The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-02

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CHAR1ssros, February I!.A irfysd IIf Al :;
steamship Georgia, New York: schooner
Wigwam, New Yofk:
o,J JACKSON, TENN. February I.-$1OO.-
ooo worth OF property was burned here
To-Day, embracing the business portion
or the town.
BAITnKoRE. Eebrnary 1t ia ru.
mored that Joshua Nicholson, ono OF the
snree parties arrested for the murder of
MRS. Lampley, turned States evidence
and confessed. he says that while he
was up stairs, breaking open the trunk
where the money was deposited, his two
companions-Whalen and Tucker
wnom he had left below, threw piece OF
carpet over tho head OF HRS. Lampley,
to prevent her from giving an alarm. and
strangled her.
NEW YORK, February 1.-Uounsel in
the Stokes case, in the event OF failure
TO obtniu an order for new trial from
Judge Boardman, will apply for stny of
proceedings, and thereby secure a review
OF the case by full bench Of the Su-
preme Court; aud on failure there.
will go to the Court of Appeals.
The Cuban Antt-slayery Committee
here, OF whioh 8. r. Scotron is Chair
man, and Rev. II. s. Garnet, Secretary,
1ssued an address to the President and
people OF the United States, asking sup
port IN the movement for the abolition
OF slavery in Cuba. The gentlemen
mentioned will visit the principal oities.
for the purpose of holding Cuban anti
slavery meetings, and personally urge
attention OF the matter upon the Presi-
dent.
Tweed, last evening, said his trial was
merely political one; that they would
never get q Jury to convict him. He
was tired Of the business. The prose-
= outing lawyers claim that the Jury was
packed. The jurors refuse to reveal
what occurred in the jury room.
The Fire Mnrshai's Investigation of
the Broadway fire discoses the losses to
be nearly $400, 900. Nicoll & Oololisha.
mot Cololisha, Ingals l. Co., as before
stated, who occupied the second floor.
esnmate their loss at $500, 900 in gold,
on which there is an insurance OF $780,
600 in gold. Wood Brothers' loss ia
said to be $75, 600. Other losses triainu.
Judge Davis denied the motion for q
new trial in the Tweed case. This ends
the prosecution-fo for tho present:----,----
WAsHINaToN, February 1.-Boutwell
has ordered the redemption Of over
$3Qo'U0O three per cent. certificates
leaving about $3.50, 900 out. The debt
statement shows an increase of nearly
$60O, 600 in the Treasury; coin, $62, 376..
600; currency. $1,000. .OO0
Probabilities-Fo the Southern States
East OF the Mississippi. rising barome-
ter. decided fall OF temperature, frcsh
and, brisk Northerly to Westerly winds,
and partly cloudy weather, with areas OF
light snow over Tennessee and Kentucky !.
for the Middle States, rising barometer,
AL nf kavo
brisk Northerly to Westerly winds,
partly cloudy weather, and occasional
areas Of generally very light snow.
SAVANNAH, February 1.-The meeting
OF the Convention of Direct Trade and
Immigration. to which delegates from
the cities South and West are invited,
Will be hold in Augusta on the l1th
Instant instead Of the I'd, as before tele-
graphed. The State Agricultural So
ciety meets at the same time.
OH6RhorTB, N. O., February L. Capt.
bill, Agent of the Southern Express
Company here, is dead.
KIcaMoND. February 1.-The first
train Eastward, over the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad, through from the Ohio
River, arrived, this morning. bringing
about hfty passengers. mostly West Vir-
glnians, and four car loads Of Camel
s-AO AAAou W b4O hluu CSoI received
in Richmcnd.
At conference of lending citizens.
hold this afternoon. committee of
fifteen was appointed to ascertain when
trains would be run regularly on tho
road, and to make suitable arrangements
for o grand celebration, which will pro-
badly embrace an excursion to the Ohio
and returning, bringing large delegations
from the Western cities to participate in
the order OF ceremon es here.
Commodore Matthew Fontain AIaury.
the American Hydrograby and naval
officer. died at Lexington. Va, to-day,
at ! O'Clock. He was the author of
uLetters OF the Amazon and Atlantic
Slopes of South America" the "Relation
between Navigation and the Circulation
OF the Atmosphere;" Astronomical
Observations;" ''Pbysical Geography of
the Sea-" &c. During the late war, he
was an officer in the Confederate Navy,
and at the time of his death was Profess
sor OF Physics at the Virginia Military
Institute. His age was si1ty-seven.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, February AT
half.past O'Clock, tho Wharton ju,y re-
ported that they were unable TO apree.