The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-11-10
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CHARhEsToN, November 6. 9.-Arriyed
brig Georgia, from Nova Scotia.
Sailed-steamers AIatanzas, Cham
pion, New York.
RICHMOND, Va, November o.
Yesterday, at Blountsville, Tenn, q
suit against the Southern Express
Company was tried, in which the
plaintiff claimed damages for goods
destroyed by the Federal troops, on
an express car, in Virginia. The
Express Company plead their bills
provided against damages for loss by
''fire or the common enemy" Judge
Butler decided that the Federal
troops were not the common enemy,
and verdict for $4,000 was given
against the Company.
An excited Republican meeting was
held ut the headquarters of the
blacks, last night. A committee was
appointed to wait on Gen. Schofeld
and request him to order the CITY
election. Lewis Lindsay, q colored
delegate elect to the convention,
made speech; alluding to the dis
charge of negroes for voting the
radical ticket, he said, before any of
his children should suffer for food,
the streets Of Richmond should run
knee deep in. blood. He thanked
God, the negroes had learned to use
swords and guns. All efforts of the
more peaceful negroes to stop these
demonstrations were wildly hooted
down. The citizens here are appre-
hensive of trouble. Wardwell, and
other white radicals, left the meet
ing.
PrrTsBURa, Pa, November ga
boiler exploded here to-day, killing
twenty persons.
WAsHINGToN, November 9.-Cabi-
net changes are again rumored, but
no immediate changes are probable.
Internal revenue receipts to-day
1927, 600; for the week $4,O31, 900;
for the year, to date, SIT, 7,S42,O 900.
The following circular has been
sent to the several Assistant Commits
sioners of the Freedmen's Bureau:
WAR DEPARTMENT, BUREAU f. &
A. L., WASHINGTON, November 5,
1S67.--SIR: AS there is still quite an
amount Of abandoned property of
your returns, and much of it occupied
by the former owners, who abandon
ed it, according to the definition of
the law, and who hereby show con-
tempt of the Government of the
United States, and Of the Presidents
authority, decline to make any ap.
plication under the orders approved
by him for its restoration, you are
hereby instructed to give notice to
oil such persons, through your Office
and agents, that their property COM
ing under the above head of ''Aban-
doned Property" held by the !Go-
vernment, and now in your returns.
will be taken formal possession of,
on the lst of January next, and rent
ed to refugees and freedmen, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
law. In case they make application,
in accordance with the law, formal
restoration will be Immediately made,
and reported to this Office. Very
truly yours, U. S. GRANT,
Secretary of War, dd interim.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, November 9.
The Reconstruction Convention de-
cided against the proposition to in
sert "no proscriptive" franchise in
the new Constitution. The Republi-
can party propose to elect all the
State and County officers ut the same
tim mSehe Constitution is submitted to
the people, in hopes of getting a
larger vote on its ratification, and
prevent any loss to the Republicans,
on account Of the freedmen changing
homes on the first of January.
CINCINNATI. November ga full
meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce was held here to-day, which
unanimously adopted report, pray
ing Congress to take off the cotton
and sugar tax.
NEW YORK, November 9.--The
steamer Rising Sun has arrived, with
1888, 900 in treasure. The rupture
between the Ecuador Executive and
Legislature, led to the arrest of
several legislators; but resulted, after
the resignation of the obnoxious
Home Secretary, in harmony. The
revolution in Peru gains headway.
] CHICAGO, November 9.-Returns
from Wisconsin indicate 1000 Re-
publican majority.
q PHILADELPHIA, November 9.-The
4 Presbyterian Convention adopted
basis of union and adjourned, after