The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-01-16


test against the extraordinary war
Like preparations of Servia. ,
News Items.
CHARLESTON, January Is. Sailed =
steamer. James Adger, New York:
Gen. Scott, Commissioner Of the
Bureau, issues q circular letter to-
morrow, announcing that the Go
vernment has again desolved upon
him the. duty of distributing food
among the people ofithis State, for
the double purpose of relieving suf-
fering and preventing ths recurrence
OF like destitution. ( Relief will be
granted to the full e{te1t allowed by
the Government, buG only to the ex-
tremely destitute, and those about to
plant sufficient area ini cereals to in
snre their provisions for next year,
and who have reasonable pros poets
of being able to repay to the Govern
ment the cost of provisions advanced:
No assistance will be given to parties
engaged wholly, or to an undue ex-
tent, in the cultivation of cotton.
HAVANA, January 15.-The cholera
is raging among the negroes at Be-
LIE.
Diaz is embarking large number
of men. at Vera Cruz, to crush the
Yucatan rebellion.
WASHINGTON, January 15.-This
mornings IuteAigencer says it is under
stood that within few hours after
the reception of the despatch an
nouncing the removal by Gen. Meade
of Gov. Jenkins, of Georgia, on ac-
count of his refusal to sanction the
payment of the Georgia negro Con-
vention out of the State funds, Gen.
Grant expressed the opinion that
Gen. Meade had acted hastily, and
ehnnld net hare removed Gov. Jen-
akihs, and that the Convention had no
right to be paid out of the State
Treasury.
There was two hours extra Cabi-
= net session to-day. Sherman and
Grant had long interview with the
President It is officially denied that
Stanton drew salary during his sus-
pension.
ST. LOUIS, January 15.-Governor
Fletcher, in the name of the State,
took possession of the Iron Mountain
Railroad, to-day.
RICHMOND, January 15.-In the
Supreme Court of Appeals to-day,
the hdbeds corpus case OF O pardoned
convict was tried, whose release was
refused by the Superintendent of the
State Prison, on the ground that Pier.
pont had no power to pardon-his
term as Governor having expired
January l. The Court unanimously
decided that Pierpont held over until
his successor qualified, apd the con-
vict was released.
The Reconstruction Conventions.
CHARLESTON, January 15.-The
Convention to-day perfected a per-
manent organization by electing DR..
A. G. Mackey, President; Carlos j.
Stollbrand, Secretary; (both white;)
Assistant Secretary, Engrossing
Clerk, Door-Kcepers, Sergeant-at-
p Arms and Messengers, all colored.
L. A. Sawyer, of Charleston, Col
lector of Internal Revenue, resigned
his seat MS n delegate, for the reason
assigned that the press of official
duties prevented his attendance in
the Convention.
Recess till s o'clock tonight.
RALEIGH, january 15.-Thc Con-
yention organized to-day G. J..
Cowls, of Wilkes, was elected Presi-
dent; J. L. Burns, of Cumberland,
Principal Clerk; j. H. Boner, Of
Forsyth, Assistant; J. FL. Jones, (ne-
g1o,) Of Wake, Principal Door-keep-
er; and John d. Ball, white, Assist
ant-all radical. The principal door
keeper (Joncs) was an original free
negro, but was jeff. Davis body
servant during the Confederacy, and
was captured with him.
RICHMOND, January 15.-In the
Convention, the charges were prefer
red by the conservative members
against President Underwood, that he
cut off debate and refused an appeal
from his decision yesterday, upon the
visit OF General Butler; but the
Convention refused to receive them
--45 to 80. It appeared, from the
journal, that the motion TO reconsider
Buffers invitation had been with
drawn before he entered the hall.
The conservatives denied this, and
motion to amend the journal to that
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