The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-11
NIGHT DISPATCHES.


New ORLEANS, August 10.-The up
train on the Houston and Great Northern
Bond, pushing two flats, containing the
officers Of company, wns thrown from,
The track by an obstruction. placed. bv
q malicious person, fifteen miles above
Houston, Texas. DIR. @. G.. Young,
President, and Wm. M. Wilson. Assist
ant Civil Engineer, were killed; Turner.
6rakemqn, probably fatally hurt, and @.
y. Noble, Chief Engineer and Superin-
tendent, and several others severely
hurt.
AT convention of tho Yarmouth
wing. last evening, 107 Delegates an
swered to the roll call. Gen. Herron's
resolution was adopted, that Senator
West be requested to introduce resolu-
tion, at The next session of Congress,
calling upon the President and other Of
hcers OF the Government for oil infor-
nation IN their possession regarding the
use of the custom house for holding a
State convention, and the authority
given to the United States Marshal for
the appointment of Deputy Marshals.
and for bringing troops to suppress q
convention. Another resolution was re-
terred, which demands the removal of
Collector Casey, Postmaster Lowell, De-
putty Collector Herwig, United States
Marshal Packard, Assessor Joubert, and
Revenue Collector Stockdale. The Con.
ventlon adjourned till IL o'clock to-day.
MoNTaoMERY. Ala, August 1O.-The
first bale Of Alabama cotton was received
to. day by A. & 81. Strassburger. It was
raised In this County, by G.. G. Jackson,
and is classed middling. f.
NEW YORK, August 10. O.-Testifying at
Inc ooroner's inquest, Superintendent
Braisted thought there was no one
ABOARD the Westfield that understood
testing the correctness of q gauge.
1t ls announced TINT the New York
Central and Hudson River. Pennsylya-
MIA Central and Erie Railway COMPANIES
have made another important reduction
In transportation rates for all clusses of
freights Westward.
The Sun says United States Inspector
Stratton yesterday discovered TINT the
boiler of the Staten Island ferry boat
Middletown was so detective that light
raps with hammer made ruptures.
fortunately the thorough examination
drives the Middletown off the line for
some time. A new boiler seems abso.
iutely necessary. The boiler in nse is
rotten, leaky. and patched in several
places. 1t waa built in 1864.
WAsHINaToN. August l0.-The regula-
Hons for applications for pensions for the
war of 1912 are modified. The loyaIty
OF. the claimants must be proved. Wit
nesses need not prove their. loyalty, but
must have the certificate OF a Federal
officer az to character and veracity. TO.
tai applications for snch pensions TO date.
ovor $4,000.
Between now and the 1st of Septem-
Der, Boutwell, will cali for the amount Of
the subscription to the new loan md
considerable sums in addition, and com
mence the redemption of the 5.2Os of
Weather probabilities-The area of
clouds and rain in the Carolinas will pro-
bably begin tonight to extend North
ward, with Easterly winds on the middle
Atlantic coast mud threatening weather
on Friday. Pleasant weather will probn.
bly, continue in New England, and the
low pressure in Wisconsin will extend to
Lake Huron. Threatening weather and
local storms are probable from Ohio to
Illinois and Northwards. Tho balo
ter will probably continue low in the
Southwest and Gulf States, with nume-
rous local rains in the afternoon from
Louisiana Eastward to the Atlantic.
The Secretary Of tho Treasury has
addressed a letter to the national banks.
Informing them that arrangements have
been made for the disposal of the re-
mainder Of the bonds offered by the Sc
cretary on the 28th of February Inst
being about $l03, 600, 900. The arrange
ments arc subject to the condition that
the national banks shall have the oppor
tunity. within sixty days from this date,
to subscribe for any sum or sums, not
exceeding $50. 100000. The Secretary
has addressed the following to the agents
heretofore appointed: ''Negotiations
having been perfected for the sale of the
remainder of the 5000, 100000 of I've
per cent. bonds offered to the public by
tho letter Of the Secretary of the Trea-
sury on the 28th February last, the au-
thority of the agents heretofore desig.
mated is limited to the sale of equal
amounts OF four, four and ii half and
five per cent. bonds, or equal amounts
or four and five per cent. bonds.'
Lone BRANCH, N. j., August 1O.-To
ne right Honorable the Ea,I of Dalkeith,
!Adin6urgh, Scotland: Owing to absence
from home, did not receive your CON
gratn!ations and expressions of friend
ship for the American people in time to
send O reply to be read MT Tho ccntan,,;ol