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Wadaeaafiy MoT^ingr ggg 3Q| 1874. Can an Act ?ccuiuo JLaw Oy Joint Ilule of tike fleneml Assembly. The object of comtuittoeB of con for ?nce in legislative bodies is that they may oonsider nmi r'oport upon eases of difference.betweeu the two booses. They have not tho uutbority themselves ?o adjust suoUi di-ffwrencoa. That must be dpne. by,.the. bouses respectively. Committees oau. only.consider matter referrod to them. The conferenoe committee, like other, committees, re commends; the Houses adopt. This applies equally to- the conferences called simple aud to free c- ferencer, LS ich is simply to discuss propositions submitted to them, to weigh proposed modifications aud report back the sub? stance of what is said or agreed to to the houses ' for their action. They -have no right to conclude anything of a legislative character upon their own authority. When^'fhe committee of free conference reported to the House ?of Repreaeutativ?fi'?n the last day of the aession before the reoess that they conld come to no agreement with the Seuute committee, we were surprised tbat the Speaker ruled that their labors were ended, and tbat the bill apon which the houses differed so widely would ,_beoomo ^u^latv, whether the Houso agreed-to./^reeede from its amendments dr. not. , It must- bo remembered that ?be 1 Senate pro? posed to vote $(50,000 for legisla |ivo expenses, and the House by . amendmen't edt.it; down to $130,000; thai tue Senate fixed' npon the sum of $10,000 for "its, qootiugent fund, and the House razed it'to $2,000. lathe i ^'jguage of tbaG-uveroor, "the Act in < itK present form has boon dialmcUy - idd-decisively disapproved by. one Viicoset"' Its final passage is doe wholly to a joint rule of the General Assem-; ?tly." But what joint rule can set i ?.aide the requirement of the Ooustitu i.liori. that "uo bill shall have thu force ui 'luw rio-lil it shall have beeu rutd throe times, und on three several days i'.a oaoh house?" The concurrence of > tAi.6 two ? bodies must be had before anything can beporjie law. It oantiot bo presumed or .ioferred; but'mast be directly expresa'ud. The Constitution -?oafar3 the right npon eaoh house to ?ieterraiaa its rjtde^of proceeding, bat it ? cwhere oontein jdaj?^ that a law oan by any process bn flVoly^d opt of such cuies. We have' not examined the rules of tbe House of Representatives of Sooth Carolina, but the interpreta? tion put upon them by the decision of the Speaker in the case under review, must either be very muoh strained, or these rille? mu?V.haVe been lousoly or designedly drawn. They can be made to cheat one house or the other out of its legislative rights, aud thus contra? vene or evade the will of tho people. The reoeut decision seems to be utrongly opposed to . the diotum of Cue king, which, is good oom mod nenne, certainly: "The great purpose of al rules and forms is to subserve the will of the assembly rather than to restrain ft; to facilitate, and nut to obstruct, ? the expression of their deliberate --rM^'ii' . ? ' Cui Ho no! President Grant's proclamation sgaiust the people of Mississippi, e-horein he commands "disorderly and turbulent persous to disperse," kc, is very diul. like the Pope's bull ugaiust tbe comet. There are no disorderly persons whom it oan reach. There are no persons resisting tho law, aud bonce there is no occasion to threaten troop* as against insurgents. Even if there wore, there is u State Govern? ment, with itb forces, Stute militiu, coainiuuder-iu-cbief, kc. It is its ?ustuess to see to the execution of 2uw, and to exhaust nil proper efforts :u this direction, before calling upon tho Federal Ooverumeul tu interfere. Governor Ames ooufeeses the weak? ness; and failure of tho State Govern meut in bis piteous appeal to tbe Pre? sident. "Tho gruut merit und chief beauty of the Republican theory," as | tbe New 1'urk }l<iruld well fcnys in dis? ci issiug this complic.ilio'j, "is tllut the Government, being the fren choice of a majority of. the people, will always; have i In; prepoudenint physical strength of thu community on its tide, aud is, therefore, aclfyfuetniuiug, *x ceplin very extraordinary emergencies. If an insurrection sbouid spring up in one of the Counties' of New York or Massachusetts, it is inconceivable that the Governor would