The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-16
American lntsllixsncs.
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American inssliixsncs.
I NOON DESPATCHES.
RAILROAD ACCnRNTs-.A.!sn1rAy HozzAS's
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FOR rHR SOUTH
CONFESSION OF MuRDER-OHoLERA
DEATHBADA1AaEs BIZ THE GALE
EARTHQUAKES, FIRES, &o, 40.
ATLANTA, November 14.-The Legisla-
ture, to-day, elected by an overwhelming
majority, Hon. Thomas M. Norwood,
moderate Democrat. Of Savannah, Ga,
United States Senator.
New YORK, November 1.-two cars,
with 1OO passengers, ran off the track of
the Hudson River Road at Spuyten Duy-
vii Bridge, this morning. stopping with
IN few inches of the edge of the banks.
The Board of Aldermen organized as
County canvassers to proceed to count
the votes. Several protests were received
and referred to committees.
The Health Board feel no uneasi neas
about the cholera, but profess to have
fears relative to the small-pox; but only
eight new cases appeared in the whole
CITY since Saturday.
a new point was brought up to-day in
the Riverside Park caee-that all State
laws allowing commissioners to assess
damages are void under the fourteenth
amendment of the National Constitution.
Defendants claiming awards must be
made by jury.
VIM. NJ. Tweed advanced $40. 900 to
pay pipe laborera to-day.
BOSTON, November 14.-The American
Woman's Association hold their third
annual meeting in Philadelphia, ON the
2lst aud 22d November.
CHARLESTON, November 14.-A heavy
gale last night and this morning pre-
vailed. In the movement of shipping
no serious damage was done at this point,
but there were no arrivals or departures.
WASHINGTON. November 15.-The
Agricultural Department is preparing
seeds seasonable for the South. A sup
ply may be obtained by application to
the agents OF the department or through
members of Congress. The distribution
is gratnitous. but the department wants
some guarantee that the seed will not be
wasted
LoUIsv1L1S, November 15.-A party
of citizens of Henryville, Indiana, put q
rope around the neck of a negro and
frightened him into o confession of the
murder of the Park family. With two
negro accomplices, he planned the MUIR
der. believing that Park had $500 or
S60O OF church money. They got $14O.
The three are in Jail at Jeffersonville.
NEW YORK, November ia Cuban,
name unknown, threw pail of filth in
the face Of the editor Of the Spanish
paper. ChroniStd, near Exchange Place.
Broadway.
NASHVILLE. November 15.-An oil
we'll. thirty miles from Nashville, flows
100 gallons q day.
A railroad car ran into q street car.
Two persons were fatally and six seri-
ously hurt. The driver Of the car has
disappeared. It is case of carelessness
on the part of the crossing keeper, who
has also disappeared. .a
ST. Louis. November 15.-A party of
practical bridge builders propose to
bridge the Mississippi at Carondolet
within two years, at a cost of 50. 600, 900.
Three railroad companies are consider
ing tile proposition.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 15.-Lor-
ing, who was murdered on Sunday, with
others. in stage, in Arizona, was a
popular author aud journalist. who was
on his way East, intending to lecture
against Golfers Indian policy.
\ Legal technicalities will postpone the
decision OF Mrs. Fairs case until Janu-
ary.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
NEW ORLHAN6, November Is. In
Grant Parish, the Kn Klux were sent
before the Federal Court, though Com
missioner Miller had grave doubts as to
their guilt.
The city administration resoinded
their resolution creating paid fire de-
partment. A contract will probably be
made with the Firemen's Charitable AS
sociation, at $4,000 per year, for ten
years.
NEW YORK, November 15.-Six new
cases of cholera at quarantine, Including
the surgeon Of the steamer Franklin.
Two fatal.
The storm ceased at daylight. It was
the severest for years. Trees, awnings
and chimneys were blown down. The
tide was unusually high. The gale was
directly from the Southeast, and was at
the rate of sixty-three miles an hour.
Many wrecks on Long Island are appre.
hended.
Col. r. G. Stone. editor of the Platts.
burg Republican, is dead; aged sixty
three.
Panama dates to the I'd state that the
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