The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-19

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the crop as good, very good and excel.
lent. Picking will be general on Sep.
tember /, against August 25, last year
FLORIDA. this State, we have
received but three answers to our inoui.
ries. They complain of perpetual rains.
though reporting the plant we'll formed
and boiled, and the condition OF the
crop is equal to last years. Caterpillars
made their appearance throughout this
State, without, however, causing da-
mage. In regard to the average, views
dlher from no increase, compared with
last season, to four and Eve per cent.
more. Picking will commence same
time as last year-from the 18th to the
goth Of August.
OMAHA, August 17.-Immeuse clouds
OF grasshoppers are going South. A de-
tachment stopped here and are eating
up the corn.
ST.. LOUIS. August 1.-THE FIRST buie
OF new cotton was sold at auction, for
seventy cents per pound.
WASHINGTON, August 17.-Captuin
Howgate, Of the signal service, leaves
THIS city, tomorrow morning, to make a
preliminary survey for telegraph line
along the coast Of New jersey, from
Cape May to Sandy Hook, connecting
with the several life-savng stations,
which are to be used for display o: eau
tionary signals. ~ similar survey has
been made OF the Massachusetts coast,
and the necessary cable aud wire for the
desired line bus been already ordered.
FHILADELrHIA, August 17.-Mrs.
Mckinney, while trying to build fire
with kerosene, fatally burned herself
and four-year. old child.
Hon. William NJ Meredith died to.
day, aged seventy y-seven. He vas n
very prominent lawyer, and was also
Secretary of The Treasury under Presi-
dent Taylor, and President of the pre-
sent and the last Constitutional Conyen-
tions of this State.
SARATOGA, August 17.-In the steeple
chase, yesterday miles-BIind
Tom won; time $40.
UTICA, August 17.-The closing heats
OF both races yesterday occurred in O
time, trot, for Sc. 600, $4,000 to first and
time being 22534. 2.5354 and 2.3O.
For the 2.24 race, for So, 1000, So, 500 to
first, Gloster won; time 81, 2222l,
2.2615.
NEW HAVEN, CoSS., August l7.-In
the wrestling match for $500 md the
middle weight championship, Kennedy
won the first and third falls.
SEAFoRTH, ONTARIO, August 18.-A
man passing through the woods near
here, heard a child cry, and found the
father and mother with their throats cut:
no oause.
CHICAGO, August 1S-The blame for
the Chicago and Alton Railroad accident
attaches to the engineer and conductor
OF the coal train, who moved contrary to
regulations. They have disappeared.
LOUISVILLE, August 18.-George Ley.
brook has been arrested on charge OF
being bogus revenue officer. He
mulcted several lager beer establish
ments.
The cholera is reported in GArrard
County. One death yesterday and one
to-day in the same family in this city.
New YORK, August 19.-A letter from
the Yellowstone expedition reports much
i'll feeling between the infantry and ca
valry. owing to the arrest of General
Custar by General Stanley, and compell-
ing him to march one whole day in rear
Of his command. No cause is assigned.
Charles Smoch, of Freehold, N. j.,
lost FIVE valuable horses, from cerehro-
spinal meningitis, last week. The dis
ease is reported as rapidly spreading in
the vicinity.
Gold operations in Wall street, on
Saturday, have given rise to feeling
that the gold clique purposes trying
again the tactics which led to "Black
Friday" and the bears arc preparing to
appeal to the President to interfere on
this occasion in time 10 prevent the bulls
from succeeding.
The National Revenue Reform Asso-
ciation has addressed Communication
to tho Secrctnry Of tho Treasury, asking
him to revoke the order recently issued
by Collector Arthur. Of the Custom
House. requiring merchants in person
to mako nllidayits OF entries. The letter
adds: "Thc real motive for The issuance
OF the order was simply the qualification
OF self-conscGuence, and to compel per
sonaliy the attendance of merchants, in
order to humble and still further hamper
them with unnecessary, illegal and arbi,
trary requirements, made under color oi
lnw."
Additional accounts Of the railroad
accident on the Chicago and Alton Rail.
road state that the train startpd froc,
Willow Station, according to the bes
evidence, ten minutes behind time, and
as it is customary on this road to make
up tho lost time, undoubtedly the rate
of Sneo1 w0q aomnwhnt ooca1ar,}o3