The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-10-24


they come In our own iyRPy;: TO make
tks.separati9p, When ys, arc Ytsng; tg fight
EitIout, 1bs:aGR hitter end pGhG, he are
right; Dus w ssEe s=:s aotios to the
bsatep. svaiqgrageaT angeFeda ring df
Rto6kly lynsa that fits can nevAr restore
tdamag6d characters and ruined pros
poets by malicious prosecution Of
news. per employees, and that, in an
assault upon tho independence of the
press, it can only cover itself with new
disaster" ar .t. 5'n
Upon the resumption of the Stokes
trial. to-day, Rufus Andrews deposed
that Stokes came to consult him before
the shooting. and gave him retainer.
He was then nervous and excited, and
witness thought he was not sane. The
District Attorney asked witness If he
had any other reason for thinking the
prisoner insane. beyond the fact that he
(Stokesl gave him (Williams) retainer,
and made him his counsel. Laughter. |
Shanks, city editor of the Tribune, who
was brought from Brooklyn on o writ
OF hdbeds corpus, to-day, stated that
Stokes had expressed to him fears that
Fisk would take his life. Other wit
nesses testifiad to hearing Stokes ex-
press fears that Fisk or his emiesaries
would kill him.
A reporter. last evening. ascertained
from Mr.. Williams. President Of the
Metropolitan National Bank, that the
President, in his letter to Williams,
merely acknowledged the receipt OF one
from that gentleman, aud expressed his
anxious desire to relieve the monetary
panic. He then asks the question, why
cannot the banks come together, and
make some arrangement for the relief of
the merchants and public. adding that
he will do all in his power to assist
thonl: This is said 10 be the whole sub
stance Of the letter.
YANKToN, d. T., ,c:ober 23.-P. II.
Wnlerinute. who killed Gen. McCook,
was indicted for marsaughter. The
friends Of McCnnk arc indiguunt Mt the
failure OF nn Indictment for murder.
CHICAGO. October % Goldsmith
Maid bent the trot against time, III
2l71s.
| MARSHALL, TEXAs. Oe.ober 23.-rhs
yellow fever is au epidemic here. Money
bankruptcies arc wanted.
HALIFAxt October % Several yes
sells put back on account uf boisterons
weather. Three lives were lost.
MEMPHIS. October 23.-The Howard
Association publishes II circular that the
tevor is not nbatiny Scores OF new
cases appear daily. Over l 900 ars sick.
Their fluids will not last six days The
circular concludes: "Fruin the sick and
dying, th- cr, uf sn1I.rius and distress
comes great au.l loud. For their sake,
send money aud relief to procure
bnuraes. stimulants aud nourisa ment.
We require aid more than ever. Send
donations to y. u. Longstaif, President
Of Howard Association"
! WASHINGTON, Octob.r 23.-The Pre-.
sident, having nshriy recovered from his
sickness, which k"pt him from his Office
yesterday, received. to day, large
number Of visitors. Ga being asked BY
friend ns to tns .cnntcnts of his recent
letter to Mr.. Williams, he said, he
therein repeated former remark,
namely, that in addition to what had
already been duna by the Government,
the only. way OF relief WAS .or tho Go
vernmcnt to buy exchange. But ex.
change could not now be bought, ms the
Government hus no use for it, having
already purchased enough on London,
for the Navy aud. State Departments, to
answer present purposes. There is no
Intention, he further remarked, to draw
on he S44. .O00,0O0 reserve, Except to
meet the current expenses of the Go
vernment. The money will be used for
no other purpose. it would seem, from
further conversation with the President,
that the letter III question was merely
Suggestive, withcu; asserting any inten-
ton Of positive Official action.
SHRRvEpoEr, October % The dis
ease is unchanged. Iutorments on
Wednesday, ti.rrc whites md one black
u. +. Schmidt, President OF the New
Orleans Howard A:ao :iation. has re-
turned from MarshalI. Texas. ue re-
ports the disease very bad. Seventy
hSe per cent. of hose attacked die.
OTTAWA. October 23-rhe second
aesSion Of the Dominion Parliament was
opened to-day. Ihe Governor General,
in his reply, sail: "I have caused Par
lament to bo convened ut the earliest
moment after the receipt uf the report
OF the commissioners appointed by me
to inquire into certain matters connected
with the Canadian Pacific Railway. The
evidence obtained under the com mission
deserves careful consideration. The re-.
port will DO laid before Parliament, and
1t will be for you then to decide whether
IL Can hn nf 0nv ,ASisfauoa fn frba