The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-06
American ineealIGence.
NOON DISPATCHES.


MAYOR HALL AND CoMPTRoIi1ER coNNE1.-.
LY DESIRE THEIR oFFIoRs INVESTIGATED
mo CONVENTION" IN NORTH CARoLr-
NA-MURDERs-THEs SIERRA NEVADA TO
BE TUNNELKD--INDIAN RAID-:GUBAN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE SUB .KU
KhUx CoAIMrTTEE-LOUIsIAN MATTERS.
New ORLEANS. August 4.-The resoiu.
t!on calling Republican State Conven-
zion, not Designating the place of Assem-
biy. the State Central Committee met
last night for the purpose of making
selection. The committee, after much
wrangling, passed o. resoiution directing
tne President to: procure suitable place
OF meeting, and to givo notice ,nf the
same through the Republican. Tuesday
morning. City journals assert that few
weeks sinoe4the expenses :of the Oily
SHall were S6;nlD hnt NO ra IN o.le.oaa Iast
week to $4,000. 2 The Republican, of
this morning. suggests that the Admi-
niatratdr of improvements employ 800
or 1000 men for o week or two to
strengthen the levees, as at this season
gales come upon ns. Other city jour
nails call tMisg sgsspretextHto reinforce the
Warmouthites. The Times. this morn
ing, editorially nays: ''TGe war for. su-
premacy between the Warmouthites aud
punnites pr6gresses' in this cityJwith q
lousness never before squaiied by any
party oT'faotiouin aeon tast in thiB:S
The whole Radioul patty fnelnding every
office-holder .of the RHdetaf.i State ;aud
CITY governments, is involved in this
combat. Public business and. interests
are utterly ignored, and the public money
rnthlessly squandered to promote the for
tunes Of the one or the other faction.
Every species Of fraud, deceit, violence
and trickery ia employed to the same
end. The. police are relieved from the
duty for which they are hired, aud order
ed to spread themselves over the city to
break up the clubs of the adverse fac.
tion. and control all primary meetings.
The general order is to beat the custom
house party by whatever means may be
necessary"
SAN FRANo1soo, August 4. The report
of the formal transfer of the California
Pacific Railroad to- the Central Pdoifie
Railroad is premature. The presen,
management Of the two companies will
not change until 1st September. The
legal obstacles have all been removed.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. August 4.-Dr
W. G.. Brock recovered SIC. 900 from the
Connecticut River Railroad for INJURIES
received. : Brock claimed $40, 900. .'
BURLINGTON, IND: !, August 8. a negro
entered the residence OF a, German,
named Laizier, for the purpose Of steal
ing, but finding the Germans daughte,
asleep; attempted q darker ofime. The
girls soresms brought her father to The
room. when the negro shot him through
the heart. and escaped. :.
New YoBK, August 6.-Mayor Hal
and tho Comptroller. Connolly, have
called upon the Chamber Of Oommerc.
for. the appointments of q committee t.
investigate the city acoonnt Is and Anancee
Senator Abbott, OF North Carolina
telegraphs: "We carried the Stat.
against convention by full 10, 900 to 16,
O00 majority.
EntlIRA, N. T., August 5.-A oolorei
man mistaking q mulatto for negro o
dead.
SAN FRANo1sco. August 5.-Negotia
tions are pending to tunnel the. 5ierr
Nevada Mountains, saving 1000 fee
ST.. LOUIS. August 5.-A formidabl
Indian raid, under Sitting Boil, consist
ing OF ]. 1000 lodges, is raiding Gallati
Valley, Montana.
MILWAUKEE, August Sat meetin
OF the managers OF the different railroad
and steamboats,, 1t WIS decided to max
auniform tariff from Mississippi point
to Milwaukee. Chicago, Duluth. 70
grain and -four, at Hfty cents.