The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-11-20
Domestic News.


EVANSVILLE, IND, November 16.-A
woman named Gilchrist and her eldest
son were fonnd murdered in their own
home, % mile aud half back of Troy.
Perry County, Indiana, on Saturday
evening, and two other children fearfully
injured. The first alarm wns given by
the husband and father, who says he left
ut 8 a.. in.' and did not return till night
when he fouud his wife and eldest son
dead and cold, aud the younger children
scarcely alive. He says he found dinner
on the fire cooking, and infers tho deed
OF blood was done before noon There
are hints of suspicion against tho hus-
band and father.
HUDSON, N. Y, November 15.-A ter
rible boiler explosion occurre in Storms
paper mill, at Catskill village. at IL. 80
o'clock this morning. The building was
completely dem molished, and several lives
were lost. It is impossible to tell, ut
present. the full extent OF the disaster.
1t is known that Mrs. Searge Rrandow,
vile OF the engineer, was instantly killed,
and the fireman cannot be found. 1t is
believed that they met with instantane-
GUS death, and are buried in tho ruins.
The explosion not only destroyed the
mill. but shattered various buildings in
the Immediate vicinity. The ice-houses
of Hiram Van Stccnburgh, adjoining.
caught fire and were destroyed.
CHAnLEsToN. November 19.-Arrived
Steamer Maryland, Baltimore; bark
j. E. Eaton, New York; brig Gamben,
Philadelphia; schooner Ida Richardson,
New York. Sailed-Stenmer Darien,
Liverpool; steamer Prometheus, Philu-
delphia.
New ORLEANS, November l9.-The
Times says: On Wednesday night, nj.
Ursin Zeringae, an eminent planter of
Parish st. Charles, was brutalIy muir
dered on his plant .tion, by q negro who
shot him through the heurt. Nj. Zerin-
gne was universally respected through
out the County, and Louisiana loses one
of her most prominent citizens.
The steamer Bavaria has arrived fro n.
Hamburg, bringing 100 emigrants.
MONTGOMERY, November l9.-In the
Senate. IS oill was introduced by Sena-
tor from Selma, to vacate the municipal
Offices oj Mobile. The bill authorizes
the Iiien;. Governor, Speaker of the
Hons" ard Attorney General, TO appoint
the May, ,,r and Aldermen of Mobile, to
hold for three years. The Senator from
Mobils denounced the bill, and said that
Mobile asked for no such legislation.
Resolutions were offered aud referred to
abolish the Board of School Commits.
sioners. This Board has full legislative
authority; passes bills and appropriates
the school fund. A Senator said they
absorbed all the funds, and kept the
schools closed. In the House, COM
mittee was appointed to confer with GER
tain railroad presidents, in reference to
freight charges that discriminate again ST
citizens of the Sin:o; and bill was in.
troduced to allow the State endorsement
of the bonds of the Mobile and Alabama
Grand Trunk Railroad.
The river is rising rapidly.
The entries for the State Fair are nj
ready numerous from different sections
of the Union. The indications point to
a very large attendance.
ST. JOSEPH, November 19.-The con-
vent was burned to. day. but the inmates
we're saved.
TORONTO, November ia collision
occurred on the Grand Trunk Railroad
oil engineer and conductor killed.
New YORK, November 10.-AloDg the
andscn, yesterday. thers was violent
gale. A train on the Harlem Road WINS
blown down an embankment; one per.
son killed and several hurt. The. bag.
gage. mail and eynrpaa cara will, m air