The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-31
America N IateIllHcn
NOON DISPATCHES

DEFAULTINd NAIL OONTRAOTORs-hIARr
D1sASTERS-THE CENSUS STATISTICS
CHARLESTON VESSELS DETAINED-ABoR-
TIoN1sTs IN TRoUDLE-THE TRUNK MYs-
TERY UNRAyELING- -PENDLETON AND
THURMAN ON THE sTAND-DEATH OF AN
INDIAN MISREPRESENTATION TO CLAIM
ANTs-sTEAM DRAKE FOR RAILROAD
TRAINs-VIRdNTA CONSERVATIVE con-
vENTIoN-YELLOw FEVER DEATHS
D1sdRACEFUI SCENES IN NEW ORLEANS
THE GEORGIA ROAD swINDLEs, 4o., 30.
WASHINGTON. August 2G.-The Post
master General adyertises the following
routes in which contractors have default.
ed: Alabama, eighty-one routes; Texas,
forty-six; Arkansas, fifty; Louisiana.
twelve. and several in Virginia. West
Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Flo
ridaand Mississippi, from January. 1872.
to June, 1875. Bidders are reunired to
forward certified check with the bid for
five per cent of the bid on all amounts
over IS, 600. Certificates of postmasters
will be required in thirty-nino of the
more important routes, to insure con
sideration. Poatmaaters disregarf3inr
the instructions of the Department, re-
garding certificates, will be subject TO
immediate removal.
New York. August 29.-The steamer
Wilmington, from Galveston, picked
up. on the 26tb, boat contain ming
Francis Mnnte, first mate, Minard Sim
mons, second mate, aud Lewis Schln-
der, seaman, belonging to the bark
Linda, OF Philadelphia, from Now York.
bound to Now Orleans, which founder.
ed in a hurricane on the 25th, in lnti-
tude 1854, longitude 79.42. A boat
containing Capt. Smith, tho steward and
four seamen left the burk. and was in
company with the boat containing the
mate until the night of the 25th, when
they got separated. Both boats we're
to steer North. west for the Florida
coast. After taking on bonrd the mates.
the boat and the crew of the Whining.
ton searched in different directions for
the boat containing Capt. Smith and
crew. The same day, in latitude %. 25.
Longitude 79.45, she spoke the brig Del.
phine, with the loss of her main TOP.
mast and yards, and square sails blown
away from the yards forward, in tho
hurricane Of the 25th; she was from the
coast of Africa for New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, August 9.-The census
oftioe furnishes the following statistics OF
homicides for the year ending in Nav:
Alabama, 100; Arkansas, 7G; Arizona, Al;
Colorado, 45; California, AZ; Connecti-
cut, q; Delaware, 4; Dakota, 4: District
OF Columbia, 13; Florida, A; Georgia,
ll6; Idaho, 2; Illinois, sc; Indiana. So:
lowe. "a; Kansas, AZ; kentucky, 13;
Hoaa Louisiana. l28; Maine, 7; Maryland. 2O;
massachusetts,, %; Michigan, II; Min.
nneesota. s; Mississippi, 80; Missouri. 81;
Montana. 81; Nebraska, 0; Nevada, 10;
New New, !d Hampshire, i; New Mexico, 81;
New Jersey, s; New York, 70; North Ca.
rolina, 48; Ohio, 61; Oregon. s: Penn.
syllyaniaa, 55; Rhode Island, s; South On.
T9lina' T9lin 81; Tennessee, III; Texas, a2s;
Utah, l; Vermont, mono; Virginia. 73:
West virginia, o; Wisconsin, 10: WON
by Indians. 80 AA''ou
New YoRK. August 30.-A private do.
spatoh received by the Nautical Gosene
OF this morning, dated Fernandina, Fla Fla
August 20. is rs follows: Captain y. III n
Partridge, Of the steamer City of Hous.
ton, is crazy; he attempted to commit