The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-28
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! NAsEylLLR, August 27.-Goyernor
RrhwA Id leffared[ $500 rewa.d To- the
arrest Of the Jail breakers. aud offars
assistance .to'the sheriff, whom he di.
reots to snmmon posse Of the best
citizens to maintain order. Nothing
later received>from Gibson County or
owlRroa. Kr.,' (. sAuigust .ai ai 27Aghe par.
ties to the RUSSELL fedd agreed
to deliver themselves TO the 1F ederal
authorities. with the understanding
that they wonld be protected until the
court decides the differences.
MEMPHIS. August 27.-The Sheriff
OF Tunioa County arrested thirty-four
ring-leaders OF the late Austin trouble.
P1TTsRURG, Pa, August 27.-The
Iron Convention advanced the price of
bar, sheet and plate about Sc per ton.
TOPEKA, KANSAS. August 27.-The
Republican Convention was organized.
The resolutions recite the achievement
of the Rep lblican party during the war
and favor free banking.
New YORK. August 27.-The steam.
ship City of Peking arrived from her
trial trip at l O'Clock, this morning.
Everything satisfactory.
Professor Blot, the culinary artist,
is dead.
The Democratic Convention nomi-
mated Warren j. Woodward on the
sixth ballot.
JORDAN ALUM SPRINGS, Va, August
27.-General Beauregard and other
distinguished gentlemen assisted at the
ball in honor Of the First Virginia
Regiment.
SALT LAKE, August 26 Brigham
Youngs answer to the complaint OF
Ann Eliza, his nineteenth wife, for
divorce. was filed last evening. He
denies she is his lawful wife, alleging
she is the lawful wife of James l.. Lee.
He says his lawful wife is Mary Ann
Angel. He claims that he and CON-
plainant were members of the Church
OF the Latter Day Saints, and by its
doctrines that church members can
enter into plural marriages, such cere-
mony was performed, but complainant
knew she could not claim his society
in the ordinary relation between hus-
band and wife. He denies Der charges
OF cruelty, neglect. etc, and says he
amply provided for her.
WASHINGTON, August 27.-Jewell's
| commission as Postmaster-General was
signed by the President. who came to
| the White House this morning.
Two post Office officials. the Super
intendent of Foreign Mails and the
Superintendent Of the Money Order
System, have been detailed to attend
the Berue Postal Convention.
| PrnhohiiitiaS- tho Cn,ky,
lantic and Gulf States. during Friday,
lower burometer, slight changes III
temperature. Easterly to Southerly
winds, cloudy or partly cloudy wea-
ther and rain areas are probable.
The Norristown (Pa.) Herald says
that General ". S. Hancock spent
several days last week in visiting his
friends in Norristown and it's vicinity,
and that while in conversation with
some OF our citizens, he Unlimited that
he was au aspiraut for the highest po.
litical honors. and that his pane would
be- offered US candidate for The Presi-
dency in the next campaign. He
stated that there would be number
OF candidates hronght forward, hut
there were Certain considerations which
he thought entitled him TO party favor.
BosroN, august 27.-Reports of the
rallroad convention in Boston On
Tuesday. on reduction of freights, nc.
cidentally omitted Circuit Southern
FreigLG Liue, ria Charleston, Which
WAS represented and acted in harmony
with the meeting.
New YORK. August Shipments
OF specin to Europe to-day SILT, 900,
Of which Sl5. 900 was gold coiu.
Otis Dyer, II veteran OF the war of
1872. died in this city, yeste, day, aged
eighty-seven. He formerly lived in
Montgomery, Ala.
Bowen has commenced proceedings
for 100000 against the Brooklyn
Elgls and $4,000 against the reporter
who furnished the alleged falae inter.
view. The reporter was hailed in
So. 900.
John Sehatleburg was to-day CON-
mitted for trial for placing log on tho
Canarsie Railroad, yesterday, for fun
by which tue locomotive went down
an embankment. the engineer badly
bruised and two passenger Cars full of
e1cnrsIonists narrowly escaped demo-
lition.
ST LOUIS, August 27.-The follow.
ing are among the resolutions of the
Missouri Democratic Conventions: That
while the West is heavily burdened to
sustain the manufacturers of the East,
IL sum of upwards Of Sl0U, 600, 600 is
annually collected from us in the shape