The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-12
There Wss 1856. 4Oe in national bank

ostutuHy IOk resumption; the receipts
for the week ending on that day foot
ups 3.048. 173. The treasury now
holds $685.. $50, 150 in United States
bonds to secure national bank circula.
tion, and SIC, 152. 200 to secure public
deposits. The national bank circula-
tion outstanding amounts to S348,-
2S8. .527, OF which amount 22,39O, 600
are gold notes. The customs receipts
on Saturday were S764, O69 90. The
receipts from Internal revenue sources
on Saturday were 1921. AL. SO; for the
month to date So, 23l 1888 88.
SCARCITY OF OYSTERS IN New YoEK.
There is an unusual scarcity of oysters
in tho New York market Just now,
owing to the fact that the oyster beds
OF Long Island and Connecticut can
not be reached. because OF the vast
fields OF ios by which they are block
AIDED, and also to the fact that fleet
OF some fifteen sohooners from Viz.
ginia, with consignmsDte for that port.
have been detained by adverse winds.
Prices have gone up from SO cents per
100 to ~; but tho scarcity, of course,
ia only temporary.
John Morrissey has started TINT
"gilt-cdged hell" in Jacksonville, Fla
Tor the benefit of visitors. A clerical
looking gentleman, with bald head,
keeps the shebang. and the rule is to
exclude all the natives and thresh the
visitors. using the profits for the bene-
ut OF Jacksonville merchants. The
ablishment has not commenced pay
lug az yet; but large and handsome
building is to be erected shortly.
which, it is predicted, will draw full
houses.
MORE STORES AND DWELLINGS
NEEDED. Notwithstanding there have
been fourteen new brick stores built
since the Atlanta and Richmond Air
Line Railroad became q fixed fact.
there is not vacant store-room in
town. Nor are there moro than two
or three vacant dwellings, and those
out in the suburbs and out eN repair.
Notwithstanding number have been
erected within tho last two years.
lSpartan6urg Herald.
A Fronch female has lust retired
from business in New York with a for.
tune of over 800. 900. and has gone
to her native France. Her business
was not considered very respectable,
as it consisted in levying black mail on
large number OF wealthy married
men In New York with whose illicit
relations she was acquainted. One
Wall street broker, who has largo
family. is said to have paid her 81, 500
just before she left.
The girls attending seminary in
Illinois set two chickens fighting in
their room, last Sunday. Bets on the
result ran high, aud at the conclusion
OF tho contest. the winning maiden
was "better" by gold watch, n pair
OF silk stockings, French corset, two
rolls OF false hair, patent hustle, and
beautiful book-mark with "Christ
Our Guide" worked on it in culored
silk.
HE BLACK HILLS "A despatch from
Sioux City says that ut meeting of the
leading citizens and business men of
that city. the Sioux City and Black
Hills Transportation Company, with q
cnpital of 100000, was organized.
The object is the transportation of
men and merohendise to the Black
Hills. Teams will be at once pur-
chased, and t:aius started by the last
Of April.
Tho royal boy who is supposed to
govern Spain is weary of the task, and
the New York Herald special cable de.
apstohes announce that be is with
great difficulty prevented from abdi.
eating in favor of the Duke de Mont.
pensier. In the meanwhile, the Car.
list war continues, with q battle near
Figueras and bombardment of Oria.
Fancy what the empire did for
France. Before the suspicious period
OF its advent, q woman'e bair was
worth only four francs pound. Now
the commonest article 10 worth fifty
two francs pound, and sometim es
single head Of high quality is worth
1000 francs. Viue PEmpire!
The Baltimore hotel proprietors
have had conference. and resolved to
obey the civil rights law. exercising
such discrimination in regard to the
treatment of their guests as they hayo
been hitherto accustomed to use
An organ-griuder married in Green.
vile, the other day. An interpreter
had to be employed at the marriage
ceremony, as the unfortunate woman
could not understand one word be
spoke.
It is stated as curi us coincidence
that Matt Carpenter stepped into the