The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-12
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PARIS, December 11.4Petitionsf afl
circulating here spd in the provinces fol
the dissolution Of. the Assembly. The
exoitement is. .increaaiEg. Members o
the moderate left favor a. dissolution
Duke de Broglie, Monarchist, has beer
elected to the Committee Of Thirty, pic,
Fontien, who has been appointed Minis
ter OF Public Works. t,ts...''i.oa.i +.
LONDON, December, ,s11.-Visbountess
beaoonsaeld, the wife Of pisraeli, ie seri.
P4nls, Dsoembes ia terrible gale
prevailed yesterday. Several. buildings
were demolished. Ii ~ ahmso
-. : american Matters.
q OHAnhnsToN, Deoember il..-Arrived
--.Steamships Virginia, Philadelphia;
Manhattah, New York. -
MEMPHIS, December 1.-THE ground
claim 3,226 majority for Baxter, and q
'lBs BssaSs tesG'lsB SSjss ei1lo
elected Mayor, by vote Of 1904 to
8.942. Gastons rwas supported by the
Democratic and citiSens' party. and
Pieroe BY the.people's and Labor Reform
WASHINGTON. December 11.-Attor-
ney-G General !! Williams telegraphs to
Pinchbeok as 3ollowp: ."The requisition
Of the yLegislaturs. TRANSMITTED by you,
is received. Whenever it becomes ne.
oessary, in; the judgment of the Presi-
dent, the State will be protected from
domestic siolencs. -
The House spent the morning hour
discussing the soldiers bounty land bill.
No action. fsl'tf 20
In the Senatej Osborn introduced q
bill for life saving stations on the Florida
coast. A recess resolution was laid over.
New YoRx, December u.-The Alba
ny lines have suspended on account of
ioe.
Dix has resigned the Erie directorship.
Nearly 1000 italian emigrants have
arrived within the past two days.
Robert Craig. comedian. is dead.
Tho Fifth avenue Holei caught tlre in
the laundry; loss 825. 900. One woman
was burned fatally aud two seriously.
Great excitement among the guests.
LATER.-The fire burned the cock
loft. occupied by the laundry women
and domestics. Sixteen bodies were
bodies were found near the only window
Of the room. which was barred. The
only means Of escape was the stairway,
which was in flames. The Yiotims had
to wait for death. It is hoped many
died while asleep. twenty-five bodies
we're recovered mp to 2 O'Clock. The
fire originated in the elevator leading to
the laundry. None Of the guests are
reported injured. Loss by fire aud water
probably over 500, 000. The smoke was
suffocating. The water drenched the
floors. The halls were filled With bag
gage and clothes. The seventy or eighty
servants who escaped lost everything.
Fully one-fourth of the furniture, valued
at 8400. 900. was ruined.
NORFOLK, December ll.--The Addia
Fuller, from Baltimore for Savannah, is
reported ashore.
WAsHINaToN, December 11.-Confrm-
ations-Riohard Beardsley, as Consul
General at Alexandria, cics Butler; Mrs.
Elizabeth Porter, postmistress at Rus
selyille, KY; w. F. Clarke, postmaster
at Galveston, Texas: Mrs. Graham, post
mistress at Ohcraw. and Whittemore at
Sumter G. H., s.. o.; Ward Hunt, Asso-
oate Justice Of the Supreme Court; ga
muel T. Phillips, Solicitor. General. aud
Perry, Simmons. Powell, Foulke, Num-
hedrick and Mcdonald, Supervisors of
Internal Revenue.
Notwithstanding barometers in
the Middle and Eastern States; North
erly and North-westerly winds, partly
cloudy weather. increasing pressure and
low temperatures have prevailed. The
river has risen at Louisville. In the
Northwest, and thence over the upper
lakes, Southerly winds, cloudy weather,
high but diminishing pressures, and
slowly decreasing temperatures, extend
ing 10 the Ohio Valley. In the Ohio
Valley, and thence to the Gulf, North
crly to Westerly winds, clearing and
clear weather, with low temperatures
and high barometers. In the South At
lantio States, North-westerly winds,
cloudy weather, with light rain. On the
lower lake region and in the ST.. Law
renee Valley, Northerly winds, cold and
generally clear weather. In the Middle
and Eastern States, Northerly and North
easterly winds, low temperatures, high
barometers, and occasional snow on the
sea- board.
The House Committee on Claims post
poned the consideration of the report of
the Southern Claims Commission until
after the holidays.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
telegraphed the Collector of Customs at
Port Townsend to assume jurisdiction