The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-24
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8ateB TO the National Convention were
Instructed to vote for Gront and Colfax.
COLUMBUS, February 23.-The Labor
Convention nominated David H. Davis,
OF Illinois, for President, and Joel Par
ker. of New Jersey, for Vice President
The Prohibition Convention nomi-
mated James Blnok, of Pennsylvania, for
President, and John Russell, Of Michi-
gan. for Vice. President.
JEFFERSON CuY, February 23.-The
Convention expresses confidence in
Grant, but pledges the party to the
nominee of the Philadelphia Convention.
New YoRK, February 23.-The show
windows Of mir. johnson, Grand Master
of the American Protestant Association.
were sma he'd by unknown persons.
WASHINGTON, February 23.-Gran-
villes note has been received. Fish is
preparing an answer, which will be sub
mltted to the Cabinet to-day.
SAVANNAH, Ga, February 23.-The
Georgia Agricultural Society hos con-
venej. 800 delegates arc present. It
will be Ia session three days.
WASHINGTON. February 29.-In the
Senate, Hamlin, from the Post Office
Committee. reported bill for steamers
between New Orleans and Mexican ports.
OA1oAao, February 23.-The first San
Francisco passengers for twenty-eight
days arrived here to-day. They do
nounce the management OF the road.
BALTIMORE, February BIT is charged
that Rev. DR.. l.. D.. Huston, formerly
pastor OF st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
recently of Trinity Church, acted lioen-
tiously toward several Sunday school
teachers Huston has left the city.
j. Dean Smith, prominent lawyer, is
dead.
New YoRK, February 23-Evening.-
The emigrant swindler, Moore, was SEN
tenoed to five years at hard labor.
The evidences Of quarantine swindlers
accumulates. It is stated New York
loses 500. 900 hogsheads of sugar on ac-
count OF quarantine exactions.
South American advicss report q
severe gale at Valparaiso. a broken
axle killed twelve railroad passengers at
Labonno. The American editors OF the
Peruvian National have been released,
but the paper is suppressed. TIE cochi-
neal crop of Guatamala is short.
CINCINNATI, February 23 The pas.
senger train, due at Ooyington at noon,
went through the bridge ut Hliston, Ky.
TWenty-six passengers, more or less,
were hurt. Some are reported killed.
No details.
WASHINGTON. February 23-Evening.
George Frances Adams, with Secretary
Fish, visited the President
The Cabinet lasted two and half
hours. No answer to England yet
adopted. The contents of these com
munications are regarded confidential in
executive quarters. Speculations upon
their contents are untrustworthy.
In tha Sonoto Gnaroor -
bill continuing land grants to the Selma,
Rome and Dalton Railroad. Trumbull
introduced bill abolishing stock gam
bling. A bill forbidding corporations
issuing notes or bills was passed. It is
aimed against Southern railroads, which
Sherman said were issuing two and four
dollar notes. The sales Of arms was re-
sumed-Trumbull, Morton and Nye CO.
cupying the day. Adjourned to Monday.
The House Honside.ed the diplomatic
anu Consular appropriation bill Voor-
hees opposed the appropriation for Con-
sul to Havana, characterizing Spain as
brutal and bloody power, against which
the Cuban people were revolving, sup
ported by the sympathy OF the people of
the United States. Voorhees, favored
the recognition of Cuban independence,
saying there was not O foot of soil sub
ject to Spanish bayonets. He said the
Spanish authorities had treated the
American name and authority with
sovereign and unmitigated contempt,
and while Peru had acknowledged the
absolute independence of Cuba, and her
belligerentrights had been ackno wledged
by Chill, the United States OF Colombia,
Bolivia, and even by poor disordered
Mexico. the United States was the only
power, recognizing free institutions, in
all the Western world who had no kind
word to say to the struggling people of
that doomed island. This, the strong.
est, the freest country, with all its boast
ed power. hearing the dogs of war rend-
ing the flesh and crushing the bones of
their victims, was silent. Garfield op.
posed the discussion. Banks promised
the House that the matter would soon
come up in shape upon which a vote
could be reached. A bill passed, with
amendments. raising Russia to first and
Japan to second GLASS mission, and re.
duoing Central America to one Minister,
at Nicaragua.
Probabilities-Ana area of low barome.
ter will probably move Eastward over
Indiana end Michigan, to the lower
lakes, on SATURDAY.. preceded bv hrisk