The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-20

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is discassihg the allowing Edwards. OF
ARKANSAS, farther time to take testimony.
SAN FRANmsqo, January 19.-The Go.
vernon of4Sonora sent. /, 200 men 10 as
sist the Juarists to capture Mszatian. 4
ST.. LOUIS, January 14.-The Senate
bill to pay bonds lin currency failed In
the House, by vote Of S8, to 83.
ANNAPOLlS,, Md, JANUARY 19.-The
Dsl.V5i sss:S s3@a;sas nesa.saasaasssa George E.
Dennis United States SBuator,. whioh is
equivalents 90 his elebtion. y, i: ystt :1
EEAvENwohTH, Il Ahtsry 19. Nineteen
members OF, the I.egislaturo have been
accused of bribery. s7a.ji ;s.s. :, ~ o..sa !
ST. L6UIs, January 19.4-A dangerous
oountefteit Of the So legal tender ia DIR,
culaling. H..
BRooK1Yk,, January l0.-The emall-
POE lH decreasing ,'-''@e 4''.2-
WAsH1SaroN; January 10 TaavsnipR - y
The supervising stsa boat inspectors TO-
day approved three ateahs. gauges--Ash.
craft'sS OF Boston; Green woods, OF Gin
oinnati; Davis, OF New York. =, ,.4g.B~, -
Greeley declines ia sign the call Tor a
Republican National Convention. He
wants to- be heaindapendAnt, As5l ~. AZ.
The following Are extracts from the
forthcoming FJanuAry report OF the Agri-
cultural Departmsnt:; The Department. is
now receiving. principally for .distribu-
ton. to the South, ID liberal portions.
for experimental purposes, improved va
rieties iof field and sugar corn, field and
garden. peas and beans, Italian grass.
bromuss and cfadiri, Iuoerne,, n1snoel
wqf2et and sugar beet. cabbage aud
onion seeds, So 4 It. will also, receive.
during, the present. mouth, iresh seeds
OF the ramie and iute plahtaAthe latter
OF Whicht cam net be grown successfully
North. Oats and barley OF approved
varieties have bsen ORDERED from SCOT.
land and Germany, and will be distri.
buted III ample time for spring sowing.
AGhoica variety, Of white spring, wheat.
grown in Oregon, from seed imported
from. Australia, has. just been distrt.'
buted TO the Northwestern States and
Territories. As there is much INQUIRY
in the Southern States for seed OF the
Japan clover. it. is. deemed proper to
Fepublish, from tbs shnual report for
1869, the following opinion, by the: Su.
perintsndent Of the Garden and Grounds
of the Department. ..., i.y3,ti. o.
"LegpOdeza. strata, or Japan bush
clover, is a 'legnminous plant, that has
lately attraoted some attention; in the
Southern States as q forage plant. 1t is
poorly adapted to any suoh use, and not
by any means worthy Of recognition by
the cultiyetor. IT is q low, hard, wood
cd annual. spreading freely on sandy
and poor Soils with very small, soanty
foliage.o''
The House bill for funding the debt
Of the city of Washington was passed.
Clarke presented. bill reimbursine
Texas for disbursements for frontier de-.
fence - Il. R
Probabilities--An area Of rising baro
meter, with Northwest winds and clear
ing weather. will probably extend on
Saturday from Lake Superior to Florida
and Westward; Northwest winds with
snow and clearing weather will extend
Eastward into the Ohio valley and
Michigan. The lowest barometer will
move Northeast over New York, and a
gubsiding area will continue in; tile
South Atlantic States, moving North
eastward. Rain will continue on the
South and middle Atlantic coasts during
the night, followed by clearing weather
on Saturday afternoon. Rain or snow
will prevail on Saturday from the New
England coast Westward to Lake Huron.
Dangerous winds are not anticipated for
the evening on the Gulf or Atlantic
coasts.
New ORLEANS, January 19.-In War
mouths Senate, no quorum; his House
passed resolution, by 48 to 8, that the
Metropolitans lay their rifles aside.
ATLANTA, January 10.-The LeRisla-
ture has adjourned. Warner was con-
frmed as Chief Justice.
CLEVELAND, January 19.--The loss of
Younglove, Marseley & Co., by last
nights fire. is 800. 900. Over 100 work.
men are out OF employment.
OTTAWA, January ia meeting OF
the Dominion Board Of Trade discussed
commercial relations between Canada
and the United States, and appointed a
committee to meet the Executive Com
mittee Of the National Board at Wash
ipgton, early.
ACCIDENT AND WARNING regret
TO state that MIR. Richard Parr, one Of
the Union prisoners transferred to this
place, on Friday last, had his arm badly
broken, by coming in contact with the
water tank at Santuc. He was sitting,
as We have seen many others imprndent-