The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-17
Dosnestio News.


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~ Domestic News.
s,5 NEw, YoRK,f December 14.--To- day
5OonBAd FatzeEs Sr., and Conrad Fatzer,
cgTs8 veI9 brought before Commissioner
Resss, charged with forging and printing
and making plates for forging and print
ing counterfeit revenue stamped checks.
About 100000 worth of counterfeit
ohecks we're found on the premises of the
& defendants: who are photographers, at No.
216 Willioml sttset. Seventeen presses
on whieh cheeks We're worked off, were
also seized at the same place. The de-
feadants were held in default of $40, 900
each for examination.
f;lxnefe was considerable excitement in
Wall street on Monday. over the disco
very that large amount of United States
bonds had been altered from thousands
: TO engshoueands, The firm implicated
is w. Z. Gray & Co.. No. A. Broad street.
The firm consisted of VIM. E. Gray and
H Pratt. Gray came originally from
Washington. Pratt is the party who
purchased the 81, 900 bonds, which we're
altered to $4,000 bonds. Neither Gray
nor Pratt have been seen since Saturday.
The Stock Exchange offered SIS, 900 for
the apprehension of the parties.
OwRNsBoRo, KY, December 13.-Just
before service ceased at Antioch Church,
Z fifteen miles from this city. on Saturday
night, Albert Tanner became obstrepe-
rous, and was reprimanded by Thomas
Wiggons. Tanner became wild at this,
r and Wiggons attempted to eject him.
When they reached the door, Tanner
placed his foot against it, when Wiggons
stopped to force it away from the door,
and, while in q bending posture. Tanner
Z drew Bowie-knife, striking Wiggons
i've times, killing him instantly. Tan
'ner escaped, but was seen Mt Henderson
yesterday.
An ex-minister, L. NJ. Haven, now u
forger, Bwindler and horse-thief, was ar
rested Here, who had in his possession a.
horse stolen at Hartford, Ky.
CHARLESTON, December Is. Arrived
brig Paulita, Cardenas; schooner Fannie
x eating, Baltimore. Sailed-steamers
Saragossa and Charleston, New York;
steamer Falcon, Baltimore; brig Gar,
Ban celona.
2 ATLANTA, December 16.-The holders
Of Georgia State bonds, issued since the
war. express great anxiety and fear re-
garding the measures before Congress,
= efecting Georgia's reconstruction. Be
sides the regular State bonds, n large
amount have been issued. granting State
aid 10 railroads; all of which, they feel,
would be seriously and dangerously cf-
tected by, too much Congressional inter
ference.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, December 1G. -
g DIR. Oliver, an Engliskman of promi-
Z nence, was shot and killed, at 7 o'clock,
this morning, by George O. Ayres, of
Fauquier, who charged him with having
seduced his daughter, while visiting his
house some months ago. Ayres arrived
in town yesterday afternoon; but found
Oliver absent. This morning, he went
to his house and called him out of bed.
Oliver advanced to shake hands, when
.Ayres commenced firing, pursuing him
back into his bedroom, and killing him
with three pistol-shots. Ayres is highly
respectable planter of Fnuquier, and a
prominent member of the Baptist Church.
Oliver was we'll known in Virginia rs
agent of the English Emigration Com
pany, and had brought large number
OF Scotch immigrants to Virginia. He
delivered public address on the subject
OF immigration, Mt the late Agricultural
Far: He was last from Birmingham,
England, was about forty years of ago,
and OF fine personal appearance. An
improved rife, patented by him, tool,
the premium at the last Fair.
LATER.-The coroncr's iury. in case of
Anthony r. Oliver, killed by Ayres, gave
verdict in accordance with facts Ayres
went to the Jail and gave himself up,
when several prominent citizens Gnclud.
ing two or three ciergymen) visited him.
The wife OF Oliver was present when her
husband was shot.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 13.-Frank
Medina. the proprietor of country store
in San Joaquin County, near the city OF
Stockton, and four other men were mur.
dered on the night Of December 8. The
bodies. bound and gagged, were found
che next morning near the store. The