The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-30
the Supreme Court. In the mean
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ST. Louis. June 2S.-The Lenven-
worth Times says late advices from
Dodge City, Kansas, confirm the tele-
graphic reports that the Indians in that
vicinity have assumed hostile attitude
and are numbering the citizens and de-
predating upon their property.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-The Secre-
tary Of the Treasury has instructed
the assistant treasurer, at New York,
to sell Sl.000.OO0 in gold on ench
Thursday during the month OF July.
The customs receipts during this
month are larger than during June,
1873. There is also an Improvement
in the internal revenue receipts. The
Treasury Department, several days
ago, commenced the payments from
the $4,000. 900 to supply the deficeien-
oies. The public debt statement on
the ist Of July will show & slight de-
oreaes. The Government will pay
$22. 600, 600 is gold for July interest.
TUsCUMBIA. ALA, June pa year
ago, George F. Long. Of good fame
and family, was forbidden by Con-
gressman J. Sloss to visit his house.
Long denounced Sloss, assailed Sloss'
daughters charactey claiming undue
intimacy with her. Sloss returned on
Friday, and, learning the facts from
his daughter. shot Long from the
second story window of his hou. e..
Long received four buck.shot in his
skull, one in his neck and two in his
body. The wounds were fatal. Sloss
| was jailed.
PATERSON, N. j., June 20 William
High. detective, was fatally shot by
| railroad robbers, who lured him to
| their rendezvous.
NEW YORK, June 29.-A mad dog
was killed, after biting three children
in Brooklyn and two here. To avoid
danger from Carpenters press muzzle,
editors are requested to say "alleged''
mad, in the above despatch.
ATLANTA, GA, June 29.-ln the rnid
just made by Collector Holtzolaw and
United States Deputy Marshal Find
lay, into Habersham and Rabun
Counties. thirteen illicit distileries
and their contents were seized and de.
stroyed, eight revenue offenders were
arrested. including two of the BUSH
whackers who attempted q rescue and
made an attack upon the United States
officials.
WAsHINoroN, June 29.-The Presi-
| dent is expected to return on Wednes.
day.
| A telegram has been received from
Henry L. Blow, one Of the District
commissioners. announcing that he
will be IN Washington tomorrow. II
is believed now in official circles tbs,
all three of the Commissioners will
accept.
Gen. Young. to-day. arranged with
the Poss Office Department to place
mail service on the Oostanaula River,
in Georgia.
Postmaster General Creswell viii
surrender the portfolio of the Post
Ofice Department to-morrow-6nish
ing up the mouth and the fiscal year.
The work Of the department is all vel
up, and the clerks were busy to-day
preparing documents which require
bis inspection and signature, and they
will all be finished tomorrow, leaving
clean slate for Hale to commence
work with on Wednesday.
| Probabilities-ForN New England. or
Tuesday, partly cloudy weather and
local rains, with South Or West winds,
lower temperature ana rising barome,
ter. For the Middle and South At.
lantic States and the lower lake region,
local storms, South west to North west
winds. increasing in force in the Mid
die States, stationary or falling tom
perature and rising barometer. Fo,
the Guii States, partly cloudy weather,
light to gentle winds. continued high
temperature ind slight change in til.
barometer. For Tennessee nnd the
Ohio valley, local storms. variable
winds, shifting to Easterly or South.
erly, continued high barometer. Fo,
the upper lake regions and tho North.
west, increasing cloudiness, North.
east to South. east winde, stationary OF
falling temperature and local rains in
the upper lake region and the upper
Mississippi valley. The central Mis-.
sissippi River will full during Tuesday
BosroS, June ga full bench o:
the Supreme Court of Massachusetts
has decided that the School Commit.
tee Board is sole Judge of its own
membership. This declsien sustains
the action Of the Boston School Board
in refusing seats to women, aud the
latter must go to the Legislature to
obtain that privilege.
CHARLESTON, June 20.-Arri ved ~
Steamship South Carolina, New York
schooner Carrie S. Webb, New York.
Telegrnphic-Comm Reports.