mnko such a dis? graceful display of imbecility us to us -comblu tho Legislature and apply fur F?deral assistance as tbo first step to? wards its suppression." There can bo no reason except (be will of uu irre sjouuiblo power for'proceeding dille rently in the one oase from the other. In fact, there is oo turbulence and no in8urrootiqn. Tho attack oio. Vioka burg waajaucceaafully rebelled. The negro Sheriff resigned ;hia office and oannot rename it for :he same reason that bo resigned it, namely, that he could not give the required bond. By a law of the State, if ho fuil to give Buoh bond, within a oertaiu time, his office beoomesvueaut. In hiR inflam? matory address to the citizeuR of War? ren County, when bo urged tbom t<i marc^i on Viok*-\>urg. lie makes him? self out a martyr, of course, bnt does not bbow that ho can meet tho require? ment* of the law ?3 regards his bond. Doeu tho President incuu to re-iust.ito him over the people whom bo bus de? frauded and bolster him in tho office whioh he cannot legally fill by tho bayonets of the Government? Remedies fob Fraudulent Votino There are two measures suggested us remedies. One of them is tbut obvious means of relief, a registry law. It has man)- considoratious to reoommeud it. If honestly curried out, it would secure an orderly and fuir election. Its pro I visions oau he evaded, of course, but I only by a great dual of care and good management. The mere fact that every voter'b namo is set down beforo hand, with the pluoe of his residenoe, and Unit be comes forward and votes and is checked off the roll, affords a great deal of seoarity. It is only by tilling the registry with false names and residences, as well as procuring repeaters to pernonato the tiotitions citizens, that the fraud can be accom? plished. Suok a complicated piece of rasoality ought to be very easy to de? tect, and bus not been carried oat suc? cessfully in very many plaaes. Perhaps the election of 1872 iu Philadelphia offers the worst example of the break? ing down of the registry known iu our political history. The argument Against a registry law in Indiana, bow ever, i9 the argument from experi? ence, and that aortaiuly is not an uusy one to meet. It is urged that the law has been tried aud found to be a fail? ure. The second meusuro proposed has so many advantages connected with it, and affords grounds for so few objections, that probably uo one would think of opposing its adoption. It is merely the reduction of the voting preoiucta t* reasonable limits. With smaller precincts, the presence of re? peaters oould be more readily detected, and the votes conid be counted on tho evening of election before the public attention was wearied, and before any of the jadges were exhausted with pro? tracted wakefuiUeSS. [Indianapolis Sentinel, 14t7/. A Plain Mouvl.?"The plain moral of it all is tbut public companies should staud upon their own feet, and that thoj have uo more right to be supportod at the expense of the tax? payers than newspapers or any other description of private property. We hope Congress will not fail to remem? ber this when Tora Scott's huge job is .brooght before it. 'No more subsi? dies'?an excellent motto for this Con? gress and for all that are still to come." , . [New York Times, Aud "the plain moral" of the above is Tom Scott wants subsidies for n Southern' railroad?the Southern Pa? cific Ltatlroad. If he wis nbont usk iDg Congress for a grant to aid any? thing of the kind North, your opinion about "public cornpiuies standing upon their own feet" would, no doubt, be different. Having bled the Trea? sury out of minions upou mi?ious in | building the Central aud Northern Pa-1 citic Railroads, in building custom I bouses and post offices al every town i wanting them, and squandered enough in other public enterprises to puy off tho national debt, you now commence orying out economy so soon us tho South u.ska for a iittle uid in buildiug a canal from tho Tennessee Iii vor and a railroad from Texas to the Pacific Opoan.?Augusta Chronic!': and Sentinel. The Fhankinq Privilege.?An ef? fort is being made to restore the frank? ing privilege. The Presidontinl elec? tion is coming on, und members of i Congress are anxious to invoke th? I free aid of tho mails iu the distribution of political matter. Iu a speech iu In jdiann, the other