The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-14
American Intelligence.

American Intelligence.
CINCINNATI. March 11.-Further par.
ticulars in regard to the murder of the
woman and three children near Dayton,
Ohio. on Saturday. indicate that the
murder was committed by their father,
Leonnrd Marguardt, who is evidently
insane from spiritual causes. The story
OF the affair. which the man himself
tells. is, that few days ago he read o
chapter to his family from the Bible,
and then rising, accused his wife Of be-
ing witch and using witohcraft, nnd
that his eldest daughter confirmed him
IN his accusation, He sayg on Saturday
night he told his wife he wanted the
chllqren to leave; that his wife stripped
naked and kuelt down and prayed for
fifteen minutes. They then stripped
two children, took them out, drowned
them. and laid them side by side ON the
bank OF the stream. They then dashed
out tie brains of tho infant; and left it
lying in the woods, after which they ro-
turned home and went to bed. After
laying there fifteen minutes, he told his
wife be wanted to send her to Heaven,
and Immediately strangled her to death
After that he rose. and prayed until 8
o'clock in the morning. when he went to
the nearest neighbor and told the whole
story. Margnardt is German farmer,
and has been in this country about eigh-
teen years. Tho murdered woman was
his second wife.
WASHINGTON. March l3.-17O towns
give Straw 80, 800 votes; Weston, 29, ,Sl2;
Temperance candidate, 339; Labor can
dldate, 352. The Legislature is 1G7 Re
pnbiicans; 1Ol Democrats; Labor and
Temperance, 2.
SALT LAKE.. March 3-Tho trains are
again regular.
CONCORD. N. H., March 13.-Retnrns
from 1873 towns give Straw 33,8S0; Wes-
ton 81, $50; Blackmer, 373; Cooper, 391.
1t the balance of the State (6fty towns)
should vote ns last year, the result will
De as follows: Straw, 80, 400; Weston,
3b.2l5; Biackmer and Cooper, 9S7; Civ
ing Straw majority Of 1888. The first
ioIr council districts have gone Repub-
ncan and the fifth Demucrntic The
first, second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh,
ninth and tenth senatorial districts are
republican; the sixth, eighth and twelfth
Democratic, and the eleventh doubtful
Rockingham, Cheshire. Stafford, Hills.
boro and Sullivan are Republican; Mer-
rlmac, Belknap, Carroll and Coos are
Democratic. The House of Representa-
tives will have Republican majority of
at least forty.
the Republican Convention arc arriving.
MANCHESTER, N. e.. March l3-This
city is strong for Grant. Straw's ma.
iority is about 1900. The Republicans
held jubilant meetings.
NEU Ynnu NToroh
complain that Collector Arthur's new
regulations work no reform. It is un-
derstood A. T. Stewart & Co. will sue
Leet & Stocking for overcharges.
Gould still remains director in Erie
General Sickles, who was prominent in
the movement, denies that the action
was in the interest of tho Atlantic and
Great Western Road; but the repre-
sentatives of the combined American
stockholders protest differently. It is
stated that by Gould's resignation all
difficulties will be amicably settled.
New YoRK. March l3-Evening.-
Everything quiet ut Erie Railway head
quarters to-day. A meeting of the d.
rectors was held at noon, Jay Gould at
tending as one of the board. A vote
WINS passed requiring the heads of de-
condition of affairs under their charge.
Vice. President Archer stated that the
Erie Road would have no more legiti-
mate connection with the Atlantic and
Great Western Road thar with any
other OF the Western lines. a consultn-
tion will be held to.dny between Mr..
Trovoes, one of the directors, with
parties who consider the present board
inimical to the interests OF American
stockholders, and explain away such ilr-
preston.
Eric Railway settled into ordinary
qniet. Gould said today be was glad
to be out Of tho Erie Presidency; the
salary didn't pay for tho perpetual ha-
rassment./
The steamship San Francisco, from
Bermuda, reports the ship Denmark, OF
liverpool, rs having been abandoned at
sea. Tho Denmark was formerly the
American ship Great Republic, Que OF
tho largest, if not tho larg gest, vessel of
her class in the world.
ST. LOUIS, March 13-Tho Jefferson
City correspondent of the Republican,
states that tho recent report of an inter.
view between tho reporter of New
York paper and Governor Gratz Brown,
in regard to national politics. ia mann.