The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-27

Tho eathsr.s 1 yySsts.dsy. 'vas iust :
abapt ss pleasant .ss could be .desired..s !
The Congaree 'ia booming. and, tha
islands are ll'oovered.. S9,S g>l..4,o t,ia
'Impeachmena" stock fell iissIe,
yesterday some ,of the. 'impeacberu
having apparently cooled somewhat.
Enclose the postage with your SUBJ.
scription-Daily. six months. rs cents;i
Tri.Weekly, 10; Weekly, 10 cents. i.-
Mr.. II. Ehrlich returned, yesterdayE.h
from the frozen North. and furniehed |,
us with late papers. ! t''i" i,9.,4a,
The only evening amusement so far
announced for next week, will be the
meetings Of the House OF Representa-.
tives. every night except Saturday.
Job printing OF every kind, fromaa
miniature visiting card to four.siheet
poster, turned oat, at short notice.
from PHGN1x office. Try US. i,.-i..l.
Ex-Governor B. F. Perry passed ,
through Columbia. yesterday, ON his
way to Charleston. to deliver an sd-
dress before charitable association.
The wires nave NOT YET been put ia
complete order, which shortens our
telegraphic reports again; they will be
all right to-day. doubtless, -: .--,-,
Several active and reliable men can
find employment at the ofilce of the
Singer Manufacturing Company, No. /,
163 Main street. Oolumbia. g. o.,
None need apply who cannot come
vol recommended. 40 80
Just received. 25 buuches choice
bananas. at 31.50 per bunch; also, 20
pals, 15 pounds. choice gilt edged
Goshen butter, at 40 cents2fnest in
the narket-at G. J. Laurey's, oppo-
site PHOENIX office. ..,
The most economical artificial light
yet discovered, is the brilliant white
kerosene sold by John Agnew & Son,
at II cents per gallon by the barrel, or
70 cents per gallon at retail. delivered,
free OF drayage, in any part of the
city.
The Columbia Bible Society will
celebrate it's fifty.ninth anniversary at
the First Presbyterian Church, in this
city, tomorrow (Sabbath) evening,
February %. A sermon will be deli
vered by Rev. A. Coke Smith, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
A report will be made by Rev. George
/
Howe, D. d.. President of the So
ciety. Service to commence at 7]SA
o'clock. A collection will be taken up
to did in Biblo distribution. The pub
lie is invited to attend.
1t hos been currently reported that
Attorney General Melton is one OF the
proprietors OF the Union Herald; but
that can hardly be the case, as that
paper, which is 60 fond Of lauding the
other State officials and copying COM
plimentary notices of them, appears to
give him the cold shoulder. The At
torney General has been warmly COM
mended by many papers in the State
for the able manner in which he has
performed the duties of his Office. The
Greenwood New Era and Anderson
Conserrator have lately published very
complime mentary-and deservedly go
notices of him.
RAILRoAD AcCIDENT.-Th passen-
gor train over the Wilmington, Co.
lumbia and Augusta Railroad, due here
at $40 P. NJ, did not arrive last night
until about 9 o'clock-the detention
being caused by run-off of the loco
motive, at Cedar Greek trestle, about
fifteen miles below Columbia. The train
was running schedule time. when the
locomotive struck q couple of COWS
one was knocked off by the pilot and
the other caught under the wheels and
the locomotive and tender were thrown
completely of, and lay almost upside
down, several feet below. The express
and mail cars were completely demo.
lished. Engineer McSwAin and Ex-
press Messenger West were slightIy In
jured. The passenger cars were Jared
somewhat, but none of the inmates
hnyt