night, Mr. D. W. Voorhees made the statement that pre? vious to the puH3ngo of the bill to I abolish the fruukiug privilege, the Postmaster-General addressed u circn lur letter to every postmaster* in the Uuited States, asking that the amount of mail mutter free of pottage delivered from euch office for tho spoiio of six months, and the amount of postage which would have been derived from the same if it had been prepaid, should , bo reported to tho Post Office Depart- j meat. Iu tbid way it was shown that I the Government was annually trans-j porting $2,000,000 worth of postal I matter without receiving u dollar of revenue therefrom. Wo cm not see why members of Con press should send letters u'jd doouineuis freu through tho j mails any more luuu anybody el.se. : This is a country where wo have no! preferred classes of people. ?-, ^_ . Killed.?At a fair held at John An? derson's, in tho upper part of Green? ville Comity, on Christmas night, Enoch Pool throw u rock at Caleb Me? llen, which struck him ou the head, breaking the skull about four inches, wIihh be f.-ll and died about midnight, All colored. Hooch Pool left for parts unknown. Henry Clay describes a mule as "an auiuial that has no pride of uuoustry j aud uo hope of posterity." Cttimvna* Meeting. A Urore aud enthusiastic meeting of colored citizens of Columbia was held at Cantwell's Hall, on the night of the 28th. Bonjv Williams was called |o .the Qbaur, and Nwson Glover requested to act as Secretary. The Chairman state! to'tho meeting that the colored citizens o'f Riohlahd, having heard that1 their old nnd tried friend. Col. J. G. Gibbes, contemplated returning to the State, and that he was n candidate for the ollico of "Inspector of Phos phatos," that they folt it their duty, us well as pleasure, to aid him by till the mcanu iu tbuir power. The following persons mude speeches of the most complimentary cbnrr.cter concerning Col. Gibbes and bis well-remembered services to the ovople of tho Stute: Jas. Baiufiold, L*hho ?hiuk, J. It. Trie, N. 12 Edwards und SV. J. Thomas. Tho following resolutions, presented by W. J. Thomas, wote uuauimously adopted: Whereas, information has reached an tbut Col. J. G. Gibbes has upplind for the nppoiutment of "Inspector of Phosphates;" hud whereas, the qualifi? cation ol Col. Gibbes for the po-utiou be desires is unquestionable, beiug by profession qualified to discharge its dnties efficiently; und whereup, Mr. Gtbbos bus by many acts, ofiioial und individual, eutitled himself to our warmest regard and esteem as the frieud of tbe colored people; aud whereas, this meeting represents the colored people of Columbia; therefore, be it Resolved, That we commend Col. J. G. Gibbes to his Excellenoy.Governor Chamberlain as a gentleman of cha? racter, and whose appointment will re? flect favorably on his administration, and whose scientific attainments pecu? liarly fit him for the position. Resolved, That wo respectfully urge his Excellency to appoint Col. Gibbes Iuxpeotor of Phosphates. Resolved, That a committee of five bo appointed by tbe obatrman to con? vey tbe above preamble and resolu? tions to his Excellency tho Governor. Resolvctl, That the city papers be requested to publish tbe proceedings of this meeting. Under the third resolution, the fol? lowing committee was appointed: W. J. Thomas, W. At. Hayne, N. E. Ed? wards, J. It. Trice, Laue Black. The life of thu factory girl is a hard one. The great clamorous West de mauds men aud leaves to the East a population drained of bono and sinew, with more women than men to fight the hard battle) of life. Girls must earn the breud which sustaius them in Massachusetts, und tbe story o! tbe Lowell operatives has become uu old oue. From morning till night, the j woury spinners work and upon a pit tauae strive to seoure the necessaries aud comforts which make life endura? ble. It is uot wonderful tbut they seek to exchange the hard struggle for a life of ease und rest wben tbey can do so rightly, and proof of their strength aud virtue that so few of them yield to evil temptation. They seek to make thu best of things as tbey ure and to assert their rights as tbey may. A typical girl wusBbewbo, discouraged and indignant, answered the other day her boarding house keeper who was lamenting tbe fate of a boarder who had married a grooer of limited