The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-23

The publication of the Weekly Union
has been suspended.
The drawing Of the Greensboro Lottery,
we learn. has been postponed to the 18th
April
The members Of the Legislature lenye
us on Fridnya resolution to that effect
having been adopted by both Houses.
You Gun get all styles of job printing
from visiting card to four-sheet post
er, u. the PHES1x office. Prices yatisfnc-
tory.
The Columbia Directory, complied by
hlessrs. Beasley & Emerson, is being
published at the PHOENIX Office. 1t will
be out this week
Three questions to be put to ourselves
before speaking evil of any man: "First.
Ii it true? Second, is it kind? Third, is it
necessarily
The Excelsior Literary Society, of New
berry College, will accept our thanks for
card of invitation to their anniversary
celebration. on Friday evening. March
26, Mt "a o'clock.
A gam" was played Mt the garrison
grounds, yesterday, between the "Colum-
bin" and tn" Onion" B,.se Bali Clubs,
in which tn" former were victorious. The
sore stood: Columbia 32; Union 81.
The .Suthern Musical Journal, for 3Inrch,
has been received. The subscription is
only SLIPS, for which over $40 worth of
music is furnished. Ludden 4 Bates.
Savannah, Ga., arc tho publishers.
Sunday WAS :. day To be remembered
The sun shone bright and not cloud
WAS to be seen. 1t was SO warm that a
number Of spring suits were to be seen
Yesterday there was change, and the
weather felt winterish
The cle,'tion for Comptroller-Ienernl
comes off to-day. The candidates are
legion DIR. NeaSlc. Senator Dunn, Gems.
Anderson and Stolbmnd. Representa-
tive Myers, Capt. Little, Messrs File
brown. Jones and others
We have received copies of the cata.
lngue of seeds--yegctublc, flower, etc
of Emil kratz, Hochheim- -Erfurt. AS it is
printed in German, "a dead language to
us.) we will be compelled to turn it over
to some of our fathcrmnd friends.
portion Of the track of the Char
lottc, Columbia and Augusta Railroad
WIS washed up nenr Augusta. on the
Goth; but by the use nf the South Caro-
lima Kailroad track, from, Granitcyille,
there wns but little delay to trains.
The Augusta papers report the death
OF a Mr.. Dorsey, of Columbia, S. c., at
Thomson, Ga. during n tornado, on
Saturday last. This must be mistake.
as no individual of TINT name is missing
from this city.
\ shrewd trick WAS played by nh en-
terti.ining female npon one of our sus-
ceptible bank officers few davs ago.
She presented n check from an Augusta
bank for $50. 25, and when Augusta was
heard from, it was found that the amount
WAS only 1926
1t IL humilinting to have to record that
the demi-trAin, skirt just long enough
to sweep the filth Of the street, and con-
veniently befoul itself over muddy
crossings, steadily holds its own, in
spite of all TINT las been SAID and writ
ten against it.
We have been authorized to state that
j. p. Southern, Esq. one of the Commits
sioners appointed under the liquidation
bill. sent IN his resignation the day the
Governors veto was prescnted; and,
much to his surprise, the letter has not
yet been read to the House
HoMIcIDE.A brief despatch from
Sumter, Inst night, states that Butler
Speers, colored man, formerly mem
Der of the Legislature and now Chair
man Of the Board of County Commits
sioners, was killed by Joseph Skinner, q
young lawyer. who is ut present con-
n"ctcd with tho Sh criff's Office.
A Valuable ORNAMENT TO HOTEL
READING Room. There has recently been
placed in the reading room of the Whee-
Ter House, of this city, one of L. W.
Burton's patent hotel writing tables,
which is attrncting good deal OF atten-
ton. 1t is one of the most convenient
and at the same time one Of the most
handsome ornaments, we have yet seen
for hotel. This table is made of black