The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-14

In dny or two by one OF this class.
Geo. G. Benham was charged in the
First District Court of New York, yes
terdny, with obtaining $50, 900 on fraud
ulent vouchers. The defendant is still
ut largo.
A telegram from Chicago says n man
about fifty and q woman about forty five
years of age, were found drowned in the
lake at Waukegan. They had been lott
erlng about the place since Saturday,
and nre supposed to have deliberately
committed suicide.
telegram from Montreal says that
day before yesterday, in the afternoon, n
carriage, containing Mrs. Bernard, of
Belocil, her two daughters md son, and
two nelghbors, was run into by train
ncnr Belocil Bridge. The two ladies
were killed and Mrs. Bernard and one of
her daughters badly injured and are not
expected to live.
AS the train bound East on the Toledo.
Wabash and Western Railroad was near
ing jacksonville, ILL.,, tho morning of the
11th, tho engine struck some cattle,
which threw the train from tho track,
turning the engine upside down md
holding the fireman, Roberts, and the
engineer helpless beneath, while the
steam poured over them. When the
men were finally cxtricatcd, they were
SO shookingly scalded that it is believed
they cannot live. No passenger was Sc
riously hurt.
The Park Theatre building, with twen-
ty-one years lease from March, 1869
sold at public auction for $40 900, subject
to claim of S17, 900, back rent
Dangerous oounterfeits of the city Of
bonds of 1867, duo 1887, have been dis
covered.
The President hns returned to Long
Branch from Cape May.
LOUISVILLE, July IA special from
Clarksvllle, Tenh., says two Irishmen
attacked negro with knife; next morn
ing, twenty negroes attacked the Irish
mon, who refuged in grocery store,
Mhence they were taken by the police to
the station house for safety. The same
night tho negroes assailed the grocery
with pistols, stones and nxes, nearly de-
molishing it; several disreputable houses
mobbed; meantime the friends of the
Irishmen battered down the door of the
caboose, liberating the prisoners. A
general riot was feared, but all is quiet at
present. None seriously hurt
CoLuMDUs, ONO, July 13.-Thc citizens
of Westville burned Corbin's saloon.
Corbin is sick, but swcars he will open
another saloon when he RECEIVERS.
LAWRENCE, MASS, July ia mob at
tackled the Ornngemcn, returning from
picnic. A dozen Onngemen, with
ladies and children, disembarkcd at the
followed, 3housing, % jeorins d1 and tinaIiu nniin
throwing stones. A lady was struck
three times and badly hurt; all moro or
less injured during the half mile walk to
the station house for refuge. Of four
men who wore regalia, one was severely
hurt and had his sash torn of. The
Mayor undertook to dispcrsc the crowd
Intellectually, and then with n squad of
police attempted to escort the refugees
home. Showers of stones and bricks
were hurled ut the party rs soon as thoy
appeared With the exception of the
Mayor, every one was hurt-some seri-i
ously. The mob made furious assault,
and nearly all tho Orangemen and police
were struck. The police commenced
firing on the Irish, who cried, "kill tho
ID Orapgemen!' The. mob scattered
before the revolvers; mono killed out
right, but two men, ono woman and n
boy OF twelve wero wounded. The riot
lnstcd two hours, and extended along tho
route for mile through the most thickly
settled part of the city.
SARATOGA, July 13.-In the single scull
race. between j. Kennedy, of Yale, and
W. +. Weld, of Harvard, Kennedy failed
to make his appearance and the judge
sent Weld off alone. He came over the
course without reference to time and was
received with cheers at the grand stand.
The Freshman race was won by Coswell,
by nearly a length; Harvard second;
Brown third. Four boats started-time
1921.
BUFFALO. July 13.-The second an
nual session of the American Hebrew
Congregation convened to establish q
Hebrew college. A large attendance of
delegates from all parts of the United
States: Joseph Cohn, of Pittsburg. was
elected President; Henry Brock, Of Buff
falo, Vice-President; Lippman Levy, of
Cincinnati, Secretary; s.. J. Lowelstein,
of Evansville, Ind, Assistant Secretary.
The annual report of tho President,
Secretary md Treasurer were received
and approved. e ,-s2s J}%
WAsH1NaToN, July 10. Collector Car
penter, ofthe Third South Carolina Dis
trict, reports TO the Internal Revenue
Office the capture Of FIVE Illicit distillers,