The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-10

ture has large. Republican minority on
Joint ballot. The iupeaoh paent Of War
moth, the dispersion OF his Legislature
by the Federal troops. mud Wsrmoth's
case for. contempt ponds to-day. It is
believed the Governor will be inearce.
rated. 'I'a>
ST. LoUIs,aD December 9.-IConstock &
%. g furniture ware.rooms we're burned
last night; loss $1OO.OOO; INSURANCE
863, 600. Win dsor & Go Reynolds and
Woolf were also burned ont; loss $780,
600. -.
AUGUSTA. December 9.-Heyward,
editor OF the Times, nnd Browning,
editor OF the NeUs, both Of Orang geburg,
South Carolina, otter exchanging two
harmless shots each, saluted eaoh other,
and left che field of honor. l.
WASHINGTON, December 9-Evening.
a motion was made in the Supreme
Court TO- day to restrain Judge Duroll,
OF the louisiana Circuit Court. The
supreme Court reserved its decision. :.
IN the House, under the regular call,
the following were introduced: Resolu-
tion to amond the Constitution: to au-
thorize Congress to f3x uniform time
for State elections; to complete the
James River and Kanawha Canal; re-
peRling the tax on spirits made entirely
from fruit; for q ship canal near st.
Philip. La; and to repeal the iron. clad
oath. The Civil Rights Bill was dis
oussed, and was fually buried by refer
enoe to the Committee on Revision Of
Laws. Bills to bridge the Arkansas at
Van Buren,, and to extend the Southern
Claime Commission four years, were in
troduced. By General Young-to re-.
move all political disabilities; also, for
the relief Of the Catholic Church mem.
bers at Dalton, Ga. A bill removing the
political disabilities of l.. O. Q. Lamar.
OF Mississippi, was passed. Acker moved
to suspend the rules and pass bills re-.
moving all political disabilities, which
failed of two.thirds vote; yeas l02;
nays 81.
nthe Senate, the conference report
on the bill to regulate the construction
of bridges oyer the Ohio River was con.
curretl in, which passes the bill. An in.
etectual effort wac made to have
Wednesday set apart for the French
spoliation bill.
Probabilities-The barometer will oon.
tinue high in tho Northwest. with light
North westerly winds, veering to South.
easterly tomorrow, cold and clear wen.
ther, extending Eastward over the upper
lakes and Michigan, and thence South.
ward to Missouri md the Ohio Valley.
In the Gulf and South Atlantic States,
orth-easterly to North westerly winds.
cold, clear weather aud rising barome.
ters. On the lower lakes and in the St.
Lawrence Valley, North-westerly winds,
light snow and clearing cold weather. In
the Middle and Eastern States, brisk
North-westerly winds, clear weather, low
and increasing presahres.
NEW ORLEANS, December 9.-The fu.
sion Legislature assembled at the Ly.
oeum Hall. Each member, upon enter
ing, was served with restraining order.
The military still hold the Mechanics'
Institute. The members credentialed
by the Custom House Board, reporters
and Custom House partisans were ad-
mltted. Both parties claim Quorum.
The Clerk of the old House. whose duty
it was to call the roll. was incarcerated
by the United States Marshal. The
Meohenics' Institute Legislature is
organized. Lowell was elected Speaker.
Senators holding over protested in writ
ing against the manner of the Senate's
organization. Pinchback stated in the
Senate, to-day. that Warmoth and
Weed, OF the Times, went to Pinclback's
- Cooo ~ 10 Iass ulSuG, hnu OU6f6u him
S50, 600 and the appointment of large
numbers of officers, if he (Pinchback)
would purse course which they would
point out. A resolution impeschinp
Governor Warmoth passed the House By
yeas So; nays 0.
C1NcINNATI, December 9.-The steamer
Frank Gracy. with 400 bales of cotton,
was sunk to-day.
"A club often persons in Columbus.
!ndiana hold the capital prize OF the
Louisville Library Lottery.
A snow storm is raging.
NEW YORK, December 9-Eyeninp.
Stokes trinl was not taken up to-day.
1t IL reported that tho Union Bank Of
Brussels has fuiled. The Pos! SAYS this
Institution has accepted largely on ac-
count OF shipments of petroleum and
other American produce from here. The
losses, however, could not have been on
account of petroleum acceptances. In
well-informed circles here, it is thought
the suspension was caused by losses in
the Russia trade.
Private dispatches state that the
Union Bank of Brussels has been granted
an extension of four weeks.
Financial nna Commercial.