The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-01-27

GoBulaTuS, Will tue Iamliy OF feBularuS,
near Bayavedo. Bolt, with his prisoners,
has arrived at Santiago. The insurgent
leader, linus Santoa has surrendered.
Fredericka Gras, Chief-of Staff of Gen.
Convada, and his brother Romeo, have
been executed at Cienfnegos.
Warrington News.
WASHINGTON, January 26.-Tho Prcsi-
dent signed the Virginia bill this morn
ing.
Ip the Senate, Howell, elected from
Iowa, was sworn in. A resolution of the
Kansas Legislature WAS presented, ask
ing for the removal of the Capitol to
Leavenworth. The currency bill was re-
sumed and discussed to adjournment.
In the House, the Committee on Mines
was directed to investigate the Avondale
disaster and report whether Congress has
the power to regulnte mining The
General Of the army asked whether any
officers OF the army were receiving pay
as army and civil officers. The League
Island navy yard bill was tabed-94 to
67. The bill extending New Orleans
was passed; it goes to the President.
The House then went into Com mittee of
the Whole on civil appropriations. But
Ter read long speech, dealing mostly in
figures, but attacking Mr.. Dawes very
severely. Dawes closed his reply, by
saying that his constituents wero the
best judges of his actions, and that he
was not to be deferred from doing his
duty, anu would not leave the discussion
of the expenditure question to indulge in
personalities. He then moved that the
committee should rise, the purpose of its
meeting having been accomplished.
Internal revenue receipts to-day S375,-
The Virginia bill, after being signed
by the President, was sent to tho State
Department. The omission to send it to
the House to-day was blunder.
The Committee on Military Affairs
have agreed to report by bill, appointing
committee of five to examine all officers
below Brigadier- General, with view to
dismissing those that are incompetent.
Domestic News.
PORTLAND, January &c. - The Peabody
funeral fleet has arrived.
New York, January 2G.-The Erie
strikers in Jersey City attacked the
workmen to-day. Bricks and pistols
were used. The police arrested tho
strikers leaders.
ATLANTA, January 26.-Thc House of
Representatives was organized to-day,
by the election of r. B. McWhirter Re-
publican, Speaker, over J. f. Bryant,
conservative, by twenty-four majority.
Three members, Donaldson, Num- and
Taliferro, have been declared to be in
eligible by military commission. Ad-
lourned.
The soats of sixteen members have
been declared vacant. on account of their
refusal or failure to take the oaths re-
quired by the laws Of the United States.
MOBILE. January 2G.-Rev. Dr. Henry
Miles Pierce was consecrated Bishop of
Arkansas yesterday. Bishop Pierce was
formerly pastor of st. Johns Church, of
this city. Bishops Young, of Florida,
Wilmer, of Louisiana, Quintard, of Ten
nessee, Whitehouse, of Illinois, and
Green, of Mississippi, wero present. The
ceremony was very imposing.
MONTGOMERY, January 2G-The Le-
gislature. for the past week, has been en-
gagged on local business. To-day, the
time of the Senate was entirely consumed
in discussing memorial to Congress for
the removal of political disabilities-no
action. The Senate bill, loaning State
bonds to the amount of $3, 600, 600 to the
Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad, is
to come up, in the House. o-morrow.
Meetings, for the past two nights, in
opposition to the bill, have been held, at
the capitol, and tonight the friends of
the bill are having speeches.
The cars still come crowded with emil
grants for Texas and Louisiana.
SAN Francisco, January 26-The
British ship Baringer, from Australia,
brings the following political prisoners,
sent from Ireland to British penal colo
MES in 1866 and 1867. Their terms of
transportation vary from five years to
life: John Kenny, Dennis b. eastman,
Dennis Hennessy, Maurice Figinbohen,
Patrick l.. Pey, Thomas Eggarty, David
Joyce. John Spen, Patrick Wall, Michael
Moore, David Cummins. Eugene Lenry,
John Walsh, Patrick Daren, and Pat
Demus The vessel was wrecked and the
prisoners were provided for by Fenians
here.
Captain Smith, who commanded Mt
Galveston when the Harriet Lane was
captured, was killed in Alaska by a
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