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

aVettlVuA!- agents hptuTS uiX i, 1Hf4, IN
addition 70 those -pfoNded for BY exist.
ing law, aud amending the present law 60
as TO- provide that all of the additional
ooRmtssion OF one-h haIf per cent shall
be paid to the collector receiving the tax
on allspirita produced after the Office oi
the assessor shall cease, according to this
bill. Bills were, introduced as follows:
By Lewts-To provide for the recompu.
tation of the accounts between the United
States and the several States, growing
ont Of moneys expended BY said States
in the war OF 1912. Osborre- Authoriz.
Ing The establishment of lifee saving eta.
.tions on the coast OF Florida. Rsusey-
To.rePeal the Act of MARCH, Il, 1872. for
the relief OF George II. Morse. which
AUTHORIZED the extension OF certain ex-
pired patents.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, December H.
About O'Clock to-day, while the Capi-
tol Legislature was, in sessipp, Sheriff
Strobaoh appeared I'm the Senate, and
said be had a warrant from Gov. Lewisa
totake po6session of the Capitol; where.
upon the Senate ordered the Sergeant.
ateArms to arrest tho Sheriff for con.
tempt, and hold him in custody for forty.
eight hours, dating from noon. The
Sheriff did not resist his arrest. but ex.
planned that he was merely acting under
orders; and on apologiaing to the Se-
nate, was released. For q few moments
the excitement was intense, and the Fe.
deral troops, stationed near the Capitol
got under arms, bat no necessity for
them appearing, dispersed to their quar-
ters. The Senate authorized the Ser
geant-at-Arms TO summon posse to
guard the Capitol against all but Fede.
raj forces, and adjourned. The Sheriff
appeared before the door of the House,
but the Sergeant-at.Arms refused admit
tance to all except the Federal forces,
and tho Sheriff withdrew. The Legisla-
ture in the court room admitted another
person to seat, who was defeated, ac-
cording to the official returns. by large
majority.
BISaHAMPToN, N. Y. December IL
I'nree men were killed by q osving gravel
bank, at Osborne Hollow.
ST. Louis, December 1.-THE Com
mercial Convention met to-day. Mayor
Brown delivered brief address. Fifteen
States arc represented. More are ex-
peoted tomorrow.
NEW ORLEANS, December l1.-The
fusion Legislature is in session, with q
quorum in both houses. Hugh j. Camp
d., ".
Monroe Speaker Of the House.
NEW YORK., December l1-Evenipp.
Thomas Butler, shoe. maker, of Brook
lyn. beat his wife to death.
a motion to quash the indictment
against VIM. NJ. Tweed was denied by
Judge Ingraham.
Eleven bodies are at the morgue from
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Only two have
been recognized. ALI give signs of ter.
'rible suffering. Mary Heaney, ono of
the servants at the hotel. is at Bellevue
Hospital, having been injured by falling
through o fire escape. She states that
when the alarm of fire was given, she
ran and knocked at nearly all the doors
OF the other servants, and burst open
two OF them. She then tried to get
down stairs, but the smoke and flames
drove her back, when, with Mary
Turney and Bridget Curtis. she broke
open sky light and got on the roof, re-
maining there till the fremen rescued
them. It is now thought that only
eleven girls perished. Mr.. Griswold,
one OF the proprietors, emphatically de-
nies delay in sounding the alarm. Upon
discovering the fire, three servants were
despatched to wake the girls, and
prompt measures we're taken to alarm the
guests.
The Government did not buy any
bonds to-day.
The supply of water in Jersey City has
ceased. The supply pipes are ohoked
with ice. The factories and machine
shops are idle.
AUGUSTA, December l1.-Four inches
of snow fell last night. It was the
heaviest for years.
Financial ana commercial.
COLUMBIA, 8. c., December 11.-Sales
OF cotton to-day 50 bales-middling
1880.
LONDON. December I1-Noon.
sols 9l29@9lH. IS 8S1s.
PARIS, December 1l.-Rentes 53f. 800.
LIVERPOOL, December l1-Noon.-
Cotton opened 6rm-uplands 10; Or
leans 10I@109s.
LIVERPOOL, December 11-Evening.-
Cotton closed firm-uplands 10; Orleans
1OL9102s; sales 18. 600 bales; specula-
tion and export 1000. Yarns and fa-
brics firm.
New York, December I1-Noon.-
Cotton quiet and steady; sales 1853
hales-uplands 1875; Orleans 2Ok.
Flour dull. Wheat steady. Corn firm.
Pork dull, OF Is. OO@l3.25. Lard steady
steam 753s@72s. Freights unchanged.