The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-07

and gross fabricationa.
Il. K. SCOTT,
Governor OF South Carolina.
NILES q. PARKER, Treasurer.
JOHN B. DENNIS,
Chairman Com. on State Accounts.
LOUISVILLE, November Ga pillar
supporting the main floor of the African
Baptist Church, corner Fifth and York
streets. gave way. The congregation
panitk I'd, and nine women aud two chill
dren were trampled to death on the
stairs.
SAN FRANc1sCo. November 6.-Mrs.
Jolia Savins, who shot and killed her
husbands paramour, has been acouit
ted.
WILMINGTON. DEL, November GA
Justice OF the peace killed school mas
ter, with whom he had been eating and
drinking oil night. Weapons
knife and shotgun.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, November G.-Ne
cessity was plead in defence of General
Sheridans military occupation of Chi
cago. 1t is known now, TINT Pnlmer
sent $50 picked men, under expert
enced officers, to enforce the laws and
preserve order. The Mayor, under the
advice OF Sheridan, sent them home. as
not needed; aud subsequently, q regi-
ment, Ia member of which killed Gros
venor,) was called into service by Sheri
dan.
! NIGHT DISPATCHES.
PHIhADEIPHIA, November 6.-Watson
u Clarke's phosphate works, insured for
$l50, ,000in the National of Baltimore.
loses $500, 600 at Chicago. A petition
has been filed in the Federal Court to
place the Manhattan Insurance Com
pany, OF New York, in. bankruptcy
!his :s done as test ee to whether n
foreign corporation doing business in
this State is amenable to the Bankrupt
Court in this State.
BRooKvLLE, IND, November 6.-The
Stewart pape mills we're burned, to -day:
loss $75, 600,
SAVANNAH, November 6.-Reports are
being still industriously circulated of the
existence of yellow fever in Savannah.
The Agent of the Associated Press has
made special inquiry Of the leading ply
sioians OF the city, the city authorities,
at the hospitals and among the people,
and is authorized. and feels it his duty,
to state that there is no foundation for
such reports. Not only is the city en-
tireiy Tree from yellow fever or any other
INFECTIOUS or epidemic diseases, but is
remarkably healthy. The reports allnd-
ed to have been repeatedly and persist
emily circulated, in the face of the most
positive denials. The public NAV be-
assured of their utter falsity.
WASHINGTON, November 6.-The Su-
preme Court will hear argument on the
18th on mdnddmus to compel the Sec
retary of the Treasury to pay Kentucky's
war claim.
The Postmaster General will recon-
mend that straw bidding for mail con-
tracts be nude a misdemeanor.
The Tribune announces the resiQna.
ton OF Secretary of State Fish.
Probabilities-The barometer will pro.
badly rise on Tuesday very generally
along the Atlantic coast, and the winds
veer to the North-east, with rising tenn
perature In the Middle and Southern
States. Eaaterly winds will probably
continue during the night on Southern
Lake Michigan, and North east winds
on the North east and lower lakes. Dun
gerous winds are not anticipated for onr
coast this evening.
NEW YORK, November 6.-The Office
OF the Hobuken Leuder, Democratic
paper. was entered early this morning
the types pied. and the Office thrown into
confusion.
writ is ont for the arrest of Thomas
Fields, candidate against Seymour for
the Assembly, tc recover 85OO,O0O.
MONTGOMERY, November 6.-Judee
Busteed. sitting in q court of bank
raptcy. granted an order declaring the
Aiaoama and Chattanooga Railroad
COMPANY bankrupt. He appointed Col.
dlndrst. the receiver, heretofore ap-
pointed by the State authorities. as Gus.
todisn dd interim. and appointed Novem
Der az as the day for the election of an
assignee. The State now runs the road
Tor 200 miles. and, it is said, will have
the whole road in day or two in active
operation.
CHARLESTON. November 6.-Arrived-
steamers v'rginis. PhiIade!phia; Geor.
gia, New York.
CHARLESTON. November 6.-Two vel.
low fever deaths to-day.