The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-08-18

WASHINGTON, august l1.-N OthlDg
reliable from the armies. The impress
sion is strong that the Prussians failed
to break the communications of the
army with Paris.
NORFOLK. Va, August 1.-THE
Board of Health have rescinded the
order requiring vessels arriving from
Philadelphia to be quarantined.
RALEIGH, August 17.-On Saturday
vile, evacuated and came to the Compa-
ny Shops, with oil the Alamance and
Caswell prisoners, where he remained
till Sunday night, 8 o'clock, when he
again departed for Graham, three miles
distant, where he is now. Last night
the Hon. Josiah Turner, Jr., Editor of
the Sentinel, Sheriff Griffith and Witey,
Of Caswell, who with others had been kept
III the court house at Graham since their
removal, were taken out of the court
house by Kinks men, and locked up in
the dungeon cells of the County jail No
reason is known for this outrage.
The United States Marshall will to-
morrow bring persons arrested by order
of Gov Holden before Judge Brooks Mt
Salisbury. It is stated that Judge
Brooks intends giving the parties fair
investigation, and will not allow the
presence of Holden's State troops at
Salisbury to intimidate parties or people.
The following learned counsel appear
for the arrested parties: ex-Gorernors
Graham and Bragg, eX-Judges Battle
and Merriman. It is stated that Holden
is cndeavoring to get Judge Pearson to
come to Raleigh and try those for whom
he issued writs. Iu this event he will
not surrender ut least half OF the prison
ers to Brooks. Pearson, however, de-
clared his power exhausted before q peti-
ton carried to Brooks, and it is said
Brooks will demand al of the prisoners
regardless of Pearson.
ATLANTA, August 1.-THE Democratic
State Convention met to-day. Nearly
every County in the State was repre-
sented. Gen. a. H. Colquitt was elected
President. The utmost harmony pre-
vailed, and the Convention unanimously
adopted II platform that the Democratic
party Of Georgia stand upon the princi-
piles OF the Democratic party of the
Union, bringing into special prominence,
asapplicable to the present extraordinary
condition OF the country, the unchangea-
bic doctrines that this is a union of the
States and OF their rights, and their
equality with each other is an indc-
spensable part. Of our political system;
that i'll the approaching election the
Democratic party invite everybody to
cooperate with them in Jealous de-
termination to change, as far as the
several elections to be held can do so,
the present usurping and corrupt ad-
ministration of the State Government,
by placing i'll power men who
are true to the principles OF
constitutional government and to the
faithful and economical administration
Of public affairs; that whatever policy
others may pursue, we pledge ourselves
to do MI in our power to secure q free
and fair election by all who are qualified
to vote under existing laws.
The convention then adjourned sire
die.
Nothing of interest was done by the
Agricultural Convention to-day.
Sergeant Mccain. of Company X,
committed suicide by blowing his brains
out with a Derringer, because under
arrest for keeping late hours.
SAVANNAH, August 17.-The American
barque Eagle. from New York for Gal
weston, was struck by lightning, on the
9th Of July, near the Bahama Islands.
The vessel and cargo were lost. The
crew were saved, and are at Nassau.