The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-05-31
NEW York GOLD PANIC DECISION.

Judge DAILY, in the Court of Common
Pleas, decided, in the case of Baker
against Lockwood, to recover the differ
ence between 139 and 135 Oh purchase
of gold during last September panic,
and which defendant refused to accept,
on the ground of non-delivery within
the specified time, that the rule adopted
by merchants and bankers at the time
must be respected. and settlement made
on the basis of 1876. The amount in
volved is only S11, 600, but the decision
settles large number of pending con-
tracts.
THE NEW METHODIST BISHOP. The
General Conference of the Methodist
Church, South, now in session ut Mem
phis, made choice, Saturday last, of n
new Bishop. in tho person OF DR.. John
Christian Kecner. Bishop Kconer is n
native of Baltimore, but has long resided
in New Orleans, and is now editor of the
Christian Adrocate, of that city. He is
said to be man Of fine abilities, and
we'll qualified for the reponsible position
to which he hus been chosen.
A REMARKABLE MAN.-Dr. Loyick
Pierce, of Georgia, whose ago is nearer
ninety than eighty. preached sermon
last week, and some who have known
him many years, say it was one of tho
ablest of his life. The health of this
venerable divine is quite rs good rs it
has been for twenty years past, and ho
bids fair to complete his century, and
then die in the ministerial harness.
Miss Milford, writing of certain
authoress, says: "She is ugly, of course;
all 1,.l II 4
one in my life Except Miss Jane Porter,
and she is rather possee,) that might not
have served for IL scarc-crow to keep the
ously strange and disagrecuble pecu-
liarity."
The Descret (Utnb) Ners is Offering a
prize for the oldest parsonage who has
never seen locomotive. Father NIer-
rill, aged ninety, has had his claim set
aside by Father Afford, aged ninety six,
who claims that he has always kept
West Of the iron horse with his OK team
He, however, confcsses to have heard
the animal snort, and fears that tho loco
motive will overtake him yet.
COLONEL MosBY of the sensa-
ton dispatches from the North, n few
days ago, stated that Colonel John S.
Mosby, of Virginia, was one of the
officers connected with the Fenian inva-
sion of Canada. 1t was stated at tho
time that the report was very doubtful,
and it, is due to that gentleman to say,
that he is quietly attending to his law
business ut Warrenton, Va.
The name OF t-e engineer, who, with
his family, was murdered in Uxbridge,
England, is Marshall The supposed
murderer, now under arrest, is said to be
his brother, who was transported to Aus
tralia, eighteen years ago, through the
efforts Of the deceased.
The NEXT CoNGREss. New York
World, in IL leading article, is showing
how the Democratic party. if it makes
no mistakes, may easily elect the MAORI
ty OF the next Congress. But when will
the day come in which political party
will make no mistakes ?-Bahimore Sun.
Advices from Daricn represent tho
surveying expedition as having pro-
gressed twelve miles inland. Considern-
bile impediment was experienced from
swollen streams, owing to heavy rains.
Tho weather was extremely hot during
the day. The expedition was to leave
for the United States on the 9th.
10 keep III hmorlcan man-Of-War In
service costs $l30. 600 n year; to keep n
British man-of-war in service costs
SG9, 900 year. Annual American steal
age per ship. $4,000.
S. J. Townsend. Esq, formerly n
member of the Legislature from Marl-
boro, died in Jacksonville, Florida, on
the 21st. He had filled several impor-
tant positions in his District
1t is said that Assistant Adjutant- Gen-
eral Elliott (colored) will oppose Con-
gresham Hoge, ut tho next election.
A letter from San Domingo states that
the Cubans captured and shot an agent
Of Vnlmaseda, with forty followers
Valmaseda is at Bagamo, surrounded by
the Cubans.
Billiard-Players, go to Pollock's.