The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-27
T1LHaRAPHIo
Foreign Affairs.

AONbON, Oopt6nO6r EO,-Abordeen.
Scotland. and vicinity are flooded by
RAIN. Tho crops ore ruined.
American Matters.
CHARLESTON, September 27.-Arrived
-Schooners Jennie F.. Simons, Phila-
deiphia; Mary e. Vanoleaf, Rockport,
WASHINGTON. September 2e.-rhe
Greeley ovation continues at every point.
Ihe following are extracts from his
speeches: "Had he been O Southerner.
during the war, educated ms Southernors
were, he might have acted as they did /;
but being Northerner, he had been
one OF the first to advocate peace when
danger had passed, though not without
securing the liberties of the blacks -
"Ihere are white men still disfranchised,
and for them he now pleaded" eve
had been generous and just to the blacks;
let us at least be just to the whites" eff
the people only knew the whole truth
about carpet-bag governments, there
would bs no doubt of the result of this
canvass" "The South had greatly
sinned, but greatly suffered and repent
ed, and should be forgiven" 1.-The
robbers of South Carolina would be on
dead race out Of that State two DAYS
after they heard new Government was
elected against them" "When he went
bail for JEFF. Davis, his action was not
Tor the man; it was an overture to the
whole Southern people. Millions of
men felt that act Of kindness to their sec
tion. For their sake, he deemed it wise
to do as he did" 'Men soy I shall be
defeated; but I cannot be defeated; 1
may not succeed as candidate, but the
effort am making to bring the people
~ 80 AZ.
other cannot fail; it must succeed"
CLEVELAND, September 26.-The
Northern Ohio Lnnatic Asylum has been
burned. The lunatics are said to be
saved. Three attendants were burned,
and it is feared othurs are in the debris
Loss $3.50, 600.
MONTGOMERY. September 26.-The
Democrats and Liberals of this District
nominated Oates, Democrat, for Con-
gress; Faber, Republican, for Elector;
Miller, Republican, for Board of Educa-
tion.
SoUTK BEND, September 26.-Colfax
introduced Gen. Hawley ut Republican
meeting here. Colfax used the occasion
to disavow any connection with the
Credit Mob;lier. He never had dollar
of stock in his life that he did not pay
for. Colfax adds: II claim the right to
purchase stock in the Credit Mobilier or
the Oiedit Immobilier, if there is one in
the Union Pacific. or Central Pacific, or
Lake Shore. South Bend and Plymouth
Railroads, in oil wells or gold mines,
promising immense dividends, that
sometimes fail"
NEW YORK. September 26.-s15o, 600
worth OF silks were stolen from the pub
lic Warehouse. It is supposed some ofi-
oial assisted the thieves.
LOUISVILLE, September 26.-The Co.
lored Liberal National Convention as
sembled to-day. Twenty-Five States are
represented. The following letter from
Greeley was read, with applause:
New YORK. September 9.-GENrLE
MEN; trust the day is at hand when we
shall know nothing of any mans color.
but esteem and trust him as he shall CON
duct himself as man and citizen. For
the present, 1 acquiesce in tho expe-
dlency OF holding convention of CO.
lored men; but hope they may not be
needed after this year. Trusting that
your deliberations may strongly conduce
to this end, am. sirs,
HORACE GREELEY.
CHICAGO. September 26.-Rey. Peter
Cartwright, pioneer Methodist preach
or, is dead, aged eighty.seven.
CLEVELAND, September 26.-The
Steamboat Convention organized ma
tional board and adjourned, to meet at
Philadelphia, on the third Wednesday of
September, 1873.
WASHINGTON. September 26.-Revised
regulations will be issued from the Trea-
sury for refunding taxes paid by banks
and corporations upon dividends. inte-
rest and profits due to nonresident
aliens. prior to March 10, 1866. The old
regulations required certain specified
evidence; the new ones will provide for
an allowance upon any evidence whatever
winch shall prove. to the satisfaction of
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
that the money claimed was actually paid
to nonresident alien.
Greeley extracts: 'LAD1Es AND GEN
TLEMEN: In travelling through Pennsyl-
vanla, Ohio and Indiana. I have been
greatly surprised at the enthusiasm,
heartiness and resolution which 1 found
IN the people whom I met at Pittsburg,
Cincinnati. Indianapolis and Cleveland.
have seen greater gatherings than ever
before on any occasion like this; and not
only in these cities, bat in towns of
l,O0O and 5000 inhabitants, I have been
met by immense gatherings of the peo-
pie, and everywhere see heartiness and