means. Said tbis brave and logical mill girl: "What's tbe use of talkiog? You feed us ou bull-beef at $-1 a week, and then expect us to be contented angels!" Detroit has n policeman who bus thoroughly studied human nature and who bus a haart full of kindnes*. When he so-s a Iftdj fall he slops for? ward ::nd picks her up iu the mubt graceful manner. Realizing her em? barrassment, he remarks: "No one but myself witnessed the accident, madum. Those boys tiro laughing about n thing which happened here two dttjs ago. It is very pleasant for a bad day, madam. Your folks uro nil well, I hope? Lois of people haying Santa Claus presents just now. The boys are laughing because u bald headed man fell down. Boye will laugh, you know, when they are tickled. Wish to tuko the car, madamV Well, good day. You cun rest assured that uo one saw you fall. Some ladies strike ou their head, but you otily stumbled, madam?a mere graceful stumble." Taxation* in New YoitK City.?The Hoard of Apportionment of Now York city met on Saturday, und took final action upon the local budget for 1875. Tho net amount, after deducting etty revenue, is, iu round number:', 000,000, represouliug a rale of taxa? tion equal to about three per cent. Thin includes about $980,000 appro printed ou behalf of charitable institu? tions arid corporate schools, which, under the umondod Constitution, it is extremely doubtful whether the city will have tho power to pay. Uf tins immense sum, $0,1100,000 is required for interest on the city debt. -? ? ? United Status JJistkict Count, Cuaulbston, December 28?Judge Bryau presiding. It wan ordered iu each of tho following cases, violations of interim! revenue laws, United States against Oscar Geisbnrg, J. \i. Marlin, B. J. Ramage, J. B. ? W. J. Rodgcrs, J. A. Witford and A. M. Wither, that Ibo penalty and costs in this case, now in the registry of the court, he paid by tho Clerk, us follows The penalty to C. L. Anderson, Esq., Collector of Internal Revenue, for thu use of the United States, and cos!, to the officers of the Court entitled thereto. ? ? ?? Subscribe for the Pikemx. Cannibalism, in Mexico.?A queer utory of cannibalism oomes from tbe romantic mountain region of Ghihuu baa, io Mexico, tbo loveliest of ls)uda, where "every proHpeot pleases, und only man is vile." it is a laud where nature bas provided everything tbat the beart of the moat exuoting epicure oould desire?fruits in riebest profu? sion and game of ull kinds. Tbo cli? mate is superb?ouo might imagine il a country whioh would produce a race of d'-mi-gods, rather than a mco of oauuibals. Yet hero is tho story, re? ported to bo true by numerous Ameri? can correspondent*. 'Abe Spaniards have u saying that some stones may well he made to w.nt iu quarantine before they ura belieVoJ, und ouo of tbe eorrespoudouts gives this caution with regard to tbo following, which ho, nevurtbiless, relates: The alutldn of u small village in Chihuahua hud beeu for some months observed to meet, his friends lute ut night, at a bouse in the outskirts of the town, for supper und n genial outpouri'' ; of wit. Tim principal dish at these gatherings was usually compound id ?>t the savory flesh of nwiue or kids. To tins there could bo no possible objection; und! the .alcalde, be-iug the principal au? thority of tho place, was uaturuily free from any questions concerning the lato hour* aud strange orgies which he aud his cronies were Etiid to indulge iu. But one day u neighbor, an In? dian woman, mimed her little three year-old child, und at once, iu .Mexi? can Iudiau fashion, began to license every one iu the vioitnty of sorcery. She had already selected eeveral unfor? tunates as ugeuts iu her child's sodden disappearance, and one or more of them would doubtless have been burned alive, hud not auotber, aud still auotber, aud yet another neigh? bor, ou succeeding days, reported the losses of their tender iufuuts. Great excitement ensued; und ut last *uspi ciou fell upon the midnight suppers of ttie alcalde and his companions. The "political chiel" of tbe section was summoued. Armed with his superior authority, be penetrated the secrecy of tbe alcalde's uiystio rendezvous, and there discovered tho heads and bones of thirteen children. The alcalde con? fessed that the missing mfuuts had been barbecued or roasted whole, and the cannibals, ere