The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-14
American IntellIgenco.

steamship Charleston. New York.
BOSTON, MASS, January 12.-In the
Massachusetts Senate, resolution was
offered. thanking Sumner for his action
on the Dominican question.
New YORK, January ia IHorld
special, dated London, 11th, says q
Brussels despatch, of the 11th, says the
result of the ten days bombardment of
the nine forts and seven French bate
RES, between the forts is, no serious
damage hns been done, and not single
gun dismounted, but $50 Germans have
been killed and wounded. Mont Avron
was swept by the French fire, aud the
Germans evacuated the position The
guns at Clamont reach the Invalidcs and
Champs de Mars.
Paris adviceso of the Sth say shells are
falling in Montmartre, and persons have
been killed in the Church of Saint
Sulpice.
Bands OF Reds posted red placards,
which were torn down by the people.
HAVANA, January 12.-The wife of
Cespedes sailed this afternoon, for New
York.
ST.. LOUIS, January 13.-The vote in
the Democratic caucus yesterday stood,
Blair. fifty-two; Glover, sixteen; Phelps,
thirteen; Woodson, ten. Blair thanked
tho caucus, announced himself Demo
crat and liberal. and pledged himself, if
elected, to use his utmost ability for the
interest of the people of Missouri.
LOUISVILLE, January 13-It is report
ed that masked men and negroes arc
fighting in Scott County. It is stated
that three blocks and one masker were
killed. The frightened blacks are flock
ing into Frankfort.
WASHINGTON, January 13-Furthcr
details from the steamship Sngnnaw state
that she was totally wrecked. The crew
were on the island, with three months
provisions. Plenty of water and birds
on the island. A boat which left the ISL
and for Honolulu was lost in the surf
but one Of the boats crew escaped. The
Saganaw was lost October 49, There is
little doubt that the ninety-thrce persons
left on Ocean Island will be rescued.
A resolution was adopted requesting
information from the Secretary of War
concerning the progress of the works
near the mouth of Cape Fear River, in
North Carolina.
The prospects of Judge Chase's restora-
ton to health are encouraging. Sepnl
declined the Secretaryship of the Do
minican Commission. The Judiciary
Committee voted down the proposition
that the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments confer female suffrage, Lough
ridge and Butler alone voting ave. A
large number of notable people attended
Perry Fuller's funeral to day. The Pre-
sident sent message to the Senate to-.
day, containing an abstract of the papers
IN the War Department relative to out
RACES in North Carolina and other South
ern States. The abstract covers reports
from 1857 to 1870. Leggett was con-
hrmed Commissioner of Patents. The
Senate adjourned to Monday.
In tho House, bills were passed re-
Heving the Kentucky University and
several Tennessee people. bill autho-
rizing $500, ,OO0,O OG0 in bonds was passed,
with an amendment, bearing the quar-
terly payments of interest discretionary
with the Secretary. The appropriation
bills wero resumed. A motion to abo.
1lsh the Bureau of Education failed.
Adiourned9a
A special to the New York Tele1ram
says dispatches from Paris dated the 9th
and 10th, confirm the destructive effect
of the enemys guns in the neighborhood
of Luxembourg. The destruction of
buildings in that neighborhood is every
where visible. The Southwest suburban
part of the city is in uins. The da-
mage to buildings in the neighborhood
OF st. jacques is great, and the general
impression was that neither life nor pro-
perty was safe in that vicinity. The
battery at Clamart is doing the Prus-
slams good service. Shells undoubtedly
reach the place De La Concorde.
Allan A. Burton, of Kentucky, was
appointed Secretary to the Dominican
commission, aud has accepted. Tho
Tennessee will leave New York with the
commission.
SAVANNAH, January 13.-The printers
have resumed work at old prices.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 13.-G. NJ.
Ford. of Chicago, left papers Mt Van.
couver, indicating his intention to drown
himself. VIM. Stokes, Of Oregon, was
killed over horse race quarrel. Peter
Mullen was found murdered near Snn
Diago, yesterday.
New YORK, January ia meeting
last night in celebration of Italian unity
was crowded. Gen. Dix presided.
The Herald publishes u postscript from
Versailles, on the 10th. which says peace
rumors prevail at general headquarters