The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-02

powder and 200 pounds oi black rock
blasting powder. The body OF Wm. r.
Lowe has Just been taken ont from the
ruins.
New YoRK, June 3o.SThe body OF
man found on Saturday, ON South beach
.! staten Island. was recognized as that
OF Col. Lionel Percy Sidney, late of the
British army. He left the DeSoto House,
in Becker street, on the 2lst, to draw q
large SUN from his bankers. He has not
been seen since No money was found
ON his person. Foul play is suspected.
a team OF horses attached to coach
ms Brooklyn. containing two servants
and the children of Mr.. Fleet, q son-in-
law of ex-AIayor Kelbfeisch, took fright
Ia Prospect Park Sunday, and ran away.
Thecoach capsized, and one Of the chill
dren was instantly killed. One servant
had his leg and arm broken.
In the Walworth trial, Gen. Hardin
and Frank Hardin, brothers OF Mrs.
Walworth, testified to tho excellent cha-
racter OF the prisoner. Gen. Hardin re-
lated particulars of an attack made on
kim by NJ. T. Wslworth, at the Hoff-
man House. in New York. Walworth
drew pistol und threatened to ehoct.
This was while Mrs. Walworth was seek
ing divorce. lhe evidence OF two
sohool-masters Of the prisoner tended to
pTo7s he had occasional fits of mental
alteration.
There. were ten cholera deaths in
Nashville Sunday; eight Monday. Seven
cholera deaths occurred in Cincinnati
Sunday; thirteen Monday.
NEW YORK; June 3O.-Henry Ward
Beecher, in a card to the Brooklyn
Eagle, says: II have just returned to
learn that application has been made to
Mrs. Victoria Woodruff for letters of
mine, supposed to contain information
respecting certain Infamous stories
against me. I have no objection to have
the Eagle state, in the way that !: deems
.hs. that Mrs. Woodhull. or any other
person or persons, who may have letters
OF mine in their possession, have my
cordial consent to publish them. In
this connection. and at this tune, T will
only add that the stories and rumors
which have for some time past been cir
oulated about me, are grossly untrue, and
stamp them in general and in particn-
lar es utterly FALSE
ST.. LOUIS. July Three cholera
deaths reported yesterday; traced to i'm
pure we'll water, imprudent diet and dis
sipation. No alarm.
NEW YORK, July 1.-Cyrille Dion
challenged GARNER to $1,000 and the
champion cup. Ubassy challenges to
the championship of the world, El, 600,
$500, or as much more as his opponent
may desire. Cyrille Dion won the Sc.
cond prize Of the tournament.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The President
has issued proclamation confirming the
provisions Of the Washington Treaty
with Great Britain as regards the fishe.
ries; also, the reciprocal arrangement
whereby goods may be-, carried under
seal through either domiLion, from one
port to another OF the same dominion,
without payment of duty.
The debt has been reduced 50, l25, 900.
NEW YORK, July 1.-Two gangs Of CO.
lored men have begun work under the
city government as street sweepers.
DuDden, Treres &, Co.,, the lace i'm
porters, deny all intention to defraud the
Government, asserting that the charges
have been trumped mp by former clerk
OF the house, and they intend to contest
the matter in the courts, and not COM
promise. Fer contra, Deputy Collector
Phelps expresses the belief that the al
legged irregularities will justify claim
against the honse Of 800, 900. Several
cases of goods were seized yesterday,
and the officials ara investigating other
casea Of alleged Irregularities among i'm.
porters.
WAsHINaroN. July 1.-The Bureaus of
Construction and Repairs and Steam
Engines, are to direct the work on the
Tigress. The work is to be pushed day
and night.
Col. Luckey, the Presidents private
secretary, has returned from Europe.
Coin in the Treasury SS7. 500, 600; our
rency 50. $4,000.
or the 1000 claims allowed by the
Southern Claims Commission, and TO pay
which Congress, ut its last session, ap-
propriated S769, l43, all have been paid
by the Treasury Department, except SIX ;
which are as follows: two from Virginia,
for S2,377 and S1.S36; three from Ten.
nessee. for $S726. $3.50 and Sl53, and one
from Georgia, for $3.50 A great maiori-
tty OF the claims paid varied in amount
from 800 to $500; though there was one
amounted to $780,
Probabilities-For the South Atlantic
and Gulf States, Southerly winds, rising
temperature and numerous local rains.
new ORLEANS. July Ia private de-