The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-14

oeclded 90 transport Henri Rdchefortito
New Caledonia. H.. It n. .;..,,,'t
PARIS, juno 49, is announced the
Minister ofFinance' will prosecute Gus
tave Courtsel, for the recovery. of the sum
expended by the Government in the re-
construction OF the Vendome column.
NJ. Courtsel was the chief instrument of
the Commune Tor carrying out its decree
oi April IL, ordering the demolition OF
the column.
American Matters.
NASHVILLE. juno 12.-These' were six
teen deaths from cholera yesterday. Tie
best informed thought the epidemic was
abating yesterday afternoon; but the
The papers keep as quiet as possible on
the subjeot, and there seems to be gen.
eral disposition in the city to suppress
the facts. The true state OF affairs can
only be ascertained by personal observa-
tlon. The weather continues wet and
disagrseabie. Pan.
MEMPHIS, juno 12.-The cholera ex-
element is ahatin9. Abstinence from
stale vegetables haR undoubtedly had d
tendency to decrease the mortuary re-
ports, as there were only nineteen inter
ments to-day from all diseases, against
twenty-four yesterday. .5shs7;
EAsTPoaT, AIE. June IA ead acoi.
dent occurred this morning at the gas
works.. Repairs were to be made and q
young man named Hiram Lawrence went
into the gasometer to lot off the water,
The gas overcame him, and he fell from
the ladder into the water. His Brother
Edward went down to get him out, aud
he, too, was sufocated and fells Another
brother, James, tied rope around bic
Hc 4 AvHI Ia, 3
to be drawn up immediately. He was
nearly dead when taken out, and now
lies in precarious condition. The
others were dead when taken out Ed
ward leaves q wife and four children.
Hiram. was recently married.
HAMILTON, ONTARIo, June 12.-To.day
Thomas Fields, an employee of The
Great Western Railroad, attempted to
murder his wife, but she escaped. Not
sstisfed With his work, he returned to
the house aud cut the throats of his two
ohiidren-Kate, aged four years, and
William, aged fourteen mopths-with q
pen knife. He was sober at the time,
but had the reputation of being drunk
ard. The police arrested him while he
was on his way to Burlington Bay, where
he. intended to drown himself. He is
now either insane or .eigning insanity.
The people are infuriated against him,
and, had the police not used the most
strenuous effo.tsto pacify them, Fields
would have been lynched.
NEWARK, June l2.-Yesterday after
noon collision occurred on the New
Jersey Railroad, at the Eastwark juno
ton, between g. freight train and the 2
O'Clock passenger train from New York,
tho cause of which nobody in the employ
OF the company seems able to disclose.
The locomotives Of both trains were bad
y shattered, also several freight cars and
the baggage and smoking cars Of the
gineer OF the passenger train, received
injuries which are likely to prove fatal
The fireman leaped from the engine as
the trains met, and was badly injured,
but may recover. The smoking car,
filled with passengers, was completely
wrecked. and several persons were &C.
rionsly injured. James Mccoy, of New
Jersey, was crushed between two seats.
Mcrighe, travelling agent CT New York
house, had leg broken and was other.
wise injured. One young man had the
entire side of his face out away. The
engineer and fireman of the freight train
both escaped by leaping to the ground
before the trains met. A number of
people in the smoking oar sprang out of
the windows when they saw the danger.
About 100 sheep on the freight train
were Instantly killed and lay all over the
track.
New YORK, June 13-Forty three
lodges of Free Masons, seven command.
cries OF Knights Templar and several
chapters of Royal Arch Masons, besides
company Of cavalry and the Seventh
Regiment. will form the escort to the
remains Of ex-Minister Orr, this after
noon.
BoYnE's CAnp, June 13.-The Modoc
Commission convenes at Fort klamath.
Il is thought Bogus Charley, Hooker
jim, Shack MISTY Jim and Steamboat
Frank, who aided in Captain jacks oap-
ture, will escape punishment as murder
ers. Those not tried for murder will be
forwarded to fort in San Francisco har.
bor. Gen. Ross. of the Oregon volun-
teers, denies that his men massacred tho
Modocs.
SAN FRANc1sco. June 13.-George
Fisher, the Greek Consul, is dead.
ST.. LOUIS, June Is. The Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad applies to the Federal