The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-14
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oonoRED SOLDIERS IN soUBA-FAai1NE IN
lisa t INDIA, ETC., ETU..
HAVANA, April 11.-The Gazette, OF
to-day. says that all slaves furnished to
the Government in accordance with q
decree issued during the administration
OF Captain. General Jovellar, shall be
organized as soldiers under white Of
fioers. They are to serve Ave years, and
at the expiration OF their term will be
be tka same as that Of regular troops.
Free colored persons who enter the do.
vernment Service will be assigned to
transport duty.
PARIS, April lathe Government has
issued circular prohibiting attacks by
newspapers upon the establishment OF
the ''septennat," aud declaring that
FIR .dent hioniah0h's s powers arc inccc-
tes5lbIe.
LONDON. April 13.-Walter Huddle.
stone declines the Solicitor Generalship.
The famine, from reports from India,
is more alarming.
MADRID, April 13 The Carlist force
that was before Gerona has retired
the municipal authorities having paid
them 100000 reals to cease from
blockading the city.
TeleRraphlc-Amcr Matters.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES Es-ARREsrED-
PARDoNED- ED-CoUNTERFEITERs ARRESTED
THE MISSISSIPPI srATIONARY-DEATu
OF PROMINENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TIoN OF THE CUBAN REPUBLIC CIRCUS
MEN DROWNED CONGRESSIONAL
NEW CHIEF JUSTICE, ETC, ETC.
nnao;c1 <lo,ooko,, L.,
Atlantic Telegraph Line, from Macon,
Ga, informs US that Maria aud Mat.
Brooks quarrelled over the man they
claimed as husband, when Maria used
shoe knife successfully, killing Nat.
All colored.
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE Board OF
Health issued permit for the burial
of Louisa Germs, who died at the house
of DR.. Ernst Uhling, on whose certificate
the burial permit was granted. The
funeral and interment followed. It was
soon rumored that Uhling and Miss
Germs had been engaged. and that the
doctor had taken out joint policy of
$40. 900 in the Merchants Life Incur.
ance Company, which policy was to re-.
vert to him in case OF her death. Suspi-
cions followed that the death of the
young woman was the result of NAL.
practice, and an affidavit to this effect
was submitted to the Coroner. Hesent
for Uhling, who expressed great sorrow
for the death Of the woman, aud insisted
that she died natural death. The in.
surance company was not satisfied. The
Coroner ordered the body exhumed.
The following is the result of the in
vestigation: The disinterment took place
to-day, and the coffin was taken to the
Morgue and opened. when instead of a
body; was found nineteen bricks wrapped
in paper and kept in place by laths.
Charles Fink. the undertaken, was arrest
ed.
GLOUCESTER. Mass April 11.-Five
fishing vessels and nineteen lives have
been lost from this port this season.
CINCINNATI. April 13.-Two OF the
employees of Robinson's circus, while
loading cages on a barge, fell into the
river and were drowned.
WILLIAMsPoRT, PA April IA de-
structlve iucendiary fire occurred here
at l O'clock this morning, starting in
the piling yard of Brown e. Company's
saw mill, and destroyed lumber amount.
ing to about 20.000.000 feet, piled on
IultV nCIoS VI BrOuuu. iSbV6r1l saw
mills and planning mills and fourteen
frame houses were burned. The fire was
got under control at s o'clock this moru
ing. One man was burned to death.
The loss is estimated ut $500, 900; insur-
ance $3.50. 600.
C1So1NNAr1, April 12.-Murat Hal
stead. editor OF the Commercial was ar
rested late last night, for publishing Il
lottery advertisement, in violation of
the laws of Ohio.
LOUISVILLE. April 12.-Greve. B.,hs-
lodge & Co.'s furniture factory was
burned to-day. Loss 800. 600.
WASHINGTON. April 1l.-Walker DAw-
son, of South Carolina. now undergoing
imprisonment at Albany Penitentiary,
for Ku Klux crimes. was pardoned to-
day by the President.
New ORLEANS April 11.-Thc Loui-
siana Jockey Club spring meeting com.
menced today. First race, mile and q
quarter, for all ages. club purse $500;
first horse $500, and second horse $lOO..
The race was won by Ortolan; Sallio
Watson second, Port Leonard third.
lime 2.17%. In the pools, Watson
sold for $500 and Ortolan 500. The
nd