The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-10-01

Two of them were Americans, named
DIR. James B. Bean, Of Baltimore, some
way connected with the Smithsonian
Institution, and John @. Randall, of
Quincy, Mass. The latter had hereto.
fore made the ascension of Mont Blanc,
and made his will the night before leav-
ing. Unhappily, no doubt exists of the
death of the whole party, caused either
by hurricane or IN avalanche.
NEW York, September 29.-The
Times special from London is informed
from we'll informed quarters, that the
pressure brought to bear on the English
Ministry, by persons like Sir Henry
Bulwer on one hand, and deputations of
the radical party on the other, is pro-
ducing an effect upon the Government,
which is likely to cause it to depart
from its policy of abstaining from active
mediation. The working GLASSES favor q
determined effort to stop the war. It is
curious to see that while moneyed men
are against Intervention, all military and
naval men are loud in expressions of
indignation because England makes no
effort to save France from ruin.
RICHMOND, September 3O.-Superin-
tendent Hates, of the Western Union
Lines. telegraphs this morning that n
number OF buildings at Lynchbnrg have
been swept away aud both the gas and
water works are submerged. Houses
from the country above have been float
ing by all tho morning and during last
night. The now iron bridges Of the
South Side Road were carried away this
morning. The highest freshet ever
known is prevailing at Lynchburg. The
passenger bridge across James River,
an nf IL \
away last night. The depots of the
Orange and Alexandria and Virginia and
Tennessee Railroads are submerged.
The canal is submerged and the boats
are going about over the tow-path and
through the lower streets of the city.
The water washed up the main gas pipe,
and, at II O'Clock last night, Lynohburg
was suddenly thrown into total darkness.
A large number of employees on the
South Side Railroad are cut off on an
island below the city. The freshet will
reach Richmond about o'clock to-day,
and the river here has already risen o
foot Merchants ore busy in the lower
portion. OF the city removing goods in
time. Telegraph lines are down in all
directions.
CINCINNATI, September 30.-Ten thou
sand vis.sors were at the fair yesterday.
The exposition is the finest ever in the
West. The Green Limo excursionists
from the South, 800 in number, safely
arrived.
BosToN, September 3O.-The Guer-
reire got of undamaged, and proceeds
to New York.
New YORK, September 3O.-The Ger
man steamer Frankfort got safely to sea.
No French cruisers are visible.
JACKSON, Miss, September 3O.-Thos.
L. Conner, q member Of the Mississippi
Legislature was, too day, shot and killed
by man named Collins, at Winona,
Mississippi. The difficulty grew out Of
the recent assassination of man named
Arnold Brantley. Collins has not been
arrested
New 'YonK, September 3O.-Three
Russians, very skillful counterfeiters,
were captured while printing fifty cent
scrips. Many thousand dollars in bogus
scrip were captured.
WASHINGTON, September 3O.--The
Supreme Court meets on the 31st inst,
in continuation Of last term, which ends
on the first Monday in December. Tho
call docket will be resumed at case 2O4.
An appeal from the Supreme Court of
illinois, which refused admission to the
bar to married women, comes up this
term.
RICHMOND, September 3O.-The flood
reached here at 1890, and in twenty
minutes the river rose six feet. There is
great excitement in the lower part of the
city removing goods from places accessa-
bic to water. The Orange Hotel and
Orange and Alexander Railroad bridges,
at Lynchburg, were swept away this
morning. A telegram from Gordons-
vile says the Rivana River is flooding all
the surrounding country. Houses, bar
rels Of flour and cattle have been wash
ing down the stream oil this morning.
GoRDoNsvILLE, September 30.-To-
day the accounts that come in from the
flood are more and more disastrous.
The Orange and Alexandria Railroad
bridge. over Rockfish River, are report
ed swept away. The bridges over the
Rivana and Moore's Greek, on the Chesa-
peak and Ohio Railroad, are also gone.
Burleys and Wells two mills are both
floating down the Rivana with 400 bar
re!s OF aour floating around them. A
dwelling house, completely furnished,
went by this afternoon. The Rivana