The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-21

sion to any army officer to act es agent
or attorney FOR any Individual, ,3or the
prosecution of any, claim againstL the
United States, or any claim in which
the United States are q party The
officer who is recommended, by q Re.
tiripg Board to be wholly retired from
the service ceases, on the approval Of
the President, to be connected with
the public seryioe.
Nominations-Blufury Wilson, So.
lioitor OF the Treasury, pice Bantield.
Western markets generally dull aud
easier.
West Virginia wants re.aale OF the
Harper's Ferry property.
The Senate passed as rider to the
sundTy civil appropriation bill, $780,.
600 for the flooded people of the
South west. It had already passed
the House and will go to the Presi-
dent. Morey's bill, giving S25. 600
for levee surveys, goes to the Presi-
dent. Gov. Hebert will be one of the
civil engineers. Both houses are in
session tonight and the usual con-
fusion prevails.
In the House, resolutions impeach-
ing Judge Busteed, of Alabama, were
presented and ordered printed and re-.
committed. Cessna, of Pennsylvania,
presented minority report. There is
no possibility Of action either in the
Busteed or Durell cases this session.
The House non-concurred in the Se-
nate amendment, making Montgomery
port OF delivery; goes to conference.
The Senate amendment to awards of
the Sonthern Claims Commission were
conoarred in; it goes to the President.
ALLENTOWN, PA. June 20.-Yester-
day, Prof. Pierce, of Philadelphia, at.
tempted q balloon ascension on a ira
peze bar; from the floral fair grounds.
The lifting power being insufficient, he
was dragged through the trees aud
against the houses. More gas was sup
piled, and 10 the second attempt, he
sailed above the houses for about
blork. When descending. he struck
against dormer window. breaking his
collar bone aud several ribs, and sus.
tanned Internal INJURIES threatening his
life.
Probabilities-For New England,
partly clondy and continued cool wea-
winds. high barometer and light rain
on the coast. For the Middle States
and the lower lake region. partly
cloudy weather in the interior and
cloudy or threatening weather near the
Atlantic coast. with Northeast to
Southeast winds, slight rise of tenn
perature and continued high barome.
ter. For the South Atlantic and Gulf
States, local rains, high temperature,
variable winds and stationary or rising
barometer. For Tennessee and tho
Ohio Valley. generally clear and warm
winds, and rising followed by falling
barometer. Severe local storms will
prevail in the central Mississippi Val.
10y. For the upper lake region and
the Northwest. increasing cloudiness
and rain. with high temperature,
Essterly or Sontherly winds. increasing
in force. aud stationary or falling ba-
rometer. The Ohio River will full
slowly during Sunday. at stations
above Paducah.
SYRACUSE, June 20 Judge Wood.
ruff has rendered decision in the
United States Circuit Cour. as Csnsn.
daigua, affirming the decision OF the
late Judge Hall, OF the District Court,
that the Peoples Savings Bank, of
this city. cannot recover on notes
which 1t discounted for the late firm of
Jay Cox 6 Green, amounting to about
$50. 600. The decision ia rendered on
the ground that under its charter ssid
bank was prohibited from disoounting
notes. Several other cases of the
same nature are. by this decision.
virtually decided against the bank.
PHILADELPHIA. June 2O.-A meeting
OF the Philadelphia Book Trade Asso-
citation WAS held to-day, the object Of
which was to enter protest against
the enactment OF reciprocity treaty
with Canada by the Senate. Under
this treaty, Canadian merchants deal
ing ia any manufactured articles can
import them from England or any
other country, and, after handling
them, can ship them to this country
duty free. A series of resolutions
were adopted, expressing alarm ut
Canada, under the provisions of the
treaty, becoming the great entrepot for
the reception of goods from all parts Of
the world, to be legally smuggled into
the United States, and stating that the
treaty would innugurate free trade and
involves the necessity of collecting the
entire revenue of the Government by
internal taxation. The resolutions