The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-13
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pear here next week. Il a (
Transient advertisements and no.
tices 1suss be paid for in advance.
Largest selection of Imported cigars
at tho Columbia Hotel Cigar Store.
"These low grounds of sorrow" were
pretty moist yesterday.
Tomorrow il The last daY for the
payment OF taxes. The penalty at
taches after that.
Best imported Partngas, eight for
Que dollar, ut Columbia Hotel Cigar
Store.
Palmetto fine cnt tobacco is the best
in the city, and eau be procured only
at the Indian Sqn"w Cigar Store.
Capt. Hughes boats arrived yester-
day. with sixty bales OF cotton, con-
signed to Messrs. Lrrick s. Lowrance.
Weather too disagreeable for bust
ness, yesterday. The great job was
how to keep warm.
Col. Z. W. McNIaster has been
chosen anniversary orator Ivy the Che
raw Lsceum.
DR.. E E Jackson prophecies that
the weather will clear Tomorrow
January II It is to be hoped he will
bs correct in bis representations.
Tho trees and telegraph wires we're
coated with ice, yesterday. It was
very pretty sight, although the rnin
had dampening Influence.
Those who are curious to know what
sort OF thing pneumoniA is, can get q
good supply of it now in return for a
slight exposure.
The Grand Lodge Ut Knights of
Pythias will hold their annual conven
tion in this oity. this evening, at 7
o'clock. The convention will be held
i'll Good Templar's Hall.
Job printing of every kind, from q
miniature visiting card to four.sheet
poster, turned out, ut short notice,
from PHGNIx Office. Try us.
Several attempts have been made
recently to throw the Wilmington. Co.
lumbia and Augusta passenger train
from the truck. uear Fair Bluff. The
fiend wants hundfull of buck shot.
The grand masquerade ball of the
German Sohnetzen-Verein comes of in
1rwiu's Hall. on Wednesday evening
next, January 20. Particulars in ad-
vertisement in another oolunn.
We are indebted to the committee
for card OF invitation to banquet
by the Knights of Pythias, tomorrow
rhursdny) evening. We shall endea-
vor to be on hand und do our duty.
The Legislature convened yesterday,
at IL M. land not Z P. N.Y. Bot little
business was transacted. The Co.
vernor's Message was read in both
houses. The principal object of the
members seemed to be an attempt to
keep warm.
great many limbs of trees and a
number OF fiue plants aud shrubs, in
various localities in the city. we're
broken down. yesterday, by the weight
OF the sleet. The storm extended
throughout this State and North Caro-.
lima
At q meeting of the City Council,
last night, the tax ordinance was
passed. The levy is eight mills for
general purposes and ten mills special
interest. The new Opera House was
also named the alexander Opera
House."
FROZEN TO DEATH.-A colored man,
named Peter, who formerly belonged
TO Col. John English, was frozen to
death, last Wednesday. He started
to go home in wagon, that day,
and was found about seventeen miles
Eass OF Columbia a-within one mile
OF home-lying in the road, frozen
stiff.
The New OPERA HOUSE -Remember
the dedication of the new Opera House
this evening. Miss Adelaide Phillips
and her highly talented troupe OF ar
| tisfeS ara we'll worth haaripo Tho