The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-17

persons are certainly lost. Including the
captain, the first cook, two children and
three women. No South eastern names
among the lost or saved. :
NEW YORK, January 16.-An arrival
reports that the steamship Manhattan.
hence for Charleston, coilided with q
schooner twenty miles North east from
Barnegat. The Manhattan continued
her voyage, apparently ,unipjured.
a Herdld special, dated London, the
l4th, says Prince de Joinville, just from,
France, reports Gambetta declining his
services, either as an officer or q private,
knd ordered him to leave France. The
Duke de Chartres is in france incoqnito.
Iysot, the French charge d'affairs at
London, with several leading imperial
lists, have joined the Orleauists
WASHINGTON, January 16.-The Poto-
mac ls clear. No ice running.
Fred. Douglass, Jr., colored, goes rs
assistant secretary to the Dominican
Commission.
The Senate is considering pensions
and post Office laws.
In the House, tile credentials of the
Georgia members were presented. bnt
under motion to refer, went over until
after the morning hour. The J.a;o;c--
Committee of the House considered
McGarrahan. Wilson, Commissioner of
the Land Office, was before them. He
was controlled, he intimates. in Soma
doubtful certiGcations, by Secretary Cox.
In connection with recent statement.
published in New York paper. that the
lie OF Col. kersyzuno wski, Assessor of
the Internal Revenue of Georgia, was
threatened, In Savannah, Col. Kersyza.
nowskl telegraphs the following to the
Mayor OF Savannah: I have not made
any statement to the reporter of the
Herdtd or any other paper, rs being
notlned by you OF my unsafety in Sa-
vannah, the whole matter as to your city
being invented.
?he Secretary Of the Treasury writes
TO the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency, asking them TO frame law au
'thorizing him to reprint the tens and
twenties of the National Bank notes. IN
account of tho many counterfeits of
these denominations.
Inc dominican expedition starts on
Wednesday and returns in the middle of
March.
In the House, many bills we're intro.
duced for reference, Including some for
the removal Of disabilities. Also, n bill
prescribing on oath of Office for persons
implicated in rebellion but not excluded
ny the fourteenth amendment. Messrs.
Young, Price, Bethune aud Long. the
last colored, claiming seats from Geor-
gla, were sworn in. 4 bill for the Air
Line lsailroad, hence to New York, was
introduced The ocean telegraph bill
passed. 1t provides certain conditions
upon which any company complying
therewith may lay cables. It grants no
subsidies or special privileges. Ad-
journed.
In the Senate. TrumbulI cndeayorcd
TO nave tho Senate pass an amnesty bill
instead of piece-meal relief. A bill was
introduced to cede buck 70 Ohio Dayton II
Asylum for disabled soldiers.
NEW ORLEANS, January iG.-Van Ea-
ton has been imprisoned, and is await
ing q requisition from New York. He
appiled Tor hd0eos corpus, without effect.
Snit mas been entered against Myru
Clarke Gaines for $127, 900, rs lawyers
ices. The decision of the Supreme
Court OF The State will quiet the title of
the heirs of r. D. Shepperd's estate,
amounting to $4,000, 1000.
ROME, Ga, January IG.-A. B. S.
Mosely. Jr., editor and proprietor of the
nome Dd,ty, was married, last night, to
MISS M. T. SWAN, authoress and litera-
ry editrcss of the Rome Weekly.
hAhEIaH, N. c.. January 16.-The
General Assembly met to .day-a quorum
IN both Houses. The high court of
will organize on the 23d.
to try Governor W. w. Holden.
W1LMINaToN, N. c., January 16.-The
second single number drawing of the
North Carolina Beneficial Association
took place in the theatre to-day. The
following numbers drew the principal
prizes: No. 1921, $4,000; No. $50.
81, 500; No. 6,853. So, 500; No. 1890
~, 600; No. 9.727, $4,000; No. CASE,
$1,000; No. 5,l9s, $1,000.