The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-02

ohael DonI6ique was unanimously
elected By the National 3Assembty Pre-.
aident OF therspnblic OF Hayti. az.
LOUISVILLE KY, July There Is
no truth id, (. the story of the family
murder in Spencer County. I'll
! .BLooll1NaToN. I'LL. July 1.-The
State Temperance Convention met to.
day; seventy-hve delegates, including
twenty women, formed an independ-
ent party. Among the nominations
are Miss Jennie F. Welley, Superin-
tsndent Of Public Instruction.
ALBANY. July 1.-Gov. Dix hos no.
tilted Mayor Havemeyer that there are
two vacancies in the New York Police
Commission--Messrs. Gardner and
Ohallick having been convicted OF
crime. It now becomes the duty of
the Mayor to fill the vaoaucies.
q LITTLE Rock, ARK, July 1.-The
msjority for q constitutional c,nven-
itioa in the State il estimated at 50, 600.
MEMPHIS, July 1.-At 10 O'clock,
this morning. NJ. D. Weloh. we'll
known attorney and candidate for
Clerk OF the Criminal! Court, was shot
by B. B. Barnes. also an attorney, pro-
bably fatally wounding. They had n
quarrel on Monday, which friends we're
trying to settle. when the reucontre
took place..
DEs MONIES. July l. The Republi-
can State Convention met to-day. a
very large attendance.
| WAsH1NaToN. July 1.-Mr. Hale has
finally declined the Postmaster-Ge
ralship, on account of impaired health.
His successor will not be named for
several days. 49,,
The public debt statement issued to-
day. shows u reduction during June of
so, $50, 1876; currency balances, $l4, 576.-
0lO and coin balance S74, ,2U5. .3G4
coin cortiicntes $40, 1926, LOO; special
deposits held for redemption OF GER
tificates sf deposits, sos, 76O, 600. The
Comptroller of Currency has called for
statements from the national banks OF
their condition at tho close of busi.
ueas on the 2Gth nit.
OF the Treasury Department, will as.
sumo his duties tomorrow. The
President to-day appointed Charles J..
Conant to be Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, uice Sawyer. Mr.. Co.
'nant has been clerk in the warrant di-
vision Of the treasury for nine years
four of which he was chief OF the di-
vision. He is from New Hampshire.
The monitors at Key West, except
ing the Dictator, left that port yester-
day for Pensacola, conveyed by the
Brooklyn. Osippee. Shawmut, Kansas
aud Pinta
j. b. Fagin has been appointed
Marshal ter the Western District of
Arkansas, aud Joshua 3. Hill for the
Southern District of North Carolina.
Admiral Polo, the Spanish Minister,
sailed today for Europe.
The reduction of employees in the
public departments contlnnes; large
Dumber of mules and females were dis
missed to-day. In the patent Office,
to-dny, O clerk who had been dis
charged. became temporarily insane,
and divesting himself OF all his cloth
ing, seized bayonet from the model
room aud rushed through the halls of
the building, to The great consterna
ton OF the clerks. He was finally
taken in charge by the police.
A. O. Cattell. who was appointed
one OF the District Commissioners,
has finally declined. Blow and Den.
nison accept. 1t is expected that a
com missioner in Csttell's place, and a
Postmaster General, pice Hale, viii be
appointed tomorrow. There was a
Cabinet meeting to-day, ut which the
subject OF the post office appointment
was discussed; but the President, as
yet, has made no determination. At
the meeting, CressweIl stated, upon
leaving, that he would act until his
successor WAS appoinsed; but that he
intended to insist upon leaving the de-.
partment as sOon as possible. On re-
turning to the Post Office Department,
III reply to question whether lie
you'd reconsider his resignation, he
said emphuticnlly, mo; I was in eurn.
est when I resigned, and would be
glad to be relieved tomorrow" John
Is. Packer. OF Pennsylvania, Chairman
Of the Houee Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads, is mentioned
in connection with the office.
probabilities-For New England,
the Middle States aud lower lake re-
gion, partly cloudy weather will pre-
vail. with Southeast to South west
winds, slight rise in temperature md
slowly falling barometer. For the
South Atlantic and Gnlf States, partly
cloudy weather, with local rains, East
erly or Southerly winds, with slight
changes in temperature and stationary
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