The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-10

both Hots63.i tcbnIs to. the. conc Slusion
that nothing efithet bind is pGsaihle .nt
this sessinn : TIE lct.a sss.ss.sr or othe, Pre-.
sident's reply TO the. resolution '6f Go:
vernon Morton, )inQuiripg about the con,
ditlon OF affairs in North Carolina and
ether States, Which will be sent TO the
Senate on Monday, is such that it would
have defeated amnesty even had it been
we'll under way. The Presidents friends
are decided on the subject. Ben. But
ler, who claims to run Grant, has made
amnesty his special hobby, while Nor
ton, who is known to be on very init.
mate terms with the President, regards
it rs one Of the greatest political heresies
OF the day. Grant himself is not in fa-
vor OF amnesty, rs WIS proven in his op-
position to the Missouri Brown -Schurz
movement, but he may have been con-
verted during the recent visit of Greeley
here.
SAVANNAH, January 9.-The body of
q. w. Bartlett, of New York, was found
dead one mile from tho city. He was
identified as drummer of Brethaupe Il
Wilson, 4G Park Place, New York. There
is no clue rs to where he came from or
when.
LOUISVILLE, January 7.-The Courier.
Journal has Frankfort special, which
says the polls were crowded Mt the mu-
nlcipal election to-day. The Democratic
ticket was elected. Between 6 and 7
O'Clock Z. NJ, some person fred n pistol
outside OF the court house, which seemed
O signal, rs Immediately q number of
shots were fred into the court house.
VIM. Newman, q respectable citizen, was
mortally wounded, and Captain W. G.
Thompson and two negroes SLIGHTLY
wounded.
RICHMOND. January S.-Mails and pas
sengers from Washington came through
uid the Potomac route to-day, arriving
only abont an hour behind time. The
Southern mail going ola the Rich mond
aud Danville Railroad made connection.
New YORK. Jaunary 9-The Herolds
special says eight suspected Bonapartist
agents have been arrested in the Depart
ment of the Suone aud elsow here: il il
probable they will be court -martialed.
The special adds: A reign of terror is
commencing. Private advices from Yer
snllles express confidence that on, Fort
Valenan will be able to withstand the
Prnssian bombardment
lie Fenian prisoners are coming on
the Cuba. Halpiu still refuses to accept
a conditional pardon.
SAN Francisco, January 9.--The United
States steamer Saginaw was wreck. i OH
Aclan Island. Lieut.. Talbot, executive.
officer; Peter Francis, quartermnstcr, and
two suilors, were drowned.
HAVANA, January S-The Spnni,rds
claim having captured the wife of Presi-
dent Cespedrs, another woman and n
man, carrying large amount Of specie
to the insurgents; also, an iusurycnt
mail lnfPnHnI fnr a l.
WASHINGTON, January 9-rhe Senate
is engaged on bill revising the mint
laws. The House Committee ON Foreign
Relations agreed to report, as q subsi,-
tntc for Bnnls' San Domingo resolutions,
tho Senate joint resolution for the up
pointment of q commission.
LII the Senate, numcl ous petitions wer,,
presented for removal Of political disu-
bilities. a memorial from the New
York Chamber of Commerce upon the
importance of 4 cable from tho West
coast to Asia was presented The Judi
clary Committee reported u bill that
Presldcntfak, electors aud members OF
Congress be elected by ballot The
Motley and Fish correspondence was
sent to the House. \ bill was intro
duced, appropriating $4,000 for nm
amanuensis for Schenck. The mint bill
was considered to executive session.
Adjourned
Iu the House, bills we're introduced
and referred for an additional Federal
Judge in Alabama, granting tie right of
wny through pnblic lands to the New
Orleans and North cas- iern Railway, Civ
ing money arising from sales Of puh,c
lands for five years to he common school,
of the South, reimbnrsing T.. xas for
frontier defence expenses, rellnqn.shing
the Government title to Certain lands in
East Baton Rong", defining swamp laws,
relief for grape brandy di~tillers. A re-.
solution constructing IL joint committee
Of five, Senators and eig ght members on
the Ocean telegraph, with power to send
for persons and papcls, was passed A
motion to take up San Domingo failed
Of receiving n two-thirds vote. All the
Democrats and >Amble, Beatty, Bird,
Finklingburg, Hoar. Peters and Willard
voting nay. NOTE. 1t requires only
the detection OF seven Republicans now
to defeat the measure
The bill cane up again, and Amble
moved an amendment that nothing in
the resolution be construed as commit
ting Con nrrasa to tbo ,,o1;oxy &c @I,n ~,