The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-02

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TOPEKA, May 1.-Fnll' advices from
the Southwest leave no doubt that the
teSspt stories of Indian ousrages in that
locality are pure falsi6cAtions. e'.., 4
PARSONS, KANSAS, May 1.-Enoch
Hoag. Superintendent OF Indian Affairs,
passed here to-day, With delegations Of
Wlnnebago Indians from Wise onsin, who
CO. 10 select q home in the Western. part
OF Indian Territory Tor their tribe.
which numbers 1000. ,,W
Wash SaToN, May $40. GOO. 900 of
the new bonds have been sent to the
-syht1ioate. '2s, iiiaa.s7
Debt statemept-Dscrea So, 500, 600:
coin in Treasury, nearly SIT, ,OO0, 600;
CURRENCY, nearly S3iO00t0OO. ~ u
In The Supreme G4pft,.'in the case, of
thPIpo!ice jury vs. Brittal, from Lotis..
lana, the Court holds that certain oou-
pons isshed by the police Jury OF Tensas
parish, on account Of levee work, in
1859. were unauthorized. Judgment re-
Holdam ct al. rs Summer ct al. The
Court decides that all statutes Of pre-
scription and limitation were suspended.
at least in the Federal courts, during the
war, which, in Louisiana, was not de-
termined until the proclamation Of the
President of April, 1866 Decree af-
firmed
CINCINNATI, May 1.-At Bremen, Ohio,
last evening, Mrs. Keilinberger was shot
and instantly killed by her bro.her-in-
law, John Scheneyer, while attempting
to release some OF her cattle, which the
latter had imponnded. Mrs. Killen-
berger WAS widow and has a large IA
mily. Scheneyer is in Jail.
New YoRK, May Id. Sevan & Co.
have suspended.
Tie Chamber of Commerce held its
annual meeting to-day. and reelected
VIM. E. Dodge, President; George
Opdyke, VIM. M. Wermiiye, Samuel b.
Baboock and Salon Humphreys. Vice.
Presidente; A. A. Low, Chzirman Of
Executive Committee.
The May interest on the bonds OF the
Mobile aud Montgomery Railroad has
been defaulted. The President of tho
company. in q letter. which is irregular.
however. says it will be paid soon.
Advioes from Marshall County, Ken
tucky. give an account Of the tragedy in
that County several days ago. It ap-
pears that some years ago. James
poqghersy married daughter of Howell
Smith; they lived unhappiIy and fnally
separated, On Sunday last. Smith told
Dongherty he could settle the difficulty
betveens him. aud his. wife. Dougherty
instantly shot the old man dead and fed.
subsequently, he was captured, and was
being taken back to Marshall County.
when son OF the murdered Smith.
being one OF the capturing party, fred
on Dou9herty, woundinu him in the
hand and arm; after which he dubbed
his gun. and with the butt end of it
crushed Dougherty's head, into jelly.
ST.. Lou1s, AIay 1.-The Supreme
Court has declared unconstitutional an
Act OF the Legislature establishing what
is kpoWR here as ':West city limits" and
which has sinoedDeen added to the city
as the thirteenth ward The Aot also
provides for Board Of Park Commis.
sioners. With power to purchase or con-
deHn land for park purposes, issue
bonds, and levy and COLLECT taxes; all of
which has been done. and will now have
to be: qndone, leading to many conlpl-
cations and much vexation.
Commodore VIM. Smith, in command
OF the fTieats Congress wheu sunk by
the Confederate ram Merrimac, died to.
day, aged seventy.
New YORK, May 1.-The Broadway
Bank, to-day. called in 81, 200, 600 on &C,
count Of payment OF interest and matur.
ity bonds of the city.
The steamer Frances Wright, hence
for Wilmington. N. c., sunk ut sea to-
day. The Grew was saved. Capt. Fair.
ohild's statement-April 80. 1.35 ?. M.
Shaft on port engine broke in steam
stufing box, Carrying away sleeve, dead
wood, &c. IN after part of the ship; the
ship filling rapidly with water. The on.
gineer. finding it impossible to stop the
leak, shut off the sea injection, put on
the bilge injection and Drunally pumps;
also, put mate with all hands on the for
ward pump; ship sinking fast; at 12.1
A. NJ, ship filling so fast that it put tho
fires out in the main boiler; signalled
passing steamer; understood her name
to be Claribel; asked the captain OF the
vessel to assist in towing his vessel
ashore on beach: found it impossible
to do anything for us; May I, i. 80 A.
H., found it unsafe to remain ON board
any longer; abandoned vessel ;she went
down stern frat in abontss twenty five
minutes after: boats, left at DAYLIGHT: