The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-28

Seeming, to realize for the ,tisst time
What had Happened, those who partiai.
fHated fed. aud have not yet been cap.
tnred. The parents of The brothers
Stowe, who live iu Pennsylvania, were
informed at once Of the terrible affair,
and arrived yesterday afternoon, and
took charge Of the remains of their
sons, who, it ecema, were their only
children.
CLEVELAND, December 28.-The loco
motive engineers on tho Cleveland and
Pittsburg Railroad hive stEnck. The
messenger trains ere sc@s@hat delayed
The freight trains are on the side tracks.
The strike is unsauotioned by the bro.
therhood.
P1TTsBUna, December 27.-Ihe ell.
gineers on the Pan Handle and Pitts.
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago, Erie
and Pittsnurg and Cleveland and Pitts
burg r itoAds, all operated by The
Pennsylvania Central. have struck. Eff
forts are being made by the officers to
supply their places. It ID expected the
trims will run as usual.
CINcINNATI, December .27.-The rail-
road shops have stopped, to allow the
mechanics to take tue striking engin-
eers' places. No. freight trains have
left since noon yesterday. The officials
had no ,intimstion of the strike until
noon yesterday: Reports of attempts
to throw trains off are current. The
engineers disavow any intention to in
terfers with the trains. They simply
want the wages concurrent before Janu-
ary l. The depots here and elsewhere
are full of freight aud passenger trains.
SherifIs and State police OF Ohio and
Indiana huve given assurance. that all
men willing to work shall be protected
and the public not bs deprived of the
use Of railroads.
WAsHlNaToN, D ceuber 27-EveniDg.
Gushing accepts the Spanish mission.
Ringgold Young and Neil Hawkins,
OF Alabama, imprisoned for Ku Kluxism,
have been pardoned.
Recruiting stations for tue murine
corps have been closed
Probabilities-For the South Atlantic
States. slowly increasing pressure, with
lower temperature, light to fresh South
westerly to North westerly winds, and
clear or clenring weather, except pcssi-
bly, light rain in North Carolinu during
tho night.
1t Is reported here TINT President
Scott aud Manager Mccullough, of the
Pennsylvania KAiIroad, state that the
engineers strike is ended and trouble is
over.
3osToN. December 81 The books Of
Jordan, Marsh g. Co., have been seized
for alleged frauds OF the revenn, to the
extent Of Sl,5U0,000. Best iniurmed
parties think the fraud will reach
$3.OO0.O0O.
ELIZABETH. N. j.. December 81
Judge Depsn decided, to day, in the
cases OF prominent otel-keepers and
other liquor dealers in Plain6eld, that
tue local ordinances permitting selling
could not protect them against the ope-
ration of the State law.
BALTIMORE. December 27.-Sevsral
sensational dispatches having been sent
from this city In regard to the fitting
ont OF the fIlibustering steamer Edgar
Stuart, for an expedition to Cuba, and
it having been stated in the local press,
this morning, that sle had cleared from
this port for Jamaica. the following au-
thentic and official statement in regard
to the Edgar Stuart hae been furnished
the press: Tue steamer now lies at Jen-
kins' wharf, watched daily by custom
officials; her register is in the hands of
the collector of the port, and she will
not be allowed to leave under any cir.
oumstauces, without the full knowledge
and consent of the proper department
at Washington.
INDIANAPOLIS, md. December ga
train which left here on the Pittsburo,
Cincinnati and st. Louis II lilroad, last
night. was thrown from the track out
side of the city, by gu open switch, and
was abandoned. The regular I.',isville
train last uight went through but no
train has arrived from Louisville since 8
O'Clock las. night on the Plttsburg, Gin
c nnati and st. Louis Railroad. No
trains have gone through or arrived
since IL O'Clock yesterday. The train
due here at O'clock. last evening, il re.
ported to be at Bradford's Junction,
Ohio. There is large crowd about the
Union Depot, but no riotous dem onstra-
ton has been made as yet. A train is
now ready to start for Columbus, and
will probably got of about noon to-day.
A serious disturbance is reported at Lo-
gansport. this morning. but no particu-
lars have been received.
A sentimental editor says, 1T is com.
fortipg 10 know that one eye watches
iondiy for our coming, and looks