The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-14

to resist, by all lawful means, tie pay
ment of these special tax bonds. When
they are disposed Of, steps will uudoubt-
edly be taken to compromise the old
debt upon a basis acceptable to the
State and the bondholders.
LOUISVILLE, November 10. The Ohio
Falls Car Compauy's statement shows
VI ,UO0,00 of assets aud $500, 900 Of
liabilities Tho creditors have granted
an extension. The works will resume
In few days, and employ the mill men
LITTLE ROCK, November 13-The LIE.
gislature stands-Senate, Republicans,
10; Democrats, IL. House-Republi-
cans, 27; Democrats, 55.
PHILADELPHIA, November 13-Judge
Cadwallader has set the 25th instant ior
hearing the petition to declare jaw
Cooke 6 Go. bankrupt
PROVIDENCE, r. T., November 13-
Stephen p. WardweIl, cashier of the
Commonwealth National Bank, is u de-
fauter in $4,000
| NEW YORK, November 13-The books
Of Auffmord g. Co. have beeu seized.
They are charged with $500, 900 Of
under. valuation
The associated banks hold $27, 600, 600
in legal tenders.
| WAsH1NdToS, November 13-Whit-
man q. Bestor. partner Of the banking
| house of Riggs & Co., suicided to-day.
ASIDE from his interest in the bank, he
bad an ample private fortune. He
| leaves wife aud four children.
| CINcINNATI. November I3-The
Western bound train. yesterday morn
lug, on the Memphis aud louisville
RaiIroad, was untrackcd twenty miles
West OF Memphis. Thirty passengers
were bruised and burned, but none ia
tally. Au iron bar vas placed across
the truck.
SAVANNAH. November 13.-The yellow
fever has broken out ugliu in Bainbridge.
Six new cases are reported today; also,
:he death OF Lewis Meyer, OF this city.
WAsulSGToS, November 13. = The
;in n ediate cause of tho death of the
widow Of General Robert E Lee was
paralysis. 1t took piaoe ut IL o'clock
Wednesday night, of las: week. Her
three sons aud Il daughter were present,
aud her pnssiDg away was peaceful and
calm, ns became her life.
~ full compliment of officers have
been ordered to the Mahopac, to report
on the 10Th inst. Senator Morton, u
member of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, is here, aud was in consulta-
ton with the President to-day. The
Secretary of War has ordered Fort Jef.
ierson, Florida, to be put in repair, aud
the garrison will be strengthened. Tue
United States steamer Kansas has been
ordered to sail Immediately for Santiago
de Cuba.
Probabilities--For the Southern
States, North-wester'y winds, low tenn
perature, generally clear weather and
frost, except in the E.stern Gulf, where
Southerly winds, rising temperature
and partly cloudy weather may be ex.
pected.
NEW YORK, November 13.-Mrs.
Margaret Henderson, wife Of the Epe-
n1ng Post publisher, died this morning
after long illness.
Rosenweig, the abortioniat. WAS final
~ discharged to- day.
4 number OF influential Americans,
who sympathize with the cause of
Cuban independence, held o meeting at
the Astor House, this afternoon. A
com mittce was appointed to arrange for
grand meeting at an early day.
The Tammany Hall Committee on Or.
ganization. in the course of it's pro-
ceedings, to-day, adopted resolution
demanding Of the Government q careful
Investigation Of the butchery of Ameri-
can citizens in Cuba, aud prompt vim.
dication of the American flag, and the
honor of humanity.
The twelfth Juror in the Tweed case
was obtained to-day. and the prosecu-
| tioE opened the case
500 laborers were set to work to day
by the Brooklyn Board of City Works
Warrants have been Issued Tor the ar-
rest of the contractors Of the Fourth
avenue improvements, and the owners
OF tho boiler that burst, causing the loss
of life on Tuesday afternoon.
Officers Of German steamers have re-
celved ln'2e number of applications
frcn. e;a!sran:s who caliu 70 :his cuuu.
try to work their passage back, having
no employment aud no money to puy
their passage.
1SpIANApo1Is, November Is Henry
Horst, who was injured on the Indian
| apolis and ST. Louis Railroad, while
riding on a free pass, was, today,
awarded $1,000 damages.
BosToN. November 13.-A cashmere
mill in Cavendish, Vt, belonging to
w. Whipper, of Providence, was
burned last night; loss $780, 900.
Teiegraphic-Comme Reports.
CotunnIA, November 14.-Th.re was
very little cotton offered Yesterday