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

aga parents, Four young men be,
IlolGfng to 4 Antagonist Harbss were
ldfSaEad insshf AmsSican schooner On
She North side OF Prince Edward's g
Islands Tha schooner was lost, with all
hands several OF whom were. shipped at
| the straits Of Kanso and Cape Breton
ports She reports passing numbers of
wrecked and upturned vessels within
the past few days. A large white boat,
bottom up, supposed to be the cuttsr
OF the steamer Saltwell, was seen on the
S0th. Several abandoned vessels have
als0 been seen. The gales were very
heavy at Sable Island.
l. NORFOLK, VA, September 5.-News
has been received here that during a
thunder storm ut Culpeper Locks, on
the Dismal Swamp Canal, in Camden
County. n. O., on Thursday afternoon,
the lock.keepcr's residence was struck
by lightning and the keeper-Mr. Fore
hand-and his wife instantly killed.
When struck. the keeper was lying on
bed and his wife was sitting in chair.
HENDERSON. N. O.. September ga
negro boy named Elias Blackwell, of
this place, while carelessly handling q
shotgun, to-day, accidentally discharged
it, the load entering the head of his
sister, girl fourteen years of nge, in
stantly killing her.
ALBANY, September 7.-Palmer, New
ton & Co.'s Salamander Fire Brick
Works in this city we're destroyed by
fire tonight. Loss $500
ST.. Louis, September 7.-There were
six cholera deaths the past week.
The unconstitutionality of the social
evil law goes to the Supreme Court.
DETROIT. September Peter jean.
nett, the father OF the little girl who
was abused by James Caravan, in Mus:
kegan, on Monday, went to the JUL, aud
obtaining permission to see the pri-
soner, shot Carrivan in the head. Jean.
nett was arrested and admitted to bail.
Tonight, it is feared, the excited crowd
will force IN entrance to the jail and
finish Carrivan, who is still living. The
Governor has ordered q company OF
militia from Grand Rapids in case of IN
emergency. The little girl died on
Tuesday morning.
San Francisco, September 1.-THE
anti monopolists continue to gain.
Booths vote in the Senate for United
States Senator will be twelve TO fifteen.
Several Republicans who are holding
over will vote for him. Booth will have
thirty votes in the lower House. The
prospect is, that Booth will have forty
five votes at the comm encement on q
joint ballot It will require sixty-one
votes to elect.
In the trot for So. 500. between Judge
Fullerton. Sensation and Camens, Full
lerton won three heats-time, 2 %, 9 25,
2.24. Sensation was second. Ben. Flag
Ter beat Blanco in tue 50, 900 match.
night are crowded with people flying
from both places.
LEwEs, DEL, September S.-The
Ohio has arrived, in ten days from
Queenstown.
CHICAGO, September 8.-The Fulton
elevator, corner OF Canal and Kensie
streets, was burned to-day; it was valued
at S75. 900, and contained 12O, 900 bush
els corn and 5000 bushels oats.
SPRINGFIELD. September S.-The
latest count shows Washburn 394; But
ler, 319; doubtful and contested, %.
There are $50 delegates yet to be elect.
ed. The Republican estimates Wash
burn as sure by over 100 majority in the
convention. Butler has been elected to
the convention from Gloucester.
ST. LOUIS, September S.-The Texas
cattle drive to Kansas approximates
QUO. 600; it is nearly closed for the sea.
son.
a special despatch from Sedalia says
the Iowa Railroad tram robbers, who
have been fitting about in some OF the
Western Counties Of this State, are all
together again, except Mccoy. and that
the detectives have Information TINT an
other bank robbery is being planned by
them, to be carried out rs soon as
Mccoy joins the gang. All banks in
that part Of the State are being closely
watched by special officers, and efforts
are constantly being made to capture
these desperadoes. Tho Republican has
q special from Jefferson City, saying
this gang is now in Clay County, and
are threatening to burn out certain par
ties who have been active in their efforts
to arrest them. Governor Woodson is
reported to huvc declared that il the
local authorities and citizens do not ex-
hibit stronger disposition to arrest
these outlaws, he will send M armed
force after them.
The feeling against Postmaster Fillcy,
for assessing his employees five per
cent. on their salaries, grows stronger
daily. Many of tue most prominent
and active Republicans denounce Him
III emphatic terms, ana demand his re-