The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-12-08

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News Items.
SAvASEKH, Decent ber. GA special
police force was appointed and com
missioned by the Mayor two weeks
since, for patrol duty on the outskirts
of the city. It was composed mostly
of German farmers and gardeners,
who relieved each other nightly, pa
trolling roads and guarding farms
from the, depredations of negroes.
Last evening Brodbacker, and seven
Others. were patroling the Thunder
bolt Shell Road. About IL O'Clock
p. NJ, they heard loud hallooing.
They approached the party and de-
manded to know the cause of the
disturbance. The negroes, about q
ha!f-dozen in number, replit threat
eningly, when Brodbacker arrested
one, and giving bin in charge of the
party, advanced few PAGES to maxi @
another arrest. At this moment he
was suddenly fired into by large
party Of negroes forty, who
had before been concealed Some
sixty shots in all were fired, the
patrol retreating before superior
numbers.
MIR. Brodbacker was killed the first
fire, and three others of his party
were wounded-two of them proba-
bly, mortally, This afternoon an in
quest upon the body was held, and
verdict rendered that the deceased
came to his death while discharging
his duties rs special policeman, on
the 9th Of December, from gun-shot
wound in the face and head, from the
hands of negro, one of party who
were disturbing the peace on the
Thunderbolt Road. We earnestly
recommend that the State and Coun-
ty authorities take action in order to
protect the citizens of this County
from the brutality of the negro popu-
latiOn. Considerable excitement pre-
walls. About thirty arrests have al
ready been made by the authorities.
SAVANNAH, GA, December T.
>. Brodbacker, who was shot and
killed by negroes on Saturday last,
was buried to-day. The fire compa-
MES and German associations turned
out in force. Two Of the wounded
patrolmen are in very critical con-
dition. The excitement has some
what subsided. More arrests made.
CHARLESTON, December AR
rived-steamer Saragossa, New York.
Off the port--schoone n. w. Smith,
New York. Sailed-steamer Sea
Gull, Baltimore.
RICHMOND, December Tn the
United States District Court, Judge
Underwood presiding, the hubens
corpus case Of Caesar Griffin, convict
ed in Judge Sheaffey's State Court of
shooting white man, and sentenced
to the penitentiary. The petitioners
counsel plead the illegality of Grif.
fins conviction, on the ground that
Sheaffey was ineligible under the
fourteenth amendment, and was
therefore no judge ut all. Judge
Underwood gave nm opinion sustain
ing the ground taken by the petition
er, and discharged the prisoner.
The counsel for the respondent ap-
pealed from the District Judge in
Chambers to the Circuit Court, when
Chief Justice Chase will be on the
bench, and the prisoner was bailed
to appear. This decision, if confirm
cd, upsets two-thirds of the legal de-
cisions. criminal and civil, made in
Virginia since the war.
Thomas r. Price, well-known
dry goods merchant, is dead.
John B. Peachy, of New York,
died suddenly, at the Ballard House,
last night.
CINCINNATI, December 6.--The
steamer America was also burned,
but lodged against bank. OF 96
passengers, only one is known to be
lost. The United States books were
lost. Reports conflict, but the best
estimates are forty-five passengers,
including eighteen ladies, seven of
the crew, and eighteen deck hands.
LOUISVILLE, December IA gen.
tleman and his sister, from Natchi-
toches, Louisiana, were lost on the
steamer United States.
CNCTNNAT1, December 7.-Steamer
D. M. Sechen burned at wharf, by
the bursting of q lamp. No lives lost.
ALBANY, December 7.-Cole, ac-
cused of the murder Of Mr.. Hiscock.
is acquitted
New ORLEANS, December 7.-Rio
Grnnde files to December received