The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-11-27
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y :CHABnEsroN. November 26. Arrived
--steamers Charleston, New York; Full.
: con, Baltimore; bark Arbitrator, Liver
pool, Sailed steamer J.. w. Everman,
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g RxLETaH, G N. SO., November 26.-The
Houss, in, committee Of the whole. COM
mencsd Investigating the alleged rail
peTsonB and papers. The treasurer was
examiasd. who has issued all the bonds
70 tho railroad companies. Other wit
nesses will be examined. There is consi-
siderable excitement.
FLORENCE, November 26-The schoo-
ner @. w. Grant, from Philadelphia for
Norfolk, with coal. is ashore Mt Macha-
punga Shoals. The captain and two
men were drowned.
NASHVILLE, November 26.-The House
tabled the bill repealing the law allowing
negroes to hold Office or net ms jurors
forty one to thirty.
RICHMOND, VA, November ga
meeting of the seceders from the Repub-
lican Convention yesterday. took place
this morning, mt the Office Of the Slc!c
Journal, (the Republican organ.) Sixty
members were present-about one-half
OF the original convention. james II.
Clements, the former candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor ON the Republican
ticket, was chosen Chairman. j. II.
Platte, member elect of Congress, re-
cited the causes of withdrawal, which he
said were mainly found in n determina-
ton OF a party i'll the convention to
choke OF. by fair or unfair means, q
large number Of members present. He
tha
force was direct censure on the Presi-
dent and Congress, and in opposition
to the Republican party of the country
He believed that if the Republican party
OF Virginia could be put in accord with
the Republican party Of the country, and
made so that men of liberal views could
Join lt, it could carry the State. The
declarations in the address to Congress
about danger to Republicans in the
State were untrue, aud Congress would
discover the disruption, to the ultimate
injury of the Republican party. John
w. Jenkins, Chairman of the ReDubli-
can State Central Committee of the
State, said that things stated of the peo-
pie of Virginia in the address we're nm
true, aud the life of Republic i'll was rs
safe in Virginia as in New York. o. A.
H1ne, leader of the Republicans in the
Constitutional Convention, said this
movement was not wholly the result of
yesterdays proceedings, but of grow
ing desire among the people TINT the
Republican party in Virginia should be
put upon liberal and respectable basis,
by which it might be enabled to carry
the Stats. The general drift of the
speeches was that the times have
changed. and that the Republican party
OF virginia must be put in accord with
the Republican party of tho country.
prescription and reckless deuunciation
OF the people of the State must he drop
ped, rs obsolete ideas, and the marty
must be made strong aud respectable
enough to carry the State on it's own
merit, as the party in other States does.
The speaker discnimcd the idea OF form
ing another party, and only desired to
re-organize the one now existing, A
committee of sixteen was appointed to
call Republican Convention, at such
time rs it may think proper, for ro-or-
ganization.
MONTGOMERY, November 26.-The Lee
glsiature met this morning, after n two
days adjournment. The proceedings in
the Senate were nnimportant. In the
House, Mngee, u Democratic member
from Mobile, recently seated, was ex-
PEELED, on the ground that before tile war
ne had been County Commissioner.
The credentials of McKinstrv, a radical.
who was defeated by 500 majority, were
sent mp and it is thought he will be nd
mitted at IN early day. McKinstry was
in the Legislature before the war, was
Probate Judge, and his disabilities have
not been removed. 1t is thonght several
other Democrats will be expelled in day
or 80.
The State Fair is a decided success:
over 5000 people were present yester-
day and to-day; it closes tomorrow.
The Alabama River is very full.
NEW YORK, November 26.-Albert d.
Richardson, one of the reporters cap.
tured at Vicksburg, while floating past
that city on cotton bale, was shot last
night. in the Tribune Office, by lawyer
Mcfarland. The ball lodged in his sto-
mach. Mcfarland shot Richardson
year ago, for intimacy with his wife.
Charles Calm, of Charleston, arrested
in New York, Oh suspicion of being On
escaped forger, has been released on O
writ of habens coypus.