The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-10-25

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I HSHREvEPoRT, October 81. Tue sud.
den change in the weather on Wednes.
day night hastened the death OF criti.
cal 4cases and developed a number, Of
new oases. ,s. jIH ~
BRooKtYs. October 24-Mrs, Stein,
recently from Georgia, has tho yellow
fever.
NAw York. October 24.-Fisk &
Hatch state, in explanation Of current
rumors respecting their condition, that
thoy have made satisfactory arrange.
|ments With, the banks, who are tiieir
largest creditors, and expect to resume
in a few days.
In Stokes' trial, this morning, the
prisoner himself was placed on the
stand. On CROSS. ss.examination, he swore
that he did not know that the man he
saw coming, up the steps of the Grand
Central Hotel was Fisk, until the latter
pulled ont his pistol
The basis OF settlement between the
! the Union Trust Company and Lake
Shore Railroad was proposal from
Commodore Vanderbilt. OF three, six
and nine months notes, with coilaterals.
An offer was Immediately made for the
notes, and the receiver Of the company
started for court, to obtain permission
to sell them.
MEMPHIS, October "a 4-rwenty-four
yellow fever deaths to-day. Heavy
frost last night. Ice a quarter of an
inoh thick. A nurse gave carbolic
acid to patient by mistake, which i'm
mediately proved fatal. Another at
tempted to outrage the wife of his pa.
tent. The weather is clear and cold.
The response to the Masonic appeal has
been 30 liberal, that the Masons are now
able to care for their sick brethren.
| MONTGOMERY, October 24.-Four yell
| low fever deaths today.
BALTIMORE, October "a ALL the
morning papers of this city published
an extract from the letter of Rev. Wm.
p. Munsey, q Methodist divine, dated
Jonesboro, Tenn, to q prominent gen.
tleman OF this CITY. in which he brands
as malignant falsehoods the late ipjuri-
ous reports relative to his alleged in
eoxicated habits, which recently had
wide circulation in the press.
WILMINGTON, N. O., October "a
The Bishop Of the Episcopal diocese OF
North Carolina directs collections in all
congregations for Memphis. Consider.
able amounts have been forw arded by
the citizens to Memphis and Shreveport.
LAWRENCE. MASS, October 24-The
Atlantic Mills run only four days in a
| week.
BOSTON, October 24-The Nail Mills
and tho Bay State Iron Works have
suspended operations. $50 employees
have been ousted.
KNoxvILnE, October 24.-The relief
concert for Memphis realized $500. A
pair OF sleeve buttons brought $3.50.
MACON, Ga, October 24.-The State
Fair begins Monday. It promises to bo
the most biilliant ever held in the State.
Goods OF every description and stock of
all kinds are pouring in. twenty i've car
loads arriving daily. The buildings and
grounds are rapidly filing up. Visitors
are already coming in. 250 coops of
poultry are on the grounds. Every
thing indicates one of the most success
ful fairs ever held in the South.
REDDINs, CAL, October 24.-The
pespie came from every quarter to see
the remnant Of the Modoos. They were
sorry looking purity. Capt. Jacks
wife and Princess Mary attracted the
most attention. They were Glad in deep
black, tar and ashes, for their kindred.
All look as though they had lain nll the
winter under the ash heap.
CHICAGO, October 24.-The Board of
Trade discussed the transportation
question in five minutes speeches.
MIR. Allon, of Philadelphia. declared
that Congress should control water as
we'll as land transportation. Burwell,
OF New Orleans, favored water routes.
lie thought the Mississippi the cheapest
outlet by thirty per cent. Lathow. Of
Kansas, throught the remedy was in
competition instead of Congress. He
urged Kansas City as the terminus of
grand trunk line. Peyton, of Rich
mond, favored improvement in the
water route. Gano, of Cincinnati,
thought the only safety for the COM
mercia! community was competition and
improvement of the water routes. He
moved to refer the whole matter back
to the committee, to collect facts on the
points involved. Mr. Bugsby, of Phila-
delphia, opposed the motion to refer
back, and favored congressional con-
troll OF the railroads. Finally, the whole
subject of transportation was referred
back to special committee, to report