The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-12-24

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CHARLESTON, December 23.-Ar-
ved-bark Alexander Mcneil, Phi
ldelphia. Sailed-bark David
[cNull, Liverpool.
MEMPHIS, December 23.-General
|rd has issued an order, that all
Feedmen in his department shall
ork during the coming year, Cf
'ork can possibly be had. or be
rrested as vagrants.
WASHINGTON, December ga
lumber of persons who went and
ere sent South at. the beginning of
be war, and whose property in this
ty was confiscated, have entered
pits for the recovery of the same.
Eminent, counsel has been engaged.
md hearing will take place IN Jan
larry. I'D
W. M. Smithson. formerly a banker
q this city, who was convicted on the
harge OF sending information South
nd sentenced to the Albany Peni-
entlary, but was afterwards par
Ioned, has entered suit against ex-
secretary Stanton for $50. 600. for
hlse imprisonment.
A despatch has been received here
announcing the killing of Hon. Cor
hellus s. Hamilton, Representative
u Congress from the Eighth District
pf Ohio, by his son, eighteen years
'f age, under temporary fit OF in
sanity.
MACON. Ga. December 23.-A de-
Eachment Of troops left here Tonight
for Milledgeville-supposed to have
some connection with the Treasurer's
refusal to pay the money to the order
of Gen. Pope and the Convention.
. ATLANTA, December 23.-In the
Convention, the proceedings were
exceedingly stormy, the Finance
Committee having failed to secure
loan to pay their expenses, and re-
ported "a ordinance to authorize
further effort, which was defeated. on
the ground that nothing could be
done. The report of the Commits
ssioner sent to Milledgeville to draw
S4O, 600 from the State Treasury, was
read. 1t says that he showed the
State Treasurer the ordinance of the
Convention with Gen. Pope's autho-
rlzatIon and direction endorsed, but
the Treasurer said he must decline
paying out any money on such au-
thorlty, being sworn to obey the con-
stltution and laws of Georgia, and
was BOUND only to pay warrants
signed by the Governor of the State.
During the debate that ensued, one
delegate said the Treasurer had
the Convention. The negro
Bradley said the sergeant alarms
should be sent, with file of SOL
diers, to bring that impudent fellow
tho Treasurer) to the bar of the
Convention. Another negro said,
what did they bring us here for?
Great confusion occurred. Ad-
lourned to the 9Th of January next.
Extreme indignation is expressed by
the delegates-a majority of whom
have not enough money to take them
home. Hotels, boarding houses and
the Convention printer and officials
suffer severely.
NEW oRLEANS, OecemDnr 23.-In
the Convention, Mr.. Cooley read a
certificate from the State Treasurer,
to the effect that no funds have been
deposited to the credit of the Con
vention; he therefore offered a reso-
luton providing for the payment of
the members warrants out of any
funds in the hands of the State
Treasurer.
ST. DOMINGO, December 23.-Pre-
sldent Cabral and Government have
been defeated, and the people issued
a proclamation against him. Baez
has been proclaimed President by the
people.
1t is announced that commission
IS going to Washington to conclude
arrangements for the transfer OF the
Bay of Samana to the United states
Boston, December pa small
blockof stores was burned on Satnr-
day; loss $4,000.
News from Rio Janeiro, by steam
er, states that another shock of an
occurred at st. Thomas:
the excitement still continues.
500 BUSHELS CORN.