The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-18

| leaVe Tor the South and West, convinced
that the police are determined to keep
their establishments closed
There was a heavy fog. to dny, and
several collisions, with fatal resnits.
Comptroller Green says the city is
about losing SIS. 900. 900 from defective
assessment laws
BOSTON, December 17.-The cept.n.
! nlal tea party was largely attended.
Joseph Quincy presided. nnd r. G. Win.
throp made an address.
| OswEao, N. Y, December II John
III. Parker, OF tbs Supreme Court, died
OF apoplexy, to-day.
New ORLEANS. December l7.-Fred.
Donabel won the first race-time 8 46ls;
silent Friend won the second-timr
1874 ~ .; Cape Race won the thild
time 4S9l.
itcayane newspaper for $4,000. He
assumes all outstan liu. contracts nnl
| subscriptions
New YORK. December II The coal
barge which was accidentally sunk in
front Of the gates of the dry dock ut the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, preventing the
Spanish iron clad Aripiles from going
out, was surveyed to-day, by divers,
preparatory to commencing the work of
raising her. The contractor for .up.
plying coal will have to bear the .ex
penses OF raising the vessel; AS the Go.
vernment holds thn, she was sunk
through carelessnesa The Spanish
captain has written to Admiral Rowan,
expressing his earnest desire to gel
away.
In tho Genet trial to day John McB.
Dividson testified that he applied TO
Tweed, III 1871, for the contract for
supplying the iron work to the Harlem
Court House, and was referred to Gene,
who directed him to make out bill,
aud he did ~ directed. He never saw
the bi'i alter that, never got the money,
nor supplied tho goods. Ex-Mlyor Hall
identified his signature tn the warrant
for the money.
Van Dykes Hotel, in Cathurine street,
was slightly damaged by ire, this moru.
and guest. named Nolan, burned to
death
ATLANTA, GA, December I7.-At the
municipal election held today. ut Stone
Mountain. the Mayor and Council
pledged to grant no more liquor licenses
were elected by u handsome majority
.Ihs electinn Was warmly contested on
both sides.
WASHINGTON, December l7-Noon:-
Wilson. OF Indiana, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported resolution, au.
thoriZing that committee 10 send for
persons and papers AS to tho official
conduct OF Judge Busteed. of Alabama;
anu resolution instructing that com
mittee to inquire aud report whether
Judge Durrel, OF Louisiana, should be
lmpenchcd Tor high crimes and misdr.
mennors, with power to send for pei
sons aud papers, was adopted.
ln the House. to-day. Stephens, of
Georgia, said if he hud been present,
yesterday, he would have voted for the
| repeal Of tho Bankrupt act and sguinst
the repeal of the salary bill. Stephens
also presented the memorial OF The
Cuban meeting. held in New York, re-
questing the recognition of Clbnn
belligerencJ. Referred to the Commit.
tee on Foreign Affairs. The bill for the
| redemption of the loan of 1858, with
the Senate amendments. was passed.
Also bill to 30 nmerd the laws in rsla-
tion to internal revenue AS to allow dis
tlliery warehouses to continue business
after u change III the managers thereof.
There was IL long debate in the House
on AL amendment to the salary bill,
striking out The words during his pre-.
sent term OF 'flicc." as applied to the
exception made III regard to the Presi-
dents salary
There Was another debate to-day in
the House on tho salary bill. After the
bill had been amended, by reaniriug
the restitution Of the back pay received
by those members who had also been
members OF the last Congress, substi-
tuto Was adopted, in spite Of the orpo-
sition Of the frieuds Of the reduction
and OF the committee, wEo had charge
OF the bill. The substitute makes the
salary OF members sb, 900. with an allow
nncc Tor actual travelling EXPENSES; bu!
1t has no retroactive effect There was
great confusion un.l excitement in the
iiouso during tho last three or ionr
hours. and it was not until 0 o'clock that
the House aajournc,l
The Senate proceedings, this mYr!ling,
show little probability OF Tho passage of
tho bankrupt repeal before the holidays
tenton is tpcaking Oh finances. THIS
chuk"s oil the l. ,u;ainaa question to.
day.
The State Department las in;oi,n,.
ton that til" Elrg:nius WIS released ,.s
terday morning, tho 10Th instant, ut .
O'Clock, and sailed from B.l.iu Ion,l.
ut Clock in the afternoon.