The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-28

AsooOAuE tubtto1 on eVOty page.
Stating point doesn't make it clear.
When man arrives at o conclusion,
it is time to stop.
Poverty is nimble. and soon over.
takes laziness.
Transient advertisements and no.
tices must be paid for in advance.
The "old man" OF the Mexioans per.
forms tonight. at the pavilion corner
OF Banding and Sumter streets.
A sober. industrious printer can
fiod situation by addressing (stating
terms) the Guzette. Camden, s. @.
Mr. Kinard means to reduce his
stock OF winter dry goods. and conse-
quently offers great bargains. Call
and examine.
The Mexican Combination troupe
give great satisfaction in their athletic
performances. Give them trial-they
are good.
Job printing OF every kind, from
miniature visiting oArd to fonr sheet
poster. turued oat, at short notice,
from PHOENIX office. Try as.
The tine for patience il when you
almost dislocate your neck over broken
pavements in the street, and YOUR
eyes are too full OF dirt to see which
way your hat goes.
A correspondent (Jim Jones) Of the
Charlotte. N. c.. Observer. asserts that
there is sane lady. the wife OF mi
mister. confined in the South Carolina
Lunatio Asylum.
Sheridan. Mack & Days "Great
Combination" opens in the new Opera
House. tomorrow night. All the
papers in the cities where they have
exhibited, speak of them very highly.
Round trip tickets to Charleston, ut
reduced rates. will be issued by the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad, to
ell who dceira to attend the meeting Of
the National Grange. on the Sd Feb.
ruary.
None. McDevitt. Of Edge6eld, won
the pig. las: night. and Mr.. J. B. Pol
lock the 800 in greenbacks. We
heartily commend The DeCastro troupe
and the prizes-to the citizens of
every town they may visit.
At the annual meeting of the Board
at Fire Masters. held last evening, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: J. L. Little. President; !;
I. P. Purse. Clerk; w. B. Stanley,
Chief; J. G. Sotphen. Assistant Chief.
Goods speak for themselves" bat
it is only after they are bought that
they can do 40. An object in adver-
tising is to induce people to buy them.
If goods speak for themselves, q good
advertisement may also epeak for the
goods.
A TREASURY SURPRIsED.-Ata q requ-
eular meeting of the Schuetzen. We
rein. held last evening. a very agreea.
BILE surprise was given to the club by
the committee Of arrangements-
Messrs. III. Ehrlich. J. F. Eisenmann
| and Q. D. Eberhardt-of the masuue-
rade ball, which came off on the Goth
instant. The ball having proved a
success in every particular. they pre-
sented to the CLUB handsome sum, to
be added to the general fund, being
the excess OF receipts from the sale of
tickets over the expenses. Many
thanks were expressed to the general
chairman, Mr.. 81. L. Habenicht, who
was first instrumental in getting up
the entertainment.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PLAYING WITH
FIRE ARMS. - Yesterday afternoon.
about half-past 4 o'clock, a terrible
tragedy WAS enacted on the premises
Immediately South OF the PHOENIX
Office. Several white children and q
colored boy, aged about eight, were
playing in the yard with sling-s OTIS !;
when the colored boy produced Der
ringer pistol. (which he had tuken
from his fathers bed, in room ada.
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