The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-21

for two days.
At meeting OF the Common Coun-
oil yesterday evening, resolutions we're
adopted instr ucting the Board of Pub
lic Works to take immediate steps to-
ward furnishing a more abundant sup
ply of water in those portions of the
city where it is insufficient at times.
The Board decided to have oil wooden
buildings, OF whatever sort, removed
from within the city limits. It was
expressed as the sense of the Common
Council that corps Of snppers aud
miners should be formed, and added
to the present 6re organization. Their
duty should be to aid in qaeling con-
A,grations by the removal or destruo-
t on OF such buildings as the Fire Mar,
shall deems necessary.
COLUMBUS. ONO, July 20.-A car on
the North Columbus Railway. contain-
ing thirty passengers, yesterday upset
into ditch thirty.ave feet below, by
striking two horses that were in hack
and became entangled in the trestIe
work on the bridge; ten persons in.
jured; six seriously.
New York, July 19.-Samuel Wllke-
son is said to have testified before the
Beecher Investigation committee, tha:
he was the agent in getting up the
celebrated tripartite agreement of 1872
| between Beecher. Bowen and Tilton,
and intimatel that Tilton was finally
induced to sign, on The condition that
| the amonnt due him from Bowen be
paid while tho negotiations were pend.
ing. Tilton ssnted explicitly to W,lke.
son that the only wrong B-echpr ever
did him was 10 address improper lau.
guage to his wife, for which BIZ held
his ample written apulogy. Iu reply
to direct questions. lie secuted the
idea OF grav.r injury, declared that
any snci reports must have origiuat, 4
n morbid imagination. mud denied
that he ever said that there Was any
thing criminal in Beecher's conduct.
PORTSMOUTH. n. H.. July 2O.-G. T..
Smith, who erected for tue late Pro.
fessor Morse the hrst liue Of telegraph
poles III this country, between Wusl.
ingtou aud Baltimore. i'll 1874, died ut
bis residence in Nswieid. Me-. u few
days since. at an advanced nge.
TRENTON n. j.. July 2D.-Chaa. P.
Warner. proprietor uf the Southern
Hotel at St. Louis. u passenger on the
Train for New York. hud his nrm
crushed hy coming IN contact with a
bridge, As the train was cruising. Am
pu!ation was performed sud he Is
doing well.
New YORK, July 20 The AIissis.
slppi Le1ee Commission will meet at
Newport to.morruw; all the members
present. Governor Hebert aud Mr..
Sickles left for Newport, per boat, this
evening. a motion viii be nude to
adjourn to New York
WASHINGTON. July 20.-The CNroui.
Gle, OF Tomorrow, will state that tue
proceedings agninst Col.nel E NJ.
1erger. Of Baltimore, by his client, J.
d. Maddox, has resulted in an acknow.
ledgment by Maddox OF his indebted
ness to Yereer for services rendered
aud money loaned.
The President is not expected to re.
! turn until the last Of the week, if then.
He has telegruphed Bri,tow to meet
him ut Long Branch on Thursday.
Probabilities-.For the Middle
States and lower lake region, purity
cloudy weather will prevail, with local
rains. variable winds and stationary or
rising barometer. Sonth Atlantic nud
Gulf States. partly cloudy weather aud
areas Of rain. East or South winds,
slight changes in temperature and
falling, followed by rising burorn.t.r.
Tennessee and Ohio Valley, local
rains. with lower temperature, North
east to Southeast winds and rising
barometer during he night. For th.
upper lake region and the Northwest,
nartiy cloudy weather, with rain.
Ensterly or Southerly winds, followed
by rising temperature and falling ba.
| rometer.
ieiesra raphic-CommrrriAl Reports.
New YORK. July 2O-Noon.-Cottop
quiet; sales 932-aplands l7ls; Or.
leaps l714. Futures opened steady:
July nominal; August 16 13 80,
10 7-l6; September 1875. IL ll-l6.
Flour dull and dropping. Wheat
qniet aud heavy. Corn steady. Pork
iiru-mess 1890. Lard quiet-steam
II. Freights firm. Stocks dull aud
lower. Money 2. Gold lO,s. Ex.
change--long S7lla; short 1 30. Go.
vernmen's strong aud active. State
bonds quiet and lower.
z. M.-Cofton dull; sales l, 900, at
| l7ls0l7l2 Southern flour dull and
lower-common to fair extra 5 OSG6
6 40; good to choice G.459ll. w.
Wheat dull, heavy and ca I4c lower
l.32(9 l.35 winter red and amber West
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