The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-28

n. B:.atsiyedS at New York. yessasday,
from Calcutta. She reports that she
! took off the crew Of the British ship Isle
OF Wight, which was sinking, and land.
ed them at Cape Town.
Mr.. Lancaster, an alleged smuggler OF
diamonds, left to-day for Washington,
to interview the Secretary of the Treu.
sury as to the legality of seizing uncut
precious stones.
The Executive Committee Of the New
York State Prohibition Party will m eet
at Saratoga today, to fix upon the time
of holding the State Convention to no.
inmate State ticket.
a raid was made, yesterday, in Boston
upon seyora. prominent liquor dealers
by the State constabulary. $4,000
worth OF liquor was seized.
An unknown man was cut in two by q
train on the New Orleans and Mobile
Railroad, near Teargarden station, last
night.
The Marine Hospital at New Orleans
was sold at auction yesterday, and was
purchased By Mayor Wi!tz, for the city,
for $50, 900.
Some 10000 crates and baskets of
peaches reached New York yesterday
from Delaware, ria the Sandy Hook
Railroad boat route.
New YORK, August 27.-Wm. Farrell,
aged thirteen, who interfared to save IL
smaller boy from beating by Payne,
aged twelve, WAS fatally stabbed by
Payne. Payne was arrested.
Henry Wiesberecht met bis wife after
several months of separation, and shot
her FIVE times and himself once in the
mouth. The wife is dying aud the uuS-
baud recovering.
water-spout at Guanajuatu, Mexico,
destroyed much property and some
lives. Yellow fever is still ragiug ut
Vera Cruz.
Governor Dix has addressed a letter
to Mayor Havemyer in reply to the re-
quest of the latter for rifles for the
police, and says, even if the means of
granting the request were at his Ills.
posal, he should decline; considering il
very questionable whether public order
or security would be promoted by the
organization OF armed military bodies,
under .he direction and control of mn
nicipal corporations, independent nf the
military authority Of tue State, aud be-
lleving the existing modes of putting
down resistance to the laws, by calling
upon the militia on extraordinary occa
slons. Is in all respects the wisest ant,
safest
The tunnel through which the trains
OF the New York Central aud Hudson
River, Hartford and New Haven, and
New York, Harlem and Albany Rail.
roads enter the city, fell in this morn.
ing, causing temporary stoppage of uli
trains.
CNcINNArI. August 27.-Geo. Smith,
conductor of the freight train that col
lided with the passenger train on tho
Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad, on
Monday, was arrested and committed to
Jail. yesterday, ut Circleville, Ohio.
Shawneetown, ILL.,. advices state that
the steamer Belle Vernon struck the
wreck of the Jennie Howell at / o'clock
this morning, and sunk in twenty feet
OF water. The number of lives lost is
unknown. but it is thought few pc
rished.
BUroucHE. N. F., August 27.-The
tido rose four meet more and is now five
feet higher than ever before. Wharves
and bridges were washed and buildings
Frustrated. Three lives were lost. The
storm lasted from Saturday to Tuesday.
The hurricane came from the North east
with u heavy rain.
on-o AAOANhsI august At.-ln6 e1plO-
sion of freight engine on the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Road killed one
and badly scalded three.
MONTREAL, August 27.-Pennsylvania
detectives were here searching for a
banker named Brown. who fed with
100000. the proceeds of forgeries.
They departed homeward unsuccessful.
HALIFAX, N. S, August 27.-Addi-
tional accounts Of disasters by Sundays
storm continue to come to hand. The
gale Was severely felt along the Western
coast.
OMAHA, August 27.-10, 800 pounds of
silver bullion passed East to day.
LOUISVILLE, August 27.-Hon. Nelson
lift, of'Georgia, arrived here to-day, to
seek the cooperation Of Louisville in
establishing new line Of steamships be-
tween Savannah anu Liverpool. No
subsidies are asked He seeks business
encouragement for the enterprise.
C1NcISNATG, August 27.-The cargo OF
the Belle Vernon, sunk this morning, is
insured for $40, 900 in local and foreign
companies.
WAsulSGroS, August 27.-The pres;.
dent didn't come to-day, as expected.
The Treasury Department contem-
plates placing customs officer in the
New York Post Office, to prevent smug-