The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-07

following are official majorities: New
Hanover, 1862 for Caldwell; Brunswick,
80 for CALDWELL; Onslow, 400 for Merri-
mon. Can get the official vote of but
few Counties here, as nearly all are sent
to Raleigh. The Conservatives here are
all very hopeful, relying on tho Western
Counties to elect Merrimon. Many
leading Republicans concede Merrimon's
election by small majority. The Star
and the Journal both claim Merrimon's
election by about 800 majority.
WARRENToN, Va, August 6.-There
has been no meeting between Colonel
Mosby and DR.. Withers, and duel is
not expected. It is exceedingly annoy
ing to both gentlemen, as it is to their
friends, that irritating and sensational
rumors have been published concerning
them. Colonel Mosby has gone to Jor-
dan Springs. and DR.. Withers is attend
ing to his business in Warrenton.
WASHINGTON, August 6-Evening.
PRESIDENT Grant has addressed the fol-
lowing letter to Hon. Sam. Bard. VIM.
Orutohfield, w. P. Rathbarn and J. J.
Bryan, committee on behalf of the CITY
OF Chattanooga, and 81. S. Cbamberlaine
aud others, committee on the part of the
Board Of Trade of Chattanooga:
UTICA, July ID, 1872.-GENTLEMEN I
have the honor to acknowledge the re-
celpt OF the resolutions of the Mayor
and Aldermen and Of the Board of Trade
Of the city Of Chattanooga, extending to
myself and Cabinet an invitation to
spend portion of the summer vacation
IN their city and on Lookout Mountain.
l am not prepared at present to accept,
either on my own on or tue part of the
Cabinet, but I will, in o very few DAYS,
lay the invitation before the other gen
tlemen embraced in it, and will then
give his Honor the Mayor a definite
answer. It would afford me very great
pleasure to,visit the people and city of
chattanooga, aud return my sincere
thanks to the Mayor and Aldermen and
Board of Trade for the invitation which
they have given me to do 80. With
great respect, your obedient servant.
(Signed) U. s.. GRANT.
Probabiliiies-Continued rain, with
South-westerly winds on the upper lakes,
tonight, extending Eastward over the
lower lakes on Wednesday, with clearing
weather and Northerly to Westerly winds
in the Northwest and upper Mississippi
Valley and South eastward to the lower
Ohio Valley. South westerly winds,
with cloudy weather, from Ohio to New
York, and thence North-eastward over
New England. Partly cloudy weather,
with occasional rains and South easterly
winds, on the South Atlantic, and North
erly to Easterly winde and partly cloudy
weather on the Gulf.
The internal revenue Office has issued
a circular, stating that all lands now
owned or held by the United States by
virtue of proceedings under an ACT enti-
tied IAN Act for the collection of direct
tax in insurrectionary districts within
the United States, and for other pur.
poses." approved June z, 1862, and
under Acts supplementary thereto, or
upon the same subject matter, except
such lands as are excepted by the
seventh and eighth sections of an Act Of
Congress approved June 8, 1872, name.
~: lands, farms, plantations or lots
which are now in whole or in part used
or occupied by the United States for
national cemeteries, or for the burial of
the dead, or other public purposes, or
which, under the instructions of the
President of the United States, have
been reserved for military or naval pur.
poses, or such lot of land on Hunting
~oAonNS AZ ooutA ShEOllubs d5 u1hy D0
necessary as the site for the erection of q
lighthouse; also, block 1913 feet in Beau
fort, 8. c., may be redeemed and re-
stored to the original owner, heirs. at
law or devisees or grantees. upon an
application therefor to the Secretary of
the Treasury, through the Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue, made in compli-
ance with the regulations and the provi-
sions of law in relation thereto. The
application must be made within two
years from June 8, 1872. The provision
is for the redemption of lands sold for
direct taxes. The claims to be made
under the regulations will come princi-
pally from the States of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Florida,
and will, it is supposed, exceed 900 in
number.
CHICAGO. August Gloss by the Iowa
elevator Sl25, 900.
HEALTH In IRELAND. Tho report of
the Registrar General of Ireland, for the
first quarter of the present year. piyes q