The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-11-04

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Q4ei Washington correspondent calls
attention to the fact that just before the
cl6Se Of tKellaes session Of C6ngress, the
Election Committee reported that the
Hon. w. d. Simpson, Democrat, whose
election was contested by Mr.. Wallace,
radical, bad q prima facts title 10 his'seRt.
Mr.. .Simpsan Was not. eworn in, and the
case may not be decided before the mid
die OF TIE winter. It will berenepbered
that Mr. SIMPSON was elected by about
1000 majority ~ tL'aaa,!gssos Ne,as.' :, -
HARD TIMES OUT WEsr.--The Chicago
Tribune says the financial prospect is not
q satisfactory @ one. a Throughout tho
Northwest che genera! prosperity de-
pends so largely upon the grain crop
that theopresent low prices make every
body, feel poor, and have depressing
effect upon all brepohes of business. It
is probable that this falls business will
be done for very small profits, and in
many insSances no profits ut all.
TAE DEvMfs TEA PoT.-The Rev. MIR.
Pollock, preacher in the Pres5y terian
Church, residing near Warrenton, on
bsihg approached lately by q gentleman
engaged in16istiilipg in Fauqnier Coun-
sy; upon the subject of the latter's ad-
miGsion into church membership, replied
that there would be no difficulty about
the matter, provided lie would agree in
future tossaet the devil boil his own tea
pot. "ou"b .Tsyi ..i s9In'ua-, i t.,}M
Tie Presbyterian Church bids fair to
bs', be reunited; n, ed According to returns re-
O8$ereeT, twoIthifds Of all the Presbyte-
ries hafs voted to' iatify The re union Of
the chufch. The two General Assem-
blie6 will Accordingly meet at Pittsburg,
November 10, to COUNT the votes and
Officially anhOunce the result. ."...i
Paris kilograms, report that n wide
spread spread conspiracy against the Turkish
Government has been discovered, and
zegoYing, were in accord with the anti
Austrian reyolutionists. in Dalmatia. The
Emperor francis, Joseph will, it is said,
act in. union with the Sultan for tho
suppression Of both movements
A PRUssIAN CoTToN C1A1M. AT Wash
lngtoD, O day or two since, counsel laid
the cotton claim of George s. Werborn.
q Prussisn subject, before Baron Won
Gsrqlt, the Prussian Minister. who will
call tor commission to act upon it at an
early day. This claim amounts to $I13.-
600 in gold.
Rufus Bullock, Governor of Georgia,
ID determined to have a THANKSGIVING.
and commences his proclamation with
the following specimen Of ALTERATION I:
Grateful for the gracious goodness of
the Great Creator" At which the Sa-
vannah AdoeEsiser exclaims, "Great Je-
ruBaiemp ;GagiS rgl 80 Ind
ASA Paul 'nigger tried to kill O. color
ed friend with 4 brick, but, sad to relate
he failed In his ,aadable undertaking,
ana broke q $500 paneof glass. He saws
it would have been money in his pocket
il he hhd missed the window and killed
half dozen >niggers. "'
The Unionville Times says that the
"energy. tact and ability" exhibited by
Governor Scott in ''raising the means
and credit of the State finances in order
to complete the Blue Ridge Railroad,
Will be TO hinl an everlasting monument" I"
"a man, named Stone, sixty years old,
hung himself to tree in an orchard,
near Bloomington. Ind, few days ago,
rlsIng from his bed at midnight and
taxing bride rein for the purpose. He
"e~o ,Shho oC@u Luo utAt IlOrQluR.
The wicked New York papers publish
the following: 'tSamnel Hacht was found
dead in his bed in New York, his cold
hand. clenohing ar Saturdays 7,Ibuae
containing'an essay on political econo-
mSnE It had killed him.. ~, ~
A German named Strauss was cleaning
we'll IN Coldwater County, Michigan,
on last Friday week, when the bucket be-
came unlocked from the chain, and fall
ing upon him, killed him INSTANTLY.
Tefas negroes are SO cngrossed with
politics that the cotton crop will not be
half gathered. But perhaps politics is of
the most importance
a child of Mr.. Buckley WAS drowned
10 a clstern on Sunday last, ON Sullivan's Is
Island.
A colored conservative club has been
organized in Charleston.
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