The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-15


OF the congress, which is in session again
tonight. This afternoon, by invitation,
the delegates to the congress visited the
State Insane Asylum, and were hand
somely entertained by DIR. Grissom.
SARATOGA LAKE, July 14.-Thc official
time for the Cornell is 1G minutes 53l
seconds The result of the race is MS fol-
lows: Cornell first, Columbia second,
Harvard third, Dartmouth fourth, Yale
fifth. The others struggled. There wns
great enthusiasm over the Cornell crew,
md they were carried back and forth
before tho grand stand, amid great en-
thusiasm.
BUFFALO, July 14.-Thc Hebrew Union
adopted resolutions cmbodying the idea
and setting forth the objects Of the He
brew College, and pledging for the hearty
cooperation of the Hebrew people
throughout the land.
PRov1DENcE, r. l., July 1.-THE Ma
tional Division Sons of Temperance of
North America is in session; % re prescn-
tatiyes present; 27 initiated
The vinegar factory Of E. III. Pettencill,
in Boston, has been seized for manufnc
turing distilled spirits.
LYNCnDURo, VA, July 14.-About i
o'clock, this morning, tho rcar portion of
the City Hotel fell with great crash;
fortunately, five or six rooms destroyed
were not fully occupied. Mrs. L. Brown
killed; L. E. Harris, commission broker,
badly injured; u negro man bruised and
negro child missing. The building was
old, but considered safe.
ATLANTA, GA, July 14.-Tom Wells,
formerly n commission merchant in this
city, suicided; financial troubles.
WASHINGTON, July lit is estimated
12O, 900, 600 postal cards will be used the
present year.
Prof. A1ar3h, in q lettor to the Presi-
dent, regarding Indian frauds, gives full
details. Ho declares he has no conf
denoe in the sincerity of the Secretary of
the Interior or the Commissioner of In
dian Affnirs in prosecuting the investign-
ton into these frnuds. and that the evil.
dence In his possession reflects unfnvor-
ably on both.
To-day, the special agents of the Trea-
sury were transferred from the Office of
the Commissioner Of Customs to. that of
the Solloitor-a sufficient number, how
ever, being detained to attend to the ac
counts in the Commissioner Office.
The Secretary of the Treasury makes
call for lO,O00,000 coupon bonds of
1862.
Probnbilities-Fo the South Atlantic
n
rometer, rising temperature, Southwest
to Southeast winds and clear or partly
cloudy weather will prevail, except pro-
bably light rains in the Curolinas.
LAWRENCE, Mass, July 4.-Tho Mayor
publishes card, claiming that the riot
was caused by the floating population.
drawn here by the building of the new
water works. The boarling-house used
by the water works hands WAS burned
and two perishcd
PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-THE Japanese
Commissioners to the Centennial Luye
arrived, and are preparing to put up the
centennial buildings.
Cardinal McCloskey sails for Rome
August7.
NIAGARA, July 14.-The Book Trade
Convention adopted resolution that
none but members of the association be
allowed to participate in book fair,
either MS buyers or sellers 4 resolution
requesting publishers to lessen discounts
to persons who persist in under-scllino.
is under consideration.
RALEIGH, July 14.-Jndge Jones, of
Arkansas. addressed the Congress on the
subject of establishing agricultural bu
rcaus in several States; he read n tcle-
gram from the agent at New Orleans Of
the Rockvllic Cooperation Company Of
England, asking committee of confer
cnce. Maxwell, of Tennessee, Jones, Of
Arkansas, James, Of Georgia, and Batter,
of Georgia, were made said committee.
Col. Hall, Of North Carolina, introduced
resolutions requesting delegates to the
congress to urge the Legislatures of their
respective States to follow the precedent
SO wisely established by Georgia, in cs
tabllshing State Department of Agri-
culture. DR.: Jones, of Georgia spoke.
advocating the resolution, and explain
ing the grent good TINT had been accom-
plished in that Stnto by this department,
he claimed that $4,000 would bo
saved to the fnrmcrs Of Georgia this
year BY its working. The resolution was
adopted. The aflnirs of the Direct Trade
Union was discussed. 1t stated tint
while its workings Ind not been alto
gether satisfactory, it had established
the fnct that it could be productive of
great good in the Southern States An
essay was read from DR.. E. NJ. Pendle-
ton, of Georgia, pertaining to tho agri-
cultural colleges and Department of
Agriculture. Col. Johnston, of North
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