The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-12
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only Withdrew its support from and now
repudiute and condemn. him. On the
conclusion of the resolutions. they re-
commended the President of the Con.
vention to appoint twenty citizens to
visit Washington and petition for the
removal OF those named persons. A re-
solution requesting United States Sena-
tor West tolinquire into the authority
given the custom house party WAS adopt
ed. Thie closed the business of the
Convention. Gov. Yarmouth was then
piled. q = = =
The.city press dsnounce. the; aetion Of
the cust9nN house offoihIss fot Suspend :
ing mercantile business, yesterday, olia,
racterizing it as gross outrage. To-
and business transafted as nus9alat The
HAVANA, August. 10. 1T il reported
that Francisco Aguilla, ex-Cuban Minis.
ter OF Wer, has arrived in Jamaio6.
The Poz de Cuba says the forces of the
insurgent Gen. Ghclan are. between Gil
bara and Holauin, committing many. de.
pradations. When the steamer left the
rebels were situated in tho town of Arai.
"a, midway on the rood uniting Gibars
and Holquin. The insurgent Gems.
Quesada and Figueredo. haYe been exc:
outed at SdntMgo de Cuba. - -'2Lyg;.
Fears are entertained for the snfety OF
the steamer Espana, from Cadiz, now O
week over due at this port
Many unfounded rumors are in circu-
lation regarding Porto Rico.
LOUISVILLE, August 11.-7Tle Demo
cratic majority is estimated at from
40, 600 to $4,000. The Republicana,will
have about twenty Inembery Of the lower
house.
fisher withdlas EoskfglIow ea$s wiil n1ng tan
against Le1ington's celebrated time.
q A fusion between the Fenian wings is
probable.
The steamship Queen is' over due and
there ls some anxiety. Judge Bowling,
Lydia Thompson and her troupe Of
blondes are aboard.
COLUMBUS, August 1.-THE Coroner's
verdict is that poison was administered
to Peter BuEeabnrger by some person or
persons upknown TO them. Prof. Won.
ley, in his evidence, said it was possible
to Introduce arsenic into the liver after
death. but he did not discover sufficient
arsenic to produce death under ordinary
oircumstances;I but finding no trace was
no proof of q larger quantity not being
present at the time OF death. = =
st. LOUIS, August Ii. Woods secured
the ballot, otter a hot discussion and the
withdrawal of thirty.eight delegates.
There was erased from the journal. the
resolution affecting women and the lnbor
convention. Adjourned to Nashville The
second Tuesday in September.
SAN FRANCISCO; August 1.-THE alb.
sorptlon OF the California Pacifo Roll.
road with the Central Pacific RailrdRd
was completed yesterday, by tho election
OF Leland Stanford, of the Central, as
President, Milton G.. Lntham as Trea-
s1rer, and the old board of the Central
Pacific Railroad as directors.
!. WASHINGTON, August 11.--Some
friends Of Grant claim that his absurd
despatch to Earl Dalkeith must be
forgery.
at.l NIGHT DEsPATOHEs.
New York, August 1.-THE police
discredit the rumors OF an attack on the
Italian procession on the 25th.
RoCHEsTER, N. Y, August 11.-Jos
nqt,esner, NJ after full confession, was hung
for wife murder.
storm at Appleton, Wis, lightning killed
n woman. yj
NoRw1oH, CoNN, August 11.-George
Douglass, colored, aged twenty-seyen
years. was committed to jail, in default
OF 81, 900, to answer the charge of at
tempting to Outrage; the person OF girl
aged eleven years. 'l-'s.,
WAsHIEdToN, |. August Ito. days
Tribune says: "We note, with great NOR.
tiication. the fact that United States
Marshal Packard, with superserviceable
zeal, told the dissentin members Of .he
Republican Convention at New Orleans
that he was authorized by President
Grant to use the custom house for the
Convention. and to bring United States
troops there for it's protection. I'VE
don't mean to believe it. unless we must.
It soems probable that the United States
Marshal is restiye, under load OF odium
which ,ho' desires to shoulder OF upon
others.'"i The Times is, silent regarding
r;.. .,i.. ,,5l,;l
Probabilities Clear and warm weather
Will probably be experienced on Batur.
day from: Missouri to Lake Huron and
Westward. Low barometer, with cloudy
weather, will probably continue from.
Louisiana to West Virginia and East
ward. Low barometer, with cloudy
weather and local storms. will urobnbly