The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-09
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bquorum was present fgAe opinion is
sigaed by ohief Justice. Gushing and As
sooiate Justices Ladd and Smith.
WAsHNaToN, June 3. II &c che late let
tings for mail contracts iiall the awards
were made and notice. sent as usual to
the parties whose bids were accepted.
Up to June contraots had not been re-
| ceived at the contract Office as follows
In the Middle States, IS; Western States,
80; Southern States, 60; miscellaneous
| routes, 15.
The President has directed that all
lands lying contiguous to the Mississippi
River, within twelve miles of the mouth
OF the river, be reserved for military pur-
poses, under the Act author: zing Capt.
Eads to construct jetties for deepening
the channel
The New York mail did not arrive
until 5.20 P. NJ, the President of the
philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Company having declined to allow the
/ postal oars TO run over his road on the
limited express trains. Up to Saturday
night, he had neither assented nor de-
clined, and the cars came over the rond
rs per the new arrangement, but were re-
fused to-day.
John Browns cotton factory, IL Phiia-
delphia, was burned to-day; loss $50, ,OOO
At Lifu, Loyalty Islands, on the night
OF March 29, there was sharp shock of
an earthquake, followed by others the
next day. and on the evening of the 3Oth
fearful shock occurred, doing much
damage to buildings. It was succeeded
by tidal wave, which swept away three
villages, causing immense destruction of
life and property.
Two packages mailed by the wrecked
steamer Schiller have been received at
the Dead Letter Office; the addresses
effnced by the water. Most of the letters
were written in foreign languages. The
President has recognized julius Weber,
Fice-Consul Of Russia at Mobile; and has
appointed Richard NJ. Nelson Commits
sioner to Centennial Exhibition from
Alabama; Gov. Axtel appointed Go
vernon of New Mexico and George w.
Emory Governor of Utah.
Probabilities-For the Gulf and South
Atlantic States, stationary or lower baro.
meter, Northeast to Southeast winds,
warmer, partly cloudy weather and oc-
casional rain near the Eastern Gulf and
South Atlantic consts. @iT' ~
@WATERTowN, N. Y, June e.-Wm.
Parmenter and son and two other men,
named Thompson and Healy, who were
fishing Rby rush-ight from q boat on
Roquetto River, near Pots Dam, Satur-
day night, were carried over the dam by
the current and all drowned.
GALVESTON, June Sin the United
States District Court, this morning, in q
case against the proprietors of the Gal
weston Ne,os, the attorneys for the de-
tendants presented motion to quash
the indictment, on the following grounds
That the Court had no jurisdiction in
such manner in contempt, and such pro-
N ~ &c
all law and practice of use; that while
the proprietors of the Ne,ps claimed the
right and privilege to discuss all ques-
tions before the Court, in which the pub
lie was Interested, yet in the article re-
ferred to no disrespeot. was intended to
the Court, nerany attempt made to in
fiuence the cause tbel, pending in Court,
nor bring It into diarepute. The matter
has been held under consideration.
NEW York, June 8.-Early this morn
ing burglars entered the house of Aaron
Shute, in Brooklyn. Shute heard one
of them in his room and seized him;
while he had the burglar down, the
latter fired twice, both balls going
through Shute's neck and one touching
his brain; the burglar escaped. Mr..
Shute will die. Room shows every evil
dence of desperate struggle.
The Tooth birthday Of Father Henry
Boehm, of Newark N ethodist Episcopal
Conference, and the sevsnty-sixth of his
ministry, wes 4celebra$eds to-day, in
Trinity NJ u yChisydh Sysrsey City. The
church, was crowded, Including many
ministers. Theven erable father arrived
some time after the Scommehcement of
the services and remained until the close.
Addresses made by Bishop Simpson and
others. Father Boehm is said to be the