The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-20

SsTSssssa:& 20 fss=;sH4. !. :s.oyided Wells will
resign. Wells fs absent, and che dSte'
Of bis return is uncertain. He has
been tslegraphed fof by Kellogg.
New YoRK, October 18.-The Herald
Nav iOrleans special reporter, in an in.
terview; to-day, with the Conservative
leaders, including General Ogden, the
commander of the White Leaguers.
says that all agree that there willb no
further bioodshed in the city. They
believe that many negroes will absent
themselves from the polls on election
day, and that the State II 90 Demo.
cratic by from 5000 to 5000 majority.
No trouble is anticipated by them, ex.
cept in the parishes about Shreveport,
Monroe and Baton Rouge. Some OF
the Republican leaders concede that
the State will go Democratic.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, October 49,
One month ago, che Sheriff of Sumter
County convened posse of forty.
Two men. to suppress negro riot,
near Belmont. The rioters dispersed
without awaiting the arrival of the
posse. and the posse was disbNuded.
a little negro, who carried the United
States mail on mule, was detained a
few minutes on the road by the posse,
to prevent On unnecessary spread Of
excitement in other and quiet settle.
ments. Afterwards, this posse was ur.
rested as Ku Klux, and also for stop
ping the United States mail, but we're
released on q bond Of SlO0 dollars
each. Large numbers Of men, from
lO0 to 100, are summoned TO appear
before the United States Court, in
Huntsville, on the extreme North bor-
der of the State, early in November.
1t is also reported, today, that from
50O to 500 warrants have been issued
for the arrest of men in Districts
where no disorders have been reported.
Multitudes of Deputy Marshals are
being appointed, on the recon menda-
ton OF Chas. e. Mayer, Chairman of
the Republican State Executive Com
mittee, but the State was mover more
quiet.
BosroN, October 19.-Father Ileu-
son, in public meeting, applauded
OaptGin jack and his fellow III odocs,
and denounced Meacham as q political
adventurer. who misled Captain Jack
regarding the views of the Govern.
ment.
New YORK, October i9.-The com
mittee Of the Peabody fund trustees,
consisting of William NJ. Evarts, John
81. Clifford and Samuel Wetmore, APP
pointed to consider the subject of
mixed schools in the South, reported,
that after the most careful com parison
of opinions, and the most soIicitous
consideration of all the elements of
tue discussion affecting tue interests of
education in the various States, for
their white and colored population,
they havo unanimously come to the
conclusion that the prospects and
hopes of the public systems of educa-
tion at the South will receive serious,
II not fatal blow. from any legisla-
ton which should make such systems
OF education maintainable only on q
scheme OF mixed schools. AS to the
organization required for such public
education, the board are of the OPT
MON that while justice and public
duty, as we'll as the interests and feel
lngs OF the white and colored people
OF the South, concur in demanding q
system Of education which should give
equal opportunities and equal advan-
tages to the children of either color.
that no snoh result would be promoted
by the compulsory system OF mixed
schools. The committee, in conolu-
sion, say these views are fully set forth
in the report of the general agent,
which is adopted and approved, as ex-
pressing the unanimous opinion of the
trustees.
New YORK. October 19.-Special ca
BILE dispatches state that the charge
against Won Arnim has dwindled down
to one Of insubordination only, Prince
Bismarck dreading further spread of
scandal.
Stanley has arrived at Zanzibar, en-
''oute- to the scene Of his labors in Af-
rica, and was accorded friendly re-.
ception by the Sultan.
WASHINGTON, October 19.-The
family of tho General of tho Army
have followed him to st. Louis.
Probabilities-Fo the Middle States
and New England, rising barometer,
North-westerly winds, cooler, clearer
and partly cloudy weather and heavy
frosts. For Tennessee and the Gulf
States, falling barometer, South east
erly winds, warmer, clear and partly
cloudy weather. For the South At
lantic States, Northeast and East
winds, unchanged barometer, slightly
warmer, clear and partly cloudy wea-