The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-10-21

the third best and took the fisnk money;
Joe Danielss second; and Ballot. Boz,
third-time 7.43.
New YORK. October 19.-WalI street
markets closed in quiet manner, with
gold steady and stocks firm. The gene.
raj outlook ip commercial circles is also
cheering. and o decided Improvement
towards fiual and full recovery. Conf
denoe has been made during the week
The outlook for the coming week is.
thereto Q, encouraging.
New YORK. October 18.-Private ad.
vices received ia this city. from the
French settlement Of st. Pierre; give in
formation of the assassination of Mons
DeVere. the first Bishop OF the Diocese.
The bishop was murdered In the ga
cristy Of the Chapel Of st. Jean De Diem,
having been stabbed in the heart and
lungs while ut prayer. One Emil Pelle.
tier, couain OF the bishop, was charged
with the crime and arrested. It is said
the crime was incited by the fact that
Bishop DeVere Inherited all the fortune
Of Peiletier's father, wealthy French
man.
Some surprise has beeu caused by the
failure OF the prosecution in the Stokes
case to call tue new witness, Mrs. Ben
ton, OF whom so much has been said
and written. Assistant District Attorney
Allen said this morning that tho prose-
oution had never intended to cali Mrs
Benton. He said that he was ignorant.
or feigned to be iguorant, of certain
matters with which she was supposed to
be familiar, and that moreover her cha.
racter was such that it was undesirable
to tnt her in the witness box.
On inquiry. this morning. at the Of.
foes of principal foreign Steamship
lines, it was found that the foreign ex-
port trade-at one time so seriously
threatened by the financial panio-is
now in healthy condition, and thut
iarge shipments nre made by every out
goiug steamer, without material nltera-
tion in rates.
Geo. Francis Truin, who arrived last
week from Europe. having become dis
gusted with the country. its politics and
people, sailed away again to -day, leay-
ing. he says. forever. Colonel Blanton
Duncan also sailed to-day for Elrope.
SALT LAKE CRY, October I9.-An
immense quantity of bullion is locked
up here in consequence of the sclrcity
of currency. Silver is now selling vi
less than seventy cents per ounce.
BosToN. October 19.-The Odd Eel.
lows have sent So. 900 to Memphis.
LOUISVILLE, October i9.-In the case
of Maux against Mckinney and others,
for some days before the United States
Court here. for alleged Kn Klux out
rage in 1868, in Mercer County, Ken
tucky, the jury returned verdict of
fifty dollars damages for the plaintiff,
who claimed to have suffered greatly at
the hands of ten unmarked Ku Klux,
who attacked his house. The defend
ants are prominent citizens of Mercer
County. and will file bill Of exceptions.
Sr. LOUIS. Cssobof 19.-Rev. DR..
Brooks aud his friends. who. Mt the
meeting of the Independent Old School
Presbyterian Synod. yesterday, opposed
the proposition to unite with the South
ern Presbyterian Church. aud who were
expected Ia secede ami organizs another
synod, held moetirg. to-day, and de-
oided to take no uction until after the
Presbyterians have voted on sending
commissioners to the next meeting Of
ths Southern General Assembly.
1t is now definitely settled that Gen. F.
T. Blair, Jr.. has been appointed State
Of Insurance, aud that
he has accepted.
The steamer Mary E Poe had twenty
passengers and 800 tons of freight.
Among her cargo were seventy five
barrels Of oil. which bnrsted, spreading
over the surface of the water in sheets
of fame. by which many were burned
after leaving the boat
ATLANTA. October IS Tho money
order clerk iu the Atlanta post Office
has absoonded. The investigation, to.
day. shows IA deficiency, but The amount
has not yet been asceriained.
The father Of the dcfaulting Money
Order Clerk in Atlanta, (who is the
Postmaster) says he will pay tho entire
.0UJ-;o the Government.
News was received to-day that the clerk
sailed from Brunswick, GA, for Cuba.
SHREVEPORT. October ID. There wero
seven interments to-day.
New ORLEANS. October 2O.-Thc
Lydia Russell, from Liverpool for Mo
bile, was dianlstcl in hurricane, Oc.
tober q.
COLUMBUS. Quo, October 90 Both
parties concele Allen's election by GOO
to 700 majority. Tue Republicans,
doubtless. have the balance Of the State
ticket.
MEMPHIS. October 19.-The weather
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