The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-01-10

NEW YORK, January 9.--Tnc Times has
the following Washington special relative
TO the District suffrage bill: Gen. Grant.
by requcst OF The President, was at . Cabi-
net meeting. He took no part in the dis
cussion At last, the President asked his
v!ews, when Grant replied, very briefly.
that the objection which had been urged
by oAe member OF the Cabinet, that it WAS
Unconstitutional, because it gave disfran-
chlscmcnt to rebels, without trial, was. in
his estimation, thc best part of the bill
and exhibited the most wisdom. AS for.
Gnii"iTlnS suffrage on the blacks in the
DlS1I!ct, he was opposed to the bill uutil
members consented to do it in the State.
at nome Upon the arguments and pria
cl:!.cS lHVUirod III the message, he urged no
opinion "hatuvnr
NEW HAVEN, CoSN.. Tannary S-Thc De-
cratic State Convention, which, met in
tins city to-day, was fully attended. ana
speeches We're made bs j. Brooks. of New
YORK, Isaac Touccy, Thomas II. SEYMOUR
AND w. W. Eaton, OF Hartford, aud others.
IN the course Of his speech Mr.. Brooks
saiu' sa II III, tAay (ConSressl attempt to i'm
peach the President. and he calls for aid
TO sustain the Government. in nv iudc-
mcnt, not one or ten thousand railroad
trains Will be enough To transport the Dc
'nocracy to Washington. II such q course
were persisted III, cIVi war would not be
conhnad to the other side Of the Potomac.
but desolation and ruin would be brought
to our own homes.
"ASHISGToS. .!an1'ry 9.-Thc statement
OF some of the Washington correspondents
that there was applause il the galleries. in
the h"nsc, yesterday, when Mr. Ashley in
troonctd his impeachment resolution, is
not true; but one solitary individual made
q fOI,
c!ap5 of the hands. This enthusiastic in
dlvldual was u white boy, seated among
the colorcd people.
CHARLESTON, s. c., January 9.-Adyices
we're received here, this morning, of the
obstruction. by fire, of the Jail at Kings
trec, by which twenty-five OF the inmates
lre%rocsl persisted III the flames. The jail
Is sad to have been entirely consumed
hICnMoND. January 3.-The Legislature
To-day rejected the constitutional amend
ment. The Senate voted unanimously
against it, and only one member in the
House voted for it. There was no debate.
Secretary Wclics has received u telegram
by cable from Rear Admiral Goldsborourh.
IN command Of the European squadron,
announcing that the steamer Swatara left
the squadron yesterday for the United
Sfa'es, with Surratt on board. Shonld the
S~atara come by steam power she will
reach here about tho last Of January.
~ ocsPatcn IRON albany states that
hoscoe Conkling has the best chance for
the United States Scnatorship.
1t is understood that the Constitutional
ty OF the New York excise or liquor law
will be tested in the United States Su-
prcmo Court,
The New York Express publishes list Of
lo9 American vessels, of all sorts, which
were put under the British flag, or sold
abroad, during the war, and says that,
during five years, LOCI American vessels
we're thus transferred.
CINCINNATI, January 9-The Ohio and
mississippi Railroad was sold, this morn
ing, to the trustees, for the benefit OF the
creditors, for ST, ,0OO, 900 over and above the
first mortgage bonds
The Maine Legislature voted to continue
the suspension Of specie payments until
April. 1868.