The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-10-22


thor, is, ,deadsaged seventy-nine.
Napoleon has returned to Chiselhurst
de believes the present government
weak and inadequate TO the wants of
France. n
American IntellIQcnce.
$50 -: NOON DISPATCHES.
INSURANCE LossEs-MoRA1oN TROUBLES
10 EXTENSIVE. RAILROAD coNTRAoT-BA1r1.
MORE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FIRES
IN KENTUCKY, CO., 30.
BosToN, October 20.-Jndge Pittman
has accepted the Prohibitionists' nomi
nation for Governor. l - 4
NEW YORK, October 2O.-The Com.
,'erciol Advertiser states the total loss of
insurance companies at 257, TAO, 600.
denry y. freeman has been appointed
Receiver TO wind up tile Market Fire In.
surances Company. q J ohm j. Cooks has
also been appointed Receiver iDf the
Atlantic lpanrance OompanySof Brook
!yn. which suspended yesterday. Al: Geo.
Q. Satterlee has been appointed Receiver
OF the Washington Fire Insurance Com
pany. which suspended to-day. y Capital,
240O. 900; surplus. $3.50, 900. Losses in
Chicago about 100000. sr q
PHI1ADEIPH1A, October 21.-The Ma
tionai Committee OF the Union League
metCdovernor CARY presiding. A oom.
munlcation was received. requesting
thorough Organization OF the League in
Lohisiana.4 The National Council was
isd|2a Ssa 49, e Rsftr il P3hiladslphia, peoem-
New YonK. October: 2l. AVhg Iadmi.
nistration wing OF the Republican party.
Tonight, hoMiaased Franzsikel for Re-
gister; Geo. O. Barrett for the Supreme
Court, and Charles oP.a Daley for the
Court Of Common Pleas. The ticket
was the same as nominated last night by
the reform Democrats. :
SA1T LAKE CRY, October 21.-The
polygamy trials are progressing. The
Mormons plead that they had no inten-
tion OF committing crime in a plurality
OF marriages; that the intention being
essential 70 conviction, they could not
be guilty Of adultery, because they were
married according to the uaaaes of the
Mormon Church. A number of add.
tional al aarresta gfor lasciviousness were
made. f, tns Q ,.'}l" =. ~, Pc
i.WAsJHIfNaasIioN, ia i October 21.-The South.
ern; overland mail coach was attacked
near Trinidade California, but the horses
ran away and the robbers got nothing.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
NHw Y!oRK, October 21.-The National
Insurance Convention to. day considered
the establishments Of an Office here for
the record of risks in this and other
Countries. to prevent fraud.
Hi BAITIMoRE, October 2l.-The com.
mittee reported against representatio
Of minorities, and changing the name
from Convention to "Connoil." All
the, ,oanons adopted are to tYke effect on
the first of january. after the adjourn
ment'of the Convention. The commit.
tee reported against changes in the ca.
non regarding the intrusion OF ministers
into the parishes of other ministers.
RIoHMoND. October 21.-The applica-
ton for Injunction against the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad. entered BY J.
E. Tyson, of Baltimore. was dismissed
thia morning, at the instance OF the ap-
plicant. he Withdrawing his motion and
, paying costs. 90.
ip.OHARnEsroN, October 21.-Arrived-
steamer Manhattan, ship Nautilus, bark
A!biapa. New York chip Olive Southsrd,
Richmond. Me-. I'm,
gg. CNunNAI1, October 21.--It is report.
ga that numerous woodlands in Camp.
Del County, Kentucky, are burning
1es5t9lly; Newport is threatened.
-; NEW .YoRK. oasoher 21.-To- day, The
largest efngle contract for railroad CON.
strnction ever, made. for work in the
United States vas closed by Col. W. D.
Mann. executive officer Of the Mobile
and North Western Railroad Company.
The contract is forahe entire line from
Mobile to Helena, Ark. 1850 miIea--to
be completed by Deoenber. 81, 1873.
He is toncommenoe work, at, once. and
put {, ,OD0 men on as rapidly ns Gan be
gathefed: The iron for large section
OF, the road'is now being made In Great
Britaint. ~ t,u- Iil,.sSi,S I. n .l \ n
NEW OR1EANs, October 21.-Metro.