The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-06

daiveeton. has been appointed special
agent Tor Texas on; mail dspredatipne,
/. The official report or the board Of
visitors to the military academy Mt West
Polnt, was received to-day. The board
is generally satisfied with the appearance
pf things Mt the academy, but makes
some important recommehdatioEs CON
corning the course OF Rtndy and the me-
cesalty Tor lene thening the time OF pro-
pase ae the academy, Some of the
o. Dera urge return to the vigorous
uisolphne .. of twenty-five years ago, when
TIE sons OF rich and poor men stood on
innnx OF fashionable life at West Point
has been instrumental in renderinr the
system OF discipline too lax for the re-
quirements OF proper military educa.
ton. The board also urges that more
attention be'paid to the teaching the
spanish Language, and hopes Congress
VIII give proper and efficient support to
this national institution.
Bowen IS Gsiii ID jail. though his par
don is hourly expected.
LONG BRANCH, July 4 The races were
attended by 80. 600 persons. Oysterman
Fon the steeple chase, in which one
morse struck fence and WAS killed.
Susan Ann won the second rnce, and the
5ersey Derby stakes we're won by Henry
,Bassett.
WhEnnlNq, WEST VIRGINIA, July A
q tremendous storm prevailed, yester.
d4y. and did great damage to the wheat
IN Marahall County, and unroofed a
house here and caused other damages.
NEW YoRK. July 4-Houdon, the
prestidigitateur, died recently in Paris.
"a aWAsHRaroN, July 5.-Bowen g pardon
is not yet in sight
PHII'ADELPHIA, July 5.-A policeman
shot smnll boy, for exploding crackers.
The stand fell in Penn square.
CHICAGO, July 6. 5.-Sefton, who had
been firing pistol all day. killed a man
who was walking with his wife. The
wife is crazy. o 8E.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
C!HARLEsroN. 2 July 6. Arrived steam
ships James .Adgor, New York; Sea Gull,
baltimore: Sailed = steamer Georgia,
New York; SCHOONER Amos D. Wards
Philadelphia- 4 mn
'ALpANY. July 5.-Lyons' stables, with
one man and seven horses, were burned
to-day. .0.o>"--'',
LoNd BRANCH. July 5.-The second
day, Mllitin won the first; Wanderer won
the !. second; Longfellow won the third
A,411a. ..
NEW YonK. July 5.-Tbe bottom of
the canal near Wilkesbam, Pa, fell out.
yesterday, draining the entire level and
hooding the mines, over which it was
bnht. The holiday fortunately caused
desertion OF the mines; otherwise the loss
OF llse would have been fearful.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Brandy in md
OUT OF bond. 263, 900 gallons; of which
but l0l 900 gallons are the genuine pro
duct OF frnit. The new regulations for
frnis dissillation are nearly ready. and
show few changes. Information at the
Reyenna Department indicates favorable
frnit distialatioh this season. Reports
received at tho internal revenue office
sbow that 1872 grain a1d n molhase dis
sstlerles were u operation on the 1st
Instant, !! Producing 1s0.S59 gallons Of
spirits daily. On the LIST of June last.
there were 2 Il alistiile,ies in operation,
pr0ducings 192,p59 gal6nS per dny-a
decrease in the daily production since
June of 1920 gallons per day. The
decrease for tho same period in 1869 was
a!.Y! gallons daily. OF the 1872 distil-
laHes III operation, 20 are in illinois, 10
are are ~ Indiana, 80 in Kentucky, 33 in
Ohio. aud 80 in:PennsylvAnia.
- sho INlAkoLlul 1leHl6t4JQfe, the
lower house defeated woman suffrage by
IL to s.
.NEw YORK.. July 5.-Wiliam O'Kell
2 broker, con nyioted of receiving stolen
bonds, has been sentenced to 1--WE years'
imprisonment.
Weather probabilities 1T is probable
that falling barometer. with light rains
and fresh South-westerly winds, will ad-
vance during tonight and Thursday as
tar as Lake Huron. Partially CLOUDY
and pleasant weather are probable for
tho Eastarn States; Southerly winds will
probably continue, on the Southern
Atlantic coast. with cloudy weather in
the interior. Disturbances merely local
are not considered.
The New Orleans Bulletin publishes
the following anecdote of tho celebrated
Dominican Friar Rocco, of Ma pies:
"One day he was preaching to crowd
in the market place. This day, he said.
:! will SEQ if you truly repent OF your
sins.' Therenpon lie commenced peni-
tential discourse that made the hair of
the hard hearted multitude stand up.
right; and when they were all on their
knees, gnashing their teeth, beating their
breasts and putting on all imaginable
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