The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-02

all the brokers were warned, but this
a'ternoon showed that the warning was
notihaeded..9 A rnmor was sprung by
Alcott & Co.. Of Broad street, who hud
purchased $1,000 bond OF issue of the
New York Central Railroad from man
calling himself Leonard Brown, carry
ing on business at No. 113 Broadway.
To-day. Brown called on Alcott & Co.,
and wanted loan on sixteen bonds. It
WAS found genuine. The bond first
purchased was similar in number to one
OF the bonds Of the sixteen on which
the loan was desired. An examination
was made and the discovery made that
the sixteen bonds were fo-gcries. The
detectives then asoertained that Wooden
Sherman, of No. Nassau street, was
endeavoring. to regotinte loan Of
S25. COO on 5000 worth of New York
Central stock, consolidated issue, with
Thomas Denny T. Co., OF Wall street,
Tor Mr. brown. a detective at Sher-
mans saw Brown, who appeared impa-
tient and was walking up and down his
office. MIR. Sherman entered directly
after. and, handing Brown bond, told
him he could do no business to-day.
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teotlve, who found on him eight forged
thousand dollar bonds of the New York
Central Railroad, consolidated stock,
and recovered two similar bonds which
had been left for negotiation with Eddy
& Co., No 1875 Pine street. Brown was
taken to the central Office and locked
up. The detective further succeeded il
| recovering sixty.two forged bonds SINH
n
firms, the names of which arc kept
secret. The police say there are ST.,
OOO, 600 OF forged bonds ready to flood
have already been placed on the market.
Astounding developments are looked for
tomorrow. The public are cautioned
of the New York Central Railroad: !:
Skies, 1883; skies. 1887; SKIES 1876; ana
Buffalo, New York and Erie.
WAsuISGToS, August 31.-The Go
vernment sells $780, 900 OF gold each
Thursday, and buys $500, 900 bonds
on the third Wednesday Of September
Beau Hickman, noted CHARACTER
here, was stricken with paralysis yestcr-
day, aud was conveyed to the hospital.
PHILADELPHIA, August 81 .-Suowden,
clerk Of r. G. Hill X Co., insurance
agents, hid $40 under tho desk and hit
himself over the head with a dumb
bell. The money was found, and Snow
den confessed and was put in Jail. He
was in debt.
SAVANNAH, August 3l-Jacob n. Car
doza, who has teen connected with the
newspapers at this city and Charleston
from the beginning OF tho century, died
last night, aged eighty y-seven. He was
the Oldest living editor in lie South,
and Was engaged on papers to within
the past two years.
Sr. LOUIS. August 31.-Deaths for
the week, 204-cholera, 4; cLo!ern
mofbus, l6; cholera infuntum, 2l.
BROOKLYN, August Assistant
treasurer Rodman, Ill able to get bail,
was put in Jail.
LITTLE Rock. August 3l.-The last
spike III the Cairo aud Fulton Railroad
was driven at Fulton. The road is now
complete from ST. Louis to Fulton, 4Gl
miles.
MILWAUKEE. August 31.-The Demo
cratic aud Liberal Republican State
committees have called State Conven-
tion in Milwaukee for September u, to
nominate an opposition ticket for Go
sSAocA oho OlEcI Otutc OulCEr3. INGy
have adopted the following resolution:
Resoi0ed, That. in the opinion OF these
committees, the time has come when all
patriotic and intelligent electors of Wis
consin, who seek the election Of honest,
capable and incorruptihle men to Office,
irrespective Of past political associations,
should unto III our Convention upon
candidates and assist the same candi-
dates, and assert the sacred right OF
eiecting their own rulers, Independent
Of corrupt party power and Of the deci-
sion OF all professional politicians aud
political rings allied with or npologizing
therefor.
READlSG. PA September LA boat,
with two men and a woman, went over
the falls Of Schuylkiil, near Kissiugen
bridge. One man escaped 1t is sup
posed the drowned man rowed oTer tile
falls purposely, but the motive is un-
known. He had IL difficulty with the
htowped woman ut u beer garden.
PAToKA. ISD.. September l.-Bipg-
ham Bro. Iistillery Was burned 10 day
loss $50, 900. including 15u hogs, 3, 0O0
bushels Of corn and forty barrels Of
whislcy.
New YORK. September l.--Thc ;.,s'
mo'1rnl examination Of tie body oi III
English cmigrant, named Edwards, who
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