The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-08


District Court, before Judge Blodgett,
the question Of the right of the Govern
ment to seize the books and papers Of
those persons whose distilleries have
been seized on charge of defrauding
the revenue, was argued. The defend
ants were represented by Hon. Matt
Carpenter, Sidney Smith and Edmund
Jassen, and the prosecution by District
Attorney Writ, Dexter and others. The
Government claims that these books and
papers are part of the personal property
of the distilleries, and are, therefore, lia-
BILE to seizure and forfeiture. The de-
fence claim, on the other hand, that the
books and papers are private property,
and exempt under the law, they not be-
ing compelled to furnish evidence for
their own conviction. Mr.> Carpenter
closed for the defence this afternoon,
when the judge took the matter under
0dvisement
CHARLESTON, June 7.--Arrived--
Steamships Georgia, New York; Calvert,
Baltimore; schooner Burdett Hart, New
York.
PoTTsv1LLE, Pa. June 6.-At Mnhoney
City, tomorrow, all the golfers that had
started last week and were stopped by
the raiders will resume work. The mill
protection to all, and to ensure q con-
tinuance of work, and with this view all
members of the militia who were absent
when the orders were given to march
have, to-day, joined their companies,
which, tomorrow, will have their full
complement of men. 1t is thought it
may be found necessary to send troops
to the vicinity Of Glen Carbon and Ash
land. should the miders continue Us they
did Friday, compelling the operatives to
suspend work.
SAVANNAH, GA, June G.-The will of
Miss Mary Telfair, who died Inst week,
aged eighty-six years, and who was a
daug hter of e1-Goy. Telfair, was filed in
the Ordinary's office and admitted to
probate and record on Saturday. Seve-
ral different bequcsts to societies are
made. The Georgia Historical Society
gets about S175,0O0, the Independent
Presbyterian Church Of Savannah $780,
600, the Presbyterian Church of Augusta
S3O, 600. Bequests nre made to the
Hodgson Institution ut Telfairville, the
Christian Church Endowment of Tel
Academy Of Arts and Sciences, and
other societies. Numerous personal
legacies arc made, including handsome
bequests to the colored family servants.
The estate is valued at over $1,000, 900.
RICHMOND, Va, June 6.-There was q
heavy wind and rain storm in this vi
clnity tonight, during which q negro
man was instantly killed by lightning
and woman severely shocked.
ST.. ALBANs, VT, June THE house
OF Henry G. Green, farmer, was de-
stroyed by m incendiary fire, yesterday.
While the house was burning, Green
WAS shot twice by Clifton S. Weeks, q
neighbor, who subsequently, committed
suicide. Disappointed love and the be-
lief that Green had Influenced the object
Of his affection against him, led to the
tragedy. Green's wounds are slight.
NEW YORK, June IA vessel sailed
from here for Liverpool, Saturday, with
6,169 bales of cotton, which is said to be,
with one exception, the largest cargo of
this staple ever taken from any United
States port.
A s25, 1000 incendiary fire occurred in
Machias, Me-, Saturday.
The steamer City of New York, built
for the Pacific Mail Company, was
launched at Chester, Pa, on Saturday.
The latest reports from the West con-
firm the news of the destruction of the
gaass-hoppeIs by the cold, rain and
snow.
The treasurers of Richmond and
Duchess Counties, N. Y, have settled
their accounts, and the suits against
them will be ordered discontinued.
The impression gains ground in Wash
lngton that an outsider committed the
$4,000 theft, and Gen. Spinner still
thinks the money will be recovered.
Work has been commenced on the new
line of the Canada Pacific Railway.
The annual convention of the Sweden
borgian Church is in session in New
York.
The season was inaugurated Mt Long
Branch, on Saturday, by general open
Four unknown drowned men were
found floating in the river, near Brook
lyn, N. Y, on Saturday.
A Herald Havana special, dated June
2, says the Uruguayan war transport
Puiga, having on board seventy-two DO
litical prisoners from MonteYideo, has
been seized by the Spanish officers in
the harbor of Havana. The main cause
of this action is, that some of the oxiles
departed from the Uruguayan republic
have been recognized MS persons previ-