The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-11
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disasters both on sea and land. Tht
damage in this city is conRiderable Bi1
houses were blown down. and forty per
sons are known to hnve been injured BY
f1a'ilng, buildings. A brig (uame I'M
knowh) foandered off the West coast o
Isle of Wight. and every person or
board perished. The bark Stralsund,
from Hamberg for New York, was
wrecked on Kaneridge ledge. but the
creW.was saved. The gasometex attached
to the Royal Arsenal at Woolwioh was
damaged by the gale; and the hospital
mas been without gas for the past two
nights. Telegrsphio communication is
yet very much impeded.
Amerrean Matters.
WASHINGTON, December 10.--The
missing steamer is the City of Bristol,
and not the Brussels.
In the Senate, Mr. Cole offered joint
resolution to amend the Constitution &c
as to elect the President, Vice President
and Senators of the United States by a
direct vote of the people. A bill was
passed for the relief of Tinsley, Van
Horne & Co.,, Glaner, Onerall 6 Clark.
and j. N. Henderson & Co., of Louis
lana and Missouri.
ST.. LOUIS, December 1O.-The local
committee have about completed ar.
rangements for the Commercial Conven-
tion, which meets hero on Wednesday.
Among the principal subjects to be dis.
crssed are railroads, inferior lines of
water communication, public land, i'm
migration. domestic and foreign com.
merce. finance and taxation, American
ship P-hnilding and navigation interests
and mineral and mining interests.
SAN FRANo1soo, December 1O.-The
steamer Sacramento. from Panama
hither, reefed off San Antonio, lower
california. 15S passengers are safe. AS
sistance has been sent.
NEW York. December 10.-The con-
test is progressing before the surrogate,
Witnessed few hours before his death.
when, as witness testifies, Greeley was
conscious and rational. The former will
gives his beqnests to Mr.. Greeley's rela-
tives. and his share of Tribune stock to
the Children's Aid Society.
CHICAGO, December 1O.-Munn and
Scott, members Of the Elevator Compa-
ny, recently expelled from the Board OF
Trade, have been indicted for Bwinttttng.
NEW ORLEANS, December 1O.-Pinch-
beck proclaims his assumption OF the
Goyernorship, and asks the support of
all good citizens. The Custom House
Legislature passed resolution impeach
ing Warmoth. The vote stood fifty-
eight to six. q committee was appoint
ed to inform the Senate that Pinchbeck
bad Qualified and took possession of the
G4vernor's Office. Warmoth has been
suspended, pending impeachment pro-
ceedings. Pinchbeck exculpates q. A.
Weed from participation in an attempt
to bribe him: Pinchbeck says: II owe
it to myself and Mr.. Weed to state that
he was not present at the meeting, as. in
my heat, had first stated. He was in
an entirely different room. and the do ors
were closed between. He came to the
house with Mr. Warmoth, but was not
present."
BRUNSWICK, MAINE, December TO-
Eight inches of snow, with strong North
west wind and heavy drifts.
CINorNNAT1, December 1O.-The steam
er Emma was burned at Shawneetown
Bar. 1t ID believed all we're saved.
BOSTON, December lO.-H. L. Pierce.
the Republican and citizens uandfdate
for Mayor, was elected.
CHICAGO, December 10.-A letter from
Lolita herself oontradicts the report of
her death.
MILWAUKEE,, December 1O.-Captain
thompson, who was on the propeller
Cuyahoga. during the recent storm on
Lake Superior, says the gale was the
worst he ever experienced. The boon
ers W. 0. Brown and D. R. Owen, from
Duluth, and A. Q. Griswold, from Mar
quotte, are reported lost, with all on
board. The barges Jupiter and Saturn,
laden with ore, broke loose from the
towing steamer. and drifted ashore. All
hands were lost. The Canadian steamer
Cumberland is frozen in at Bar Lake.
with fifty passengers on board.
MONTGOMERY, December 1O.-The
Capitol Legislature elected L. ". Sykes,
OF North Alabama, Senator. Sykes was
Greeley elector. Resolutions looking
to the impeachment of Governor Lewis
were offered and referred. The Court
House Legislature elected State printer,
WASHINGTON. December 1O.-The Sec.
retary OF the Treasury sent communi.
cation to the House of Representatives
to-day, recommending AN amendment to
the Act to regulate and secure the safe
keeping of public money entrusted to
disbursing officers of the United States.
passed in 1866. The Secretary enclosee
the draft OF bill, so as to include every
clerk or agent with every disbursing Of.
tcer IN the provision. making it penal