The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-10-24
NEWS Items.

News Items.
CHARLESTON, October 23.-Arrived
--barque Ansdell, Liverpool; steamer
Charleston, New York. OFF the port
steamer Sea Gull, Baltimore.
Sailed-steamer Farroll, Baltimore.
New ORLEANS, October 23.-The
steamboat Gen. Quitman, from Vicks-
burg for New Orleans, was snagged
and sunk yesterday, twenty miles
above Bayou Sara. All on board
were saved; boat and cargo, consist
ing OF 1,700 bales cotton and $500
sacks cotton seed, total loss.
Last night, number of disguised
persons entered Jefferson Parish jail,
at Carrollton, and shot two negroes,
one of whom had been twice con-
demned for rape on white women in
'66, and was twice reprieved, once by
Sheridan and once by Mower. The
other was convicted of rape and the
murder of white girl, aged eleven,
i'll Jefferson Parish, few days ago.
About 2 O'Clock this morning, q
lire broke out at Gretna, opposite
the upper part of New Orleans, the
work, undoubtedly, of incendiaries.
Reports were current that, during tie
progress of the fire, number Of ne
groes were discovered stealing goods
saved from the fire; when fight oc-
CURED and two negroes were killed.
The negroes and whites then gathered
from all quarters, armed, and the
fight became general. A company of
infantry and body of police from
New Orleans, however, prevented any
further outbreak. The negroes final
ly took to the woods, md very few
are to be seen in the neighborhood.
Nine or ten houses, all frame, were
destroyed. The officers report all
quiet there this evening.
RICHMOND, October 23.-Returns
from West Virginia are incomplete.
The Secretary of the Republican
.>State Central Committee claims the
State by about 700 majority. The
Democrats expect large gains from
the Southern Counties, which have
not yet been heard from.
In the Superior Court, at Raleigh,
n. c.. q colored man was tried for an
attempted outrage on n colored girl.
He chose his jury from the white
people and former shareholders
alone, and was acquitted on the evi-
dence.
BUFFALO, October 23.-Gov. Sey-
mour spoke to on immense crowd at
the skating rink, last night. He
speaks in several other cities.
KNOXVILLE, October 23.-Therc
was n killing frost last night. The
corn crop is safe.
ATLANTA, Ga, October 23.-The
sharp frost, this morning, will kill
vegetation and young cotton bolls.
SAN FRANcIsco, October 23-2.15
a. M.-Another severe shock this
minute sent the people shrieking to
the streets, in their night clothes.
The atmosphere is thick and weather
warm.
8 A. M.-The excitement is some
what quieted, but the people evince
no desire to return to their houses.
The LATEST. Only thirty-fve per.
sons were seriously hurt by the
earthquake. including five killed. A
very slight shock occurred at 7.30
this morning. Business is proceed
ing as usual. The weather is very
thick, with slight rain.
ST.. LOUIS, October 23.-A brush
with 700 Indians, near Buffalo Sta
ton, Kansas, resulted in nine killed
and thirty wounded. The Federals
had only three wounded.
PHILADELPHIA, October 23.-Seve-
raj Republicans, defeated in the
recent election for city officers, have
commenced contest-nearly all will
be contested.
NEW YORK, October 23.-The suit
against William Malone, for seizure
of the vessel George Leary, at Nor
folk. in 1866, is up to-day. Malone
claims that he acted in an officinl 90.