The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-21
ordered printed. and the matter goes

bodies Of two men! hamed DavldiAIdna.
ban and B. D. Eokert. were found few
days since, near Bardstown, and, from
ait Indications, they had been frozen to
death. The former was cooper from
st. Louis, and was found in the woods
with no clothes on his body. His ao.
quaintanoes say he was insane. Eckert
was found on the ice OF the Illinois
River.
New YoRK, February 2O.-At a meet
ing OF the North Carolina bohd-holders,
yesterday, committee was appointed to
institute legal proceedings to secure the
payment Of interest on bonds.
A Newport, r. l., despatch says that
when Essex was released there, yester-
day. because the members of his family
refused to testify against him, the mob
would have Lynched him but for the
police. Subsequently Essex was chased
to neighboring town, aud would have
been hung. but for the interference of
the citizens. Steps were being taken in
Newport to compel him to leave forth.
with. Essex 10 charged with incest.
The peoPla have chased Essex from
place to place.
L1rrLR Rock, ARK, February 90
Twenty-four persons were hurt, one
fatally, BY rear car on the Fort Smith
Railroad leaving the track. The Car
was dragged 300 yards after leaving the
track. There was no bell rope to give
an alarm. The name of the man fatally
hurt is John Edwards, architect, of
Little Rock.
KEY WKsr, February 2O.-The United
States steamship Wyoming arrived here
this morning. The United States steam
ships Richmond, Powhattan aud Shaw
nut, and the monitors Terror and San
gus, and the hospital ship Pawnee, are
| now in the harbor.
CoRREY. Pa, February 20.-A fire at
Downer Oil Works, this morning, was
caused by the explosion of two agitators,
containing &. ZOO gallons OF heavy nnptba.
The agitators were in too close proximi
~ to the engine used to work the pumps.
The fire. has extended to the other two
agitators in the same building. which is
close to large iron tank, having about
5000 gallons OF tar in il. The fire will
not extend beyond the building in which
it is nov confined.
WASHINGTON. February O.-Louisiana
matters will probably have no further
hearing this week.
President Tyler's widow dined at the
White House yesterday,
The following general order has Just
been promulgated from headquarters OF
the army: "The Seventh United States
Cavalry is hereby transferred from the
Department of tho South to the Depart-
ment OF Dakota. The detachments of
the regiment in Kentucky, Tennessee,
Mississippi and Alabama will march to
Louisville, Ky. or Memphis, Tenn, to
take steamboats,, aud proceed by river
transportation to Fort Randall, Dakota
Territory. The detacbments in North
Carolina and South Carolina will be
transported by rail to Memphis, and
then embark in like manner for Fort
Randall; the movement to begin BY the
1st OF March. proximo."
In the Senate, the bill reported by
Carpenter, from the special committee
on Louisiana matters, declares the elec-
ton in that State, held on the 4th of
last November. to be null and void, and
reinssates in Office the State officers and
Legislature Who held position at that
time, 1t further requires new election
| to be held for State officers and members
OF the Legislature on the second Tues
| day OF next May, and directs Wm. 3.
| Woods, United States Circuit Judge for
Louisiana, to proceed to Louisiana, and
appoint two citizens of different politics
to be State registrars, who shall cause
new registration to be made of oil the
legally qualified voters OF the State,
commencing March Is and ending ten
days prior to the date of election. These
State registrars are to appoint two su-
pervisors of registrations for each
parish, except Jefferson and Orleans, for
which greater number are to be ap.
pointed, and in each parish tho regis.
trars are to be divided in politics. The
President is empowered to employ the
military and naval forces. on application
OF the Governor of the State or the
United Suites Circuit Judge, to carry
out the provisions of this Act, and en-.
force judicial process, and 5000, 600 is
appropriated to defray the expenses OF
registration and election. Vickers, from
the Committee on Commerce, asked
that the committee be discharged from
further consideration as to whether Con.
gress had power over railroad rates or
roads running through two or moro
States.
In the House, bill to adjust the war
claims of 1912, wherein Virginia, Ten.
nessee, Maryland, North Carolina and
other States have claims, aggregating
SO, 1925. 900, was rejected. A resolution