The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-24
LATE NEWS IN BREIF.

is prompt and certain. Nobody expects any
clemency from the new Governor IN the case
of Stokes or any other of the assassins in the
Tombs. Stokes demeanor in jail to-day was
very quiet. He spent several hours with his
clergyman. He will be removed tomorrow to
his former weIl-furnished CELL the Sheriff
having decided that his safe-keeping is not
endangered there. The other murderers in
the Tombs awaiting trial have expressed vari-
Gus opinions in regard to the sentence of
Stokes. King received the news suddenly and
was somewhat shocked. Scanned has not said
anything, with the exception or asking how
Stokes stood during the sentence. Foster.
who has got stay of proceedings, and is on
the second tier of the prison, has felt very
respondent since he heard of tho conviction
of Stokes. His appetite has been affected
and he seems Supplied. Charley said to an
other prisoner: - By gracious, he ia gone
Stokes is" Simmons has behaved with dog
ged and sullen Obstinacy. Stokes holds no
communication with other prisoners, prefers
TO keep to himself, and hardly ever utters
word, except to the keeper or a reporter.
The Empires Eugenie and all the household
of Chiselhurst were present at the bedside of
Napoleon whenhe died The Emperor showed
slight signs of consciousness toward his last
moments. He spoke to the Empress twice
III very feeble tone of voice. The last indi-
cation of life smile when the Empress
knelt and kissed her dying husband She was
completely overcome by the emotions and
Imperial,
who had been summoned by telegraph from
Woolwich, arrived at Chiselhurst fifteen min
utes after the death of the Emperor. He was
greatly affected. and kissed the face of his
dead father several times. The Emperor died
peacefully. He passed away without the
slightest sign of pain. Eugene knelt at the
bedside several hours after the death of the
Emperor, engaged in prayer. The remains of
the Emperor will probably be placed tempo
rarily in st. Mary's Church. dispatch from
Paris says the news of the Emperor's death
caused a great impression in that city. There
was a slight rise in the price of French rentes
Bonapartists members in the National As
sembly left the Chamber upon the reception
of the intelligence. Many viii come to Lon
don where Prince Napoleon. the Princes
Mathelede, Rauhre Theury and others are ex-
pected. News was received throughout the
Province with great regret. Much sympathy
is expressed for the Empress.
Madrid-A great popular demonstration was
made in this city in favor of the proposed
political reforms in Porto Rico and Of the
abolition Of slavery. A long procession, with
three bands and twenty banners passed
through the principal streets. Conspicuous in
the line were the Turtulia Progressive club
and society for the abolition of slavery The
ranks were filed with radicals and republi-
cans, and considerable number of negroes
took part in the demonstration. The Carlist
troubles in the north continue but the patri-
otto spirit has been reused among the people
Volunteer bands are organizing for service
against the insurgents, and the inhabitants of
the villages of their own accord assume firm
and hostile attitude. In some places the latter
have effectively resisted the approach of Car
list bands. Volunteer battalions in this CITY
are modified for service in the field The
King has signed a concession to a Spanish
company for telegraph cable from Cadiz to
Cuba by way OF the Canaries and Teneriffe.
Aspecial Washington dispatch saws the Span-
Minister states that the misunderstanding
referred to in Fish's letter to Sickles, has been
removed and the relations between the two
Governments are quite friendly. The system
OF gradual emancipation adopted bv SDain
has already released fifty thousand slaves in
Cuba, and that law is being faithfully carried
out. Another special states that the reply of
the Spanish Government to Secretary Fish's
note was courteous and gave assurance that
friendly relations shall not be interrupted
The party now in power in Spain believes it.
self strong enough to pursue the policy of
emancipation and will make efforts to that
end. One result of our remonstrance has
been an order restoring American estates
seized by the Spanish authorities in Cuba The
correspondence has been quite vigorous since
Nov. l, mainly by telegraph.
