The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-04
ooad and. .iohrthS SThursdassin August,

cond and. .EohrthYrhu in August,
making SIS. 600, 900 In gold.
Major w. 8. Merrill, corps OF engi-
neers, United States Army. has been
assigned to dhty as lighthouse engi.
neer OF the fourteenth district, heud.
quarters at Cincinnati. Major Chus.
Il. Suter, corps Of engineers, United
Ssah Army, has been assigned as en-
gineer of the fifteenth lighthouse dis
irict, headquarters ut St. Lonis. These
officers are assigned under Act OF Con
gress extending the jurisdiction of
lighthouse board over the Mississippi,
Missouri aud Ohio Rivers.
]. w. Smith, the South Carolina
colored cadet at West Point. whc was
dismissed for deficiency in philosophy,
details the history of his examination
In communication 10 the Ne,D Ma
tionM Era. showing that the report
made against him was not for deti-
cheney, but in accordance with a sug.
gestion from high authority not 10 ul.
low him to graduate, and thereby suve
the War Department the onerous task
of finding suitable assignment in the
army where he would be welcomed by
tho white officers as an officer aud q
gentleman. He quotes tho following
from the Brooklyn Argus:
Though he has written letters to
his friends and is quite sanguine about
returning and finally graduating, the
professors nnd cadets say there is not
the elig htest chance. Said professor
to friend. the other duy: It will be
q long time before any one belonging
to the colored raoe can graduate ut
West Point"
He then goes on to say that he has u
few pertinent questions TO ask, which
he would like certain. people to an
swer. He says: "At un interview
which | had with the Secretary Of
War, on the l7th instant. the Secreta-
ry said that he went to West Point
this year for purpose. aud that be
was there both before aud after my
examination, and conversed with so,pe
OF the professors concerning me-
Now. did that visit and those conversa-
tlons have anything to do with tile
finding of the AoademicaI Board? Did
they have anything to do with that
wonderful wisdom and foresight dis
played by the professors aud cadets in
commenting upon my chances for get
ting back? Why should the Secretary
OF War go to West Poiut this year, Tor
u purpose, and converse with the pro.
fessor about me both before and after
the examination? Besides, he spoke
Of an Interview hs had with Colonel
Ruger. superintendent Of the Academy
IN New York, on Sunday, the 18th in
stnnt, in reference to me, during
which Col. Ruger had said that the
Academic Board would not recon.
mend mo to return. Is it very won.
derful that the Academic Board should
refuse such Recommendation after
those very interesting conversations
which were held both before and after
the recommendation? Why was the
Secretary away from West Point at the
time OF the examination?"
Senator Patterson. Of South Caro-
lima, arrived to-day from visit to his
former home in Pennsylvania. He is
IN receipt Of advices from South Caro-
lima. which hR says gives assurances of
the nominal pn of Campbell (?) for
Governor. The Democrats, he says,
are bringing all the influence they can
to bear in order to secure the re nomi-
nation of Moses. the present incum-
bent. hershaw will be nominated by
the Democrats and Moses electors con.
tested. The President will be Appended
to, and as he stands pledged not to re.
cognize Moses, Democratic Governor
will be secured
W1L11AMsroRT, Pa, August 2.-Iu
the ease Of Stuck rs. O'Hrra, pecu
liar church CONTROVERSY, argument
will take place on Wednesday, the 9th
instant, before 3. P. Allen, recently
appointed Master in Chancery for the
purpose by the Court. The coming
discussion is about expert testimony
taken by the examiner aud now
printed. It is volume of moro than
100 pages. aud opens 10 view the in
ternul discipline of the Catholic
Church. particularly as to the lawful
relations Of the bishops and priests, iu
contrast with the absolute power
claimed by American bishops. On
the side OF Bishop O'Hara there up
peared as experts the Right Rev. DR..
Wood. Bishop of Philadelphia, Rev.
DR.. Corcoran. theologican of the Vati-
can Council, and several others.
Father Stack appears rs an expert in
his own case, representing the priest
hood.
HARRIsBURo. August 3.-The In-
surance Commission has ordered the
SafeOuard Gompnnv of ph;I,3,,.>L;