The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-26

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exeriion in this direosion will libe success.
fui, and further spread OF this direful
calamity avoided. i have used our tug
20 assist some Of the distressed planters
ID renewing their b household furniture.
Two other creyasses- lone at Point Mo-
nolr: West OF Baton Rouge. and one on
are reported. i4 + :
be returned to Prussia upon The Presi.
dents oxtradition warrant. 4
Col. 3. z. Morgan has been appointed
assistant postmaster. l1,'S-''
The agents OF one of the Southern
railway lines received private despatch
from New Orleans, announcing that
communication with the North by rail is
temporarily severed by the Bonnet Care
cravasse. The embankment Of the jack
son road Tor fourteen miles, together
with the telegraph lines along the traok,
have been entirely swept away by the
nood. The entire country, as far as
Lake Ponchartrain, is submerged. At
II o'clock last night, the oreYasse was
about 1000 feet wide About 5000
men, including The railroad Iaborers, nre
OF work upon the embankmente, and
hopes nre' entertained that q further
widening OF the breach might be pre-
vented.
New ORLEANS, April 25.-A heavy
thunder storm here yesterday. A house
OF st. Cloud street was struck by lioht-
ming, Instantly killing Mrs. Giese and
seriously injuring Mrs. Hclmke. The
tug boats Aspinwall and Admiral, while
racing on the river yesterday Iran into
the harbor police boat, knocking it to
pieces, instantly killing officer Douglass.
Three other officers were saved by swim.
ming ashore.
The latest from tho Bonnet Carre cre-
vase reports the break 700 feet wide.
Nothing official has been received from
that point this morning. The water is
running over the track of the jackson
hoad, between The thirteenth and four
teenth mile posts, nt Kennnrs. Volun-
teers have turned ont to throw up works
20 stop the water coming from the rear.
Chlef Engineer Thompson has Just re-
celved official information that tile Wal
lace crevasse ut st. James has been
efiectually stopped. The Mescro and
Villo orevasse have both been closed.
Men and material have gone to the
McDonough crevaase, which is expected
to be closed by night. Nothing received
from Poverty Point to-day. Gen.
thompson asserts there is no danger of
the city being overlooked.
WASHINGTON, April 25.--It is the
Grand Duke Alexis. the third son of the
Gar, who is coming.
The Legislative Council for the Ter
ritory OF the District of Columbia is
called by Governor Cooke for Nav Is.
The representative of the Sisters Of
Our Lady of Mercy, Of Charleston. s.
o., received S12, 600 from the Treasury
to-day.
Probabilities-It is probable that on
Tuesday night the barometer will con
tinue TO fall over the lake district. and
that on Wednesday, cloudy and rainy
weather will be very generally expert.
enced from Wisconsin to Alabama and
Eastward, with brisk winds in the Mid
die and Eastern States
BOSTON, April 25.-Debris in tho bny
indicates certainly the bark Merrimac.
from Boston for Montevideo, which was
run down by an outward bound vessel.
ond all lost.
WILMINGTON, April 25.-The schooner
Ann Dole, from Jacksonville, Fla, for
New York, was dismasted and lost ali her
sails off Hatteras, and towed into Hattie
res Inlet by the schooner Sarah Bruen,
on the 24th. The Ann Dole is gone to
Nowberne for repairs.
CHARLESTON, April 25.-Arrived-
Steamers Charleston, New York; Falcon,
Baltimore; schooners N. W. Smith, New
York; John Ferris, Baltimore; David
Miller, New Orleans.
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Mr.. Joseph w. Boyd, for twcnty-one
years q citizen of Troup County, and
ninety years old, recently visited the
editor of the LaGrange (Ga) Reporter.
de is native of Abbevillc, S. c., and
was schoolmate of John @. Calhoun.
he has only worn glasses for fivo or six
years. His #ife. at the age OF seventy
seven, still lives. and enjoys good health.
An undertaken in Terre Haute, Ind,
boasts that he has buried 5000 people.
Ladies and Children's Dresses.
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