarter of q
century, has returned to deposit his
bones in the soil of old Erin. The cable,
yesterday, announced his death.
Yesterday evening, commenced the
feast of Purim--a celebrated Jewish festi-
val, which is also called the Fast OF
Esther, in commemoration of her fasting
three days and nights before she went to
supplicatc the King for the deliverance
! of the Jews, who were marked ont for
destruction by Haman.
81. Nicholas (Scribner's illustrated
magazine for girls and boys) is one OF
the very best publications. in the coun.
try--we mean what we say. It affords
endless amusement to the young folks.
Subscribe for it, by nll menns-it costs
50 a year. Scribncr 4 Co., 743 and 74E
Broadway, New York, are the publishers
Mr.. J. L. Ligon, agent for the SINCE,
Manufacturing Company Mt this place
| has just returned from convention o
the agents Of his company, which has
been held ut their general Office in Sa.
rannnh, Ga, and reports the company
in prosperous condition, with large in.
crease of sales over the previous year.
We are pleased to announce the return
to this city of our young friend and
neighbor, DR. Heber D. Heinitsh-a gra
duate of the Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia. He is armed for the battle,
and with q carefully handled scalpel, We
see no reason why he should not make
his way-at least, to the hearts of the
young ladies, who overwhelmed him with
those beautiful bouquets we saw at thu
store the other day.
Ham Ellerbe, convicted Of petit lnrcen,
at the November term, 1874, of the Cour
of General Sessions in Marion County
and sentenced to the Penitentiary for the
period Of four months, was discharged
from confinement, on Yesterday, by ex-
piration of sentence. George Arkns ani
Cesar Cordcs, convicted ut the February
1875, term Of the Court Of General Ses
sions. in Charleston County, Of grani
| larceny, and sentenced to the Peniten
tiary-the former for eighteen months
and the latter for one year-arriveda ut tin
institution, yesterday.
The following is n list Of patents is
sued from the United States Patent Of
flee to citizens of South Carolina for weel