tbey wete bunged ? for speedy veugeauce was their por? tion?told tbo political chief, with I fiendish joy, that "had bn ever tasted tbe roast, he would have joined the iu feruul association." This story nil the respectable papers of the C:ty of Mex- j iuo vouch fur. und the children iu Chi-j huuhua are not allowed to leave then , parents' houses evtu to play about the door-?. A VAiiVAnitK Medical Tkeatise.? llostetter's United States Almanac for 1S75 for distribution, f/rttti.t, through? out the United States and tili civilized countries of the Western hemisphere, will bo published about tho first of duuiiary, iu tbe Euglisb, German, French, Norwegian, Welsh, Swedish, Holland, Bohemian and Spanish lan? guages, und all who wish to understand the true philosophy of health should read uud ponder the valuable sugges? tions it contains, iu additiou to un admirable medical treatise on the causes, prevention and cure of u great variety of diseases, it embraces a large amount of information interesting to the merchant, the mecbuuic, the miner, the farmer, tbe planter and the professional mau; und the calculations ' have been made for such meridians and latitude* us are most suitable for a correct and compreheusive Natiouul Calendar. The nature, uses nnd extraordinary sanitary effects of Hosteller's Stomach Bitters, tbo stapln tonic aud alterative of more than bait the Christian world, aro fully set forth in its pages, which are also interspersed with pictorial il? lustrations, valuable recipes for the household and farm, humorous anec? dotes, and other instructive and uinus itig reading mutter, original and se? lected. Among the Annuals to appear with the opening of tbe year, this will bo mm of the most useful, and may be , had for the asking. The proprietors, Messrs. Hostotter At Smith, Pittsburgh, I'll., on receipt of it two cent stump, will forward a copy by mail to tiny person who caunot procure one iu Iii? ! neighborhood. Tim Bitters aro soldi in every city, town und village, und ! are extensively used throughout, the! cutire civilized world. D<u>25t3*jl The novelty of Charleston, S. C,1 fur tbe next tow weeks is tbo great re- ' dtictiou in our prices ol all kinds of j Dry Goods, Carpets, Oil Cloths, eU . ? at tbe popular house of Furchgott A Co., who, it is known, keep the largest | and best selected stock of ubovo-iiutnud 1 goods at the lowest, possible prices. ! Country orders entrusted to them lire filled with the greatest Care uud dis? patch, if goods are not satisfactory, money will be returned. Smuples sent on application, llcmit per I'xpresd or Post Office Order, or goods will be sent (J. 0. !>. All ft'tttil orders over 810 will be stnt frco of charge. N 2l?f . - ? People will get married, and most of us do not have but one cb.itiCe, so doit up in stylo. Moreover, it is a poor compliment to your friends to invite them to your wedding with u shabby invitation. Tho invitation is your bow; it introduces the life of tbe new couple, and should be iu the bist style. Walker, Evans ?V. Cogswell, Charleston, S. C, have ull tiio finest styles of paper, cards, Ac, und exe? cute tbo work in the highest style of the art. Send to them for samples and prices. N 20 i ? * A tnotker-iu-luw is not a heavenly I body, but she has otteu eclips<d a boiievinoon. Schrnok'b Mandrake Pili? will be f juiid to possess those qualities neces? sary to tho total eradication of all bi- | Uouh attacks, prompt to start tho ae- ' Qretionsdf tbe liver, and give.? healthy ton a to tbe entire ajHteiu. Iodeed.it in no ordinary discovery; iu medical science to Imvc invented a remedy lor these .stubborn oomplaiuta. which de? velop all tbe results produced by a heretofore free use of culomol, a mine? ral justly dreaded by mankind, and ac? knowledged to be destructive in the extreme to tbe human system. Tbut the properties of certain vegetables j comprise nil tbe virtues of calomel, without its injurious tendencies, is now nil admitted fact, rendered iudisputa I bio by scientific researches; aud those I u'|in iiso the Mandrake Pill? will be I fully satisfied that tbe best mdiciues late those provided by nature m the I common herbs aud roots of the fields. These ptlls open the bowels and correct , itll bilious deraugurneuts without ?all 1 vntioti or any ot the injurious eil? eta I of calomel or other poison.