The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-29


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MADRID. January. 28. .LVhe. report Of
the Committee on Reform and Abolition
:. OF, Slavery in Porto Rico was read in the
Lower House of the Cortes.,
LONDON, January 28.-Adam Sedge-
Wiok, the egeologist, is dead; aged eighty.
L1spoN, Janudry'2s.H-Th.e, mails steamer
from Rio Janeiro reports yellow fever
raging. when she departed. H,d'1 - H..
Ane.,ean matters. "
CHARLEsHoN, january 2S.-Arrived-
Steamship South Carolina. New York.
BosToN, January 2S.-The public
library has been ordered open ON Sunday
atternoon.,s Ns. X. :Ee,9 ~. ai.f .:-i /
The deaths In 1872 exceed those of
1871 by thirty;seven per coat. exclusive
Of small po1 deaths; the increase is
twenty Eve per oent. aD Il,
WAsn1NaTdN,.. january 28.:-The Ma.
tional Theatre .Wns burned today with
some adjoining buildings. The damage
TO the Imperial Hotel was $40, 600.
Miller & Jones, billiards. lose SO, 600.
The usual adjqnets to this popular thea
tre we're either burned or flooded. Mrs.
Oates. who had just commenced on en-
gagement; :dostdhenvily. There is much
sympathy for Manager. and Lcsseot Ba-
vile, who also loses heavily. L~
Arn.Ata1Aa January, 2s.-A difficulty oc.
cnrfed, on the 25sh, in Forsythe County,
between Tie United States Deputy Mar.
ahals and citizens charged with ths viola
ton of the revenue luws.,r Seventy i've
shots we're exohang sd. One citizen was
killed and two Deputy Marshals wound
ed. :"
NEW YONG, January %. Judge Board
man telegraphs that ho cannot be here
Friday, but will Saturday, to hear the
motion for a'wrtt of error in Stokes case :.
1t is stated that several important
documents relative to criminal mutters,
including some bearing upon the Tweed
case, are missing from tho District At.
tOrney's. office. A clerk employed by
tho late District Attorney has suddenly
lett the CITY, and it is believed he has
either taken the documents with him or
destroyed them. .s.','.i
From February 1.,1SY3, nil rates be-
tween Offices of tie Wostern Union Tolo-
graph Company for ten words, that afe
now moro than 80. SO, will be reduced to
that amount. ~ So "a
The ,Sheriff's jury, to. day, awarded D.
suit brought against United States Mur
shal Sharpe, for forcibly ejecting hin
from the United States court building.
+, The Ne,os says Commodore Vanderbilt
will not build tho underground railroad,
for the reason that it would not he bcne.
hciat to the public nor profitable to hiri.
WAsHtNdfoN. january .28.-Nomina-
tion-B. +. Flanders, Treasurer of the
Mint and Assistant United States Trca.
.surer at New Orleans
10, the Senate, this afternoon, Culfax
asked for q committee to investigate the
charges which hava been made against
him, but after the remarks of Senntors
Pratt. fnvoring such appointment, aud
by Thurman, opposing it, the Senate re-.
fused to appoint such committee. The
legislative appropriation bill was rc.
sumed. The amendment requiring that
no judgment of tho Court Of C;uims
shall be pnid except to persons whose
loyalty hqs been proved, was agreed to.
Morrill, explained that it was aimed prin.
cipally against MFR. Lamar.
The House adopted resolution
directing tho Judiciary COMMITTEES to
inquire into the truth OF the report that
]. W. Locke, United State Judge in
Florida, holds tho Office OF State Senator.
thus lisqualifyinG him from holding his
Judicial position. The Iudisn apprOpri-
alton bill was considered.
The Attorney-General has directed tho
United States District Attorney ut Mo.
bile to discontinue suits against parties
who paid custom duties to the Coincide
rate authorities during the war.
ProbAbliities.-For New England.
winds veering to fresh md brisk North.
westerly and Northcriy, rising baronle.
ter aud generally clear aud very cold
weather. For the Middle States, winds
veering to fresh md brisk North west.
erly, and possibly North cAstorly, with
clear and very cold weather, excepting
possibly cloudy weather and light snow
from Virginia to South eastern New
York, with North-easterly Winds. For
the Southern States, East of the Missis.
sippi, high and rising barometer, brisk
North westerly to North .eusterly winds.
increasing to possibly high from Eastern
Louisiana to Florida. aud generally cenr
and very cold weather, excepting
cloudy weather aud rain artas along tho
coast. From Missouri and the Ohio
Valley to tire upper lakes aud Lake Eric.
generally clear aud cold wuather. but
winds gradually backing to Westerly aud
SoutherIy, with falling barometer and
rising temperature. From Kansas to
Minnesota, falling barometer. RISING