The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-31

| AZ lts Intrlnsic value. Ihe import duty
on gold was increased five per cent.
Lottery tickets are required to be paid
half gold and half paper. Prizes will
be paid in the same manner.
BosToN, August 3O-3 P. Mn
Worcester. all Butler delegates were
elected. In Boston, Butler has sixty-two
out Of ninety delegates. Lynn and
Lowell ore unanimous for Butler. Two
thirds OF the Newburyport delegation
are for Butler. The summary Of the
| results thus far show that Butler has lib
and, Washbnrne S3 delegates to the con-
vention.
Sr. Louis. August 3O.-Latest Fort
Sill advices state that but three compa.
nies are garrisoning the fort; the balance
have gone to repress Indian disturbances
on the Texas border. There is much
anxiety in families who have relations
there.
LITTLE RocK, ARK. August SO.-
5.O0O reward has been offered for the
assassin of Judge Mears. It is reported
shat i've persons were killed in the rem
oontre OF the constnbles's posse and
More's gang. in Perry County.
HALIFAX, August 30.-Details of the
storm by. mail and telegraph show
frightful loss Of life aud property from
Sundays storm. The loss will certainly
reach several millions.
Boston, August 80 AT the Beacon
Park races, the race was for horses never
beaten. Fullerton aud Gamers and
Sensation started. Sensation won the
first heat-2 224; Fullerton tho Sc
cond-2 I9L-.distancing Sensation:
Gamers won the third-Fullerton beEav-
ing badly--22O1z; Fullerton won the
las. two and the racc-2.22, a22l5.
Associate Judge Horace Gray has
been appointed to the vacaut Chief
Justiceship of Massachusetts, caused by
the death Of Judge Chapman. The ap-
pointment had been previously rendered
by Governor Washburn to lockwood
Hoar. who declined it.
PHThADELPH1A, August 30.-The rea-
tives of Michael Angelo Mcfarland have
taken charge OF his body.
SAN FRANcIsco, August 3O.-A heavy
earthquake at San Jose caused excite
ment, but no damage. It was heavy at
tue towns South, but slight here.
WASHINGTON, August 3O.-A DESPATCH
says five sailors made their appearance
in Petersburg, Va, on Thursday, set
ting forth that they were part OF fifteen
survivors of the Grew OF the Steamship
Lucy, burned at sea, forty-fve miles oil
Cape Canaveral, on the 18th instant.
Their names are Charles Williams, Geo.
johnson, j. E. Willis, Geo. Fisher and
Thomas Richardson. Twoare suffering
from terrible burns, which substantiate
the truth of their story.
1t is rumored that Samuel Booth.
Postmaster of Brooklyn, has resigned.
It is said G. G. Talbot, Postmaster of
Williamsburg, will probably succeed.
LANCASTER, KY August 3O.~Two
cholera deaths here. Sixty-three white
families have Left.
NEW YORK, August 30-The Hera,t!s
special, dated Carthagena, says tho
British Admiral Yelverton informs the
rebels OF his intention to move the vi
toria and Alamanza to Gibraltar. At a
meeting of the rebels, majority de-
oided to open fire from the forts. in
case the removal of the Spanish ships is
attempted. The Admiral gives forty
eight hours warning, and threatens to
lombard CarthagenA, il. the forts fire
upon the ships.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
paid out 500. 900 in gold coin to day.
on account of September interest, and
S23. 900 for call bonds.
Justice Delmar, of Brooklyn, today
fixed the bail of NJ T. Rodman, the de-
faniting Deputy City Treasurer, at
$50, 900, with two sureties qualifying in
double amount; and if not furnished
in given time. to be committed to the
County Jail.
WAsHISaroN. Angus. 3o.-The Inte-
rior Department is still without advices
from Fort Sill. The report is generally
discredited.
The contrac. for building life-saving
stations on the coast Of North Carolina
has been awarded to James Boyle, of
Newberne, n. c., 1T $500 each. Ten
are to be erected.
Probabilities-For the Ohio Valley
and thence Southwark over the South
Atlantic und Gull States, tho pressure
will diminish, and light South -easterly
to South westerly winds, higher temper
ature, with partly cloudy weather, will
prevail, except on the immediate coast,
where light ruins may be expected.
T1TUsvILLE, Pa, August 30.-James
3. Jamlson, the original owner of the
Jamison Oil Farm, committed suicide.
He left letter saying he had been de-
franded in largo amount OF oil and
money.
ERIE. Pa, August 3o.-Judge James
E.11,.