The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-10-10


third. Don Juan, Isabella's cousin,
has resigned his pretensions to the
throne in favor of his son, Don Carr
los. Gen. Para's wounds are painful
but his recovery is probable
%4% News Items.
CHAR1ESToN, October 9.--Arrived-.
Steamer Charleston, New York; schr.
Ida Bella Boston; schr. B. N. Haw-
kins, Boston; brig Cardigan, Liver
pool. s9.a ..;- f
RICHMOND, October 9.-John Per
kins was executed in the jail yard at
Portsmouth, Va, to-day, for violat-
ing Sarah j. Ford. He walked to
the scaffold firmly and after the
prayer of the clergyman was finished.
addressed the crowd, saying, that he
expected in few minutes to appear
before; God, and declared as his final
statement on earth, that he was in
nocent, and did not know whether
Sarah Ford was a man or woman.
The, drop fell at O'Clock. Perkins
died in ten minutes.
MONTGOMERY, October 9.-Both
houses have adopted resolutions to
adjourn tomorrow, to re-assemble on
the I'd day of November, the day pre-
ceding the Presidential election. It
lsgenerally understood that registra-
tion cannot be completed in time for
the election. No election bill has yet
been passed, and the Legislature will
probably adjourn without passing
one. ~ LisrHra ~ .a
New YORK. October 9.-Hon.
Howell Cobb, of Georgia, while con-
versing in the vestibuIe of the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, fell dead, at 10 o'clock,
this morning, without premature in
disposltion-supposed appoplexy.
Dollan and Wagner fought thirty
two rounds in room in Williams
burg, to-day. Dollan bit off Wag-
ner's thumb, which was declared
foul, and the fight was awarded to
Wagner.
CHIo4ao, October "a schooner
was sunk off Muskegan, Michigan,
to-day, and four lives lost.
BEDFORD, Pa, October 9.-An i'm
mense Democratic mass meeting was
held to-day. $50 crowded wagons
and carriages and many mounted men
were In the procession. The process
sion encircled the entire town. It
was the largest meeting ever held in
Bedford.
PHILADELPHIA, October 9.-The
Mcclellan ovation is very grand.
McClellan's speech contained no po-
litical illusions.
BOSTON,, October 9.-George L.
Richardson, of the firm Of Page &
Richardson, while temporarily in
sane, cut the throats of two of his
children-one, thirteen years old, is
dead; the other may recover. Rich
ardson has disappeared. He was
much esteemed and of excellent cha
racter. .~
WASHINGTON, October 9.-There is
much excitement in Pennsylvania.
The Democratic canvassers claim the
State by $4,000; radical canvassers
claim the State by 10000.
Chief Justice Chase authorizes a
contradiction of the statement that
he has. declared for Grant and Colfax.
The Governments of the United
States and England are diligently
engaged on the naturalization treaty.
Internal revenue receipts to-day,
sj$255, 900.
= A full Cabinet day-frst in three
months.
The local elections in Delaware re-
suited favorable to the Democrats.
Chief Justice Chase goes to Savan-
nah, next week, to hear several i'm
portant cases. His presence there is
rendered, necessary by the death of
Judge Wayne. He will then hold
court in Raleigh, unless called to
richmond to hear the Davis trial.
Chase will take no active part in po-
htics, but continues his opposition to
radical excesses, and has no doubt
Seymour will administer the Govern
ment on constitutional principles.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
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