The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-03

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willie jah'evefpewessd thes gqards and
alarm was given before they got out,
and the citizens OF the town surrounded
the Jail. One Of the prisoners, Sid.
23d OF next month. fred q double barrel
severely il not fatally wounding both.
rhe citizens then took possession OF the
first floor of the Jail. put five kegs of
powder in it. laid o train for somo dis.
tance. and notified the prisoners that
nutes, they would blow up the building.
After little parley, they surrendered,
throwing their arms out at the window.
AS one OF the guns struck the ground. it
went of, slightly wounding three per-
sons. Wallace and another of the pri-
soners were brought here last night, and
lodged in tue penitentiary. He will be
taken ont and hung next month. Hs
among them the late Hon. Elisha Merse,
rate character in that section of country.
NEW YonK, DECEMBER la mass
meeting Of unemployed working people
Institute, on the evening of December
their needs. All labor organizations
throughout the country are requested
to hold meetings at the same time for
by Geo. Blair, Chairman of the Central
Council of this city, aud other officers OF
similar bodies here.
Tho ios NJ M ~, tLoo A., fyl,.,..l. -
Pilgrims and Clinton Avenue Church,
Brooklyn, have issued call for a con.
ference of the Congregational Churches
OF the United States. to consider the al
legged lnxity OF discipline in Plymouth
Church.
meeting OF the bar will shortly be
held to protest against the action of
Judge Davis in fining Tweed's counsel.
The Union Trust Company elected
Edward King, President, James 81.
O'Gilvie. Secretary, and an Executive
Committee.
Right Rev. B. B. Smith, D. D.,
Bishop of Kentucky, has issued paper
announcing that DR.. Cummins will be
tried for violation of section l, canon 9,
It'll, 2, and saying any Episcopal net of
his pending this trial will be null and
void. All members of the church are
epjoined to give no rountenance to the
movement in which DR.. Cummins is en-
gagged
Work continues at the Navy Yard
with activity and recruiting is lively.
The Colorado will probably go into ,om-
mission Wednesday. The Spanish ship
Arapiles will float in the stream Thurs
day, and take her guns on board.
NEW YORK, December 2-An officer,
while escorting prisoners TO Jail, WAC
killed with brick. Tho murderer es-
capped.
The suspension of J. Fl. Herrick s
Co., cotton and produce merchants, was
announced late yesterday, in the Cotton
Exchange. Herrick declined to make
statement for publication.
A letter from @. Canilo, of Cuba,
states that Cespedes has ceased to be
President of the republic, on account of
bad health, and his successor is Salvador
Oisneros.
NEW YORK, December 2.-The rnmor
that W. NJ. Tweed died suddenly, is
untrue. Upon his arrival at Black wells
Island, Tweed was asked the usual
questions by the recording clerk, to
which he answered that he was aged
fifty years; occupation, statesman; no
religion; but as his family are Protest
ants, he was entered Us q Protestant.
He weighed 2G3 pounds, was taken to
the bath, then had his head shaved in
penitentiary stylo and was arrayed in
the full striped uniform. He had two
letters from New York physicians, re-.
commencing that he be placed in the
hospital, but after examination by the
penitentiary physicians. he was remand
ed to common cell like all other felons,
and numbered 81. The jacket given
him to wear is known at the peniten-
tiary as larceny jacket. His son
stayed by him till be was led away to
his cell, when be and few friends and
reporters left the island He has been
appointed one of the hospital orderlies,
and assumed his duties to-day.
ST. LOUIS. December 2.-The Su-
preme Court OF the State decides that
municipal regulations of the social evil
are constitutional
WASHINGTON, December 2.-In the
Senate, James II. Young was elected
Executive Clerk.
In the House, Butlor's motion to seat
Sypher, Sheldon and Pinchback, is up.
Beck argues in opposition, and is
allowed half an hour.
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