The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-06

VI Lluia mas UccllnCO TO interfere
with the practice of taking dying
Hinloos to the GangeS, immersing
them, and choking them with the
holy mud. Relying on the rcpresen-
tations Of an orthodox Hindoo au-
thority, Sir John Lawrence has dc
cided to leave the matter to Hindoo
opinion. The Bengal Government,
on the other hand, urge that in all
cases of taking the sick to the
GanSes, notice should first be given
at the nearest police Office.
RADICAL DoISGs IN TENNESSEE.
In the House, on the 29th, q report
was read from the special committee
recommending the impeachment of
Judge Frazier, of the Criminal Court
of Davidson County, accompanied
by articles of impeachment. Judge
Flazier's offence was the liberation
from arrest under hnbeos co7.pus of
members of the Legislature arrested
last summer for absenting themselves
and leaving the House without
quorum. He will probably be i'm
peachcd.
Mr.. Payne. Tory, has introduced
into the Wheeling Legislature
resolution inqniring as to the ex-
pediency of prohibiting ''disioyal
persons from carrying firearms or
other dangerous weapons.
The leader of this Tory Iogisla-
turc seems to be one Ferguson.
whom the Register accuses OF being
pardoned thief, and who, in reply to
the charge, assured the House that
he "did not know whether he stole
the carpet-bag or not" inasmuch as
he was drunk at the time.
R1clmond Disp,nch
The GIRoNDIsrs AND JAcoBINs IN
CoNGREss. That there will always be
political parties is a political axiom,
and IN this, as in other mattcrs. his
tory repeats itself. Precisely as in
the French Convention. we have our
Glrondlsts and Jacobins springing
u2 from TIE peculiar revolution in
which the country is now engaged
Mr.. Bingham represents the former.
and Mr.. Stevens is Il pretty good
type If the violent followers ot Alarat
and hobespierre. -Nc'c lorA WerolM
Some weeks ago, Francis Joseph,
Emperor Of Austri;l, assembled cigh-
teen parllaments I'D his Empire, and
lald before each OF them speech
written expressly for itself In these
parlancnts We're represented u. least
eleven languages OF dialects, ana tie
only ones a!"ong them all that do
not require an Interpreter TO make
the member; iMtclligibln to each
other. arc the Hungarian aud the
Croatian.
The Boston ryl Significantly
makes this inquiry:
(which is the most indulgcnt, to
sentence a negro to two years hard
labor on farm, for felony, or a
white man to two years hard labor in
q State prison? This is the difference
between the treatment of black and
white criminals in Maryland, which
the assumed friends of the negro cry
ont against. 1t is the white man
who should complain.
THE WESTERN Pork TRADE.-A
correspondent OF the Springfield
Gll.) jomn0l gives the number Of
hogs packed in the West this season
TO the 18th uitimo. The total mum
Der is put down at l ,4G6, 23o, against
l. .39l SIS last season. Chicago claims
to take the lead, having this season
packed 3S2, 900, while Cincinnati has
packed $50, 900, ST Louis, 1876, 900,
and Louisville 1G2, coo.
In tho catalogue of the cities,
towns, villages. rivers, &C., in the
different States of the Union, are to
be found the following rcpetitions:
Washingtnns, 43; Jacksons, Al; JEFF
fersons, 80: -Frankiins. II; Madi-
sons, 2G; Monrocs, 25; Perrys, -;
Favcttes, Il; Hamiltons, l3; Car
rolls, Is; BolivarS, s; Ciintons, 10;
Wayncs, II; Casscs. 6; Clays. 4;
Fllltons, IT,
A Jacksonville (Orcgon) telegram,
received ut San Francisco. says that
q terrific earthquake was felt IT ~;
Klamath on the Stl ult. T!.r ~
was darkcncd with ashes, and th, air
filled With salphnrous vapnrS, which
came from the direction Of Klamath
Marsh. Klamath Lake had fal;cn
about six feet, and Crooked creek
was completely dried up.
y FREEDMAN BEATS THE Son OF
TIE PROPRIETOR OF THE BUREAU We
see by the Washington papers, OF
Saturday, that "Thomas 3. Butler, .
private i'll the Forticth Colored Rcgi-
meut, was arrested, Friday morning,