The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-25
THI.M]IHk1sHA III ARHH0


Earl;De' La Marr has, suiiioided.
ROME. April, "a. The Pope has re-.
lapsed, and is again confined to bed.
LONDON, April 23.-20, 900 coal miners
In ueioestershfre struck work. go ...i' =, =
AZ an official meeting Of The share
holders Of the Atlantic Gable Company,
resolution was adopted in favor OF tie
o5nsohdation 0f tho 6onpsui6s md the
amalgamation of all cable interests.
The manufacturing oity of Joachinist-
hat, in tho mountaips OF Bohemia, was
destroyed by fire on the 3lst OF March.
Quito 6S6 housss in the oity, 45O were
completely burned. and 5000 persons
rendered houseless. The magnificent
church, founded in the early days of the
reformation, fell prey to the & smes, as
did also valuable paintings. by Lucas
Cransch and albert Onrer. 80
80 AmsrisAn .Ma.sers
CHARLESTON, April "a Arrived.
Steamship Flag, Boston. .'ia.J.s.. ...
MEMPHIS, April 23.-To. day infoYma.
tion wasreceived of horrible murder
sixty miles above Pine Bluff. On Eon-
day night, two men, Smith and Lsdbet.
ter, partners in business, Quarreled over
some trihing matter. and undertook to
settle the difficulty with .six-shooters,
when their friends. separated them. It
Was finatly agreed to give up ali weapons,
surrendered his knife and pistol. Smith
gave up his pistol only. In the quarrel
that followed, Smith drew his knife and
out Ledbetter terribly, inflictinR wounds
from which he died. Smith is a despe,
rado. this being the fourth man he has
slain. fThe murderer fled and ESCAPED
arrest. f .E' G.. $50
NEW YORK., April 3,-The decision of
Judge Davis to-day was adverse to the
motion OF Stokes counsel for an assign.
ment of error In the facts. This ex-
cludes the consideration of irregularities
claimed by the prisoner counsel. These
we're the absence of the. Judge and the
prisener from the court during portions
OF his trial, and subsequent inquiries
made BY the jurors at the Grand Central
Hotel and at the gun-shop where Stokes
purchased, the pistol. After Judge
Davis Ind rendered his decision, Mr..
Tremaine proceeded with the argument
In favor OF new trial for Stokes. He
recited the various proceedings in the
case, and briefly stated the evidence
given upon the trial. Tremaine argued
TO prove the numerous errors in the tes
tiuony taken at the last trial, and claim
ed that much testimony detrimental to
tne, prisoner was accepted. and the evil
dence in his favor rejected. He closed
by claiming that the argument rendered
at the last trial should be reversed, and
o new trial granted:
EoRH SoogT. April 24.-This town is
IN hames. The destruction of the busi-
ness part OF the city seems inevitable.
SAN ERANoIsoo. April 24.-The Texas
Paoihc Railroad surveyors are at Tuosen,
having completed the survey from
Mesiiitei New Mexico. to Pima, a village
in Arizona. -
A despatch s-on. Portland, Oregon.
says the Indians on Columbia, Snake
and: Lewis rivers, advised Of the Modoc
affair, are, having war dances and are
painted. The tFoops,are punishing the
Indians in Sonots vigorously.
ARKANSAS CIT1, april 24.-It is re-
ported that three men were killed by the
Indians at Medicine Lodge Creek, near
the South line OF the State. Tits stated
that nine others were killed about the
same time.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-The consecra.
ton OF Rev. w. 81. Gross, as Catholic
Bisnop OF Savannah, takes place in the
Baltimore Cathedral on Sunday next.
~ASNAiAsAoo-4u uo ut0u Oh llR16St d.
rometer will extend on Friday South-
eastward over the Southern States, and
the pressure will fall decidedly over the
Missouri Valley and upper lakes, with
rising temperature, diminishing winds.
For the Ohio Valley, Middle and East.
ern States, North-westerly winds, with
cloudy or partly cloudy weather, with
possibly somewhat higher temperature
For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf
States. North and West winds, and partly
cloudy and clear weather. For the South.
west, diminishing Northerly winds, ris.
ing temperature and clearing weaker.
New YORK. April 24.-A woman. orazy
from religion and sickness, straugled her
two children and roasted them on a
stove. The eldest child, five years old,
was asleep in an adjoining room, and
was 'unharmed. The details are horrible.
Two children in Staten Island are
dead, from eating wild parsnips.
The Kangaroo has left for Hog Island
Inlet to lay the shore end of the cable.
Sixteen valuable horses. belonging to
Thomas Farrell, were starved to death,
Ihe owner was away sick. The horses
had eaten the boards and everything in
the stable. where they were looked up.
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