The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-15

pale OF new cotton is received here, Il
arrived to-day. from Middle Georeio.
consigned to George A. Trenholm.
CUMBERLAND. August 18.-Mrs. G. L.
Vallandigham diod this morning.
LOUISVILLE. August ID The Pennsyl.
wanna Haliroad now claims controlling
interest in the Louisville and Cincinnati
or1dges over the Ohio River.
HARTFORD, August 14.-AIrs. Catha-
flne io1cey, wife Of the former Secretary
OF the navy, was taken Biok at church,
yesterday. and died before reaching
New YoRK, August. l4.-John CLARK.
florist Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel. O
Westfield yiotim, is dead. .
A woman was burned TO death and an.
other badly burned by fire in Jersey
The World has o special that Victor
Emanuel proposes to restore the Quirinal
to the Pope and enter into league with
France and Spain to secure the pope's
perfect independence.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 14.-The
steamship China has arrived from Hong
Kong. with forty cabin and 283 steeraoe
passengers, and As, 600 packages of mer.
chandlze. Japan is quiet, and immense
improvements III widening canals and
building wharves are progressing.
The Corean expedition acoo p!isled
no change Of relations. Minister Low
and Admiral Rogers will awuit instruc
lions from Washington, before pushing
hostiilties. Details fully confirm the
teiegraphic report Of second battle.
HAVANA, August 14-The missing
mai! steamer Espana has arrived with q
broken shaft.
C1Nc1NNAT1. August l4.-The gauge Of
the Louisville and Cincinnati Short Line
ROAD was changed from five to four feet
eight inches yesterday. r-t.
half-past IL O'Clock. last night. a Ere
broke out at the Exchange Hotel. in this
place, destroying the two hotels. tan
stores and the out-buildinQs and the rail
road car sheds Loss, about $40. 600.
insurance probably $50, ,0O0 The fire
was the work of an incendinry, and is
generally supposed to have its origin out
OF the late negro riot.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
PHIhADELpHIA, August l4.-John #.
Laitt, OF rDohRn & Laitt,r is dead.
kEHosHA, August 14.-The lumber
soow, Scottish Chiefs, was wrecked to-
day. 1t is supposed the crew is lost.
NASHVILLE, August IA. Judge Baxter
decides the tax on lawyers unconstitu.
tional. Appeal will be taken. ~
CHARLEsToN. August 14-Arriyed-
steamers 81 Sea Gull. Baltimore; Georgia,
New York; schooners Ann and Susan.
Boston; Ida Richardson, New York.
PrrTsToN, Pa. August IL 4-There wns
an explosion, to. day, oi the fire damp Mt
the Eagle shaft. operated by Alvo Tomp-
klns.' Twenty men were working in rear
OF the gangway ut the time Of tho explo-
sion, which tore away the timbers sup.
porting the roof Of the causeway, when
IT fell. leaving the men imprisoned be-
hind the rock. with no means Of escaps.
until the debris is cleared away. Beni.
Davis, working outside of the rear gang.
way, was instantly killed by the e1plo-
SION. The men imprisoned are most
likely dead. or will be before they can
be reached. It will take day or two to
get the bodies out
WASHINGTON, August 14.-The steam
er Nlpslc has been ordered to San Do
mingo waters.
Oressweli is here.
me Au ;Klnx evidence now in the
hands OF the printer makes 2, 600 printed
pages.
ProbabilitiesLThe barometer will pro.
badly rise in the North west. without
material change in the weather. Tie
conditions are favorable for local storma
to. night in WISCONSIN, and illinois, which
will probably bs, repeated Tuesday after
noon over the same region. Lighter
rains if any will probably be ex perisncea
to. morrow on the Gulf coast, and ID
creased cloudiness. with generally plea.
SAINT weather, throughout the Atlantic
States. ':.@.as!. .li.,.
4 $50. 10000 coin and 81, 75o, 900 cur
rency is in the Treasury. ~
Boutwell, has issael the following cir
,cuiar to agents designated to negotiate
tho new lonn: .1 ~
GETLEA1RE: have deemed it ndyisa-
ble, upon further consideration, to with
drawitte loan for the present from the
market. with the exception of the Eve
per- cent. bonds, as offered to the IN.
itionaI banks by the circular letter Of the
Secretary OF the Treasury, dated the 10th
instant. This communication relates to
the four per cent. and four and half
per cent. bonds, in combination with
the five per cent Very respectfully,
tSigned) GEO. 8. BOUTWELL,.
80, Secretary of the Treasury.
The signal officer at Detroit reports a
dense smoke for five days. and ranorto