The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-01-23

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RoME, January 22.--The German
bishops have resolved, unless number
OF members of the diocese are consider
ed in the votes of the Council, they
would return home in body Their
action caused much excitement.
a petition against the excesses of lay
men who edit religious journals, nume-
rously signed by the Fathers, was pre-.
sented to the Council to-day
LONDON, January 22.-Half million
Greek !csc will soon be put on the mar
ket.
Admiral Sir George Frances Seymour
is dead, aged eighty three.
PARIS, January 20. 900 infantry and
600 cavalry have arrived at La Creuzot.
An editor in Marseilles has been ar
rested, charged with aiding the La Creu-
zot foment.
MApE1D, January 22.-The Cortes had
stormy session over the students man
Hesitation. Revere said he would subject
to the action Of the tribunals all dis
turbers of the peace, be they old or
young. The country shall see he is not
speaking to the wind.
PARIS. January 22.-Rochefort has
been sentenced to six months imprisou-
mept and to pay fine of 5000 francs.
The sentence does not affect Rochefort's
Deputyship in the Corps Legislatif.
Bakers expedition was at the head
waters of the Nile on the 1st of January.
The whole party are well.
Washington News.
WASHINGTON, January 22--In the
House, speeches in. favor Of moving the
Capitol, were the order of the day. The
Joint Committee on the District of Co
lumbia heard delegates to the Women's
Rights Convention, this morning. Half
dozen females addressed the commit
tee.
Internal revenue receipts to-day,
$4,000.
Fisk, Jr., testified to-day.
The Election Committee has decided
that Covode is entitled to his seat.
La the House, Stokes commenced ven
tilating affairs in Tennessee, but having
permission to print his statements, gave
way to the capital movers. Moore and
Logan made long speeches favoring the
removal of the seat of governments after
which the House adjourned
The Department of State has received
from the Consul at Annoy copy of an
important order from the Foreign Board
at Pekin. which order had not been pro.
mulgated, but was communicated to the
Commissioners of Customs of the treaty
ports. The Consul expresses the opinion
that, under this order, lawful emigration
OF Chinese to our Pacific coast will be
confined to Hong Kong, as it will be
Improbable from other ports Nom
treaty'poWer merchants are not permit
ted to open emigration agencies. Q.
Non-treaty-power ships are not permitted
to carry COOlio amiOr0ntS y (ool;o
emigrants arc not permitted to proceed,
under contract. to pn-treaty-power
countries. 4. Only treaty power mer-
chants can open emigration agencies.
Only treaty-power ships can carry such
emigrants. and it is only to treaty power
countries such contract emigrants can
proceed. 5. The coolie traffic is prohi-
bited at Macao. 6. The Commissioner
of Customs is to cooperate with the
Superintendent in seeing that the rules
and regulations Of each agency opened
by the authority of the local or Celestial
officials are in accordance with the con-
vention of 1866, and is to act with the
officers deputed by local officials, in
asserting that each emigrant fully under
stands the contract under which he pro-
ceeds, and that he goes abroad, under
that contract, of his own free will The
Commissioner is, furthermore, to sign
and seal each contract, in proof that the
coolIe understands its meaning and
accepts Its terms; and he is also to take
care that the ships employed to carry
coolies are bona t0e treaty power ships.
The document is dated Annoy, July So,
1869. ''
Domestic News.
CHARLESTON, January 22.--Arrived-