The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-27

American Matters.

ance at Tyler or Austin, on the first Mon
day in November. Warrants are out for
over $500 citizens Of this district, who
will thus be taken four days. journey
from their homes at the se me time On
the same pretext.
NEW YORK, July 26.-Dr. Simon P.
Taft, OF Newark, was arrested, charged
with fatal abortion.
The Herald publishes letter from DR..
Livingstone to James Gordon Bennett.
Jr., fully corroborating Stanley's narra-
tive.
The Herald has special asserting that
Schurz has letter from Gen. Pleason-
ton, while Commissioners of Internal
Revenue, explicitly proposing to trade
patronage for his support of San Do
mingo.
PHILADELPHIA, July 26.-Alderman
McMullan's condition is more favorable.
Heavy rewards are offered for the assas.
sin.
EnM1RA, July 26.-Ex. Postmaster
General A. W. Randall is dead.
MATAMoRAs, July &C. The business
houses are closed and flags at half.mast,
in honor OF Juarez.
SALT LAKE, July 26.--A mining con-
solidation of the companies and indivi-
dualB who are mine owners, ON Emma
Hill, for protection against opposing in
terests, has been formed, with about
$40. 100000. It is asserted that the real
purpose of tho consolidation is to lis
possess the present holders of the Emma
and Flagstaff mines.
WASHINGTON. July 26.-ln the de-
spatch of the 24eh. relative to super
visors, the word relieved" wa. substi.
tuted by the telegraph for RETAINED.
T. w. Perry supervises Virginia, West
Virginia, North and South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida; G. w. Emery su-
pervises Kentucky, Tennessee. Alabama,
mississippi and Louisiana; x. B. Cobb
supervises Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas
and Texas.
CHICAGO, July 26.-Heavy rains have
west for the greater part OF the past two
days. Some damage done to wheat and
oats, which was blown down and lodged
IN the ground. The corn in many loca-
lities is also prostrated. Altogether. the
damage to the crops is not likely to prove
serious.
NIAGARA FALLS, July 26.-A boy and
a girl, children of fisherman named
Session, were on the river in boat to.
day, when high wind drove the boat
into the rapids. and both children were
carried over the falls.
WARRINGTON, July 26-Evening. The
Post Office Department here will be
closed on the day of the funeral of ex-
Postmaster General Randall.
Prohabilities-The low barometer now
in New England will move tonight off
the coast OF Maine, with continued rain
along the immediate coast, and Easterly
and Sontherly winds. Clear and clear
ing weather on the upper lakes, with di-
minishing Northerly winds, and thence
Southwark to the Ohio and Mississippi
Valley. Partly cloudy weather and
Southerly winds on the South Atlantic
and Gulf coasts, with possibly continued
rain on the latter.
Ihe postmaster General has ordered
the mail service upon the th-western
Railroad, from Eufaula, Ale. to CLAYTON.
ga, twenty-five and half miles, daily
from August; compensation to be 81, 125
per annum.
New YORK. July 26-Evening.-Mrs
Elizabeth Mills, near Newbury, died
Wednesday, of hydrophobia, from the
bite Of skunk.
The hesviest rain storm of the season
prevailed from daylight till near noon
to-day; The lover part of the city is
flooded. Many cellars are washed out
Several unfinished buildings in Brook
lyn were damaged by the floods of water
washing away portions of the founda-
tlons: The sewers of that city were
unable to carry off the great quantity of
water that fell.
AT the meeting of the Erie Directors.
o statement was made that the loss by
the recent fire will not exceed $500. .00G.
Much OF the machinery will be repaired
and saved. The buildings will be i'm
mediately rebuilt. All the workmen
will be employed in other shops of the
company. at various points.
The cotton merchants, at q meeting
To-day, established uniform rates of bro.
kersge.
Judge Pratt, to-day, released John
Redmond. Thomas and Patrick Hart.
the head-waiters OF the Grand Central
Hotel, who were retained in CUSTODY. as
witnesses in the Stokes case.
Specie shipments tomorrow over
$4,000 900.
The yachts Madeline and Rambler
which are contending for the Bennett
cup, passed Brentan's Reef Liehtship
this morning-the former at 2. 81: latter
at 74H nhav mill s,a A..