The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-08

entire Hississipb bIValisyt std thst ! New @
Qrlesns would 6s ,hensfted, more than;
any other city, Mayor Brown. Prestdsft
Of the Executive uommittee. was dirso..
led TO confer with the Authorities at New
Orlesns, 70 ssoertain If they, will lake
fchafge OF the vxcursionists af Galveston.
and bring them to New. Orleans, pia
Baliz, 80 that the Congressmen can see
the rea! obstruotions to tho development
OF the Mississippi Valley. a COMMITTEES
was appointed to reply to Parson Brown
lows letter, declining to be present,
printed in the Knoxville Chronicle, it be.
Ing believed that he totally misappre-
henasa tas object 6. .ks soa7eption.
WINNsBoRo. 8. O.. May 7.-William
Mcdonnell Blair, agent Of the Union
and Spartanburg Railroad Ut Shelton
Station, in this County. and also agent Of
the -Stono Phosphate Company, has Just
been convicted here of buying and re-
ceiying stolen cotton and sentenced by
Judge Mackey to pay fne OF 81, 900
and ooste, or be impri soned one year in
the Penitentinry. He is at large.
HALIFAX; May THE steamer A.
lantic has, been completely blown ur.
Fourteen bodies were recovered on MOI
day and Tuesday. Few valuables were
found. - g
] LoutsvI11E. May THE entire busi-
ness portion OF Paris. Tennessee, was
burned to day; loss $500, 600.
= INDIANAPOLIS, IND, May THE
Dsmocrats elect their Mayor by 37S ma
!ority; the other 'ofHcsfs are Republican
by $50 to 800 majority.
ST. LOUIS, May Five Car loads Of
Infantry passed here for the Modoc wal.
Nnyy NoDr Nfor, I, - /
on the Fourth Avenue Road Joined the
strike inaugurated by those on the sixth
and Eighth Avenue Roads. n, ~
a farmers' cheap TRANSPORTATION con
yention has been organized, Under the
title of the National American Cheap
Transportation Association. The con.
stleutlon provides for State organiEs!
lions: President. Josiah Quincy, Of
Boston! Among the Vice Presidents are
Governot Smith; of Georgia; Amee, of
1Miasiasippi; q. G.. Hall, of North Caro-!
lima; Col: Palmer, OF South Carolina:
Daniel Prast, of Alabama. Ill.
Ihe doyernment~ bought only $500,
600 in bonds.
Chief Justice Ohase left Washington
last week for New York and Boston, and
expected to rennin in the latter city two
er three days, then return to Washing.
ton, and after short stay there, eo to
colorado, where be proposed to locate
Tor the summer, with O view to the re-!
storation Of his health, by the pure and
oraclng air OF the mountain region. Tho
Chief Justice was in unusually good
haAlth and, epirits, and continued SO
dpeing Sunday and Monday. On Tues.
day morning, before. rising. ha was
stricken with paralysis, and remained
unconscious till this morning, at III
oSlpck, when he peacefully died., SIR
roGndedI By his soTzowing relatives. =.
s.gHfQAao, May 7.-Gfant was intro.
docet to the Board OF Trade, and said:
"4entlemep Of, the Board OF Trade. il
affords me great pleasure to come back
and see your city now, after an absence
* little more than year, and to find it
improved, even beyond what it was be.
lore the great fire which swept over It,
luss one week after my last visit; and,
gentleman, I am very glad to meet yon
as representatives OF shis prosperity"
WAsH1EaToN, May little Indian
purchasing commissioners before .ed-
journing adopted resolutions fully en-
doIsing Grants peace policy.
The State Department has advices thai
Minister Orr,s body will be sent home.
The Departments will be closel the
day OF Ohsse's funeral.
PsobabilitieS-For the Gulf and South
Atlantic States and Tennessee partly
cloudy and clearing weather, with South
erly winds, veering to South westerly
and North-westerly.
NEW YORK, May 7.-Stokee received
the decision OF the Superior Court With
Indifference, saying to his father, who
was present, '.My case will now 20 to
the Court Of Appeals"
Justice Strong, of the Supreme Court,
has been elected President, and Bishop
Johns, of Virginia, President Of
the American Tract Society.
NKW ORLEANS, May Tho grand
jury passed Q resolution to have kellogg
and his officers appear before them, on
the charge OF usurping the Government
OF Louisiana. Judge Abell ordered the
report filed, and subpnnas to be issued
for Sthe parties to appear before the
grand Jury. They also report against
the Metropolitan police.
BRAsnEAn, La, May 7.-Eight Metro.
politans arrived this morning, making
forty.five, white. altogether. The citi-
zens refused oil shelter, and they are
stopping in small negro cabins, filled
with negroes. They had orders to go to
st. Martinsville, but can get no trans
portation. The ferry fiat here has been