The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-13
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on and aftef January,T, 1876, On the chr
respondcnce to and. from Franco.
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Postmaster-Genernl.

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IAt Postnaster-G General.
The grand jury indicted Coneressional
Postmaster King for perjury in oonnec-
ton with the Pacific mail line, and ex-
Marshal Kinds, of Alabama, eon four
counts, for bribery in connection with
the mail routes. $3.50 Hy'J
The President hns appointed james
Ward postmaster Of Corpus Christi, uire
Taylor, suspended.
Judge Pierrepont will assume the At
torney- -Generalship on Friday. Lieut.
Tyler relieves Capt. Cole, in charge of
the national cemeteries at Chattanooga
md Knoxville. Federal and Confederate
soldiers are cordially invited to join in
decorating the graves Mt Arlington on
the 4th of June.
The War Department decided, to-day,
in accordance with the agreement of
Gen. Young, that the order from the
Ordnance Department, withholding arms
and munitions from the Southern States.
should bo revoked.
Probnbilities-In the South Atlantic
and Gulf States, rising barometer.
Northerly winds and generally clear and
waImer weather, followed by Southerly
winds and coast rains on the Western
Gulf.
! CaANLEsToS, buy 12.-Arrivcd, steam
| ohtP Oini icotou, New 4Ork.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.-Edington
beat Definnce-winning the second.
fourth and fifth heats-time PAL, 263. 20
26, 26.
BOSTON. May 12.-The steamship Me-
tropolls. from Bermuda, was toNed into
Dutch Island, Narrngnnsett Bay, this
morning, and now lies Mt anchor. She
had experienced heavy weather. All
we'll.
Capt. Ellis Of the steamship Metro
polls, reports, few days out. from Ber-
mudn, the coal gave out, and the rolling
OF the steamer broke some of her steam
pipes and started the bolts; the steamer
could not carry snil enough to give her
good steernge, and in this unmanageable
condition she drifted about in the
roughest sea TINT Capt Ellis ever snw.
She was driven across the Gulf stream
and passed through hail storm of nl-
most unprecedented violence. The
steamer sprung no leak and is sound and
seaworthy, in spite Of her rough usage.
Ihe supply of meal gave out about ten
days ago, and since that the bill of fare
has consisted mainly of potatoes and
| onions.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 2-Yesterday
afternoon, Thomas ONeil applied to the
United States Circuit Court, Judge
Drummond presiding, and asked that an
appraisal of his distillery be made, and
that he be permitted to give bonds and
resume operations. The petition was
granted. In the course of his remarks.
Judge Drummond characterized the Law,
under which the seizures were made az n
severe one, which ought to he carefully
executed. Further applications will be
made tomorrow.
RICHMOND, Va, May PA special to
the Dispatch says that Detective Knox,
OF this olty, who went to Chicago with q
requisition for j. j. ~McKenon, agent of
the American Bond Funding and Bank
ing Association, limited, Of London, has
arrested TINT individual in that city on
charge of defrauding j. S. Darlington,
the hotel-keeper here, out Of ST 900 with
worthless drafts on London. This Nc
kenon spent some time in Richmond
last winter, for the alleged purpose of
effecting o settlement between it and it's
bond-holders abroad, and, seeming to bo
well backed with credentials was treated
with confidence.
SAVANNAH, May 12.-The fourth annual
meeting of the Underwriters Association
OF the South commenced here to-day.
The attendance was large, including rep
resentatives Of all Southern cities and
from the North and West. A welcome
address was delivered by the President,
Mini. Livingston Minis, of this CITY.
There will be grand ball tonight. The
convention, tomorrow, will attend q
grind banquet given by the President.
NEW YonK, May 12.-Mr Shearman
escorted Mrs. Woodruff into court. She
refused to exhibit certain letters from
Iilton, except upon the order of Court.
The letters were finally produced and
closely examined by lawyers on both
sides.
The Tribune says cditorially that
Pierrcpont accordS with Bristow's
financial views, but is opposed to certain
fenturcs of the reconstruction Acts.
NASHVILLE, May l2.-The College of
Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, which has been in SEES
sion for several days in the city, just be-
fore adjourning sine a;e, announced the
following committees of delegates to the
next General Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church: Rev. Loyick
Pierce, ID. D., Rev. james A. Duncan.
u. D., and Loudon c. Garland, LII D.
and in accordance with resolution of
the last General Conference of the Me-
thodist Episcopal Church South, the fol-
lowing commissioners to meet n like
commission from the Methodist Episco-
pnl Church, to remove all obstacles to q
formal fraternity between the two
churches, were also announced: Rev. E.
II. Myers, D. D., Rev. r. X. Hargone,
D. D., Rev. Thomas Nj. Finney, d. d,
and Hon. Hueston Polk, of Missouri,