The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-17

Kentucky. South-easteriy Winds will vi
prevail on WednesdaE sNith ,o,oudy Y
weather on the coast Of Texas and Lou.
isiana; partially, cloudy aud pleasant
weather in the Gulf and Southern State 9
and Northward to Pennsylvania. Clondy
weather will continue in New England; ;
partially cloudy and clearing weather,
with diminished winds, from New York
aud Michigan. An area of low barome-
ter will extend Eastward, into ,Minnes-
sofa, with increasing 6outherly winds,
and cloudy weather from Missouri to
Lake Superior. Dangerous winds are
not anticipated for tonight.
There was large attendance of the
Democratic members OF Congress, to-
night, at their CAUCUS. Fernando Wood
was Chairman, and Representatives
detz and Schoeber Secretaries. Several
propositions relative to the reduction of
taxes, adjournment of session, etc., were
offered, but finally withdrawn; tue
caucus being Of opinion that it was best
not to take definite action ut present.
The session only lasted an hour.
ST. LOUIS. January 16.-George q.
the Merchants Exchange for the eighth
time.
ALBANY, January 16.-A bill legalizine
the acts of the grand jury of the Court
of Sessions of New York city was passed
This removes the obstacle to the indiot.
ment OF the corruptionists.
NEW YORK, January 16-Evenine.-C.
s. Snead, OF London, claims that the
proposed purchase OF the cables bv Enc.
land and the United States will reduce
the tolle to q shilling per word,
The Retrenohment Committee held its
twelfth days session, and will hereafter
hold night sessions.
1t is stated Stuart's sugar refinery has
temporarily suspended business.
Gould, Strong & Co., gold stock
brokers', have suspended.
A person caught throwing kerosene on
ladies' dresses was sentenced to one
years imprisonment.
Eighteen small. pox cases ara renorted
There was regular highway robbery
at Brooklyn last night-makine six per.
sons gsrroted and robbed within two
days.
RICEMoND, January 16.-The funeral
of Right Rev. John Mct;iIl. Catholic
Bishop of Virginia, took place TO-DAY.
Bishop James F. Wood, of Philadolpbia'
officiating. Bishop P. N. Lynch. Of
charleston, 8. O., delivered the funeral
discourse. The ceremonies wore ~ rho
most impressive and solemn character.
and were witnessed by an immense con.
gregation; while thousands were unable
to gain admi.tance to the Cathedral,
Bishops Becker. of Wilmington. and
Gibbons. of North Carolina. together
with number of priests of the diocese.
The remains of the de.
ceased Bishop were inferred in the
chapel under the cathedral.
TOLEDO, January 16.-The round
house of the Lake Shore and Michionn
South Railroad, with six locomotives
was burned to-day. Loss 800. 600.
READING, Pa, January I6..-A hoIf
square on Fifth street, from Penn to the
city buildings, was burned today. Loss
$3.50, 900. ''
ANNAPOLIS. January 16.-Rebuttal was
continued. Several doctors differed from
the witnesses for the defence. The inrv
was ordered to retire during the discns.
sion, which it was improper thew shonld
hear, when the Attorney General so;d
experts for ths defence had assailed the
testimony of Prof. Loury, stating that
his analysis and tests were insufficient.
and the results obtained by him no evi.
denoe of the presence of metal. Prof.
Loury had pursued his ANALYSIS and ex.
and was now present in court
with the metal obtained by him. and the
State now proposed to produce this
metal to the court and to the jurv. and
prove to the experts for the defence
themselves whether it is the metal or
not. The metal was now here, in ouan-
titles large enough to be manifested tn
the satisfaction of its presence. They
offered to introduce this evidence. first.
upon the ground that it had been disco.
vered since the commencement of the
trial; and second, that it was strictly re-
butting testimony and admissible. On
that ground. the Attorney General ar
gued in favor of the proposition. At
the conclusion of his argument. without
reply from the counsel for the defence
the court held the proposed evidence in,
admissible. Tho evidence closed and
the argument commenced.
CHARLESTON, January 16.-Arriyed-
Charleston. New York; Vir-
ginia, Philadelphia; brig Erie. Boston:
schooner AdeliZa New YorL