The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-08

ForciEn Affairs.

by fire. last week, is not as heavy as was
at first supposed. A thorough inspeo.
tion Of the building shows that the loss
will not exceed $l25. 900.
American Matters.
New YORK, October 4.-Somo twenty
colored men have been elected as super
visors OF election in the eighth and
other negro wards, The list of 1900
special deputies to he appointed by Mar
shal Sharpe will be completed tomorrow.
James Hayes, shot and robbed by
highwaymen, in Central Park, few
evenings ago, died this morning, in a
hospital.
Iweed's trial commences next Monday.
James Morris, o soldier Of 1912, and
John O. Thompson, horticulturist, are
dead.
The Church Weekly, an Episcopal
newspaper Of high church persuasion,
has deceased.
CHICAGO, October Tho striking
brick-layers sent men to other cities to
prevent workmen coming, and resolved
not to work for any contractor who re-
fuses to sign an agreement to pay 81 for
eight hours work.
KANKAKRB, ILL, October 1.-The
Court House was burned to-day; loss
$5O, 600; records saved.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 7.-Three
companies of soldiers, supported by
friendlylIndians, killed forty and wound
ed and captured many refractory savages
in Arizona. The Arizona diamond fields
are pronounced q fraud by returning
miners. Maunalos is erupting.
New YORK. October 7.-The announce
ment from Washington that the Trea.
sury Department. would sell SIS, 600, 900
in gold. to-day, and buy $5.O00,OOO
bonds, created a. stir in financial circles.
Last evening. O. large crowd of Wall
street operators were congregated at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, discussing the gold
question. The Times says it is now
understood, upon good and well-in-
formed authority, that the Government
will place ct least 1000. 900 in gold
upon the market, to be sold for the bene.
fit OF those needing coin to pay duties
and transact their foreign business.
A Washington despatch says the Go.
decisive action for protecting our Texan
boundaries from inoursions of Mexican
smugglers and robbers.
PHILADELPHIA, October 7.-At spe-
cial session of the Supreme Court, to-
day, Judges Strong, McKennan and
Oadvallader on the bench, the following
question, growing out of report that
fraudulent naturalization papers were in
existence, whs propotnded: Whether,
when in the event of q. man Offering to
vote upon q naturalization paper pur-
porting to have been issued out of the
proper Office in Philadelphia, which
paper is known to be fraudulent, either
in consequence of the applicant not hav-
ing been in. the country more than few
mohths, Or in consequence of his not
having been to Philadelphia during that
time. Deputy United States Marshal
can arrest suoh person go Offering and
endeayoring to vote upon the spot and
take him before O United States Com
missioner3 Judge Strong, the other
Judges ponourring, said: 1.-THE eighth
section of the Act Of Congress Of Febru-
ary 28. 1871, defines very clearly the
duty of the Marshal and Deputy Mar.
shal, and i know no authority in this
court by which 7 can instruct them"
GoLDsBoRo,. N. C., October To.
day, fifty oitizeps Of Pitt County, North
Carolina, were brought to this place, in
charge of United States Deputy Marshal
Franks, and carried before United States
Oammissioler Robinson, ION q charge of
obstruoting United States Commissioner
Cox and United States Deputy Marshal
Roach in the discharge of their official
duties. after long and patient hear
ing, the: cases were all dismissed by
United States Commissioner Robinson,
who characterized the charges as con-
temptihle. While the. citizens arrested
cannot but feel thankful that they found
o United States Commissioner who
would give them q fair trial, they con-
not but regret that men like Cox and
Roach disgrace the Government of the
United States, and prove source of
annoyance and sometimes Of terror to
the non-offending people of the country.
COLUMBIA, s.. O., October 7.-AIasters
and Past Masters of the Patrons of
Husbandry meet in convention here on
the 9th instant, to organize o State
Grange Tor South Carolina. They will
organize with seventy.eight subordinate
Oranges, making the largest State Grange
now IN existence, except that of Ohio.
Great preparations are being made by
the State Agricultural and Mechanical
Association for their annual fair, to open
here on the 9Th of next month. The
exhibition will be more extensive and
the attendance, no doubt, will exceed
any previous year.