The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-03

vernment in restoring them to eliRibi.
lily to hold Office, and suggests the
enactment OF law better Ito secure the
OWL rights which freedom should se.
cure, but has not effeotually secured, TO
the Acknowledgement OF the slave.
The reading OF the message in the
House occupied an hour and a half It
was ordered to be printed and referred
to the Committee Of the Whole.
NEW YORK. December -Specixl de.
spatches give the following items of in.
terest about the loss of the Vile de
Havre. Most of the passengers were too
terrified to try to save themselves.
Many prayed. and many laid down with
tue calmness O. utter despair. SoLe,
hearing the water pouring into the ship,
never quilted their state rooms. Whole
families thus went down together. The
four boats lowered by the Lochearn
found tho passengers aud crew floating
on the waves, holding to planks, buoys,
sp .rs, and whatever could be seized as
the wreck went down. Many had thus
prepared themselves from the first.
Many OF the women saved were floating
in the water. The captain Of the Willie
de H'rre Is reported to have been quite
exhausted by his three days and nights
OF uninterrupted duty. The officer " no
was IN command when the collision took
place was lost. The suffsrings of those
who were rescued were intense. the cold
being very severe. Many persons were
| nearly insensible, and would have utter.
ly persisted III few minutes more. The
rescues were nearly all m after of hap
hazard. "s the time permitted no organ
lied effort or attempt at choice.
| nf ha 81.
few minutes. the ship began to sink,
amidst great disorder and frantic terror.
The scene was awful, beyond all de-
scripiion. The mir was rent with
shrieks, but some were heard saving.
'as wc must die, let us die uobly."
The wafer rushed into the holi with
incredible velocity. I undressed nv.
self, and with n companion, Jumped
overheard aud swan toward the Loch-
earn, half mile distant. As left. l
heard the slip crncking, and looking
back, saw her go down With one plunge
forward. For moment, the shricks
we're terrible; then oil was silent. Alas!
it was the silence of death.
ST.. Louis, December 2-Nikc Nc
Coole was held in $4,000, for murder
in the second degree.
WASHINGTON, December 2.-In the
Senate, Gordon introduced bill aiding
the Atlantic and Great Western Canal,
providing that tue United States shall
guarantee the payment of tho interest
upon the bonds OF the canal company to
tho extent of $50, 900 per mile.
In the House, Sheldon aud Sypher
were seated. The House adjourned,
without voting upon Pinchback. Will.
liams was nominated for Chief Justice,
and Bristow for Attorney. General.
1t is understood that Pinchback's orc
dentials as member from, Louisiana at
large will be allowed to go to the Com
mittee on Elections. By this course,
he will be able to push his claim to a
sent in tho Senate.
Probabilities the South Atlantic
States, less pressure. rising tempera-
| ture, with increasing cloudiness, and
possibly light rain in South Carolina
and Georgia.
TclcGraphic-Comin minerctni Reports.
CoLUMBIA, S. c., December g.
Sales of cotton, yesterday, 177 bales
middling 14(0l414c.
LONDON, December 2--Consols 90
Eries 1885 Weather vet.
LIVERPOOL. December 2-3 P. NJ
| octtOh CdoloE-upluuuS la
S5S; Orleans 5000; sales 10. 600 bales;
speculation aud export 1000; arrivals
10 cheaper; sales include 5000 Ameri-
can; upiands. not below good ordinary,
shipped i'll November aud December,
8 SIG; ditto, December and January,
Sas.
New YonK. December 2-Noon.-
Stocks active and irregular. Gold 821.
Money 7. Exchange 81; short
Oh. Governments strong but dull.
State bonds quiet. Cotton quiet; sales
231 bales-upiands 15a4; Orleans I6la.
Futures opened: December 15114. Is 5-l6;
january 1898, 1855; February Is 11-16,
16; March 16 l-16; April 16 1882, l65s.
Flour firm and quiet Wheat quiet and
very firm. Corn quiet and steady.
Pork frm-new mess 1900. Lard
scarce and Grn-steam S 3.l6(0S SIG.
Frei9hts dull.
7 L. M.-Cotton-ne receipts 1,O96
bales; gross ,006; futures closed steady;
sales 1.490: December Is l6, 15s5;
January Is 2l-32, Is 1l-l6; February
| l6. lG l-16; March IL 1882, l63s; April
1875. 1G ll.l6. Cotton steady; sales
1881 bales. at 15a.i0lG14; somo sales
1Sc. higher. Flour inactiver. Whis-
| kew a. shndA firmnr \Vhout 1(G0,