The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-17
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C1TY OF Mexico, February 8. Julius
Garcia has pronounced III, tho State. OF
Oolins. where, the revolution isspread
ing. Revolution is afoot in Guadalaia-
lfa5 where the Govetaor has assumed do
tatorinl powers. The largest balf OF the
States of Puebla and Vera Cruz are in
the hands Of the revolutionists. Mendez
Ii Oom mander-in Chief, with hendduar-
ters in Sierra. Ex-Gov. Felix Diaz has
+. been assassinated. Juarez is gradua!lS
assuming the dictatorship. 1t 10 report
cd shss JuaTe1 spilled 10 Grant for as-
tatspce. Grant replied that be would
support JuaEez, as the last alternative.
The revOlutiUnists have captured.Aynos
Carlientes.. The Juarists say Grant must
sct promptly, il he Intends to help Jua-
rex. The revolusionists in a<me are esti.
mated at &C, 900. The Federals reiterated
from Aynos Caiientes 20 Lagos. A large
force OF, revoIptioniste, ia; dpproaching
Gnadalajara. CONSERVATION prevails
OMAHA, February 16.-A: portion. OF
the Legislature gatheteds Hhd finding
the legislative chambers looked, and
the Governor Withholding the keys,
they burst the door. No quorum.
New York, February l6.-Airs. Wm.
B. Astor is dead. ~ tfa. ~.
John Ryan has been eenteuood to
twenty years imprisonment for high
wsying. ~ .i:'
WAsHMaroN, February 16.-O'Dovd
o. the Mayor Of Augusta, Ga, 10 waa
argued for dismissal BY Hillyard & Carr.
Indictments against Odban Gen. Ryan,
for violation OF entrality, were ouashed.
Commissioner Douglas is preparing a
report for sha Committee Of Ways and
Means. upon the proposed consolidation
Of the whiskey tax. 60
Collector Robb bad q long hearing be-
lore the Senate Finance Committee on
rice and salt. .tIl
In the Senate. bill reviving the land
grart to the st. Croix and Superior
Railroad was passed. The resolution OF
inquiry. respecting the sale of arms, was
resumed. ,i.a
In the House, bill admitting photo.
graphs for the approaching national ex-
hibition at Cleveland. duty free, was
passed. Beck made personal explains
tion, answering Brownlow, who attacked
him by written speech ia the Senate.
Beck reviewed the history OF Tennessee
during Brownlow's governorship. show
ing that Browniow had made the State q
pandemonium. He was repeatedly in
terrupted by points of order, but Blaine.
supported by Banks, ruled favoraby.
10 the course OF his speech, Beck ssid:
Nv nat said about pandemonium
IN tennessee was said about all the other
Southern States, and good deal moro
about some of them. One man-Dar;.
OK TexRs-was looking me in the fac.
when I said it. / said more against Go.
vernon Bullock. of Georgia, who sat bv
my side, and they are not cripplea and
not all imbeciles. I have never told a
lie, and am prepared to prove every
1act have stated, here or elsewhere
They thought they would put a man to
speak against me Of whom they could
say that he is cripple; that he cannot
write; that he cannot read; that he can
not walk; and they shield themselves bo.
hind him. They are not ali cripples: all
the rest Of them can walk. will prove
what said against every one of them.
and it is because they know that I will
do it; 1t is because Reed, of Florida. and
Scott, OF South Carolina, and Davis. of
Texas, and all OF them, know that 7 viii
prove 1t; because they know that have
been prominent in getting I'D a report
which will be before the country in less
than week, that they are trying to
blacken me, 80 that whom the people
take up the report and read it. they NAV
say. oh! it's that fellow Beck. who wns
a negro driver, that ssys this. That ia
their game; that is tho reason why they
selected n poor old imbeoile to attack
me- Disavowing any disrespcct TO the
Senate, and quoting from its more elori-
GUS traditions, Beck concluded, that he
bad not said anything to reflect on the
Senate; but when he saw yultures sitting
in the nest OF the eagle. and balloons
taking the place of the lions, he protest.
ed against tho outrage. He wanted t.,
see the States represented by honorable
men; not by men who forced themsylyn.
IN there at tho point Of the bayonet. or
by fraud, corruption, ohicanery or ostra.
cism.
Probabilitics-Th lowest barometer
in kentucky will probably continue
moving Eastward during the night.
turning to the North-eBst by Saturday
morning. The winds will veer to the
Northeast and South. east on the middle
and South Atlantic coast, with rain. bv
Saturday morning. North-east winds
With cloud and snow will continue on
Saturday over the lower lakes, and