The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-24
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MADRID, ;Oecembef 23.-A bill for
emanoipating slaves at Porto Rico was
read in the Senate to-day. .,s.s
PARIS. December 23.-The Liverpool
packet dermantR is ashore at the mouth
OF the river Giroude. The passengers
took to the rigging, from which thirty
were washed and drowned. The remain
der were rescued by'a French steamer.
American rIatsers.9.' NN
OHARnEsToN, December 23.-Arriyed
Steamships Georgia and James Adger,
new York; schooner Lily, New York
brig Edith, Hall, ,Baltim ore.
MnwAuKEB, December 22.-The wea.
ther Is the most. severe known or'years.
Thermometer here at noon yesterday
was twenty degree below zero A mum.
ber Of ears aud toes were froHsp. ~ /
NEW ORLDANs,. December 24IAJudge
Alexander Walker and =. G. Hancock,
associate editors OF the NeWs Orleans
Times, will tissue q .pewspaper called The
Times! ..TheIsuspension of the New Or
leans 3ss siss esAqses s Of
Nsw 1YaaH, D Depember 23,-s.The FIRE
in the, Oentfa tRresbyterian Tabernacle
originated Id e. f1ue. A strong gale pre-.
vailed, and tbe flames were swept arohnd
the .nsilingo The, corrugated iron, sup
ports Of tho walls were -curled up.; The
nnoth! sjub{iee organ was barned.
The, oh1tgh h:was bailt ih 1afl..' It was
capable of sealing 4,1QD people Total
loss 500. .00Oy insurance $40, GOO, ~
Tho HsrdM. says, editorially: Horace
=. Olark, Preaident OF the Union Pacific
Railroddr has been instructed to, comt
menoe suit for the $l8. 100000 distril
buted among thoae connected with the
Credit Mobilier. f: :aft9nr r,-..:E .a.l'
VIM. Orton sold fifty shares 81 the
Tribune TO Whitelaw Reid. Orion retains
one share. It was agreed that Orion
shall be- elected one of the trustees Of
the association.
Captain Whitehead, with the Grew and
passengers Of the st. Louis, arrived in
tho George Cromwell. Shortly after
leaving New Orleans; the st. Louis
struck the sunken, steamer, General
Grant. Twenty four hours after leaving,
q leak was discovered, when all took to
the life bohts. 50 Y
ST. JosRfH, MIon. December 2s.-A
fearful wind and snow has prevailed for
the past two days. The thermometer
ranged from six to twenty degrees be-
low zero. Fiya engines and four trains
are weather bound between Stevensyille
and Hager. i',tIf
BosroN. December pa fire in
Washington street, in the vicinity of
Temple Place. resulted, in loss of
$T6 900. asiEva ,,t,ii,i n4,.. 80
New YonK, December 2s-Evening.A
W0odhnll and ClaAin have been indicted
for libel BY the grand jury L :son
Stokes trial attracts OH immense
Eyas'yyysltht i, n '5,1p' December 2s.-
Yesterday was the coldest since 1864.
Ihs & mnHearfonry nHaf1 was ten degrees below
CINCINNATI December 23.-The ice at
Newport Bsidga causedf the structure to
break. 1000 bushels OF coal were
lost. The steamers escaped.
MEMPHis5 December 23.-The river
1t virtually CLOSED above this point. The
KozSOf1S. Deosember b 2s.-The bark
Norwich Apn cleared to; day. for Bio Ja-
neiro, with SOP barrels of flour. m
The twenty-five destitute I.alians from
Now York arrived here to-day.
WASHINGTON, December 23--EveninQ.
Russian Minister Orr is here, for instruc.
tions: Mttn iT, haIsi-..
The Federal Court affirmed the verdict
against. Lilenthal & Co., in $1OA, 900 for
violation OF the revenue laws regarding
tobacco. -. =
Probabilities-For New England and
the Middle States, rising barometer,
fresh and brisk Northerly to Westerly
winds, clear and partly cloudy weather
and falling temperature. For the South
Atlantic States, Northerly to Easterly
winds and increasing cloudiness. For
the Gulf States East Of the Mississippi,
North westerly to South .easterly winds,
cloudy weather and rain tonight, and
probably continue along the coast on
Tuesday. From Tennessee and Ken.
tucky to Southern Missouri, rising ba.
rometer. Easterly to Northerly winds;
partly cloudy weather and low tempera.
tnre. From the latter region to Lake
Erie ana the upper lakes, high and rising
barometer, Northerly to Westerly winds
and very low temperature.
Tho following is the address by the
Louisiana citizens committee to the
people Of the United States:
The citizens Of Louisiana have per-
ceived with satisfaction that the people
OF her sister States are not unoonoerned
spectators of the events now transpirine
within her limits, and of which it is pro.
bable no parallel can be found in the