The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-13
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J u aLeQniso, son the coast OF Biscay. &
MADRIRs sSsptembAr, 4 2. "a body 'oi
insnfgent troops made q sortie from
Csftagena yesterday. but was npsueQsss,
ful ip it's efforts to ,pieSqs tho line Of the
,besieginga forSe, and fstafhad dltoa the
LdsBoA.1 September 12,-Accounts
from different SECTIONS Of the. couDtry
reprts1hss .tlfg lSfhS Ssdisease aaA making
great havoc.
VIENNA. September 12-.Prinoe
Charles Estoy yhozy, only son Of the late
Ffincess SEstny the great Austrian
statesman cohfnitted suicide to day.
Teies phfc.Ame matters.
CalAhasrSN. September u ARRIVED
-7SSteamer Mercedits,, Boston: schoon.
or u. Bennett Boston. it BLK
BRoWNsyII1E,e Eebserafsr. I3.-Tbe
ssvsfest rain known with bale. occurred
to-day! The steamer st. Mary dragged
her anchor In Brazos harbor and
grounded in three feet water. Ali the
small craft in Bagdad and Braxos har-
bors were snnk or stranded. The rail.
road between Brownsville aud Point
Isabel is badly washed.
SAN FRANoIsoo, September ia
fourth part OF the town of Forest Hill
was burned to-day.
Eight Chinese women, bronphs by the
steamer Macgregor, who say they were
purchased and brought here for base
purposes, were sent to the Chinese
Mission School for protection.
PROSPECT PARK; September 12.-
Mile.and.threeq quarters dash three
dead heats between BurRaman and
Mart Jordan, when Burgaman won by
two lengths. Great excitement and
much money changed hands. Village
Blacksmith won two mile heats. The
mile.snd,a.quarter- race1 after two dead
heats, was, won by Wheatly, by half
length2time: First race 8.il, .2sk.
BIG, 8.19A; second race 42M, $40;
third race -2.13%, 72i15. 70
LEXINGTON. KY, September 12.-In
the hurdle race, Kavanah was the win
ner, through foul riding. Mile heats.
selling race: MoIntyre's b. O.. by
Astorid, 2, !, Il; Grimstead's oh. f.. by
Lightning, /, s, 2; Florence r.. SO O.:
&ime-1.47, 1.26 and / $780,.
New YoRK, September i2,-The rem
resentatives Of the fast lines, before the
Cheap Transportation COMMITTEES of the
Senate, represent that the tronble Is in
tardy delivery after arrival; che storage
at the East eats Il. p z = :. {.
The Liberal Republican Executive
Epmmittes have issued . call for State
Convention October 8. t., ,..,I,l
.N despatch from St. Johns says there
are grave doubts "a to the safety OF the
bala6ce OF the Polaris Grew.
Eleven trustees Of the First African
Methodiat Bethel Chnroh, undergoing
trial. betore Gn ecclesiastical court, on a
charge OF embe2alemant, dAreliction of
duty and other offences, were declared
guilty. last evening, by majority, of the
Votes OF the number present, estimated
at ttom21,00O to 1000. There was much
confusion and fears at one time of con-
dict. The friends fof the accused de-
nonnced the proceedings as illegal, and
declined to, vote. The Bethel il one of
she oldest and wealthiest African
churches it1 the city. iapt.s tH :
NEW YORK, September IA. 2.-The work
OF 1nttRttng the transatlantic balloon
was resumed. this- morning, in Brook.
!yn.s; Every thing is in readiness, and it
is arranged that the ascension will take
place between the hours OF 4 and 6
O'Clock. It has been decided upon to
abandon the car md paper canoe-it
being feared that the weight attached
Was too great for the carrying capaoit,
OF the balloon.
BAIrIMoRE, September 12.-TheI an
niyegsary OF the battle OF NORTH Point
WAS generally observed, the old defend.
erS having their usual celebration at
Browns PAvilioh.v '!4hjh"
Charles Ecke. sixty.8ye years old,
was killed BY being caught in the ma
chinery OF sugar refinery.
New Yong, September IL President
Orton, Of The Western Union Telegraph,
has bean notified that the Shrevepcrt,
Louisiana, Office has been closed; all the
operators are sick.
The grand jnry this morning handed
in fifteen new indictments against Jas.
W. johnson, arrested for completely in
the great Central bond forgeries, and
fourteen, against James Y. Yates and his
associates. charged also with connection
with the anme offence. A motion to
admit them to bail was adjourned to
Monday. The grand jury also brought
an indictment for burglary in the third
degree against John D. Irving, whose
name has been so much before the pub
lic in connection with the Nathan mur-
der,
The jury in the case of VIM. Bum
sted and Benjamin F. Welsh, members
ofukkAI r n ~ - Jn~,y,c >f