The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-01
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CHARLESTON. August 31.-Arrived- -
Schooner L. s. Davis, New York.
CINCINNATI, August 31.-The City
Council has passed a resolution Inviting
Greeley and Grant to visit the e1 posi-
tion September 8. .,
ITUsvIbIE. Pa, August 31.-A plan
hRsbeen matured to prevent new oil de-
velopments for six months. Nearly oil
the producers will sign pledge to take
measures to enhance prices. u
PROVIDENCE, Il. l., August 31.--The
schooner A. 81. Belden brought into
Newport. this afternoon, the bodies of
man and woman picked up between
Watch Hill and Point Judith, who were
evidently passengers by the Metis. The
bodies were buoyed up by life.preservers.
The man is believed to be Emil Stampe,
, fresco artist of Newark, NJ. The
woman is about thirty years of age; had
ona night dress, and wore a soal ring
marked s'N."
MOBILE. August 3O.-Ward meetings
were held in every ward of the city to-
night, and were more numerouHly at
tended than for years. The utmost bar
mony prevailed, and o complete coalition
between all parties favoring the election
OF Greeley and Brown and State ticket
was secured. Liberal Republicans were
sent to the County Convention and to
the Central Convention, on the same
footing as Democrats. Unanimity and
good humor were uninterrupted, and
working campaign clubs we're formed >in
the second and other words. It is the
evident desire on all hands to secure the
best representative men.
NEW ORLEANS, August 30.-A small
maAf1nO nf hot
who elected delegates to Louisville. No
one of prominence participated.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 31.-A spe-
cial despatch to the Gazette says that
Clark, the seducer. of Miss Fewell, was
SHOT. this morning; at BrenMville, by q
brother Of the young lady. Clark was
mortally wounded and it is supposed he
IS dead by. this time. Feweli shot him
through the bars of the Jail.
New YORK, August 3l.-Dr. Charles
W. Selden has been arrested on charge
OF abortion.
Additional details of the Metis disaster
confirm last nights details. No Scuth-
ern names are among the list of lost or
saved.
The Nettie Gushing, of and from
Thomason, Me-, for New York, arrived
at New London, yesterday morning, and
stated she was run into by the propeller
Metis, OF the Providence aud New York
line, and lost the bow-sprit and head
gear, night-head and all forward gear.
He sang out to the captain of the steamer
to ''atand by" him. as he thought he was
sinking; but the steamer continued on
her course. After clearing the wreck, he
made for New London, but could not
make 1T. and came to anchor off Goshen
Reef, West OF. New London light. AT
the time of the collision it was blowing
gale from the South east, and it was
thick and rainy. He was steering West
" South, through the race, with Little
Gull Island Ave miles distant, nearing
West by South.
The following is another account:
towards midnight, it blew nearly
gale, white pltchy darkness prevailed.
Ihe passengers had long since retired
20 rest and with the exception that the
vessel was rolling somewhat; owing to
the roughness OF the sea, nothing co.
CURED GU to mar the progress Of the trip.
Shortly after O'Clock, a schooner hove
in sight, about four miles West -Sooth-
west Of Watch Hill light, and not more
than five miles from shore. II was at
this time raining hard. and as it appears.
che weather was somewhat thick. Sud.
denly. and without q word-without
sound of warning-the schooner, heavily
laden with lime, ran into the steamer
forty feet abaft the stern, on the port
eide, and squared away on her poop
deck. A duh thud was felt all over the
steamer. The men and women were
aroused from their slumber, and come.
less frightened than the rest, rushed on
deck, half dressed. and made for the pilot
house. to learn the cause OF what seemed
q collision. The captain had ALREADY
made inquiries from the engineers, and
the cheering cry of call right" at once
allayed all the alarm OF the terror
stricken crowd. Some returned to their
beFths; but others, not satisfied with the
announcement, or perhaps uneasy as to
the result, remained on hurricane deck.
Fifteen minutes later, and the death
knell went raging through the vessel.
that the Metis was leaking badly and the
news spread like wild-fire. State.room
doors were thrown open and the pas
sengers scrambled to the upper deck, to
be farthest from the water. It was a
fearful scene. Deok hands rushed M
and down, warning passengers to look
to their life.preservers, for the Metis waa
going down. There were sonoa wbor, go,