The compositors of the New York TJ-ib,rue at
a chapel meeting last week. approved promo
sItlon that the printing offices in the United
state give one or more pound of old type each
Tor the purpose of making a statue of Horace
Greeley, to be erected over his grave in Green
wood, and they ask the compositors of the
country to give the proceeds of LOCO ems set
up on Feb. 3 next, the 62d anniversary of the
birth of Greeley, the money to be forwarded to
the President of the New York Typographical
Union No 8, at y Duane street, of which
Union Greeley was the first President.
Washington special SAYS the Senate FL
nance Committee have decided that Secretary
Boutwell, has no authority for issuing any
portion of the forty-fOur millions of legal
tenders which he claimes as a reserve fund
This leaves the treasury with but 81 500 900 of
available currency. The Secretary of the
Treasury says that if Congress indorses the
action of the Finance Committee it will cause
contraction, "a the treasury will be compelled
to keep a much larger currency balance on
hand than at present.
New Haven, Conn-Mrs lydia Sherman
the reputed poisoner of three husbands and
two or three children, but who was only con-
vlcted of manslaughter i'll the poisoning of
her last husband was sentenced to State
prison for life last week. She received the
sentence with the utmost indifference, and at
the conclusion gracefully courtesied her ac-
acknowledgements to the court. Her confession
fills ten columns. 1t shows she murdered
eight people, and two others lost their lives
incidentally to her poisoning.
Lyman Tremain, principal counsel for
Stokes 1t Is understood, has retired from the
case, the chief point raised by. the defence on
'AiV btaAo VI LILt 1DT new tTlal be-
ing the unconstitutionality of the new iurv
law, of which he was personal advocate and
warm lndorser. 1t may he stated that Gov
ernor Hoffman signed the bill after consulting
with the members of the Court of Appeals
who Endorsed it.
San Francisco-In the battle of the Fifth
cavalry with the Apaches near Salt river not a
warrior escaped: all the band were killed. and
Twenty-Five women and children captured A
New Mexico freight train for Campbell was
attacked by Apaches and the wagon-master
killed at PinOs. At Atlas the Indians killed
two white men. Indians we're afterwards seen
on the reservation wearing the clothes of the
murdered men.
1t ls stated in Washington special that the
French Minister there remarked on the death
of Napoleon: 1.-The empire is dead now that
the man has died The Minister does not
think his death will make any change in the
situation in France. His death will only de-
stroy the fahacious hopes of his few personal
adherents who still cherished the idea of a
restoration.
The friends of the cotton tax refunding
scheme intend to press the passage of an act
at this session to refund the tax collected bv
the General Government after the close of the
late war. They set forth that, in their belief
the law imposing the cotton was unconstitu-
tfOnal; that 1t was unjust and oppressive in it's
operations that it fell essentially upon the
producers, and was passed when their States
were not represented.
Edward s. Stokes has been sentenced to be
executed on the last day of February the
shortest limit allowed by law between the con-
viction and the death of felon Meantime
an appeal will be made to the 80 Supreme
Court judges of New York sucoessivelv until
successful, for a stay of proceedings. 1t is
not improbable that some of these Judges will
grant the appeal, and the case may linger for
some time.
A small boat drifted past Columbus. Ken
lucky, last week, containing two dead men,
one in sitting position with his head droop-
ing, the other lying down. The boat was sur
rounded by field of heavy ice, so they could
not be reached from the shore. 1t is supposed
they were attempting to cross the river above
and got caught in the ice and froEe to death
The report of the post mortem examination
says the failure of the circulation was due to
the Emperor's general constitutional condition
The bladder was found to be diseased and tho
kidneys were effected. The other organs we're
sound and healthy, but death simply a
question of time.
The fues of the boiler of the upward bound
steamer Julia st. Claire collapsed near Eufau-
Ia. Ala, last week, scalding thirteen persons
mostly colored deck hands and firemen. One
man died instantly, and one was drowned. two
was mortally wounded and one is unaccounted
for. Among the scalded. is engineer Berry.
who was also injured in the face.
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