The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-21

HAVANA, AeCemOer 2U.-Ih6 OHiJe CT
the Otmio was entered by burglars,
early this morning. The administrator
and his nephew were tied. gagged aud
their lives threatened. The burglars,
after securing about $28. 600, decamped.
Rrsphlc.-Amorlcan Matters.
Law OFFICERS KILLED HOWARD AND HIS
TROUBLES -coKaKRssIoNAn AFFAIRS, Ao. {,
CHARLEsToN. December 20.-Arrived
Steamship James Adger. New York !;
schooner Century. Rio de Janeiro.
WASHINGTON. Dsoember 49, The
House Committee on Military Affairs,
this morning, resumed the conaideration
OF the charges made against General
Howard By. the Secretary of War. Boil
knap was with the committee, and cx
planned the details Of the exhibits ac-
companying his lottcr. The committee
has not determined whether the case
will be remanded to the War Depart
ment. with authority to prosecute by
court martial. or whether il will be lost
expedient to proceed to recover by civil
process; but the majority Of the com
mittee are in favor of reporting reso-
luton for the action Of the Hoase, di-
recting the General of the army TO con-
vene u court martial to examine into and
dispose of the alleged charges OF defal-
cation.
NEW MEXICO. December 20. An at
tempt to arrest certain parties across the
Mexican line resulted in the killing of
the Sheriff and another.
NEW YORK, December 20.-Eighty
leading firms of this city have signed u
protest, addressed to the United States
Senate. against repeating the bankrupt
law. but admit that the law needs
amendments in many Of its provisions.
NEW York. December 20--The
Brooklyn investigation shows many
fraudulent coroner's inquests and 623
bogus smallpox cases.
The Virginius has three feet of wat er
and is leaking.
A revsnue cutter, en- route from Key
West for Savannah, went ashore.
The transfer of the Pacific and at
lantic Telegraph lines to the Western
Union WAS completed yesterday. TIE
Pacific and Atlantic has 5000 miles OF
lines and 10. 900 miles of wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 20 =
Booth was elected by two majority to
the United States Senate.
ST. LOUIS. December 20.-The Presi-
dent, with Dents remains, arrived to-
day. The ceremonies were quite i'm.
posing. in which the older citizens tool,
great interest
WASHINGTON, December 2O.--TLe
Committee on Appropriations remain
here during the recess, to perfect bills.
Messrs. Wiisor, of Indiana, and White
of Alabama, GO to New Orleans to in.
vestigate the affairs of the Federal
Court. The Senate Select Committed
on Transportation Routes to the Sen
board will start OH their Southern tou,
on Monday next. The committee pro
pose to stop for two days at Atlanta
They have promised to give ono day tc
Mobile, the business men of that CITY
having made request to that effect
They will spend ut least four days at New
Orleans, aud will, il time permits. 40
cept au invitation to extend their trip te
Galveston.
Probabilities For the Southern
States, generally clear and cold weather
with Northerly winds.
NEW York, December 2Q.-Three ON
ployees were killed and several wounded
by an accident near Kennebeok.
Bank observation-disclosures, increas,
$2,625.O 900; specie decrease 1915, 600
legal tenders increase So, 500, 600; de
posita increase 81. QUO. 600.
+. r. Jossslyn, dealer in cotton yarns
Frank 4 Kasi,, and Plandecker, dealerl
in furnishing goods, have failed. How,
& Macy have bten adjudgsd bankrupts