The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-03
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TeieRraphtc-ForeiR Affairs.
The gold coinage at the San Fran
gust. 1874, amounted to 81, 120. 900 and
silver to- $19l, 900 in trade dollars and
1000 Subsidiary silver coin. The
coinage for the corresponding month
of 1873 was about 50, 600. 900 in gold,
$llO, 600 in trade dollars.
Nassau. N. F., September 2 Gen.
John j. Foster is dead.
BERLIN, September day was
observed throughout Germany as q
holiday, it being the anniversary Of
the surrender OF Sedan. Iii this city.
Emperor William reviewed the Guards.
In the evening, his Majesty will give q
banquet. at which the Prince of Wales.
the Ambassadors aud other dignitaries
will be present. The day is celebrated
with great enthusiasm everywhere.
LONDON, September 2.-The Go
vernment telegraph authorities have
agreed to lease the wire to the Direct
Gable Company, for the transmission
Of it's business to the cable terminus,
with the privilege of operating it by
the company's employees.
MADRID, September Q 2-Additional
attacks have been made upon Pnycerda
by the Carlists, who were repulsed'
with great loss.
TcleRrnDhic-Amcr Matters.
New ORLEANS, September 1.-The
following is condensed from the Ma.
tional Cotton Exchange Crop Report
for August: In Mississippi, Louisi-
ana, Arkansas and Tennessee, crops
are generally suffering from drought,
with prospects less favorable than at
the same time last year: generally,
picking will commence quite as early
as last year. the drought causing pre-.
mature opening. In Alabama, Vir-
ginia, North Carolina and South Caro-
lima. tho condition is about as good as
at the same time last year. In Geor.
gia and Florida, the crops are injured
by the drought, the condition being
now less favorable than last year.
In Missouri, the prospects are some
what unfsvorable; picking will com.
mence ten or fifteen days earlier than
last year. In Kansas, the condition is
better than last year. In Iudian Ter.
ritory, the plant is suffering from the
drought, and picking will commence
ten or fifteen days earlier than last
year.
SHREVEPORT, September l.-Major
A. e. Stephens. Of DeSoto Parish,
who arrived here to day, furnishes the
following account Of tie Oonshattu
troubles. which is, no doubt, substan.
TALLY correct: It seems that in Red
River Parish, where the negroes are
largely III excess of the whites, much
apprehension and alarm has been felt
OF late on account of threatened out
break of negroes, instigated. as was
generally believed, by Edgarton, De-
wees, Twichell. Howell, Wells, Hol-
land and others. The lives of several
respectable white residents Of tho
parish have been threatened by the ne.
groes, and in few days, Mr.. Will
liams, respectable citizen of the
Third Ward of Red River Parish, was
Threatened with assassination by two
notorious and desperate negroes, near
Brownsville. III the lower edge of the
parish. he having been fred ut by
them with donble-barreled shot.guns.
Last Thursday night, small party of
white men wont to the cabins of these
negroes, with view of arresting aud
lodging them in j.ii. when they were
fred upon from IL cabin and Que of the
party Instantly killed. The negroes
then attempted to run to the woods,
when they were both shot and killed
by the party attempting to mako ar.
rests. On the next day, (Friday,) u
large body of armed negroes, between
300 aud 400 in number, assembled
near Brownsville, swearing vengeance
against the whole white race, and de-
claring they would not leave q white
man, woman or child alive in the pa
rish. This created apprehension and
excitement at Conshatta aud through
out the surrounding country, and Fri
day night, the roads leading into town
weIe picketed. Two young mon, Joe
Dickson and Mr. Pickene: who were
on one of tho posts. halted negro
who was coming to town with sack Of
buck-shot. He paid no attention to
their command to halt, and ran into the
darkness. being fred at by one OF the
party, with effect, however. They i'm
mediately went into town to report
what had occurred, aud were returning
to their post. when they were nccosted
IN the streets of Oonshatta by Homer
Mitchell and two notorious negro des-
peradoes, named Bosley and Bob
Smith, oil Of whom were armed.
They had q few minutes conversation
IL.