The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-11

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pan 2eoestian and 1Shp,;, Travel 'bh-
tween these towns is enbirely suspended.
Thea1Surgents are threatening Irun, aud
hands. i'''T 'EIaT -
] :LospoS. March 1o,-oasdinal oullen.s
!Paatoral letter strongly deuonnues the
1rish University bill. >r,.,y: " ,yalI :, ~
= Yher9 are strong hopes that the strike
81 the Weloh min ats is about over.
Al especial from B irlin. to the Times saws
Germany refut ea to evaouate Bslfort
until the payment Of the war indemnity
IS 2pWpleted; by France. g.ol 81
t4a Setnan Government tappropriates
S0.WO, 600 thaleFs for the construction
OF ships andaship yards. sg<. IA -
80 Amsrtsan MsitvFA. -
CHARLESTON. March clO.-Arriyed-
Schocs:sF TSs1s Wind, Ciepfusgos:
Steamships South Carolina, New. York; ;
Falcon, Baltimore. 81.
EAsToN. Maroha o. Trinity Chnrob.
uhtch: has JUST been finished, has bees
burned! loss 5000 ETl9'. t,Ss-i
. F." WxsRMaroa, March 9.-It ia snn.
posed that the debate on the Caldwell
casa will continue two or three days. as
fous ,or, 6ve SENATORS ate prepared 70
make speso6es. The debate will be
undef the Infringement Of Senators Nor
tor and 6Ee--t>::H. OF the Committee on
Privileges and ,Elections:l. This lis diff
fere4t from lany other, case. of disputed
election, ever considered or determined
by either house OF Congress-. There are
no pfenedents in American parii inentia.
~ Law. In relation, to the buying out 81
an opposing candidate and his followers
to secure an election to! Congress-, and,
tneretore. this case attraplsi much ihte.
;estt particularly. among otis: political
Not only are there many, ,persoualsan.,
plicatibns made for Offices: but 11nner!
ous letters afS received daily by the Pre-.
sident, and the several heads Of depart
mente. The mail brought, more than
iG0h iateers to. Secretary Fish. Il Is
knoEp ftona official sources that there
WILL pc put comparatively few changes.
and these Tor satisfsctory reasons to the
appointing power. Most Of the time of
the President. during last week, was
occupied in responding to oongratnla.
tlons OF large number OF. visitors at
tending the inaugural. 80
Minister Meyer will soon leave Wash.
ingfon for Japan. but will return III the
+ il held by the. Post Office Depart.
ment, that the recent decision OF the
Attor aey- General. that double postape
should not be collected at the offics Of
deliyery on the unpaid postage of letters
parity prepaid. by at least the full rate,
does not apply to maiInble matter of tho
third Class, viz: Pamphlets of occasional
Pnohdation, magazines, uusealed oirou-
lars, book manuscripts. go. i.
~ the Act Of January 8, 1873, all
meilAble matter of the third GLASS must
be fui!y prepaid by stamps at the Office
OF mailing, and it not thus fully pre-.
paidi should be held for postage, and not
forwarded to its destination. II. how
ever. through the inadvertence of the
postmaster at the mailing Office. euoh
matter should be mailed without euoh
full prepayment, by Section l52 of the
postal code, the postmaster at the Office
OF delivery must charge aud collect dou.
Bile the prepaid rates. The Post Office
department., in circular, requires the
postmasters to carefully observe the fol-,
loving instrnctions. based on the amend
ments to the 1854 section of the new
postal law: n'"'
'Packages of seeds, roots and bulbs,
solons not exceeding four pounds in
weight, are to be mailed at q prepaid
postage OF one cent for each two ounces
ana fractions OF an ounce, and packages
must be put up 30 that the contents can
be readily examined without destroying
the wrappers; sealed bags made of ma
ieriai transparent. 80 as to show tho con
tents clearly without opening, may be
used for such matter. This, us we'll as
all other third class mail matter, must be
full prepaid by postnge stamps affixed;
otherwise, the same shall not lie for
wbr led."
The foreign diplomats, in full cos.
tune. congratulated Grant to-day.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1O.-Adyices
from the seat of war indicate that Can't
Jack has yielded, and the Modoc war is
over.
New YORK, March ia meeting OF
the journeymen shoemakers, to organize
a strike, was slimly attended. It is
thought it will be failure.
Commodore Edmund NJ. Henry is
dead
BALTIMORE, March 1O.-In the annual
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, the trial was commenced
in the case Of Rev. j. i. Clark, of White
Sulphur Springs. West Virginia. of
which committee Rev. N. Head is chair
man. They reported that the Charge OF
inn 81.