The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-29

wnREsBaiRas, PA, September 2s.-
Last night, about IL t,'clock, four ne =
groes, named Henry Thomas. James
Welcome, Thomas Irwin aud George
Bazine, set upon James English, q
white man, on Hazel street, and after
knocking him down. cut his throat
partially severing the wind pipe.
Thomas is said to be the man vito did
the cutting. He was arrested soon
after wards at his house, where he had
secreted himself under lounge. After
his arrest, crowd Of over 200 persons
surrounded the fi;ers, and, with rope
in hand, aud cries of Lynch him."
tried to taxa him away from their cus-
tody, and only strong force OF police,
with drawn reyolvers. were able to
keep them at bay. English is still liv-
ing. but is in a precarious condition.
Dispatches from Madrid say it is
probable that President Serrano will
tako command OF the central army,
and meanwhile, Gen. Jovellnr will re-
place Gen. Rama. The Republicans
are preparing to disIodge the CarIists
from Lsguardia, in the province of
h'a7a. advicss from Santander say
oCfSA hAoA0 0etudu Lue1-OI-Wur uTe
expected to arrive of the coast within
q week.
WAsHISGroN, September % -Sena.
tor West, of Louisiana. in an opan
letter to Casey in New Orleans, under
date OF yesterday, in relation 10 charges
against him Of unnecessary absencs
from the State during the late uprising
of the people, says: ''If Gov. Kellogg
regrets my absence. he knows that /
visited the North at his written re.
quest, to lay before tho President the
condition Of affairs in Louisiana, aud
to solicit Federal support for his go.
vernment, when its Integrity should be
imperilled. II he regrets my absence
as an advisor or counsellor, it is an in
dication to me that for the first time
within my recollection, since his in
stallation in 1872, he is ready to give
consideration to my opinions ns to his
general policy. II he wants his poll
tical friends, who are absent, to as-
sume the fighting garb. they might
prefer some other leader. The Kel-
lOgg adm nistration is involved with
difficulties sufficient to dismay the
stoutest heart, and has Of late received
such check as to make its most deter.
mined supporters doubt whether it is
competent to exact obedience to it..
authority. even with the assistance OF
tue parent Government.
WASHINGTON. September % Capt.
Semmes. Executive Officer of the Pen.
sncola Navy Yurd, IS convnescent from
yellow fever.
Prubabilities-For Wednesday. over
the South Atlantic States, rising
barometer, North westerly wiuds, sta
tionary or lower temperatures, cleur
Or clearing wsnthcr will prevail. Over
the Gulf States. stationary and rising
barometer. Northerly winds, backing
to 81 uth-west. In Arkansas, somewhat
higher temperature. clear or partly
cloudy weather. Over Tennessee aud
the Ohio V ,lley, somewhat lower baro.
meter, North and West winds, higher
temperature. clondy. followed by part
ly cloudy weather. Over the Middle
States, North easterly wiuds, increase
ing to high, lower pressure and tom
peratures. cloudy aud rainy weather,
attending storm.
NEW YORK. September 28.-The
scgar- makers met yesterday, and pro-
tested against tho tenement house eys-
tom of manufacturing segars. The
workingmeu are determined, if posi-
BILE, to break up that system, which is
endangering. they say, tho health Of
the community.
NEW YoRK, September 2S.-In the
rush from the shooting match for tue
cars, Lieutenant DeBorst, Of the list
Regiment, was forced under the train
and killed.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. September %. =
Que faction of the Republican party
held meeting at Wilson's Station !;
the other faction tri-d to break the
meeting up, while G. w. Cox. q negro,
WAS speaking. Cries of Pull him
down" arose. There WAS a rush for
the stand. u pistol was shot and one
of the assailing party, q negro, fell
dead. The mob then tried to lynch
Cox, bat Wilson, white man, got
him in his store and bolted the door.
After strong effort. he persuaded tGs
mob to let the law take it's course.
Cox was then taken to Jail
CHARLESTON, September 2S.-Ar.
rived Schooners B. N. Hawkins. New
York; Carrie A. Bently. New York F;
Annie O. Cook, New York; steamships
Champion, New York; Sea Gull, Bal
timore.
NEW YonK, September 28.-The