The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-13

| main steady. In the boot and shoe
| trade. no crisis is s'auticipatedHsthe senti-
ment being that all tho Boston dealers
are still in good standing, and only. On
extension OF time will be necessary.
Boston buyers who appeared here yesterI
day we're oheerfully given all the credit
they asked for.
Boston. November 1913 A. M.-Tho
streets are now perfectly qniet. $50
mounted soldiers patrol the street md
no one not having official authority from
lines of the infantry, and ono man who
attempted to enter O. store on Winter
street, who refused to leave after being
repeatedly ordered AWAY, started to run,
when about to be arrested, and wns shot
by the guard. Extensive lines of hose
are stretched NIL over the ruins, and the
engines are stationed ut almost every
hydrant, ready at q moment to bo work
cd, it occasion should require. At points
where persons arc known to be buried,
the ruins arc being cooled with wnter.
preparatory to digging out the corrses
of tho victims. Immense piles of coal
ut Russia wharf -abont 500 tons-are still
on fire. The city authorities have
granted to the dry goods merchants the
privilege of using the Common as d re-
pository for such of their property US is
saved, and to erect shantics and other
structares for temporary use. Three
men were discovered in an attempt to
break into room in the Parker House.
but made their escape. It is rumored
that drunken wretch, late in the even
ing, who attempted to set fro to gas
house near Charlestown bridge, MAS
seized by tho infuriatcd crowd aud un-
tremendously hung up to lamp post.
Three men we're buried under u falling
wall. on Washington street, leaving their
hends only visible. Efforts nude to
rescue them from their horrible position
were unavailing, aud in few moments
after the remainder of tho wall fell,
crushing and burying them from sight.
It is estimated that nearly 10000 girls
are thrown out Of employment by tho
fire. 1t is known that thirty lives have
been lost Detachments of the First and
Second Regiments arc quartered in the
old South Church. This building has
not been thus used since tho British
officers quartered there in tho Revolu-
tion, 100 years ngo. Six men, arrested
this morning, in the Northern part of
the city, were caught in the not OF firing
buildings by kindling bonfires in the
rear part. The stl sets ore patrolied by
the military.
PIrTsDURa. November 12.-The Citi-
zens' Oil Refinery, with 800 barrels of
refined oil, was burned to day.
ST. LOUIS. November IA despatch
from Fort Gibson says Lewis Downing,
principal chief the Cherokee Nation,
died ut Tallequah, OH Saturday last.
HARRIsBURa, November 12.-Wm. NJ.
hlerideth was elected President of the
Constitutional Convention.
CINCINNATI, November 12.-Two new
boilers, III Brown, Bonnols e. Co.'s roll
ing mill, Mt youngstown, Ohio, exploded
to-day. killing two and hurting three.
SELMA, Ala, November l2.-The
first day the fair was grand success.
Large crowds on the grounds.
WASHINGTON, November 12-The pre-
sence OF auriferous metals in Virginia.
IN the neighborhood of tho Potomac,
Kappahannock and other streams, as
we'll as III tho foot hills Of the Blue Ridge,
has been known, but the location OF n
permanent quartz mine or reef has not
been thoroughly demonstrated until
perience have been engaged in deyelop.
ing mine near Kelly's Ford, five miles
s-o1n Happananuock Station. in the
neighborhood Of well-known places for
deposits. They have found series of
well-detined gold-bearng veins, located
in amounts three-fourths of mile from
the river. The surfuce rock of deoom-
posed quartz bears strict resemblance
to the ore taken oct of tho richest districts
OF California. A shaft eighty feet deep
outs three veins ut the depth of fifteen,
forty-hve and seventy.fye feet. Welding
rock worth from $50 to alOO per ton.
The deposit seems to be basin of veins.
showing. free gold, with carbonates and
not sulphatcs. Three tunnels are now
being worked through rich rock, nnd
everything gives evidence of perma-
nency.
The Commissioner of Internal Rove
nue. estimates the receipts of the bureau
for the present fiscal year at SlO5, 900. 600,
or $50, 900. 600 less than last wear, with
natural increase annually of three per
cent. The receipts of tho first quarter
were larger than those subsequently, COL
lected, being nccumulations on account
OF past indebtedness and other causes.
So far as tue bureau is aware, both the
tobacco and the spirit interests aro satis
fed with the late law of Congress, and
therefore thero is no reason to believe