The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-26
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has been Transferred from Atlanta, Ga,
to Louisville;a aKys'| * ~ i 81 81
Rear Admiral Lee he's written letter
favorable to the annexation Of Doni-
MICA. So 6t5i5f ff ~
In the Senate, Mcdonald introduced
a bill providing for the payment OF
Southern claimants
| A Havre despatch says the Prussian
cavalry has advanced to Bazrouges,
Favenel and Noarbs.
In tho Senate, Blur was seated. Blair
was appointed upon the Committees on
Pacific Railroad, Education and Labor.
"A bill for the repeal of the income tax
was discussed. The balance of the day
was occupied by Fenton and Conkling
in discussing the New York custom
house.
The Judiciary Committee will report
against repeal of the law convening the
next Congress on the 9th of March. The
trial of r. r. Butler, member of Con
gress from Tennessee, for forgery, com
mences tomorrow. Boutwell, argued
before the Ways and Means Committee
to. day against n repeal of the income tax.
In the House, = bill defining the
twcnty-1ixth section OF the Act to reduce
taxation was passed, and goes to the Pre-
sldent. 1t makes the duty on imported
spirits uniform, at So. Bills were passed
Tor tho disposal Of useless military re-
servations and granting the right of way
through the Pensacola military reserya-
ton to the Pensacola and Barrnncns
Railroad. Indian appropriations occu-
pied the balance of the day.
Answering questions, Mr.. Dawes said
ho saw no sign of repeating the law re-
curing the new Congress to meet on the
9th of March. lie thought tho session
would extend to the 1st of April.
Rudolph Evald Hecde has been re.
cognized as Vice-Consnl Of Norway aud
Sweden ut Wilmington, N. G.
The sales of ordnance are stopped.
Tho trial of Bowen, member of Con-
grcss from South Carolina, for bigamy,
is fixed for February Is. pleasnnton
recommends change in the warehous-
ing system, which Will cqualize the
tobacco interest throughout the country.
Objections will be made to seating Go
vernon Clayton, as Senator from Arkau-
sas, on the ground that the Legislature,
which elected Linn, is illegal.
The Nation hits the right nail on the
head when it snys that it is evident that
tue trno friends of South Carolina should
pray and work for threo things: .'The
decline OF the carpet-bag Influence, the
Increase OF population by immigration,
and the establishment OF nu efficient
school system" The carpct-baggerS
have been, ana arc. the great curse of
this State. Aud what we mean bv n
carpcl-baggcr is well understood by
every one but Il carpet baggcr--tlat is,
an adventnrcr who came South to make
his living by any other meni,s than hard
work and honest dealing
Chuhstn N.rs.
correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial writes: ] listened to Il long
story today from Il gentleman who had
spent several years in San Domingo
among its coal mines His description
of the roads was graphic, ns well ns sug-
gcstivc. He had ridden thirteen hours
of the hardest riding ever done in his
life to accomplish sixteen miles Bride
path did not convey the idea-his horse
had to place his feet in the identical
track made by the horse of Christopher
Columbus when he rode aero IS tho islnnd
400 years ago.
The testimony Of daughter of the
parties to IL recent Indiana divorce suit
SCtill3 COlcllSiNC-- l. atlicr GOT mad be-
cnnse mother starche;l his stockings.
Mother picked up the stockings and hit
father Oh the head with them, and it
sounded as though they were sticks Of
wood. Father then stuffed hot wheat
cake down mothers throat, and then
mother set tho dog on father. and twisted
the dogs tail to make him bite harder" !"
Last week party of from seventy Eve
to one hundred men rode up to the Jail
i'll Gainesville, Florida, and overpowcr-
ing the jailor, took out the only prisoner,
Alcck Morris, negro, under arrest for
assault with intent to rob and murder II.
J: Hoover, Esq. On Sunday evening,
Morris was found hanging to tree,
about two miles from town, dead
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