- The se-j cretiou of bile is promoted by thme ! ptlls, us will be seeu by the altered i color of tho stoois, and disappearing . of the sallow complexion and cleansing 1 of the tongue. Ample directions fori use accompuuy each box ot pills. Pre- \ pared only by J. H Seheuck A Son, \ ?it their principal ollice, coruer Sixth : and Arch streets, Philadelphia, und j tor sale by all druggists aud dealers. 1 Price 25 ceuts per box. DceHtl3 i - ? <??. An aged citizen of Arkansas went into thu rooms of the Cougressioual i Committee iu Littie liook to tell Judge j Polauii t at since reconstruction in I lytW Arkansas bus had six'.eeu Go- I veruors. lie complained tbut it wasn't safe fur a man to live there; that be himself war rather slow in bis meutal operations, und scarcely got his mind j made up to support one Governor, i when they sprang another on bun aud i made him liable to arrest for treusen. j He said every lime be Came to towu he asked men on tbe outskirts who was Governor on that particular day, lent | be might mak^ a mistake in hurrahing I for tie unpopular one. Atter reliev- i lug bis tuiud of a little more dry I humor, he. left, but presently returned, ! ask'ng }HTinissiou to make a correction | iu his statement It wa- seventeeu Governors, he said, instead uf sixteen i ?ho had remembered another one | winlo on was going down stairs. The Ct itsK of Alcohol.?Iu traiu- | ing lor great muscular exertions, ur- I dent spirits are strictly prohibited. Those who tbiuk alcohol produces ! strength, und who call temperunot people- fanatics, sbi?uld ponder tbe re mark of tlie gieat brute, Tom Sayer?, j who, when preparing for a great pnz tight, was asked: "Well, Thomas, I I suppose yon use pleuty of beefsteak, i London porter and pale ale?" 'The) bux-r replied: "Iu my time I have drunk more iliun was good for me; but! when 1 have business to do, there's' nothing like water und the dumb? bells." After retiring from "busuies*," he took to drink, and died a sot. Uolri water made him a Sam-ou; ulcobol laid him in his grave. The Advertiser says it is proposed to | dart a joint stock company in Savnu- i nub for "the manufucture of stoves, j uookiug and parlor, and oruumetitMl ! grates, aud other designs iu iron, with i a capital stock of $20,000, 810,000 of j Whieli has already beau secured iu tho j form of patterns, designs, tools und the mechanical agencies necessary to the successful operation of the manu? factory. The other ?10.U00 will be required to carry ou the business until it shall have been an as ured sucee-8. Experienced tuen, several uf whom ure mechuuics iu Savannah, aud one of whom is a master workman and a capitalist in Albany, New York, have I taken hold of tbe idea." A writer iu the Homioi's Journal, I published in Londou, euys: "There is growing up in England a large class of | women who do not marry, who uppA loiitly wish not to marry. They de-I liherutely devote themselves to litera? ture, to teaching, to some trade, gene? rally an artistic one, at tiny rate to some occupation that gives a liveli- ? hood, mid tends to culture, uud this \ they choose for lifo. The marrying | iuelinot seems dead, or rather never to j have been born in thorn. 'They do not seem to be thought of as out uf place, hilt, on the contrary, they muvu iuto lit places in the great societal organism easily aud uaturally, aud are accepted without remark." L luisiuna bus agaiu beeu tnuJu the victim of fraud. A returniug board, \ packed with tbe corrupt partisans of j the Kellogg administration, Las throwu out enough Democratic votes to give 1 the Hadicals a majority in the Legisla-1 tare un l to elect the Uadic.il Stato ' ticket. Mouutire, the Democratic cau tjiilat" for Stato Treasurer, who re ceiveii a majority of 8,500 votes, has been declareil defeated by l.?UOmu-j jority. The Democrats are also cheat? ed, by illegal manipulation ol the re? turns, ul several lucuib) rs of the Con- 't gressioual delegntw ti. Gen. Graut de? idareslliat he will su.