The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-19

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robbers escaped without booty.
The Montana took $4,000 worth OF
California wine for New York.
LOUISVILLE, August 18.-The protract-
ed drought in some sections is injuring
corn and tobacco.
A daughter Of Thomas Burnet Ewing,
aged ten years. living near Fulton Sta
tlon, on the Paducah and Grand Gulf
Railroad. was ohoked, outraged with the
aid OF knife, md then thrown into
pond. A negro confessed the crime.
He was about being lynched, at last ac-
counts. M
New YORK, August 1s.-A rumor that
the steamer Henry Cbaunoy was burned,
on the 10Th, off Body Island. is pub
iished, but is, undoubtedly, false.
Two OF the escaped conyicts were cap
balance continues.
WAsH1NaToN, August 18. -Despatohes
from Norfolk prove the reported loss of
the Chauncy canard.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
NEW YORK, August 19.-The Pacific
Mail Steamship Company offer IS, 600
reward for the detection of the author
OF the Chaunoy hoax.
MEMPHIS. August 18.-Edwnrd Barr,
q son Of wealthy parents, was shot and
instantly killed by desperate in the
Southern portion Of the city, this morn
ing.
! A. 8. Mitchell, special master in chan
Gerry. in the case Of t. E. Brown os. the
city, for paving the streets with the Nj
cholson pavement, has decided in favor
Of the plaintiff, for $500, 900.
Judge King, leading lawyer of this
city, died at Ramer, Tenn, on Wednes-
day.
/ LOUISVILLE, August 18.-Wm. Balls
''Banner Mills" at Shelbyville, were
burned; loss $40, 1000.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1S.-Twenty
carloads of fresh Japanese tea we're
shipped Eastward to-day.
Weather unusually warm; thermome-
ter 112 at San Bernardine. There was 8
heavy shower at San Diego yesterday
thing unprecedented.
WASHINGTON, August 18.-Gov. Henry
D. Cook deposited in the Treasury, to.
day, $15, 600. 600 to the credit of the Eu-
ropean Syndicate. The American. Syn
dicate report sale of 2,O00,00 to-day
The captain OF an English vessel ut
Darlen, Ga, recently had OCCASION to
punish four insubordinate sailors. by
confining them in the hold. The i'm
prisoned men, through lawyer. OBJ
tained Il writ of hdbeas corpus, before
negro magistrate. who released them
The matter has been made the subject of
diplomatic negotiations between the Bri-
tish Minister and the State Department,
tho captain having complained to his
Government OF a breach Of international
law.
The payment OF the September inter
eat will be advanced, without rebate, on
Tuesday next. All exchanges OF bonds
held az security for bunk circulation, for
other than new FIVE per cents, are sus-
pended for the present.
No communications have passed be-
tween Long Branch and the depart
ments here, regarding the Federal Off
cials at New Orleans. No changes are
apprehended in official quarters. All
coiored recruits have been ordered to
New Orleans to reinforce the Ninth
Cavalry.
Local storms are proba-
BILE for tonight and Saturday in Mime
sofa, and the barometer will probably
fall. with increasing haze and cloudiness,
from Arkansas to New York and North
"NAoo. SlOuNJ uuA tuISdtculuR We1Lucf
is probable for the interior of New Eng
land. The storm in Florida will proba.
bly, extend to Virginia by Saturday after
noon, with increasing Ensterly winds
along the entire Atlantic coast, and
Northerly winds on the Gulf.
ALEXANDRIA, La, August 19.-The
Democrat, of the 18th inst, says: Dur
ing storm on Bayou Rapids, on the
7th inst, two strangers, who sought
refuge under tree, were killed by light
ming. Letters and memorandum books
found on their persons, lead to the be-
lief that the parties arc Canadians,
named r. B. Brick and ~ Shook. No
effects or money found on their persons
In one memorandum book was written
"Fank Noal's book" The letter was
frora Kibbaum City, Wis, and signed
Fred. and Hattie" aud in reference
was made to Shook being in ill health.
The citizens of the Bayou, in the imme-
diate neighborhood, gave the bodies MS
decent burial as they could, under the
circumstances. The burial service was
read, and all proper respect paid to the
remains OF the unfortunate strangers.
WI1MINaToN, N. O., August 18.-The
| steamer II. E. Lee exploded her boiler.