The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-26

McDonald i Whitney, leading stock
brokers of San Francisco, are reported
MS having failed They were largely
short on yellow jacket, which advanced
heavily this week.
In the French Assembly, Gen. Pellis-
sier, brother Of the marshal, opposed the
disbandment of the National Guard as
lnopportune and dangerous. Viscount
Meux advocated Immediate disband-
ment He was vociferously cheere,l.
Ihlers attempted to spenk, but WAS vio-
lently interrupted BY the Right. Thiers
concluded, by saying it was evident he
had lost the confidence of the Assembly,
and that he knew what course to adopt.
An amendment, proposed by Gen. Du.
crot, for gradual disbaudment, was then
adopted, by 4S7 to 154.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
ST. AUGUSTINE. FLA, August 90. The
Ladona was wrecked seventy-fiye miles
South. Twenty were lost. The mess
boy, picked up yesterday, brought the
news OF the total wreck. The survivors
nre the captains son, first aud second
mates, chief aud first assistant engineer,
fireman, four sailors aud the mess boy.
NOTE. The above, ms it reaches Wash
ington, has no signature.
WASHINGTON, August 25. Vincent
Golfers report from the New Mexican
Indians is unfavornble. They are nearly
all scattered, through fenr of miners and
Mexicans. Cochise is in the mouptnins,
sick, enting his horses. The Mexican
Government is Offering lurge boupties
for Apache scalps.
The census tables, as finally revised,
give the total population MS S.555, 9S3.
Probabilities-The barometer will pro-
badly rise from Lake Superior to Maine,
but will continue low South of that re-
gion, with local storms tonight and on
Saturday from Iowa and Arkansas to
New jersey, and of special severity in
the Ohio Valley, South eastern Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey. The Florida cy-
clone will probably, on Saturday, move
over Southern Georgia, with increasing
Ensterly winds on the South Atlantic
coast.
SELMA, August 25.-The army worm
commenced operations on the 2lst inst.
in this vicinity, and is now committing
fearful ravnges. Cotton will be materi-
ally shortened.
New ORLEANS, August 25.-James
Coughlin, now under indictment for
fearfully clubbing Martin Long, killed
Michael Hickey last night. Hickey.
reputed thief. resisted arrest.
Arthur Guevin, shot some time since
by the Sheriff of Houston, is dead
FORTRESS MONROE, August 25. Pedro
G.. Palaci, son of the Mexican Minister
to Washington aud Secretary of tie
Mexican Claims Commission, was
drowned to-day, while bathing on tho
beach.
An incendiary fire. at Hampton caused
a loss of $4,000
The Spanish brig Lola was picked up
off Hatteras and towed in. She encouu-
tered n hurricane on the 10th.
WILMINGTON, N. c., August 25.-For
two dnys past there have been reports
here that yellow fever prevailed in the
city Of Charleston. Information received
to- day removes all doubts as to it's exist
ence there, and it is feared in an cpl
demio form. A letter received this
morning from one of the most promi-
nent clergymen of Charleston, states that
a malignant type of yellow feveris there,
and that the writer has himself seen
four cases. Information from another
source states that the disease is there,
and is thought to be spreading. The
city authorities of Wilmington tele.
graphed the Mayor of Charleston for in
formation. yesterday, but up to o'clock
this afternoon received no reply. Not.
withstanding the above testimony, the
Charleston papers of yesterday say the
health of the city was never better than
now.
CINCINNATI, August 25.-During
violent storm ut Crestlne, trees and
houses We're prostrated and the engine
house of the indianapolis Railroad
wrecked.
Judge Hogan granted a motion setting
aside the sale Of the Cincinnati and Day
ton Tunnel Railroad, mud dismissed the
receiver, under the scheme Of capitalizn-
ton issued by the Secretary of State to
the aforesaid company. The effect of
the decision is favorable to J. @. Ere
mont aud others and the Great Eastern
Railway Company, who have IN interest
in the road by way Of the tunnel under
Walnut Hill.
New YoRK, August 5.-The Nassau
Herald, of the 18th, reports that the
schooner Oliver Jamison, from Rich
mond for Galveston, with railroad cars,
went ashore on Henry Bank but wns oot