The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-06

mist and physiOlogist. died quite sud
denly at Bethlehem, n. H.. last nighs.
W. A. Smith. a negro OF Boston,
was refused admittance. one night this
week. to Mrs. Conway'a theatre in
Brooklyn, which does not tolerate co.
lored people. Smith was lately mis-.
sionsry in Africa.
The officers of the National Cotton
Exchange have decided that their next
meeting shall be held at Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs, Va, July 20,
1875.
A druggist, yesterday, sold poison to
Henry Herbold, despite the. protests
OF the latter's daughter that he in.
tended committing suicide. Herbold
took the poison and soon died. The
druggist was arrested.
State Treasurer Chas. McIlrath stole
SS9. 600 from the school aud swamp
land fund.
BosroN. September 5.-The Mystic
Park fall meeting closed this afternoon.
The first race. for purse of $4,000,
for 2.3l shorses, was won by Kansas
Chief-tihe 220.
NEW ORLEANS, September 5.-Dur-
ing last night. the Offices of Attorney.
General Field, in the St. Louis Hotel,
now used as State House, were broken
open and all the records therein we're
piled in heap in the centre OF the
main Office, together with q part OF
the furniture, saturated with coal oil
and set on fire. Fortunately the flame
went out and only one or two of the
papers arc oharred. though all are rem
de.ed nearly illegible by the oil. The
incendiaries appear to have been
frightened off before completing their
work.
SAN FRANCISCO. September 5.-The
new race track of the Bay District AS.
ISOLATION was opened to-day. It is on
this track that the great four mile race
is to come off in November.
The town of Mokelumue Hill, Cali.
fornia, was destroyed by fire yesterday
afternoon.
WASHINGTON, September st is
claimed that Judge Williams hurried
back from Long Branch to avoid meet
ing Southern deleg atoms on their way
thither. 80 as to deprive action regard
ing the South of the appearance Of DO
litical Significance. The presence,
however. Of Zick Chandler. Chairman
OF the Republican Congressional Com.
mittee, at oil the consultations, which
led to the policy; defeuts the quick
march. The snub Of Southern poll
ticians liz palpable, whatever good or
bad may follow tue policy, attaches to
the Administration.
The Secretary OF State has received
from Baron Vou Schwarz Senborn the
following note:
WASHINGTON, August 25, 1874
To The Honorable Hamilton Fish. Sec
ta.y Of Siate-SIR: I am instructed to
bring to the knowledge OF the Govern.
ment OF the United States That, uc-
cordlng to na Imperial resolution OF
the 5th Of July, the decorations of the
cross of military merit will henceforth
| no longer be returned to the Grand
Imperial and Royal Cham berlain aftcr
/ the death Of the person decorated, aud
in that Case they will become the pro-
perty OF the family or heirs of the de-
censed. However, restitution of the
decoration is held obligatory in all
cases in which the person decorated
shall have incurred the loss OF his
decoration in consequence OF q judicial
arrest. By the same ordinance is
equally maintained the necessity to
give notice to the proper authorities,
namely: 70 thed allegation or the Con-
sulates OF Austria and Hungary, whom
ever u Uilitary burial of the cross in
Question dies. Begging you, Mr.. Sec
retary of State, to be good enough to
convey tho preceding to the Knowledge
OF the proper authorities, seize at the
same time this occasion to renew to
you the assurances of my highest con-
sideration. SCHWARZ SENBORN.
a letter has been received at the
Treasury Department from the Col.
lector Of Customs at Brunswick, Ga,
to the effect that on the 18th of Au-
gust. the American ship Mm. Wilcox
put in at Doboy Sound, in the district,
with yellow fever on board-the cap-
tain and first officer having died at
sea. The Collector ordered the vessel
to remain in the sound, away from
the track OF shipping, and that >
guard bs kept on shore to prevent
boAts going to the vessel; he also had
Temporary hospital constructed on
Wolf Islund, nnd the crew, twelve in
number, landed there, where they
were attended and supplied with pro-
visions and medicines by physician,
whom the Collector employed to at-
tend thom. Quo of the crew died,
but the rest are improving very fast
and will soon be in condition to dis