The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-05-17
Domestic News.

SAsA NoOAtS 1AuJ 1O.-au aCCOuQG
the most diabolical affair ever recorded
is published in to-day's Monitor. On
Tuesday seven men, either Texans or
outlaws from Indian Territory, came to
the town Of Ladore, few miles South
OF here. After drinking all day they
went to the boarding house of j. N.
Roach and asked to stay all night. Be-
ing refused on account of their drunken
condition, one of the party knocked
Roach lnsensible with revolver. and
then went to the bed occupied by the
two daughters. Of Roach, aged twelve
and fourteen years, and rayished them
during the entire night, using knife to
accomplish their purpose. Roach re-
vlved after time, but feared to stir.
knowing he would be killed if he did
He describes the cries and entreaties of
the girls as heart-rending. A quarrel
arose among the demons and one was
shot dead while satisfying his lust. At
daybreak the party fled, one taking with
him to the woods the youngest girl. The
town was Immediately aroused and
parties started in every direction in
search OF the iends. The one with the
girl was soon overtaken aud hung to
tree. Two others were found secreted
IN town and were hung to the same tree.
SA~S pdIS6 WSIo also captured.
Two OF them were hung. The other one
at last accounts was in CUSTODY of the
citizens, but will probably share the fate
Of his companions.
WASHINGTON, May 49,. .Quartermaste
General Meigs has issued an order to
officers in charge of national cemeteries.
1nstructing them to make all necessary
arrangements, and afford proper facili-
ties for the decoration Of Union soldiers
graves on the 30th of May. He hos
furnished a copy of this order to the
Grand Army of the Republic, thus
officially recognizing, for the first time,
the existence Of that organization.
The Cabinet, on Friday, decided
against allowing the Big Horn mining
expedition to start, until after confer
ence with the hostile chiefs now on their
way here. Gen. Augur. commanding
the department. of the Platte, has been
instructed to carry out this detormina-
tion.
CHARLESTON, May G.-Arrived--
steamer Tennessee, New York; brig c.
G. Colson, Boston; steamship J. W.
Everman, Philadelphia.
LACROSSE. WISCONSIN, May 16.-A
boy dropped lantern near leaking
barrel of kerosene, on the steamer War
Eagle, when it exploded, and o confla-
grafton occurred, destroying the vessel.
the Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway de.
pot, and an elevator, with it's contents.
The passengers on the War Eagle es-
capped by jumping into the river; two
lives wera lost.
WASHINGTON, May G.-Congressman
Fierce, from the Fifth Mississippi Dis
trlct. nominated negro to West Point.
3P. Mn the Senate, bill grant
ing public lands in Alabama to the De-
catur and Aberdeen Railroad passed.
In the House, bills were introduced.
granting lands to the New York and Nor
folk Railroad; for improvement of the
Iomblgbee River; to not exclude women
from Census Marshalships; constructing
o bridge across the Ohio. ut Metropolis,
Ill; granting lands for railroad from
Mississippi to the Arkansas River, alonp
the thirty-fifth parallel. The House re-
fused to order the Reconstruction Com.
mittee to report bill for general nm
nesty, by vote Of 81 to 49,
The House postponed the tariff bill
until after the passage of oil appropria-
ton bills, which is equivalent to nm indie.
tinent postponement. The report from
the Ways aud Means Committe, of q par
tial internal revenue bill, repeating m ost
of the special taxes on gross sales, etc,
was received. Also, to reduce the in
come tax to five per cent, the exemption
being raised to 81, 500, and bill was ro.
ported from the judiciary Committee to
protect the colored population in the eY-
ercise OF suffrage, providing pains and
penalties against any State officers or in
dividual citizens who attempt to prevent
the exercise of that right. The usual
large number of bills were reported and
referred. The internal tax bill will come
up for action early next week.
Internal revenue receipts to-day. 81.
25O.0O0
The new San Domingo treaty was not
sent to tho Senate to-day. 1t is stated
that the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs favors snbsidizing the California
hnd China cable at $500, 900 per year for
twenty years.
Tho Secretary OF State requests the
Governor Of Michigan to prevent armed
expeditions from passing Snult st. Marie
Canal toward the Red River country,
without express permission from Wash
ington.