The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-02
Telegraphic..-Foreign News.

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PARIS, July 1.-The Journal Official
publishes decree appointing special
committee for the purpose OF encourage
ing Frenchmen to participate in the
philadelphia centennial exhibition, and
facilitating the efforts of those who in
tend doing so. The committee is COM
posed Of members of the Assembly,
merchants and other persons, II number
OF whom hold relations with the United
States.
LONDON, July 1.-Failures. .-Lacos:n
Raaltz Il Co., $3.50, 900; Ki!burn, Kcr-
shaw IL Co., S3, 750, 900
Advices received today from Fiji re-
port there is no diminution in violence
Of the measles and typhoid fever on the
islands. Mortality from these diseases
Is great. 1t is probable medical assist
ancc will be sent from Austria to tho af-
hictcd people.
-Ielegraohic-.-American News.
CHARLESTON, July 1.-Arrived steam
ships Calvert. Baltimore; Fnritn, PAil.-
dclphia.
BALT1MoRE, June 80. Major j. Lyle
Clarke, wcll-known citizen, while ut
dinner Mt the ST. Clair Hotel in this CITY,
to-day, was shot in the head by one of
two brothers named Brewer, of George
town, ID. c., who made joint attack on
him. The wound is not necessarily
fatal, but Clarke is greatly exhausted
from loss of blood. The brewers, who
were arrested, say they were avcnging II
sisters wrongs.
States Circuit Court to-day Gen Monk
WAS convicted Of passing counterfeit
money.
Sr. LOUIS, June 30.--.A negro ravishcd
nineteen year old girl within eleven
miles of this city. The details are hor-
rible. The people arc after him.
KEY WEST, July 1.-Thcre were two
deaths here yesterday from yellow fever.
DETRo1T, July 1.-Collision between
passenger trains. The engineers and
tircrnen saved their lives by jumping.
No first class passengers hurt. Fifteen
emlsrants seriously wounded.
Sr. LOUIS, July 1.-Tho Times has
been purchased by Col John Il. Crish,
Of Independence, for S13, 15O
SAN FRANc1sco, July 1.-Wm. Irwin
was not nominated for Governor until
the seventh ballot.
New YoRK, July 1.-The Leonard &
Ellis cylinder oil works were burned;
loss $4,000.
BnooKLYN, July 1.-The jury came
into Court, when foreman Carpenter
stated that they could not agree upon n
question of fact. Judge Nelson told
them to disregard the affidavits submit
ted for re-opening, and sent them
back. At twenty-five minutes past /,
Judge Nelson came on the bench, the
consultation having broken up, and
was followed into Court by the counsel,
who were received with the clapping of
hands and stamping Of feet They NIL
took seats in their usual places, and con-
versed with one another. At 1877 the
jury came in and took their sents, look
ing pnlo and exhausted. Some of them
carried conts and travelling bags, from
which the audience nugurcd they had
como to IN agreement, and were prepared
to leave Court. Judge Nelson requested
that tho utmost silence be observed in
the Court during the proceedings. Til
ton and Bcecher were then both absent
The Clerk called the jury, who answered
to their names in low tones. Judge
Nelson then said lie was sorry they
could not agree, and asked them if the
disputed question was one Of fnct or law.
Mr.. Carpenter, speaking with low voice,
stated it was impossible for the jury to
agree, and that he regretted it very much.
The question of disagreement was one of
fact. Judge Nelson then called atten-
ton to the length of the trial, and said
that was the first intimation he had from
tho jury. In our embarrassmcnts, said he,
various considerations had been pressed
on them. Their attention had been
called to the fact that after the argument
and before the charge, some papers had
been handed up to him. He had exa-
mined them that evening, and de-
MED the motion for re-opening the case.
assuming for the moment that the iury
would forget that subject. He would
like to know if anything was lingering
on their minds with regard to the mat
ter, and asked them if it would be suita-
bic for them to state to him any ques-
tions of law or fact which disturbed
them. Carpenter repeated that it was
solcl ly question of fact, and no agree
ment was possible; that in month they
would be no nearer nm agreement than
they were to-day. He said he spoke for
eleven of the jury when he said he be-
lieved that nm agreement was impossible,
and that there was only one man
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