The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-27
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
American ln,eIiieenoe.

American lntolli0once.
NOON DISPATCHES.
LOUISVILLE, December 24.-The tor
nado in Indiana destroyed 700 feet O.
treatle work OF the Air Line Road ani
prostrated the timber.
MEMPHIS, December PA gale or
the river. Saturday night. blew the
steamer Pet Allen ashore.
ST. Louis, December 24.-The storm
Frustrated many wallis of unfinished
buildings. Houses were unroofed and
several people injured. Vessels were
torn from their moorings.
CHICAGO, December 24.-The storm
prostrated many buildings in the course
OF erection.
NEW YORK, December PA gas ex.
ploslon placed the centre of the oity in
darkness. One person was seriously
hurt.
Oatharine Cahill died from the effects
OF an abortion.
WASHINGTON, December 24.-The
weather has turned suddenly mild, and
the Potomac is open.
WASHINGTON. December 26.-The
steamship Periere reached Brest from
New York in eight days and fourteen
hours.
E. 8. Alpart. confidential clerk of
Barclay. Bruce & Co., Of Buffalo, elk
months in Jail on charge of embezzle.
ment. has been acquitted.
Spanish Oortes have been proropued
January 20.
Topete, the Spanish Minister of the
Colonies, announces his intention of re-.
forming the Havana volunteer organiza-
tion. Troops for Ouba continue to de-
part.
The weather East of the Mississippi is
May-iike; but West, storms continue.
and trains are delayed.
Mrs. Sturdevant. wife of the Superin-
tendent of the institute for the blind at
Nashville. is dead-kerosene explosion.
Jesse Il. Grants condition is critical.
The Soldiers Home, at Kuightstown.
Indiana, has been burned.
ST. LOUIS, December 26-The CITY
is comparatively free Of smallpox. No
new cases reported last week
The negroes still hold Lake Village.
Arkansas, and are pressing horses and
supplies. Many white prisoners have
been taken. The negroes are reinforcing.
A passenger train fell through bridge
at Rockford. Iowa, and three employees
were killed. The snow in Northern
Iowa has blocked the roads.
MoGehan, acquitted of the murder of
Myers. escaped Lynohing by flight from
Cincinnati.
Later advices from Chioot County say
the negroes have disbauded. No fear of
retaliation by the whites.
Another rain storm occurred in Cali
tornia. on Saturday night. 15M inches
fell within q week-more thar, all last
year. Several towns have been flooded.
The levees at Sacramento withstood the
Hood, and the town was saved. The
steamer q. 8. Grant, bark Live Yankee
and schooner Armada Ager were wrecked
and all hands lost.
The gas will % restored in the upper
portion of New York, tonight.
RoME, Ga, December 26.-The en-
tire peoples municipal ticket has been
electsd. Great rejoicing.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON. December 26-On
Wednesday last, Solicitor. General Bris-
tow rendered his resignation; it was not
accepted. and to-day Col. Bristow re-
oeived communication from the Presi-
dent, which induced him to withdraw it.
Col. Bristow left for Kentucky this after
noon. and returns January lat.
Minister Schenck has dissolved his
connection with the Emma Silver Min
ing Company.
Bowen. from South Carolina, is here,
looking after his interests in the contest
for DeLarge's seat.
Probabilities-The area of cold, clear
ing weather, with Northerly winds, will
probably move Eastward on Wednesday,
over the lakes, and extend Southwark t.
Tennessee. The area of cloudy and
threatening weather will pass North. east
ward over the Middle and Eastern States
possibly with light snow or rain to
night. Partially cloudy and mild wea.
ther on Wednesday, in the Gulf and
South Atlantic States, with rain in Loui
siana. Dangerous winds are antici-
pated for this evening.
ANNAPOLIS, December 26.-Analytical
Chemist Toury testified that he found
aix-tenths of grain Of metallic antimony
In portion of Ketchum's viscera.
HAVANA, December 26.-It is positive
lyodenied that the Spanish feet fired O
blank cartridge at the Florida. Orders
were issued to the Spanish squadron to
cease annoying the Florida.
BUFFALO, December 28.-Alexis gave
Parepa. Rosa necklace.
A woman, with child in her arms.
was knocked down by train, and the
woman killed; but the child, falling be-
tween the wheels, escaped
On C1TY. Pa, December 26,-The
Cosmopolitan we'll, at Scrub Grass, ex-
ploded from gas, while drilling; six
seriously burned.
New YORK, December 26.-The funeral