The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-11

County, on Wednesday laet, at frolio,
between q Mr.; Higgs (who had re.
Gently gone into business there) and
Mr.. m. Gilchrist, the younger, dur.
ing which the former was struck over
the head With piecs of board, from
the effects of which he died the next
day. Gilchrist has not yet been ar.
rested. Whiskey ia believed to have
been the cause.
BEFORE U. 8. COMMISSIONER Boo.
zER.-W. Henry Allen was brought
before Commissioners Boozer, yester.
day. on a charge of passing counter.
felt $40 United States Treasury note.
After full investigation, the accused
was required to give bull in the sum of
S3. 900 for his appearance at court for
trial, which. failing to do, he was com.
mitted to the County Jail.
UNITED STATES CouRr JURY.-In
pursuance OF adjournment. the Com
missioners appointed under Rule 81 of
the Circuit Court, Messrs. Hagood,
SyDmes and Boozer. met 81 the CO.
lambia Hotel last evening, and, having
accepted the names furnished by each,
filed the same with the Clerk, and
adjourned, subject to the call OF any
of the Commissioners under said rule.
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DAY. July 1O.-The State er rel. Citi-
zens' Savings Bank ct 0l. responde nts
rs. the city of Columbia ct al, appel
lants. Motion granted-per curidn
The State err el. E. J. Scott g. Son us.
sumo. appellants. Motion granted
per c"ridm. The State &c rel. D. Gam
brill rs some. appellants. Motion
granted-per curftiM. The 5tato &c rel.
j. A. Hendrix & Bro, appellants, 0s.
same. respondents. Appeal dismissed
per curiam. The City Council of
Charleston, respondent. ps. Henry Bis
choff & Co., appellants. Appeal dis
missed-per curiom.
LIGHTNING Conductors. fre-'
quent occurrence of late of destructive
thunder storms in various parts of the
country has revived discussion as to
tho best means of protection from
llghtnlng. A paper was read not long
ago before the meteorological section
of the Franklin Institute of PhiIadel-
phia by Prof. John Wise, in which he
contended that lightning rods have no
protecting power, and that the only
protection that has yet proved to be
a fl n n 10 n,
may be true enough that houses hav-
ing lightning rods have been struck
and damaged. this may have been the
result OF inefficiency or imperfect con-
strnction OF roda. 70 demonstrate his
position, Mr.. Wise should show that
the house struck was protected by rods
OF tho proper quality and diameter,
the joints securely fitted. the insulators
Of the right material, and the branch
ing terminations in the earth CONT
nued into moist ground, and suff1.
oient number OF points upon the rods
along the salient parts of the buildings
they are designed to protect. It is
conceded to be uncertain how large an
area rod of given length can protect.
Different French electricians have
variouly rated it as circular space of
radius from one to three times the
height OF the rod above the highest
point to which it is attached. Not
much confidence can be placed in these
conclusions. Al evidence of the pro-
tecting influence of single point not
reaching to any considerable defiance,
case is cited OF the foremast Of ship
being struck. causing serious damage
to the vessel. when the mafnmast was
provided with conductor. Of course,
the protection Of lightning rods only
applies to the fash which comes from
above. One feature of the storms this
season is the discharge of electricity
from the earth. In the case of q COW
recently struck by lightning in West
ern town, the electric fluid emerged
from the ground directly under her,
and leaped up to meet the streak of
lightning dartiDg down ward through
the air. and passed through her on its
way, leaving her dead and blasted on
the ground. II the back of this COW
had bristled with iron rods, she could
| not have avoided her fate.
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LIST OF New ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. =. yhomas-M Military Institute.
J. McKenzie-French Confectionery
Meeting Richland Lodge,
Ordinances of City Council.