The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-27

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WAsHINoToNi Marchr'28. The Court
OF Claims has adjourned I'd, Monday.q
There is some c6nfusiOn about the
Georgia poatmsaters.. QIark, ,5of Saxan,
nab, ts confirmed, q motion to reoonsi-
dor bis conhrmation falling The best
opinion is: that Dunntpg. tot Atlanta.
belohsr for Macon. and Taylor, ior
ATHENS, ara not confirmed: though the
loss or failure 70 call up tho motion TO
reconsider their combinations may leave
them confirmed. Their names we're cef.
aAlnty not among nthe combinations
which, came TO the" Executive Clerks
room to-day, and inquiry at half a dozen
places fails to elliott the exact facts. Col.
Soruggs, OF Atlanta, was rejected as
Minister TO Bagota. ,taf,i II -
LATER III ia Asnertained that the
Georgia postmasters, Clark. Denning,
Belcher and Taylor. stand confirmed.
In the Senate, Catpenter was elected
President pro tenn. The Secretary was
directed to notify the President of the
TACT. The Select committee on transpor-
tation was ordered to inquire what legis-
lation is necessary in connection with
postal cars. Aloorn called for Vests re-
solution. authorizing the COMMITTED on
the Levees OF the Mississippi. to sit dur.
inR the recess. at Washington or else
where. Ferry, OF Connecticut, objected
30 giving this authority, and raised the
point OF order, against the resolution.
Chandler insisted that nothing praoiioai
could come ont Of this subject, aud 'op.
posed giving the authority. After fur
ther discussion. the point, Of order was
over.rhted, by as to le, and the resolu,
tion was th6n adopted. The Senate ad-
iourned sine Ms e I! isA .''a!f
AUGUSTA, Ga, March 26-Joseph T.
Garry, the so.cailed prophet and apostle
q the new dispensation, was tried at
APpiing. Columbia County, Judge Glib.
son preaidipg, charged With adultery and
iWnication. Curry came from Massa-
chiisetts. with q colony Of about 100 per-
sons, men and women, over year ago,
who bought land. settled in Colum6ia
County, lived in tents, and held property
In common. Curry called himself
"Elijah and Prophet Yahsvoh
in things spiritual and temporal. The
colony went along swimmingly for avery
brief time; bat thepro phet took to him.
self too many wives. Jealously and i'll
subordinationi followed, end many ru-
turned home, having to. be provided
With free passage to. the nearest sea.
Port-etthef Charleston or Savannah.
FlpStty, the colony became emoratiatd,
and Cusry 40 liosntio6s that the grand
jury indicted him and his queen para. =
nj ~ R~x,l -Es
hehn ana feet bare, ia imitation Of the
ssVo1t,I apneared hefore the court. His
queen appeared in the same attire, with
wnase STOCKINGS upon her feet and D
white bow np6n' her head. Speaking ia
bis own, dsfshce, he mainfaiIed 7thal
men aud women oonld. livs1e, 1toaReeTher as
man and wife. without oohabitiu0. and
that BY modification and prayer, they
contd become perfect, He tepeIlid TIE
ohsrge Of INSANITY, Displaying much etn,.
da6on and familiarity with the Scriip..
tutes! Cafry had revelations after rove
landns, that new era had siaxned,
whep men and women should come, out
OF the natural order things to q. higher
state OF purity. After speeches from the
prosecution and defence, the Jury re-.
tired. and after half an hours absence,
Returned with a'4erdict Of guilty; with u
recommendation to- mercy. The SEN
tence will be deferred fos q few weeks
Il is Thought the prophet and his fol-
lowers will. be given An opportunity TO
ind another Canaan. far away from here.
IN which to pitch their tents.
By Southern and Atlantic Line1
WAsH1NaToN. March 26. 6.-Treasurer
spinner has not yet received any reply
from Oakes Ames. to whom he forward.
ed the $1,000 in bonds of the Credit
Mobilier, which were surned ovar to
him by Representative Kelley. The
bonds were sent to Ames on the 18th
instant, with request that he would 30
endorse them as to make them conver,i.
BILE, in order that they might lie convert
ed into the Treasury. The question
which naturally arises is. does Mr.. Ames
intend to comply with General Spinner's
request, or hold on to the bonds, which
he repeatedly said belonged to Mr..
Kelley.
General Leggett. Commissioners of
Patents, has no present intention of re.
signing to practice law.
The order Of the President, oommut.
ing the sentence Of O'Brien, tho mur.
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