The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-22

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Patrick MS2lh5h TTss &c 4 seyvdf1Ss7 yfS7
places, but not necessarily fatal Ieaac
Cullen was shot in twenty six places:
his recovery is doubtful. Martin Geoge.
hRu was ahot &wo:or three times. and
wss severely dubbed. It is not known
how, many Others were injured.
. NIGHT DISPATCHES.
WAsHnaroF, July 2f.-In recognition
[of the report regarding tardy witnesses,
one OF the parties named telegraphs the
following: Il telegraphed, July IL, that
- was ready to report, and received an
'nwer, July IL. from J. r. Frenoh. that I
need not come. The. cpmnittee, haYe
not time for more witnesses" The read
lng OF thia message In the oommittee
produced q ,sensatiop, and; new sum,
monaes were ordered. The Witnesses
particularly wanted by the Democrats on
the committee are those mentioned in
last nighte dasp atoh, from GeatgIa, end
Acn. Plato purhaIH,, Mr.. SG1bnck and
others from North BArolina. New sum-
monses have beon telegraphed.
Probabilities-A small area OF cloud
and rain will p1bbas3ly pass Northeast
ward from MarSlaud. Partially cloudy
and clear weather 10, probable ON Satar.
day from Lake Huron to Virginia and
Eastward to the Atlantic. The area OF
threatening weather will probably ex-
tend towards Wisconsin, with Easterly
winds on the upper lakes. No impor.
tant change ia indicated Tor the cHnIf
coast, but storm liz probably prevailing
East OF Florida.
! ET .oryro Tnl,,
!er os. Shepherd, Manager OF Bradstreet's
oom merclal Agency. was before the Cir
Quit Court yesierday-the hearing being
on q motion by defendant to dissolve ths
injunction granted few DAYS aeo, en-
joining the circulation of the july. num-,
Der OF Bradstreet's commercial reports.
on tho ground Of false and injurious rat
ing Of plaintiff. Several witnesses testi-
fed to the solvenoy of Miller, his busi-
ness qualifications, integrity, &C.; also,
That he is doing large aud prosperous
business. King, formerly in the employ
;,of the agency, testified TO the mode ot
sraneacting business by the agency. He
SAID most OF the reports were manufac-
tured in the Office from the time Shep.
herd took charge, The reporta were
based on oldrepoEts. Tue city reports
We're ali copied Into a letterRbook, and
forwarded to- New York.
"a book called the .%blapk book" was
kept, in which. all nnfayorable reports
were copied.h Every ONE in the Office
had access TO this book. He testified
that the Bradstreet agency was partial to
subscribers, aud that o guild headed cane
would often raise nuns rating.
Plaintiff had been reduced freq. .A.:::s
ot O:C: ID, very high rating, to
De, which meant he was doing ;bnsi-
ness with capital OF less than $500.
Subscription t6 the agency generally
meant inprease. of credit. Witness fur
1her stated that he had manufactured
hundreds OF reports himself.
/ new BRuAswInK. N. j., July 2I.-
Rev. Dr.. Joseph F. Berg is dead. z ff
. NHw ORLEANS; July 2l.--James Lypen
suicided to-day by laudanum; cause,
continued i'll. health. ...a
WHITE SUIPHuR SpRINas. July al.
Coy. Randolph, Mr. Davis. Gen. Brock.
inriage and Gen. Beauregard, have en-
gagged cottages, here for the season. 7I !!
HQnsoN. !. N: Y,.,July 2l.-Abbott's
cotton mil, at Yalatio, was burned to-.
day. Loss 100000. ,,i4 q. I'M. !:
AU9ghN. r. Y, July 81. .:-IR,obert
Buhmas, who committed murder last
winter. shielded in the asylum for insane
orimina]s, .Si!i
Nsy Yohk. DULY 81. The Orange and
Hibernian lodges are receiving large
accessions since the riot.
John L. Pickerell has been sent to
South Carolina, on the charge Of CON
spring to defraud the Wilmington,
Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad.
Post Office clerk Kerwan has been held
IN $40, 900 bail for robbing letters.
The work Of rebuilding the docks and
piers under General MoCleilan's plans
has commenced, near Castle Garden, in
the Southern end of The city.
A remarkable family lives in Dallas
County, Ark. The father is 1Os years
old, the mother JOG, and the two are the
parents OF twenty-nine children-iifteen
boys and fourteen girls.
That is a long fence the Burlington
and Missouri Railroad is building. It
will put up not less than 200 miles of
board fence this year, at cost of $l75,-
QUO to $500, 900.