The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-10-29
ponestin Nexxa.

CINCINNATI, October 2S.-Pendleton
has been appointed President Of the Ken.
tucky Central Railroad.
A brilliant meteor, with rumbling
sound and sulphurioua smell, passed over
Dayton, Ohio, ut the same hour that an
enormous meteor passed over Forest sta
tion eastward, resembling locomotive
headlight, with n booming roar that
shook houses, broke windows and awoke
people. Three heavy explosions followed.
ST. LOUIS, October 28.-Private dis
patches say that the steamer Stonewall
was burned forty-five miles above Cairo.
OF the crew and passengers, numbering
16O, but forty three were saved.
LATER.-Detais of tho loss of the
steamer Stonewall state that the vessel
left st. Louis Tuesday evening, for New
Orleans, heavily laden with passengers,
horses, mules. hay and other freight.
She was burned to the waters edge. Eff
forts were made to land. but the boat was
so heavily laden that she could not reach
nearer than $50 yards from the shore.
Great confusion and terror prevailed.
There were about 200 cabin and deck
passengers aboard "a large number being
women and children. The flames spread
rapidly, and scores Of men jumped into
the water and attempted to swim ashore.
Nearly all were lost. The pilot, engineer,
store-keeper, carpenter, and forty-four
passengers are known to bo safe. Captain,
clerks, other officers, and all the books
and papers of the boat were lost, as were
all the cattle and other freight. Many
persons died after reaching shore, from
exposure. All the women and children
were lost-nearly,i if not all, being burned
to death. The conduct of the passen-
gers and officers is said to have been
heroic. Such an appalling scene hernot
been witnessed on the Mississippi in
many years. The saved wero kindly
cared for by the officers of the Belle
Memphis, and were carried to st. Louis.
Dispatches from Salt Lake indicate
serious scism in the Mormon church.
Stenhouse, editor of the Salt Lake TEL
egraph, and for many years Brigham
Young's staunch supporter, heads the
detection. His daughter is one of Brig
ham Youngs sons, Joseph's, wives
New ORLEANS, October 28.--The
Vicksburg State Executive Committee
of the National Union Republican party
forwarded, to-day, to the Secretary Of
War, affidavits and other official commu-
nications substantiating the statement
made some weeks ago, in despatch to
President Grant, by A. G. Fish, Chair
man, to the effect that Gen. Ames did
not intend to hold q fair election. The
Secretary of War is asked to direct Ames
to appoint as equal numbers or number
OF radicals and conservatives from civil
ians SO appointed.
The city authorities are now enforcing
the ordinance regarding the weights Of
bread. Over 100 bakers and dealers
ha been arrested for short weights
since yesterday morning. The penalties
imposed are fines and :onliscation.
RICHMOND, October 28.-Colonel John
Burke, Inspector of Internal Revenue.
and J. p. Justis, VIM. NJ. Justis, and r.
L. Valentine, tobacco manufacturers,
were arrested last night, charged with
conspiring to defraud tho Revenue De-
partment by means of counterfeit to-
bacco stamps. All were baled for trial.
The detectives, last night, captured
$4,000 worth of counterfeit tobacco
stamps.
In the case heretofore telegraphed, of
parties charged with the sale of bogus
revenue stamps, all have been summoned