The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-02

chased and 'saaghsrand Contested the
outing OF the negress, but denied the
murder Of Mrs. .Dopaldson, The
negress, however. identified sbim az
having committed both deeds, aud he
was shot last night by the citizens, his
guilt being fully established. He COM
mitted the deed with view OF robbing
Mr.. Donaldson's safe. which he sup,
posed contained $1,000. The negroes
cannot survive.
COLUMBUS. MISS, May 31.-The
committee of twenty-four on CORES.
pondence with the Northern Assembly
reported. There were three reports.
The first report, that of DR.. Kirk
patrick, favoring the appointment of a
conference committee, with sincere
desire for friendly relations and frater-
ual correspondence but not for orga-
mic union; second, by Rev. J. W.
Hoyt, declining to appoint commit
tee. but recomm snding the sending OF
fraternal delegates st once; third. by
Judge Fentress, declining the above
propositions. and saying that the OBJ.
stacles set forth in the paper adopted
by the Louisville Assembly have not
been removed, and that we cannot
hold correspondence until these obsta.
cles are taken out of the way by the
Northern Assembly. These three re-
ports were placed upon the docket to
be taken mp. A report on sepnruts
church organization for negroes was
read and adopted. The Assembly will
pujourn tonight.
HARRISBURG, Pa. Junc 1.-Late on
Saturday night, an alarm OF fire oc.
CURED in the State Lunatic Asylum,
caused by IL slight fire in the fan house,
so that smoked, instead OF pure, mir
was blown into the main building.
Great alarm occurred umong the in
msets, who broke the glass in the
windows to admit fresh uir. Finally,
the doors wore thrown open, and about
400 inmates were allowed to escape
into the grounds. Only twelve left the
since returned. Among the missing is
General John Sidney Jones, Of Phila-
delphie. Loss. $500.
Two deaths have occurred here from
trichina. eau sod by euting raw ham.
New ORLEANs. June 1.-The schoon-
er Texan Ranger, from Matanzas. with
sugar. struck snag and sunk in the
river Friday night. Loss $25, 900.
NEW YORK, June Julius Sarner,
convicted of perjury and remand.
ed for sentence, committed suicide ut
the Tomhs yesterday afternoon, by
taking Paris green. m ~ 4 ~.
Owen and William Mahon were
committed in Brooklyn, yesterday. for
stabbjng their father, John Mahon.
Owen held the fath.r down, while
William stabbed him several times
with u pooket-knife. His wounds are
not dangerous.
The lnry in the case OF Charles
Calender, indicted for having accept.
ed bribe of S76. 900 from the Ocean
National Bank, of this city, to influ.
ence his official action, rs bunk exa-
miner, in regard to the affairs and con-
dition of thut institution, after being
out from o'clock yesterday after
noon till $50 this afternoon, were dis.
charged, failing to agree to verdict.
1t Is reported that Police Commits
sioners Gulllck and Gordon have been
indicted for completely in frauds at the
last election.
The steamship Trent, from Liver
pool for Baltimore, of the Allan line,
Is in her twenty.foufth duy out, aud
her non.arrival creates some comment.
The Trent is not the ship OF Mason
aud Slidell rotoriety. but was built at
GLASGOW, in 1870.
ST. LOUIS. My GA meeting was
held last night. under the auspices of
the Presbyterian General sembly, to
consider the subject Of home missions.
An encouraging account was given Of
the missionary work in Kansas and the
Indian Territory. Six years ago. the
Presby yterians had only forty three
churches and thirty-four ministers in
kaa aasas. and now they have 100
churches and 160 active ministers.
CLEvELAND, ONO. June lin the
case of Rush II. Sloane. late President
of the Cleveland. Sandusky and Cirecin
Railroad, it is stated that Sloane re-.
turned to Windsor, Canada. some time
ago, supposing he could settle with the
railway company, by payment of $780,
600 aud costs; but, owing to some mis-
understanding concerning suits to be
brought against him, the settlement
was not effected, the payment of the
above sum being construed as for set.
tlement OF civil suits only. Sloane
was not satisfied, aud returned to
Europe. The Grand Jury ut San
dusky, this week. found fifteen indict.