The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-11-26

e spatcneS from Turks Island report salt
steady and in good demand.
Domestic News.
q iCHAnnEsroN, November 25.-Arrived.- -
ship Musoongus, Liverpool; barque Ma
ria. New Haven; brig Renshaw, Phila.
delphia; schooner F. 81. Bucklin, Rock
port; schooner Minnie, New York; schr.
Electric Spark. Honduras, for New York.
On the port-barque Hornbersund, Lii
verpool. Sailed--steamer Magnolia,
New York.
New ORLEANS, November 25.-Wm.
School, fireman steamship Bavaria, fell
overheard and wns drowned to-day.
The assessor for Taliaferro and Wilkes
counties has been plundered, and note
left warning the assessor to keep away.
RICHMOND, VA, November 25.-The
Republican Stale Convention to-day
adopted An address to Congress. It sets
forth that the election in Virginia was
Confederate triumph, achieved by init
midation and fraud; Republican meet
i,ngs being in somo instances broken up
by mobs. That the true secret of the
Republican defeat was the submission to
separate vote OF the test oath and dis
franchising clauses, which had been in
serted in the constitution in the spirit of
the Reconstruction Acts. That the con-
vent1on have the greatest confidence in
the Republicanism and craftsmanship of
the President and majority of Con
gress. but that they were deceived as to
the true state OF affairs in Virginia. That
the present Legislature is disloyal and
illegal, and even if it re.ratitied the fif-
'teenth amendment, will enact such edu-
cational and property qualifications as to
entirely destroy the influence of colored
suffrage and prevent colored voters from
either holding Office or sitting in the
Jury-box. The address asks Congress to
order new election, with the constitu-
flon submitted as whole, and to send
military force sufficient to protect the
Republicans in their rights, or to require
the test oath Of members of the Legisla-
ture, and to award the seats of members
unable to take it to those eligible oppo-
nents who have received the next high
est vote. The address was signed by six
out OF eight OF the committee appointed
to prepare it. The other two members
supported substitute, asking Congress
for the immediate admission of the State,
and at the same time to exact guarantees
that every citizen shall enjoy every right
under the Federal and State Constitu-
tions. The substitute was defeated and
the original address adopted by vote of
1923 to 81.
A series of resolutions were adopted,
endorsing Grants Administration and
pledging support to it; requesting the
President to make Federal appointments
in Virginia only on recommendation of
Republican members of Congress from
the State, or the State Central Commit
tee; rejoicing in the reduction of the
national debt and the approaching re-
sumption of specie payment; deprecating
the appointment of conservatives to
office over Republicans, and endorsing
Republican members of the Legislature.
A number of the members afterwards
complained that fair play was not shown,
and withdrew when they signed the sub
stitute; which will be forwarded to
Washington. Among the boilers are the
Republican members to Congress and
several other prominent men.
A Washington special to the New York
Tribune, says Admiral Porter has now
got our navy into condition that will
render it dangerous for Spain to attempt
any reprisals, in case the gun-boats are
for any reason withheld.
CHICAGO, November 25.-The Red
River rebels have taken possession of the
Hudson Bay Company's stores.
CLEVELAND, November 25.-Henry
Ward Beecher has been elected President
Of the Woman's Suffrage Convention.
OTTAWA, November 25.-.The COM
nnanders Of volunteer organizations are
rendering their services for the Red
River war.
Washington News.