The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-10-22
MURDER OF THE BISHOP OF ST. plERnl

MURDER OF THE BISHOP OF ST pIERRI:
STABBED WHILE AT PRAYER The
New York Post states tina, private ai-
vices hive heen received in that city
from the French settlement of St.
Pierre, giving information OF the u, sas
sination of Mons. De We're, tho first
Bishop Of that diocese, as follows:
The Bishop was murdered in the "a
cristy OF the chapel Of st. Jean lie Dieu,
having beeu stabbed in the heart and
lungs while OF prayer. Two dirks were
found on the floor, and one Emil Pelle-
tier. II cousin of the Bishop, was charged
with the crime and arrested. 1t is snid
that the crime was iucited by the fnct
that Bishop De We're inherited all the
fortune of pe,letier's father. wealthy
Frenchman. and once an extensive
stockholirr in the Messagcre Imperiale
Steamship Company. The Bishops re-
mnins lay in state on the evening Of the
3th Instant, when the murder Was per
petrntod. The chapel was deusclv
/ thronged. and great excitement pre-
vailed throughout the settlement. The
murdered Bishop WIS consecrattd in
August last, by Archbishop Dupanloup,
ht Orleans. France. The settlements OF
st. Plerre and Miquelon. comprising
the islands of st. Pierre and Great aud
Little M.quelon, are situated oil the
South coast of Ne Sfonndland, aud op-
poste the Gulf OF ST. Lawrence. st
Pierre, the capital III the island OF the
same name. where the tragedy occurred.
! has IL population of only some 300
Tho isiunds arc Of great imputtauco to
France as T. fishing rendezvous
! LARGE SnirM.Hrs 10 EuEDlE -O.i
inquiry, Oh Saturday. III New York, 1t,
the Offices of tho principal foreign
steamship lines, II was found that the
i foreign export trade, ut ono time So Sc
riously Threatened by the financial panic,
Ii now IN II healthy condition. aud tins.
large shipments arc made by every out.
going steamer, without material altcrn-
ton III rates. Tie Ncw York Past says:
Rates are about tho sam" rs before
the panic, save that rates on cotton. ns
IN all lines carrying II, have rccoutIy
advanced from three-eighths Of penny
to half penny per pound. Tho slip
Ping of cotton has ,st fairly begun,
ana the rates oil this will be further in
creased as tho crop comes to market.
The North-German Llpyd's line is taking
large amounts OF grain, PROVISIONS and
tobacco to Bremen, where thoro is IL
very active demand for American pro-
duets. Grain rates nre as high ns at any
time during the last fifteen ycnrs. The
Hamburg line IL carrying out heavy
cargocs. The class Of freight is similar
to that sent to Bremen.
Ii is said that "a Georgia man was
sont to prison for horse stealing, served
yenr, and then proved that hc was in
Delaware when tho horse was stolen. u
A man who is so lost to every sense of
shame as To pluy such Il joke nA that on
court of jnst'co-why, hanging is too
! good for him.
Ciiizans i'll Arizona, meeting Apnc!lcs,
report them armed with new Govern
mcnt guns, and they accused tho agents
OF furnishing them to the Indians.
! a Kansas lawyer was fined Cor pro.
faulty and contempt Of conrt, the
other day, for quoting Latin to the
Judge!
| Hurry Watkins drew tho champion
renper and mover. the best prize in the
drawing ut Raleigh, last week.
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