The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-11-15
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CHARLESTON, November 14.-Sail-
ed-steamers MoneFa, New York,
and Falcon, Baltimore.
|, WASHINGTON, November 14.-Sec-
retary McCulloch renewed his resig-
nation, but was requested by the
President to withhold it. He will
recommend q new consolidated five
per cent. loan.
Internal revenue receipts, to-day,
$233, ,000
Itis estimated at the observatory
that 1000 meteors fell within twenty
/, minutes. About 4 o'clock, the ra-
.diant point was well defined. being
in right ascension ten hours one
minute; declination twenty degrees
thirty-one minutes.
Reverdy Johnson has almost en-
tirely lost his sight.
DETROIT, November r14.-Professor
Watson, of the Michigan University,
reports that he counted 1,5OO meteors
per hour.
=, CINCINNATI, November IA bed
stead factory, and several small build
lngs, corner John and Oliver streets,
;, was burned last night; loss $50, 900.
AUGUSTA, November l4.-About
300 freedmen passed through At
lanta, en- route to Charleston, to take
passage on the ship Golconda, for
Liberia.
4 The election on the question of a
convention is progressing quietly in
Florida. No doubt Convention -
will be carried sby large majority,
as the whites are Indifferent, and gene
rally decline voting.
SAVANNAH, November 14--In the
United States District Court, Judge
Erskine presiding, in the case of the
United States VS.. Foster Blodgett, a
trne bill was found. The trial comes
off tomorrow.
BAITnloRE, November 14.-About
IL O'Clock to-day, as T.. A. Pollard,
the historian of Lee and his Lieute-
nants, was passing in front of the
Maltby house, he was approached by
q son and nephew of Henry A. Wise,
named John and Douglass, each OF
whom fired at Pollard-one of the
balls passing through his right arm
he having his wife on the left hand at
the time. Pollard drew his pistol,
but was unable to raise it, on account
of his wound, and the ball struck the
pavement. His assailants came here
this morning, from Richmond, to OBJ
tain satisfaction from Pollard, for a
letter recently published by the lat
~; in reply to a letter of Henry A.
Wise, on Pollard's history of the war,
and lad previously declared their in
tentlon to shoot him on sight. Both
are in custody, to await an examine
tion.-
New ORLEANS, November ID
Gen. Hancock's arrival is anxiously
looked for by the best citizens, who
are hopeful that he will correct abuses
OF the city administration. All the
city papers speak favorably of him.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, November IA.
A caucus of the radical majority of
the Reconstruction Convention, last
night, decided to send special mes
: senger to Washington, to ascertain
from Lending Republicans how far
Congress will permit the convention
to go on the question of disfranchis-
ing rebels; and to-day the conyen-
ton, by vote of Sc to "a, postponed
further action on the franchise uues-
ton, until Monday next. A res clu
ton was adopted, instructing the
proper committee to inquire into the
expediency of requiring former own
ers to pay the blacks wages for their
services from the date of the emanci-
patton proclamation to May 20, 1866.
An ordinance was introduced and
referred, proposing to confiscate q
part of the Selma and Meridian Rail
road. which was constructed by the
Confederate Government, in aid of
the rebellion-the proceeds of the
same to &c into the educational fund.
An ordinance was introduced and
referred, to abolish the State poll tax.
What is this Medicine, called "Hei-
nitsh's Queens Delight?'