The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-20
the city. and in case Of a partial strike
general lockout should follow,

the city, and in case Of partial strike
general lookout should follow.
BosToN,e July 18.-Pomreoy, the boy
murderer, has written O story of his life.
narrating his crimes and Imprisonment
in the reform school. He retraots from
his former confessions, and processes to
have been regular Sunday school at
tendant in early life, and claims that he
was not guilty of the first crime for
which he was arrested, but was goaded
ny the police into making tho confession.
Referring to the discovery Of the re-
mains of Hate Curran, ut 1927 Broadway.
he doubts whether they arc the remains
of Katie Curran. He says he made n
false confession that his mother and
brother, who had been arrested for the
murder, whom he knew were innocent.
:a:Sh. sc free. Hc charges Tia: lies we're
used freely all round by the witnesses Mt
the Coroners inquest. He intimatcs
that he has the knowledge rs to who
committed the murder, but he has not
yet revealed his suspicious.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-Capt. Eades
was recently in Washington, on business
connected with the jetties, which he is
constructing in the mouth Of the Missis
sippi River.
Probabilities-For the South Atlantic
and Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohio
valley. rising or stationary barometer,
Easteriy or Southerly winds, slightly
cooler md partly cloudy weather will
prevail, with probably occasional rains
from the West Gulf and the Ohio valley
and on the South Atlantic coast.
The Postmaster General has requested
the Attorney-Gcncral to designate coun-
sci to attend to the application pending
in the United States Circuit Court in
New York for n,dmldn,us to compel the
postmaster Mt New York to receive n book
package for mail transmission to Phila-
delphia ut the old rates. The Postmaster
General says he knows but little of the
merits of the case, further than than the
postmaster wns acting in the line of his
duty in accordance with the law. judge
Spence, Assistant Acknowledgement for
the Post Office Department, says there
may be some plausible ground for the
position taken by the plaintiff in this
case, but TINT decision i'll favor of the
mdndamus would greatly confuse the SER
vice, as there were several important
amendments in the law which originated
IN the Senate among them the new law
concerning the postage on newspapers
and of publications.; all of which would
be thrown back upon the old law, if the
mandamus should be granted.
AThe Star has good authority for say
ing that Judge Fisher remains District
Judge. William Burnett, Supervising
1nspector-Genernl of Steam Vessels, and
Supervising Inspectors A. Low, of New
York, and William Rodgers, of New Or
leans, will, on the 14th Of September,
commence series of experiments with
safety-vnlves Mt the Washington Navy
Yard. Professor Barnard, of Columbia
College, New York, has been appointed
chairman of the experimental steam
boiler commission.
q New YORK, July ia Key West let
ter, of July 0, says among the most pro-
minent persons who hnve died here of
yellow fever, are Mr.. Allen, telegraph
operator; Mrs. Townsend, wife Of the
Deputy Collector of Customs; SIr. Van
Dnsen, a Methodist clergyman; Mr.. Ho-
gan, ciSar-maker; AIr. Auchenbrcck,
chief engineer revenue cutter Seward;
MIR. Polhemas, second engineer revenue
cutter Seward; Mr.. .Jourdain, light -house
establishment, with many others of less
note.
The first bale of this seasons crop of
Louisiana cotton, raised in st. Landry
Parish, by Mr.. Joseph Derand, was nut
up for sale today, Mt the Cotton Ex-
change, and was purchased by Merrill &
Co., brokers, Mt IL cents.
VINEYARD sHAyES, July 10. The
schooners Willie Harris and Narragansctt
collided; the Harris sunk; crew saved.
LoUIsyILLE, July 19.-Jackson's defal-
cation will probably reach $4,000.
ST.: LOUIS, July 19.-Mitchell 4 Co. IS
furniture factory burned; loss $50, ZOO.
CHICAGO, July 19.-Incoming vessels
give reports making it circumstantially
certain that the balloon went into Lake
Michigan, and the mronauts drowned.
Yesterdays Market Reports.
New YoRK-Noon. Money II. Gold
l4f. Exchange 4. 87}; short 4. .901.
Cotton firm; sales l61-uplands ISL;
Orleans l54. Futures opened easy: July
IA 29-32@H 1916; August ID 15-i6; Sep
tember IA 19-32@14 21-32; October lii
OLA SIG; November II i-1G@14 3-1G;
December 14s. Wheat &c. better. Corn
1c. better Pork firm-2O.5O. Lard firm
steam 13}.
2 P. M.-Money easy-11@2. stcr-
ling quiet-74. Gold inactiye014@I41.
Governments active and lower-new 6s
16b. States quiet and nominal. Flour
i