The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-04

Tine steamer japan. for. Yokohoma to-
day. carried $245, 600 treasure and $88:,
600 worth OF merchandise, including
4UO barrels ct aoura ole;.ta su......,. :,
Yesterday the following despatch was
sent to Gambetta; '.As New Years
gift to France, the Frenchmen of Cali
fornia send 100000 france for the ma
tlonal defence. Viue la F,'ancel Nipe la
RepubHQue! From the Central Commit
tee OF California" G.. Tanchard re-
oelved to-day on enthusiastic reply from
! GamGetta.
HARR1spURa. january 1.--Seventy
buildings in the centre of the manufac-
turing part of the city were burned last
night Loss nearly n quarter of n mil
lion.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-An Official
,bie despatch, received here this after
noon, from Madrid, states that Prim
died last night, Mt IL o'clock, from
wounds received in the shoulder and
arm.
The new King reached Marcia, and
was warmly received. The Cortes voted
full powers to the Government formed
by Admiral Topela.
WASHINGTON, January The Herald
has the following: "Our correspondent
at Havana sends no further details of the
steamer Hornet at Nassau; the Cubans
at that place were much incensed at the
Governor for sending British man of
war to watch her, but the lookout did
not amount to anything, the Hornet
easily leaving her disagreeable compa-
Mon.
1t Is reported That while at Nassau she
took Oh bonrd an armament. II this ia
the case' she may give the Spaniards
much trouble. and we may hear Of opo-
rations on scale similar to those of the
Alabama. ln point of speed she is vastly
superior to the Spanish fleet on the coast
OF CUBA, but she may leave the West
Indian waters and try the Spanish home
coast, where she will be able to do much
damage and create perfect panic among
those of Spain who have property afioat.
If such is the intention of her com
mander it cannot be long before We have
accounts of Spanish commercial vessels
being sunk, burned and DESTROYED.
The change in the tariff, which came
into effect yesterday, includes some fifty
drug articles, which go on the free list,
anu some forty others are much reduced.
Ihe duty on ten Is reduced ten cents
that is, from twenty-five to fifteen cents;
ana coffee two cents-from five to three
cents on pound; and the reduction on
bulk OF the sugars imported is three
quarters Of cent. per pound. There
are also considerable changes in wines.
brandies, spirits and iron.
Another court martial has been order
ed to try Cadet Smith, the colored boy,
ut West Point for untruthfulness.
RICHMOND, january "A meeting of
the koman Catholics was held yesterday
and denounced the action Of Victor
En- manuel in seizing upon Rome. Re-
solutions were adopted for holding a
mass meeting on the subject.
There was no quorum in the Legisla-
ture to-day.
New York. January John 81.
Wrlghtley, playing with rifle supposed
unloaded, shot William Mallows dead.
Sr. LOUIS, January 3.-Bishon Ken
drick. OF st. Louis. was formally re-
ceived here. 1000 persons paraded.
with music and banners. The Arch.
bishop said, with respect to his course
In the Gcumenical Council, he would
state briefly the motives which governed
his actions. Often in debate he had,
perhaps, seemed opposed to the great
doctrine OF the Church; but this arose
from the fact that there were arguments
which no could not explain. His oppo-
sltion was due to misconcepton of the
real character of the principles involved.
After the close of the examination of the
question, he would sny that his motives
for submission were simply duo to an
unshnken belief in the authority of the
Catholic Church. The reason of the
necessity for rendering obedience to the
Church was self-evident, and could not
be gainsayed. He would call to the
remembrance of the Church that Scrip
turAl declaration, "Thou hast words of
eternal life, and reminded them of the
trusts committed to Peter and Paul.
MEMPHIS, January 3.-Gen. Forrest
has submitted proposition to the Coun
tty Court to appropriate $500, 900 to the
Memphis and Selma Railroad. Tn the
event the Court refuses the proposition.
the. Illinois Central propose extending
their road from Cairo to Holly Springs.
Five negroes were killed and a white
man fatally hurt by an accident at Non
conan bridge. Two cars were burned.
The cause was the breaking of an axle of
the first passenger train
ST. LOUIS, January 3.-Christ Church,
on 18th street, was burned to-day.
NEW ORLEANS, January 3.-In the
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