The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-29

orops in Eastern aud central Kentucky
are favorable. in WI estern Kentucky,
the crop is damaged by the drought.
Hemp looks badly. Fruit was greatly
damaged by the late frost.
Cholera hos again appeared in La.
Grunge. Two deaths Saturday and three
Sunday. Medical assistance is called
for. ,ss:z-5is
tCuMsEnnAsD. Nd, Jdly 2s.-Early
this morning. Engineer Conway, OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, lost con-
troll of his engine, on down grade two
miles East Of Altamont, forty.five mil, g
West here, when the engine ran away,
aud running ovr forty miles an hour,
she struck the rear OF freight train,
dem molishing twenty cars. loaded with
corn, cotton and tobacco, from the
West. scattering the contents of the
cars all over the track. Engineer Con-
way and two men, Martin and Elliott,
drovers, from Barbour and Harrison
Counties, West Virginia. were killed.
L. Burke, conductor. and Z. Cornery,
brakeman, both OF Piedmont, and a
drover named Reynolds, were badly in
Jured. It is probably ths most terrible
wreck that has ever occurred on the Bal
timore aud Ohio Railroad. The trains
were delayed to-day, but are now run
ming as usual.
NEW YoRK, July 29.-A woman with
bet illegitimate child drowned themselves
In East River, because the father refused
to support them.
The party going to the prize fight
which the police prevented fought in u
SAIL boat, oapsizing her. Two we're
drowned.
Carl Vogt. saved from surrender to the
Prussian Government by the decision of
Attorney General Williams, emphatically
denies that be is the murderer of Cheva-
lier D. Ba nco, and explains his posses.
sion OF the bank notes aud other securi
ties, which the Chevaliers relatives
claim, by saying he received them from
q woman, known here ns Mrs. Vogt, who
bought them in London from a German.
This woman is now earning her liveli-
hood by scrubbing law Offices in this
city. while the lawyers are fighting for
Sl0O, 600 worth Of securities. which she
handed over to them, after Vogt's arrest,
to pay the expenses OF his defence.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Pardon has
been recommended in the following Ku
Klu1 cases: Felix Dover, Stephen
Spawn, Evnns Murphy, and William
Scrnggs, convicted in North and South
Carolina.
BANGOR. Me-. July 2S.-Two spans Of
bridge between Old Town and Milford
were blown away by tornado. An
engine and tender, with FIVE men, passed
through the broken bridge. The en-.
Gineer was killed.
ST.. LOUIS, July 2s.-By storm in
Macon City. Missouri, the Masonic
Temple and other buildings were par
TALLY destroyed. Three persons we're
killed. Judge Henry was severely in
j,red.
WAsHINoToN, July 2S.-A despatch
from Gov. kellogg to Attorney. General
Williams says they collected, in June,
from the city of New Orleans alone.
81, 100. 600. lNorE.-Alas for New Or
leans! Aud what interest has the Attor-
ney- General in the plunder?l
The July agricultural report has just
been sent to the press. It represents All
Improvement in winter wheat, but de-
cline III the prospects OF spring wheat,
Oh account Of unreasonable weather in
some quarters and insect ravages in
others. The average in corn is increased
in West Virginia and Minnesota, and de.
creased in all the other States, except
Florida aud Arkansas, where it remains
the same rs last year. Corn planting
WAS everywhere retarded by the weather.
and in many cases has been several times
replanted. Unusual complaint of defec.
tive seed is made in ali parts of the
country. The condition Of cotton has
been previously given. The Indications
up to July are that crop OF 95 per
cent. average will be made, OF including
that injured where the culture is vet
mainly experimental.
The prospective yield of oats declined
during June in the New England, Mid.
ale and North western States, except
Wisconsin. 1t was enhanced i'll all of
the Gulf States. except Mississippi
Winter rye improved in Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, !,
North Carolina, Texas, Arkansas, Ohio.
Michigan. Illinois and Iowa. It re-
mained stationary in Georgia and de.
clined in oil the other States. Spring
rye was below an average in ali the
States but five; the minimum (7O) being
found in Calife mia, and the maximum
llO) in Nebraska. Winter barley has
generally declined. In the South and
Wess, where heavy rains prevailed, the
grass crops generally improved. In the
New England and Middle States. how
ever, they were greatly shortened by the
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