The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-02

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Reading matter on every page.
Sore or weak eyes are on the rampage
in parts ofthe city. (.
Yesterday was regular April day
warm and cloudy.
Relative beauty that pretty little
female cousin: '-
a false-or April fool--nlarm of fire,
Inst night, caused the firemen to have
run.
Governor Chamberlain has not yet
signed the supply bill. Some of the
fentures he is not satisfied with.
bIr. Long has received another car
load of primo Kentucky miles. Call
and see them ut his stables.
About this time of the year spring
chickens begin to hang over the ragged
edge of the shell
In forwarding subscriptions to the
PHGN1x and CLEANER don't forget the
postage.
The day train over the Wilmington,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad is to be
discontinued after to-day.
Our Sumter contemporaries complain
that the PH'ESIx is mot received. The
loose screw is beyond our Office, us the
paper is regularly sent.
Iou cnn get oil styles of job printing,
from visiting card to four-sheet post
er, at the PHOENIX Office. Prices satisfac-
tory.
Doolcy, the bill-poster. says the Rentz
Can-Can Troupe, (for which he is libe-
rally billing give respectable enter
tninment. Martin knows.
\ bargain can be obtained in the pur-
chase of fount Of secondhand bour-
geois or minion, with the necessary cases.
ut the PHOENIX Office
DIR. E. f. Jackson's rcd bat. with
| feathers, caused many "sold" indi-
viduals to ,mole ghastly smile, yester-
day.
We notice that many of our State ex-
changes are publishing incorrect state
ments relative to the tax levy. The
PHOENIX gave the matter correctly: but it
| seems it has been overlooked
The directories were not given away,
the hot spring did uot spout, and the
store of Messrs. Perry & Slnwson was not
robbed-the statements of the morning
papers to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Tickets in the real estate distribution,
which comes off in April, can be obtained
at PHOENIX Office, Indian Girl Cigar Store,
Columbia Hotel Cigar Store, Wheeler
House, Sulzbacher's California Cigar
Store. and Sheridan's grocery store.
An investment of S. mny cause you to
be the fortunate possessor of con-
venient house, building lot, pair OF
spanking horses, or a gold watch. The
real estate distribution is the mode.
The following cheering, but rather in.
definite, news comes from Sumter.
Will the IVa'chmnn please tell whose
fence?
Somebody. we forget now who it was,
has put new board on their fence"
We understand that BIr. j. P. Southern
has, upon the advice of prominent gen
tlemen, consented to serve on the com.
mission under the Act for redemption oi
certain claims against the State, should
the courts decide that the Act has be,
come law.
Mr.. j. Wallace Anger. of Charleston,
agent for the Eclectic Magazine, is in the
city. The Ectectic is most excellent
publication, made up Of selections from
the principal European magazines
Every number contains q we'll executed
steel engraving
ball complimentary to the Richland
Rifle Club comes off on Tuesday evening
next, April 6, in the Rifle Club Hall
DR.. W. c. Fisher, or either of the Com
mittee OF Arrangements, will give all ne
cessary information. The first bal
proved unusually satisfactory. and thu
belief is that the present one will bt
equally pleasant.
The Greenville Republican acknow
iedges tho receipt of an order from the
State Superintendent Of Education, fol
the funds due that County on account O.
school claims of 1874. 1t is profuse il
its thanks. "Thc people Of Greenville,
it says, twill ever appreciate the favo,
of j. X. Jillson and F. L. Cardozo.
What is this grea. "favor." we should
like to know?