The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Analr,.


proclamation. announcing that he will
offer strenuous resistance to the Re.
pnblican army In the R!scsy pro.
,ytnces, gs
~ LONDON, May 1.-THE steamer Se-
bina, from Liverpool for Madeira, it is
feared, has been lost. with all on board.
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Archibald Wilson,
knighted for services at the capture of
Delhi, in 1857, is dead.
TORONTO, May 1.-The losses by
the fires here Saturday night. will
reach about $3.50, 600.
Teicgraphic-Amort ortcan Matters.
JEFFERSON. TEXAS. May 9.-James
z. Boyce, of Louisville. presides at
the Baptist Convention. DR.. Burrows,
6f Richmond. Jones. OF Nashville,
Crane, of Texas, Devote, OF Georgia.
are Vice. Presidents. There are 300
delegates.
BALTIMORE. May 9.-In the criminal
court day Charles Rose was convict
cd of a mos! shocking case Of rape aud
was sentenced to twenty. one years in
the psnitentiaYy.
Charles 81. Jones, oolored, wus con-
vioted Of murder and was sentenced to
be hanged.
QUEBEC, May 9-The loss caused by
the ioe bridge shove yesterday cannot
yet be ascertained, but will. at the
lowest calculation, exceed 100000
The Dominion Government are tho
heaviest losers. The Government
steamer Napoleon III had her side
stove in and machinery injured and is
full of ice. The st. Lawrence tow
boat company's steamer Napoleon III
is total wreck. The Quebec and Low
or Port Companies steamship Geor-
gia had hole stove in her side and is
nearly full of water. The steamers
Castor and Royal sunk and are total
losses. The steamer Rescue sunk and
will probably be total loss. In addi-
tion to the above, number of steam
ers were more or less damaged and
schooner was sunk. The ice com-
menced to pile up at Roche's Cove,
then at Halls Booms, where it tore
away part of the pier, and at Denning's
Cut carried away the Norwegian bark
Harold Harfager, and also sunk steam
ers and schooners. From there it
bore down on Blair's Booms, carrying
them away, sinking and damaging all
vessels that were in the booms, and
piling some of them on top of others.
LITTLE RooK, May 9.-Last night
party OF twenty five Baxter men, under
tue command of Lieutenant Welsh,
took passage on the steamer Hattie,
which was in charge of Capt. Sam.
Houston and his brother, Ed. Hous-
ton. Their object was to intercept
and capture 160 stands of arms be-
longing to the Industrial University,
which were shipped on fat boat from
Fort Smith, on Wednesday, in charge
of six men. The Brookites henrd Of
this expedition, and started Col. John
Brooker with his regiment of 200 CO.
lOred men on special train over the
Fort Smith Railroad to intercept the
boat at Palame, twenty miles above
this city. Brokers' party arrived
there before the Hattie got into posi-
tion, and, as the boat came along, fired
on her. Most OF Lieut.. Welsh's men
were on the hurricane roof at the time,
and got down as soon as possible. AS
they did 80. Frank Timmons, promi-
nent young man in this city, was
killed, and several others wounded,
viz: Capt. Sam. Houston, through the
body, badly; Edward Houston, sprain-
ed ankle; John Myers. through the
breast; Bacon Leigh, in the lett leg.
Lieut.. Welsh's men returned the lire,
killing one and wounding another Of
Brooks men. Both were colored.
One OF the shots from Brooks men
passed through the steam pipe of tue
Hattie, disabling her, and she hoated
down the river to the opposite bank
from .where Brooks men were, and the
squad then left the boat. Brooks men
then took possession of the steamer,
put squad on board to bring her to
town, and the remainder OF them took
the train and came back, arriving
about o'clock this evening. Soon
after their arrival, the Hnttie came
down and was landed Mt the State
House, where the wounded were taken
of. Capt. Sam. Houston died soon
after the arrival Of tho Hattie, aud
John Myers. the pilot, is mortully
wounded. The body of young Frnuk
Simms, who was killed on the steamer
Hattie, is now lying in state in tho
chapel of the Presbyterian Church.
The body of Capt. Sam. Houston has
been taken to his residence. After the
boat was fred upon and disabled,
Capt. Welsh held up a white flag,
which was riddled with bullets, and
several holes were shot through his
olothing. DR.. Dale. who was with him,
received a slight wound in tho leg.
Bascomb Leigh, who was wounded in