The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-01

pQOuc;- WOxka Oh tlvef ana ,nafnok I'M
proyements. to the end that private in.
dividuals and corporations may not de-.
stroy such works without incurring
suitable penalties; and also to appro.
pirate sum Of not less than $15O, 900,
to continne the work OF improving the
mouth OF the Mississippi River. during
the fiscal year ending June &C, 1875. y
After conference, it was voted, as the
unanimous sense Of the meeting, that
Representative Stone. on Monday.
bring this subject before tho House.
After amending the frat part OF the
resolution, in the form of instruction to
the proper committee to consider and
take action upon the subject. the meet
ing adjourned for three weeks.
Noailles. French Minister, presented
his letter OF recall yesterday. Mutusl
compliments passed.
ST. LOUIS, January 31.-As train on
the Iron Mountain Railroad, which left
hsre at 8. 45 this morning, came in sight
OF Gad's Hill Station, l20 miles below
this city. at 4.3G this afternoon. ii was
signaled to- stop. The switch was tnrned
| and the train run on q side track. As
the train stopped, Conductor Afford
| stepped of to ascertain what was the
man wearing mask. pistol placed to
his head, and he was marched OF. The
engineer, fireman. mail agent, express
messenger and other train men were
then seized by ive masked and heavily
| The robbers then went through the en-
tire train and took from the passengers
about $4,000 and large amount of
| "a ole Al
Express about $1,000, and rified the
mails. The robbers then went in a
Southerly direction. Alter the release
OF the train men, the train started
! South. The robbers left the following
| note on the train, which is now in pos
session Of Conductor Afford:
''rhe South bound train on the Iron
Mountain Railroad WAS robbed here,
this evening. by five heavily armed and
masked men, Of blank dollars. The
robbers arrived Mt the station few
| minutes before the arrival of the train
and arrested tho agent and put him
under guard. They then threw the
train on the switch. The robbers were
all large men-none Of them under six
feet. They were all masked, and start
cd in Southerly direction. after they
had robbed tue train. All were mount.
ed on fine blooded horses. There is u
hell Of ON excitement in this part Of the
country.
"(Signed) IRA A. MERRILL"
The robbers offered no violence to
any one on tho train. and did no harm
to the train men.
joint convention of the Legislature, to.
| alo 0f
Senator. the fourth ballot resulted as
follows: Slower 27; Plumb 25; Phillips
l6; Ham p and Hudson l8; rest scat
tering.
| New York. January 3l.-Despatches
from Havana, ola Key West. sny that
OFFICIALS are depressed in consequence of
the war news from Spain. Santander
being the principal distributing provi-
sion point for Cuba, it was the general
expectation that the Captain General
would formally declare the island in a
state of siege, and q heavy conscription
OF the creoles will follow. 10000 men are
regarded as necessary. Reports of an
engagement near Puerto Principe are
rife, in which the Spaniards. under
Tortilla, were driven iuto town by
Gomez's troops. Manzanillo is disai-
| 1CCtSus OGCuuSo uo remained 0Y0
months without pay Others received
it in paper.
The political Governor of Havana has
resigned. Relative to Spain, prominent
Cubans believe that if Don Carlos sue
cneds, ho will sell Cuba to the United
States. There is strong Carlist ele.
ment in Havana.
TORONTO, February l. An engine ex.
ploded her boiler in front of Stoffville
Station. Toronto and Nipissing Rail
road, to-day, instantly killing two fire.
men and bndly damaging the station
and freight sheds.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, February Tile
Typographical Union, last September,
decided to raise the scale of prices from
twelve to twenty five per cent. over war
rates. This was done in spite of pro.
test from the publishers, and after the
panic was suspended. Last night. thoy
again asked an increase, which was re-
fused by the publishers. The printers
in tho Journal and Sentinel and Indian.
apolis Publishing Company's ofllce.
strnck to-day.
PHILADELPHIA, February "A driv-
ing storm mmenced this morning.
New YORK, February 2.-The Cubans
OF this city have received by mail the
particulars of the capture and execution
| Of Colonel MOntcner the Spanish oom