Tri-weekly phoenix. [volume] ([Columbia, S.C.]) 1865-1875, 1875-05-18

money order applied for and obtained
under the regulations of the department.
And upon the same evidence, the post
master at the city of Cincinnati is hereby
instructed to return all registered letters
which shall arrive at his Office, directed
to the said L. d. Sine. to the postmasters
ut the Office at which they were originally
mailed, with TIE word fraudulent plainly
written or stamped upon the outside Of
such letter."
The Rev. j. NJ. Dawson, Presby yterian
clergyman of San Francisco, has been
dismissed from his charge by his presby-
terry. because lie has been caught dub
bling very extensively in stock gambling
and flirting with the girls. Late de.
velopments of the case show that num-
Der OF other clergymen made him their
agent to pursue the iynis .futuus of bo-
nanza wealth. Invariably, the money
placed in the gambling clergyman =
hands failed to produce anything to the
owners. and the reverend spectators arc
said to have 'squealed" considerably.
Dawson has made about 500, 600 by his
stock speculations.
Charles L. Lawrence, ex-Reyenue In.
spector, who was brought back from Eu-
rope the other day, charged with SNUG
Cling silks into New York, is suffering
under the weight of 100 indictments,
upon which he will require $500, 600 to
secure his release from Jail. His frauds
were perpetrated by entering cases of
valuable silks as corsets. Tho cases of
corsets were sent to tho public stores for
appraisement, md the remaining cases.
which contained the silks and laces.
were delivered to Lawrence and his
partners. 1t is estimated that by their
arrangements over 81, 500, 600 were lost
to the United States Treasury
Very probably the unwillineness of
Governor Hartranft to send the military
into the coal district of Pennsylvania, to
suppress the lawlessness Of the miners.
arises from the fact that these people
have all Threatened to vote against him
at the approaching gubernatorial cleo
ton, If he runs, and it is considered
certain he will. They are very much
disgusted because Hartranft showed a
disposition to coerce them. There are
rs. .OOt voters among these banditti, q
large number of whom ore Radicals, and
If they oil go against Hartranft it will
have powerful OBJECT upon the result of
the election.
The free zone of Mexico extends from
the mouth of the Rio Grande 800 miles
up that river and about six miles inland
on the Mexican side. It is the home of
lnwless men and free lances, and appears
to owe no allegiance to any flag but that
Of the freebooter. Foreign goods are
admitted free of customs duty and
thence passed into Texas and portions
of Mexico. It is by these bandits and
smugglers that the recent raids into Texas
for plunder have been made. It ia nest
of foul birds, aud il the Mexican Govern
ment will not or cannot break it up, the
United States Government should do 40
at once and decisively.
Mr.. Dendy has been arrested. just AZ
we expected. upon the appearance of
Uncle Joe Crews in town. We saw him,
and in very few words 1t was discovera-
Bile that he was up here for no good pur-
pose. Wonder IL he accomplished his
purposer Mr.. Dendy is at large on bail,
and the prosecutions against Uncle Joe
for his many sins are likely to proceed,
notwithstanding his procuring the arrest
of Mr.. Dendy. Unole Joe has opened
the aght, and we can tell him that every
track he makes now, or has made. ia
being looked after GreenvtRs Ne,os.
Col. r. 8. Duryea, of Charleston, died
on Saturday morning last, in the 44th
year of his age. He was widely known
and highly respected.