The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-14
Domestic News.

BosToN, September 9.-The hurricane,
last night, extended over most of East.
ern Massachusetts,. dAt Nahant, q large
dwelling and stable were blown down,
and the depot on the steamboat wharf
! was blown. into the sea. At Hull, every
boat at anchor in the hnrbor was driven
ashore or sunk., The windows of the
Mansion House were blown in, and the
out-buildings unroofed.
At Higham, the streets were blocked
with trees and barns and chimneys
Agricultural Hall, in Marshfeld, was
leveled with the ground. In Arlington,
three church steeples fell, and large
nail and tack factory in South Arlington
was unroofed. At Braintree, the steeple
OF the Congregational Church was car
ried off level with the roof.
at Newbaryport and towns further
mage to fruit trees, shrubbery and corn
isimmense in all directions. The Coli
scum organ is ruined. It had just been
sold to parties in Chicago for $50, 900.
The big drum was also ruined.
Nearly every vessel in Boston Harbor
dragged its anchor, and many collided,
sustaining damage. At Marblehead,
Frank Barrett, of Nashou, N. H., was
killed. The Sycamore House, on Nam
tucket Beach, was swept from its founda-
tion. The inmates escaped injury, hav-
ing just left the house for safer quarters
The gale along the Eastern coast was the
most terrific experienced for years.
JACKSON, MISS, September 1O.-The
National Union Republican Convention
assembled to-day at noon. It was tha
largest meeting of the kind ever held in
the State. 800 delegates were present
seventy.five colored. Nearly oil the
Counties were represented. Judge
Speed, of Vicksburg, was President.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
!. We re-affirm the principles enun-
clated in the constitution of the 23d of
June.
Q. That. in addition thereto, we an
nounce ourselves in favor of a liberal
system OF free schools, and of such eauit-
able distribution of the public school
fund as may secure the largest degree OF
good feeling among all classes of our citi-
Zens. "
s.. That we cordially invite the immi-
grafton of capitalists and manufacturers
into our State, and pledge ourselves to
such legislation as shall most effectually
foster all the industrial pursuits Of our
Ss"'o "Au Vno1uBuiy ueVelOp Ill 1tS re-
sources.
Judge Louis Dent was unanimously
nominated for Governor; Judge e. l..
Jefferds for Lieutenant Governor; J. L.
Woodward for Congress in First Dis
trict; Judge William Kellogg in Third
District; and Judge Joseph W. Field in
the Fourth; Thomas Sinclair, (colored, J
for Secretary Of State; A. W. Willis,
Auditor; James McElroy, Treasurer; r.
ID. Lowry, Attorney General.
CAsTHAaE, ONO, September 13.-An
elevated platform at the race gave way
to-day, seriously ibjuring seventeen men
and women,
RICHMOND, September 13.-Charles
Whitlesey, the nominated Wells candi-
date for Congress IN the Alexandria Dis
trict, has been appointed by Gen. Candy
Attorney General, pice Bowden, resigned
ATLANTA, September ia large FIRE
IN this oity, early Sunday morning,
burned six one-story brick stores on
Market street, and the large building
known as the norSecess, corner market
and Peach Tree streets. Loss estimated
at over $lOO, 600; insured for $5S, 900.