The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-02
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/ AHe Ioun says, the Spanlel, under Pa.
lance. we're completely defeated by Que
esas se ad IsY d.ys e1teS S landing, yith loss
The society Of Turner's OF this city,
about 2, ,O00 strong, sent request last
night to the committoe Of the Italian Inn
Union, stating their wish TO ioin the
Italian national procession, on the 25th
inst. The.request will be- carefully con.
sidered next Monday night.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
CHAnLEsToN, August IL Arrived
steamefs. James Adger, New York; Sea
Gull, Baltimore.
BOSTON,, August 1.-During storm
at Haverhill four barns were struck and
one burned, with several valuable horses.
The mail steamer Delta, from Bermu-
da, reports fire at Point Pitrie, Gau.
daloupe, by which nearly the whole town
was destroyed. 10000 people are with
out shelter. Sugar ready for shipping
was destroyed. The town was rebuilt
entirely.of; wood after its destruction by
an earthquake in 1848. The fire is sup.
posed TO. be incendiary.
NEW YORK, August 1.-United Stntes
Commissioners Belknap and Lowe have
been husily engaged all day making
arrangements for a thorough investiga-
tion into the cause which led to the, ex
ploslon Of the Westfeld They are de-.
termined, to make full, and searching
inquiry, and elicit such facts as will dis.
close where ueeligence or culpability
existed, For this purpose. numerous
witnesses have been summoned to testify
in the case, and the probability is that
the ih hvestjgation will commence to-mor.
row. before the com mmissionefs.
WAsa1NaTOE, August Felix r. Bur.
net'has been appointed Indian Commits.
sioner. Uice Parker, resigned. 7.'g't
a Cabinet session to-day was attended
by all the members excepting Cresswell,
who was represented by one Of his assis.
tants. The consultations took vida
range, and many important subjects were
considered; besides which, "a large
ap10u1tof routine business. which had
acoppplatsda ,hpayily since the. last ses-
sion. was disposed of. The PIeasanton.
Boutwell, ihBrogifo was tppio Of cor.
sidetati1nt ihf thpi disonssiohs were not
characterized BY any difrsrShcss On the
point of halaati0E lib difishlsies by sun
porting tt1eae3fSssrsatat Sssrsa .of ,,the Treasury.
It may thera[psipssI. tbsssroohnsidered certain
that Rleasnntohi will be fe1hoved: and it
is more than probable that Deputy Com:
@iesloher douglass will sncceed him.
Tho Question of appointing M arbitra.
tor:nnder. the Washington treaty was
feature of tqdaY's consultation, and
without positiHed Official endorsement, it
can be statsdassthaiuahfl probability
Charles FrandiEA dams Willie designated
to that Office BVthes Sacretayy of State.
The debt staeHmehS.ah shows reduction
of So, 200. .090;Hfss balance 1888, 600, ODO;
currency $a, ,9gg nQ0: Dhring u uly.. the
amount OF nhtldpAf1 bank. currency is
srsd was &ls7 900. &c Under the law,
the: aano arnouhE6N 4hree per cents must
Mr: Won Sch1oser, the now German
Minister, waa presented to the President
Today. The lcnstomary speeches were
made. In accepting the credentials. the
President said: SIN addition to the ties
arising from the extensive commercial
intercourse and from the mutunl inte-
rest which, in common, bind the United
States and Germany, there is q further
bond between them, from the ciroum.
stance that many of our best citizens are
natives OF your country" Mr.. Westen-
berg, from the King Of Netherlands, was
also presented.
The President appointed several post
masters at unimportant stations to-day. i
Miss Phmbe Carey, sister of Alice. is
dead.
Probabiiities-The low barometer will
probably continue in Iowa on Wednes-
day, and local storms IRE probable for
to-day from Missouri Northwards. Simi.
lar storms of large dimensions are pro-
bably now extending from Virginia and
Ohio North-eastward. No important
general changes in the weather are indi
Gated for Wednesday.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. VA, August
1.-The eleventh session of the Ame-
rican Dental Association commenced
here this morning. pursuant to adjourn
ment, pr. W. H. Morgan, OF Nashville,
Tenn, presiding. Forty-five members
were present, and considerable aocessions
are expected Ay to.night's train. The
association agreed to hold a morning
and ,neyening session. Without trans
acting any important business, the
association adjourned until half-past 3
o'clock. In the morning session, DR..
Judd read q paper on dental physiology,
which was discussed at length by Drs.
Atkinson. TAFT and others. It went over
to the next morning session. The vari.
ons standing committees were then ap-
pointed. At 6 O'Clock, the association