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

oooAuSN W. G0uspolt denEl ISOClelOrt TO
New Caledonia.
PARIS, juno 13.-It is announced the
Minister Of Finance will prosecute Gus
tave CourtEel, 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 for carrying out it's decree
OF April Is, ordering the demolition OF
the column.
American Matters.
NASHVILLE, June 12.-There 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 subject, and there seems to be gen.
ersl disposition in the oity to suppress
the facts. The true state OF affairs can
only be ascertained by personal observa-
ton. The weather continues wet and
disagreeable.
MEMPHIS, June 12.-The cholera ex-
element is abating. Abstinence from
stale vegetables has undoubtedly had a
tendency to decrease the mortuary re-
ports, as there were only nineteen inter
ments to-day from all diseases, against
twenty-four yesterday.
EAsTPoRT, Me, June II "A sad acci.
dent occurred this morning at the gas
works.. Repairs were to be made and
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, and
he, too, was sufocated and fell. Another
brother, James, tied rope around his
body and was lowered down, but he had
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 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
satisfied with his work, he returned to
the house aud cut the throats of his two
children-Kate, aged four years, and
William, aged fourteen months a
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
ho intended to drown himself. He is
now either insane or feigning insanity.
Tie people are infuriated against him,
and, had the police not used the most
strenuous efforts to pacify them. Fields
would have been lynched.
NEWARK, June l2.-Yesterday after
noon o collision occurred on the New
Jersey Railroad, at the Eastwark Juno
O'Clock passenger train from New York,
fh nf SphIot y,n1,o5 5yi IN, l, ~
of the company seems able to disclose.
The locomotives of both trains wore bad
iy shattered, also several freight oars and
the baggage and smoking cars OF the
passenger train. Samuel Stuart, the en-
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.
riously injured. James Mccoy, of New
Jersey, was crushed between two seats.
hloTighe, travelling agent Of New York
house, had leg broken and was other
wise injured. One young man had the
entire side of his face cut 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 car sprang out of
the windows when they saw the danger
About 100 sheep on the freight train
were instantly killed and lay al! over the
track.
New YORK. June 13.-For.y three
lodges Of Free Masons, seven command.
cries OF Knights Templar and several
chapters Of Royal Arch Masons, besides
Q company of cavalry and the Seventh
Regiment, will form the escort to the
remains of exMinister Orr, this after
noon.
BoYnE's CAMr, June 13.-The -Iodoc
Commission convcnes at Fort klamath.
l! is thought Bogus Charley, Hooker
jim, Shack Nasty Jim anl Steamboat
Frank, who aided in Captain jacks CAP
ture, will escape punishment as murder
ers. Those not tried for murder will be
forwarded to fort in San Francisco har-
Dor. Con. Ross. OF the Oregon volun-
tcers, denies that his men massacrcd tho
Modocs.
SAN FRASc1sco, June 13.-Georgc
Fisher, the Greek Consul, ia dead.
ST. LOUIS. June 13-The Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad applies to the Federal