The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-11-19
News Ite1ias.

leaders here, in their efforts to hold
the Alabama Convention in check.
Tho leaders in the Convention desire
ITO place ..ie ..ie State IN Tennessee's con-
dition; whereas the radical leaders
here insist on nearly universal suf-
frage, taking the ground that the
Northern elections showed hostility
to negro supremacy, not to negro
suffrage. The leaders are not hope
full of controlling the Convention.
1t is stated that numerous dispatches
are passing between these leaders and
Generals Pope and Swayne, with
regard to the conversion of seven
thirty bonds into fve-twenties, ac-
cording to the provisions of the law.
1t is understood to be the decision OF
the Treasury Department, that unless
the holders of the seven -thirties pre-
sent them for conversion at maturity,
the option he has to make of such
conversion is lost, and they will after
wards be paid in greenbacks.
Fifteen Senators and thirty Repre-
sentatives-some from the most re-
mote States-haye arrived. There is
a prospect of full benches at the
opening session. SO
An evening paper reports caucus
of leading Democrats, here, who,
after several houfs consultation, set
tied on James B.. Steedman and John
Quincy Adams, as candidates for
President and Vice-President.
Internal revenue receipts to-day
$525, 900.
CHARLESTON, November l8.-Ar-
rived yesterday-St Steamers Emily B.
Souder and Equator, New York, Sea
Gull, Baltimore; brig Jessie A. Deve-
reux, Boston; brig j. w. Biscoll, Phi
ladelphia. Sailed-Steamer Alliance,
Philadelphia.
Arrived to-day-steamship Prone
theus, New York; schooner f. B. Col
ton. Philadelphia. ~
The distractions in transportation
of cotton, owing to the accumulation
which has existed for two weeks past,
is now overcome by the presence Of
ample steamer transportation facili-
ties. = = So -
It is expected that new State tax
bill will be issued shortly by Gen.
Candy. The merchants request him
to lower taxes. n,
Gen. Canby's report to Gen. Grant
rs Commander of the I'd District, has
been published. The troops in his
department.. number: 141 commits
stoned officers and 2,773 men. $50
cases have been tried by the military
tribunals. The expense of recon
struction SO far exceeds quarter of o
million dollars.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, November 49,
A kerosene lamp exploded last week,
ut party given by General Sibley,
whose'0 0ughter loses an arm; fe-
mao servant was killed and others
burned, but not seriously,
ST.. LOUIS, November r18.-Seenour
Voullaire, prominent criminal law
yer, was shot by Isaac M. Ruth, q
post Office clerk, last night. The
difficulty grew from divorce case,
wherein Ruth testified in favor of
Mrs. Voullaire.
BINGHAMToN. N. Y, November IL.
A freight engine exploded this morn
ing, killing the engineer and fire.
man instantly.
BUFFALO, N. Y, November 49,
The propeller Antelope was burned
at her wharf, last night; loss $780,
900.
CHICAGO, November 18.-.Negro
suffrage has certainly been defeated
in Minnesota, by 1000 votes.
PHILADELPHIA, November 18.-A
dry goods house-liabilities $780,
O00-and q machinist firm-$30O,
000-failed to-day.
A phosphate of lime factory, near
Roxbury, Mass, was burned last
night; loss 500, 900.
MEMPHIS, November 1S. There
were sixteen deaths from yellow fever
for the week ending Saturday. The
city is now considered healthy.
VERA CRUZ, November 4.-The
members of Santa Annals court mar
tial, except the prosecutor, are in the
castle of San Juan, for six months.
Juarez has committed the sentence of
the Imperial Generals and Colonels,
native and foreign, to four years i'm
prisonment; field and staff officers to
three years; line officers twc years,
and police surveillance; foreign ad-
herents of the empire, including SOL
diers, have been ordered to leave the
country. Higher civil officers have
been sentenced to banishment; minor
ones to imprisonment or police sur
veillance.
SAN FRANcIsco Noyanobo. T.