The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-12

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pressed closely and passed her, win.
ming by length-Fadadeer being
third; time, l.494.
PoUaHKEEPsIE. June 1.-The Synod
Of the Reformed Church to-day took
action unfavorable to the proposed
union with the Presby yterian Church,
and adjourned.
New YORK, June 1l.-Owing to the
weather, none of the yachts made the
distance in the specified time. The
regatta will be sailed again.
At a meeting of the American Soci-
ETY. of Civil Engineers, the committee
on the bursting Of the reservoir at
Williamsburg reported that they had
examined the remains Of the dam, and
found defects Of the grcssest character,
indicating that the work had been per
formed By inexperienced persons.
An Havana letter, Of the 9th, says q
quantity OF Remington rifles, lately re.
oeived from New York, intended for
the new militia in Cuba, have been
sent to Spain.
ST. PETERSBURG. June "A steam
boat explosion on the Volga killed five
persons, and eleven have since died.
It is estimated that fifteen persons were
drowned.
IND1ANAPoL1s. June 1.-THE Farm
ers' Conventions platform declares the
gold basis fallacy should be abandoned,
and calls for an unlimited issue of Go
vermont currency and the withdrawal
of all bank and local currency. a full
State ticket Was nominated.
SPRINGFIELD, June 1.-The Farm
e:s' Convention adopted !cng series
of resolutions and nominated State
ticket. E1.Gov. Palmer spoke in favor
OF the farmers movement.
MIDDLETowN, June ia misplaced
| switch caused q collision with cars on a
| side track. under which two men were
killed, while at work.
WAsHINaToN, June 11.-In the Se-
nate, Gordon, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported favorably on q
bill to constitute Montgomery, Ala
bama, as a port OF delivery; placed on
the calendar. The House went to the
Speakers table, and disposed Of ench
bills, &C., as were not objected to;
those which were objected to, incIud.
ing the Senate Civil Rights Bill and
three bills to remove political disabili-
ties, are still left on the Speak Is
table, aud cannot be moved without
two-thirds vote.
SALT LAKE CRY, June IA oar
containing live oysters and Holsters
arrived g. Ogden, yesterday, and an
attempt will be made to propagate
them in Great Salt Lake
4 doctor, arrested here for fatal
abortion. suicided.
ST. Louis, May 1l.-As Johannes
Pierre and a woman accompanying
him were boarding Westward bound
train. at Jefferson City, yesterday
morning, they were confronted BY
Leopold Hoelderle, who fired pistol
at Pierre, without effect, and then shot
the woman in the breast, inf1icting a
dangerous wound. He fred two balls
into his body, aud died in two hours
The woman formerly lived with Hoel-
derle as his wife.
PROVIDENCE, June 1.-THE fifth
joint ballot stood all follows: burnside,
43; Dixon, 26; Barstow 10; scattering,
II. The sixth and seventh were about
the same.
AUBURN. N. Y, June 1.-THE sixth
annual Episcopal! Convention Of the
Central New York Diocese, which has
been in session here. adjourned sine die
this morning, after adopting very
strong resolutions in opposition to
ritnalism.
WASHINGTON, June 11.-Barcroft,
Assistant Secretary Of State, was con.
tirmed Minister to Germany, and Coil.
ford Wylie Wills. as Attorney of the
Northern District Of Mississippi.
Probabilities-For the New England
aud Middle States, and the Western
portion OF the lake region, areas of
rain. Easterly and Sontherly winds,
slight change in temperature and fall.
ing barometer. For the South Atlantic
and Cult States, cloudy weather. light
rains East of the Mississippi River,
Southerly winds, shifting to West and
Northwest, stationary or falling tenn
peratnre and rising barometer. For
Tennessee and the Ohio valley. the
upper lake region and the North. west,
and the Western portion of tho lower
lake regions. light rains, followed by
partly cloudy weather, winds shifting
to North and West, no decided change
of temperature, and rising barometer.
The upper Ohio, Central Mississippi
aud lower Missouri Rivers will rise
during Friday.
WAsHINGToN, June 1.-The House
went to the Speakers table and passed
several Hnimportant bills. The sun.
dry appropriation bill was resumed
It covers S24, 900, 900 and will occupy
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