The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-12

argument in behalf iof himself. Miller
| submitted printsd argument in favor
OF himself and Hill. Whitley was not
present. Those who watched the pro.
ceedings think the committee will stand
five to two in favor Of Hill and Miller.
The Tennessee, fitted out to convey
the Dominican Commissioners, is or
dered to Norfolk to await orders.
The Post Office Committee agreed to
report favorably upon the San Francisco
and Australia line for twelve years, thir-
teen trips per year, with subsidy of
S5OO,O per annum. The judiciary
Committee of the House heard fifty
women, to-day, upon the point that the
fifteenth amendment conferred female
suffrage. 1t is not true, rs some CORE
spondents have stated, that the Presi-
dent intends to send reconstruction
message to Congress. It can be posi-
lively asserted that what the President
proposes doing is to transmit to Con.
Gress large number of reports from
military commanders, complaining of
outrnges in the South, and in a brief
message recommend that some means
be adopted to secure protection. Now
that the San Domingo joint resolution is
adopted, there is good reason to believe
that the three Commissioners will be
ex Senator Wade, CT Ohio, Rev. White.
President Of Cornell University, and
Bishop Simpson, with General Frank
Seigel rs Secretary. The expedition
will sail as soon as these gentlemen are
ready.
Bills were introduced for the better
protection Of the Texas frontier and
prescribing rules for the transportation
OF cattle. Six hundred citizens and
business men of Cincinnati petition
against bridge between Cincinnati and
Newport on tho proposed plan. The
Agricultural Committee was instructed
to inquire what legislation is necessary
to prevent or restrict the transportation
OF diseased cattle through the country.
Butler made an ineffectual attempt to
resume amnesty.
In the Senate, the ocean cable matter
was postponed. The House amendment
to the Dominican resolutions wns passed,
and goes to the President.
A FIERY CoUcH.-On Sunday morn
ing. most singular and at first thought
Incredible occurrence was brought to
light at Atlantic DOCK u man being dis
covered asleep and still alive, in ''tery
furnace" The fucts are rs follows: On
Saturday night, Captain J. l.. Louns-
berry, of the tug J. X. Guile, returned
from removing ship in tho hurbor, Law
up over night, AL is the custom of tugs.
at the Atlantic dock. The fires were
carcfulled "banked," and the fireman
went ashore for few hours. On Sun
dhy morning. he returned, aud on enter
ing the hoilerroom to inspect his fires,
he was surprised and horrifed at the
sight of human head Just within the
furnace door. He naturally supposed
life to be extinct, for when the fires we're
banked the embers wore raked to the
back of the furnace, and fresh fuel was
added. The fire was larger than Gus
tomary and the heat was intense, but the
discoverer seized the supposed lifeless
form by tue head and the body was
drawn quickly ont. It was ''red hot
and "ft to roast;" one shoe was charred
of and the other was burned to crisp.
The feet were baked, and the skin,
where the clothing peeled off, was
roasted. Notwithstanding MI this, the
man was most evidently alive, and send
ing forth heavy drunken snore. He
was freed sufficiently from the dirt and
ashes to be recognized as 'dock VOL
loper." named John McGrath, who had
once been q fireman. but who had 'lost
caste" by his fondness for water. It
appeared that he had freely imbibed on
Christmas day, and after going his bot
tom copper at soloon, was kindly cast
out by the gentlemanly proprietor as
having outstayed his usefulness. After
coming within Nh ace of freezing
point" he eluded the watchful eye Of
the wntchman. and stretched himself for
the obtnining Of needed warmth and
shelter from winds that blew and cold
that bit, in the place designed for another
sort OF fuel rs before shown. He loses
nothing on the shoes, as they were not
his. He expressed no contrition for his
beasily intoxication, but severely 'bless-
ed" tho saloon keeper for expelling him
to the "gusty flaw" while celebrating
Christmas. Captain Lounsbery, in iii
his long experience, says he never before
saw or knew of such case, and no one
knowing the condition of things Mt the
time would deem it possible for a human
being to live five minutes, much less to
sleep there. except to sleep his last
sleep. but such is the fact, and there's
another case for science, as showing
what amount of heat the human BODY
can stand. Brooklyn Eagle.