-daiu tue infamy' with United Stales buyouct*, und the j puoplo are forced to submit to tins, monstrous outrage upon their rights. Maria is a very popular uatno in [lliuois. When u cat climbs a back fence in a well-populated neighbor- j hood, and plaintively culls out "Ma riarl" twenty or thirty' wiudows are hastily throwu up, from which pro- | trudo twenty or thirty female beads I wildly answering "What " A Fretinh preacher describes hell as a place where tbey talk polities all day. What the) do at night he does not re? port. Cm Matters.?Subscribe for tbe Phoenix?don't borrow. Subscribe, for. tbe Phoenix. Beading matter on every page, "Mnaic of tbe spheres"?The click* iDg of billiard balls. Transient advertisements and no? tices 7/ius! be paid for in advance. ! And now tbe business men, having j bad their Xmas fun, are arranging for ' , i holiday ou New Years. It i.-> the iast week in December, and i yet *e sit at work by au open window, through wbioh a breeze comes in most ; reft r?hingly. I It will bo observed that ull the bunks wiil be olosed for business on Friday j next, the 1st ol Juuunry, it being a i lei* il holiday. ; Old typo metal, at 25 ceute a pound, jeuu be obtaiued at tbe Phoenix office, j for small quantities; 20 cents by the ; 1U0 pounds?delivered at the depot. 1 Job printing of every kind, from a miniature visiting card to a four-sheet poster, turned out, ut short notice, from Phcen'ix olhce. Try us. Notices in the local column are charged for at the rate of fifteen cents a hue, for nine line* or more. Less tbuu that space, 31. All local refer? ence to advertisemeut? charged for. The grand masquerade ball of the (iermau Sehuelz'u-Verein will be given uu Wednesday evening, the 13th ol January. 1875?just two weeks from to-day. Thoie who propose to parti? cipate should be making arrangements for costumes, ic. Wo acknowledge the receipt of an iuvitutiou to tho second grand ball of the Phoenix Hook and L-idder Com? pany, to bo held ut Purker's Hall, Thursday evening, December31, 1874, upou which occasion the light fantastic toe will trip the old year out and the ue.v 3'ear in. Ttie testimonial of the colored peo? ple made iu laror of Colonel James O. Gibbes, is n gratifying prool that tbey are not ungrateful for kindness and lavors. Tbe lecutnuieudation of Mr. Gibbes for the otti-u of Iuspeotor of Phosphates to tbe consideration of the Governor, is cue which, we doubt not, he will take iuto proper consideration. Iii? qualifications for the p?st, aud his efficiency in every held of action, are undisputed. Largest selection of imported cigars at tbe Columbia liulel Cigar Store. Crackers?eatiug aud tire?can be obtained ut H ?rdy Solomon's grocery. Choice br'inds of champagne und other *wiues at Hardy Solomon's. Palmetto buu cut tobacco is the best in the city, und. can he proenred only ut the Indian Squaw Cigar Store. liest imported Partugas, eight for one dollar, ut C.durnbia*Hotel Cigar Store. Promptness aud attention are the rub s ut Hardy Solomon's grocery es? tablishment. Give Hardy Soiomou a trial, if you want anything iu the grocery lice. His stock is fresh. Anything uud everything in the gro? cery line at Hardy Solomon's. Brandy fruits, preserves, jellies, jams, etc.. ut Hardy Solomon's gro? cery. The New Po-staue Law.?Ou the first of January, 1375, the new postage law?requiring pro-pay incut at the ? otlice of publication for all papers sent outside of the County?goes into effect. Resident? of llichland County receive their papers free of postage. Subscribers to the Daily Piicenix will, therefore, enclose tbe postage with their subscription, which will be as follows: Oue year, 50 cents; six mouths, 25 ceuls; three mouths, 15 eetits; one month, 10 cents. Tiu* Weekly, oue your, 30 cents; six mouths, 15 cents; three mouths, 10 cents. Weekly GleAxer, ouo year, 20 cents; sis mouths, 10 ceuts; three mouths. 5 cents. Where the postage is uot sent with the subscription, the time will be shortened to that extent. The new rates of postage are less than bail of the old. Mail ii:it.\soBMES is.?Northern nai 1 opens 3.30 A. M., 3 P. M.; closes IIA. M.,i> L\ Vt. Charleston opensS A. M., 5.30 P. M.; closes- 8 A. M.,6 P. M. Wesre.ru opens ? A. M., IP. M.; sIohhh f . 1.30 P. M. Greenville oJhii* 1.45 P, M.: closes 6 A. M. Wil miugrou opens 1 V. M.; closes 10.30 A. ?. On Sunday open from 2.30to 1.30 P. M. Lt-*t of New Adveutisemexts. Meeting Columbia Chapter. Columbia SMiuetzoo-Verein. ,?. 13.Polmer?Stockholders' Meetiug. J. H. Sawyer?Notice. Dividend Central National Bank. (reo. D Hope?For Sale. L. ?, Z *iiiy?Notice. D. C. Peixotto & Sous?Auction. Many an enamored pair have courted in poetry and lived is prose.