The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-01-04
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News Items.

WAsHIN0V&N, January 3.--The
Greek Leg,Yfoa have accounts of q
battle on the 25th and Goth, near the
village of Lake Coste, in which the
Turks were defeated, with severe
loss. The reception of King George
by Queen Olga, in Athens, was en-
thusiastic beyond description. The
cry OF ''Down with the barbarous
Turks, was universal.
The Government of St Domingo
has issued q decree reducing the
. tariff on goods imported direct from
Europe or the United States fifteen
per cent. less than when coming
through the West Indian Islands.
Minister Dickinson. Minister tc
Nicaragua, transmits an elaborate
account of the recent volcanic action,
which continued sixteen days, MAX
ing for. itself cave 200 feet high,
with crater in the top 200 feet in
diameter. The saud covers the conn
try from the volcano to the Pacific,
fifty miles. Seen at night, the rim of
the crater is white, halfway down q
red heat. The height of the fame
and flying cinders was 500 feet. Mr..
Dickinson thinks the volcano was
smothered by its own discharges.
e Gen. Howard has not issued an
order dismissing officers of the Freed
mems Bareau, for engaging in poll
tics; but has established the policy
of dealing with each case as it comes
up. Thus far, in several cases brought
to his notice, he has established the
rule that acceptance of the nomina-
ton for IN Office must be considered
incompatible with the duties required
of officers of the Bureau, and such
agents or officers have been relieved.
The latest case of this kind was that
of Mr.. Pilsbury, of South Carolina, a
civilian agent of the Bureau, who was
elected to Convention, and was mott
fed that he could not hold both DO
sitions.
Gov. Haight, of California, in his
inaugural. says the propriety of adj
mltting the blacks to suffrage, be-
longs to each State, to determine for
itself; had Congress been able to
control this subject, both negroes and
Chinese suffrage would probably have
been forced upon the people of Cali
fornia, against the will of the maiori-
ty, who, ignorant of the effects of
such legislation, would have inflicted
upon us evils actually intolerable.
SO far as California is concerned,
the people of this State have ex-
pressed their opposition, both to
negro and Chinese suffrage.
Gov. Chamberlain, of Maine, was
lnaugurated to-day. He favors fair
and square payment of the national
debt, but not in one day or in O gene
ration.
Internal revenue receipts to-day
$1,4S4,000.
HAVANA, January st is stated
that Santa Anna will furnish Col.
Villafranca money and men to inau-
gurate the Yucatan revolution.
The Mexican Congress is about in
creasing the regular army to $4,000.
SAVANNAH, January "a. A. Brad
ley, the Boston niger member of
Pope's Atlanta Convention, was ar
rested this evening, for threatening
John e. Hays, proprietor of the Re
publican, and drawing pistol on the
street.
New ORLEANS, January 3.-The
Convention to-day adopted the fol-
lowing, offered by Pincheck, as the
thirteenth article of the constitution:
That all persons shall enjoy equal
rights, and also provides that while
travelingipkhis State, in any convey
ance of os5lic character, and all
business places or otherwise carried
on by charter, or for which license
is required from either State, Parish
or municipal authority, shall be
deemed places of public character,
and shall be open to the accommoda-
ton and patronage of all persons,
without distinction or discrimination
on account of race or color.
Gov. Flanders, of louisiana, hay
ing resigned his Office, Mr.. Joshua
Baker has been appointed. He is q
native of Kentucky, but an old citi-
zen of Louisiana.
RICHMOND, January 3.-In the
Convention, resolution was offered,
urging the continuance of the Freed
mems Bureau in the State; deprecat-
ing its withdrawal as q calamity, and
requesting Gen. Howard to continue
it under such agents as may best suit
the purpose. After long debate, it
was adopted.
Senator Pomoroy, of Kansas, ad-
Il.