The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-05

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soAo "uo oe1saass Act. NO appearances
OF compromise. The absence Of gas
Is severely felt throughout London.
SeVefal theatres were compelled to omit
their performances. No lights whatever
IN the underground railways. 2,OOO
stokers assembled in Trafalgar Square
anu paraded through the streets.
Inc steamer Oresswell, from Falmouth
Tor Oork, was wrecked. and twenty one
lives lost.
rIhe steamship DAluration, reported
lost. has reached Liverpool in safety.
Robert Bowles was brought before tho
Lord MayoEato: day, but was again re-
manded for Examination.
American Matters!
&CHARLEsToN, December 4.-Arrived-
SseaE ships Gulf Stream, Philadelphia;
Maryland, Baltimore.
New YORK, December 4.-Large num-
hsfs have arrived, including many rep
resentatives OF the press from various
parts of the country, to participate in
Mr.. Greeley's obsequies. The Herald
proposes press fund for the benefit OF
Greeley children, Of $25 from the dali
lies and $40 from the weeklies The
HerdM heads the list with 81, 900.
TIE schooner Allen Middleton. from
Ralsinara. for Providence, is ashore on
Fire leland. One person was frozen
dead. . :. tr ~. - .
Nnw ORLEANS, Deoembss A.-rhe epi.
3ootf9 continues. The Secretary of the
Louisiana Jockey Club denies its preva-,
lence among haracers. The races will
ha rear med saturday. NJ n'i .
The Times oharacterizes the message
as sensible, unpretending, lucid and ,bu-
siness like. The document is free from
politicalor sectional bitterness. Y
The Eighth District Court has rlis.
missed the counter injunction suits OF
the Governors and the Custom House
Returning Boards, on the ground that
the election law Of 1872 abolished the
returning boards and the parties to the
suits: are legally dead. The court has
adjourned. No solution reached.
BAN FRANCISCO, December 4-The
transfer of the franchises OF the Giia
Railroad to tue Texas Pacific was con.
summated to-day .at San Diego. Tie
Texas company gets all the rights Of the
other company to 5000. acres of public
lands at San Diego and 800 aores of water
in:frppt Of that city. "
NfAsnNGToN, December 4.-The Ss-
nate elected Anthoney President pro
tezn., and adjourned. The House Is con-
sidering Washington affairs. The Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue, Mr..
Donglas, with the ex-Oommissioner. Mr.,
Rollins. Supervisor s. Fulton Tytten.
and others, appeared this morning be-
fore the Ways and Means Committee.
warmly pressing the new bill of the
Oona missioner for the abolition Of the
whole system Of assessors and assistant
assessors, and Imposing the duties of
those officers. on the collectors and de.
putty collectors. The Secretary OF the
treasury. MT. Boutwell,, was also pre-
sent oa the same business. The indica-
tions arerthat tue bill in substance will
De reported by the committee, and will
be passed by the House: Efforts are
likely to be renewed to unseat the three
Llbcralr Republican chairmen of House
committees-Banks, Blair and Farns.
worth. Both Republican organs of this
city to-day express dissatisfaction with
the continuance of these gentlemen in
their official positions as chairmen of tho
committees. The Republican attributes
the vote .of the House, last Monday.
against accepting the resignation Of
Banks, to the argument of Mr.. James
Brooks, and cenaures the Republican,
members for following his counsel.
There Is warm feeling on the subiect,
because the action Of the House is re-
S"ANSA 40 oh ALI p1l6O C6ubuf6 ON the S6-
nate In the cases of Trumbu]I, Sumner
and others. It is probable that Trum.
bull, Fenton and Rice will lose the chair.
manship OF their respective committees.
WAsH1NaToN, December 4-Evening.
The Committee on the District OF CO.
lumbia have been directed to ascertain
and report all the liabilities incurred by
the Board Of Public Works and the sr m
required to finish the work undertaken
by the board. Roosevelt, who moved the
resolution, declared his conviction that
the completion of tho work would cost
$20, 600, 900. A bill wes introduced au-
thorizing ten sloops of war. Roferred
to Committee on Appropriations.
The Attorney-G General has decided, in
answer to q communication from tho
Postmaster General, that post Office off,
oials have no right to open or detain let
ters or other matters transmitted through
the post office, though they may know
that they contain obscene matter. Tho
Attorney General adds: "Postmasters
have no more authority to open letters.
other than those addressed to them
selves, than any other citizen of the
United States."
Probabilities-The barometer will fail
in Wisconsin and on lake M;cb;oon