The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-24

=. CHARtEsroN, January 28. 7. -.AsTiYed-
Steamship Manhattan, New York. -
NEW YORK, January 23.-It is general
y believed thAs the Atlantic Steamship
Company isabout to suspend. '1.
The Judgment OF the Court OF Appeals
IN the Foster case concludes as follows:
The law Of murder is designed for the
protection Of life from lswless violence,
and Its sanction ought not to ba weaken.
cd by reversing convictions upon iobjec-
tons which Rre unsustaiued by reason or
authority: F"N4n rs 7i1t
Y1Ra1N1A. Orrr, NEVADA, January 2s.-
Senator Jones. in his speech, says, he
spent money freely bnt not corruptIy for
campaign purposes; favors Government
control over railroads, bat entirely or
part ally by Government subsidy; favors
the postal telegraph.
ALBANY, N. Z. !, January 23.-Mr. Gas.
Bidy. of the Argus, is dead.
WASHINGTON, January %. 1t is snow
ing heavily. ,.rs
Sol. Robinson, the eminent Command.
or OF the Georgia Knights Tsmplars, is
dead. The remails GO to Augusta.
/ The representation of the Eighth
Georgia District in Congress is conceded
! to Mr.: Stephens -.1'7'fa.l e of'7-i.
The Ways and Means Committee will
not.tAke up the cotton tax till Beck's bill
IS presented. The Committee on Priyi-
leges and Elections oa the Louisiana
QUESTION have closed doors West sue
oseds Kellogg on the Pacific RAILROAD
{ Committee. ..",rI,ni'l !. ,g.,tl
In the House, the Credit Mobilier
Committee was instructed to in7estigats
the Central Pacific and other railroad
,onerations affecting the member, Of Con
/ gress. 49, Es.
PoRr DEPOSIT, Md. January 2s.-
There is an ice gorge here. eight miles
!ong and two ;broed; and ten to fifteen
feet high. NJ
WASHINGTON. January 23.-TAe re-
naming $500. .000;000 of the five per
{ oeut. loan has been placed. Jay Cooke &
!, Ops Dabney, Morgan q Co., L. P. Nor
Z ton I& Co., Morton, Rose g. Co., jay
Cooke, Mccullough & 90. having com.
bined to take it. -
In the Senate, West suooeeds Kelloep
+, on the Railroad Committee. A big De.
tition was presented by New York mer-
chants for the repeal OF the bankrupt Ia ".
The Appropriations Committee of the
House agreed to sppropiate $l25, 900 for
the public building, at Columbia, 8. @.
The Senate Committee or Elections
and Privileges have commenced the Lou
{ isiapa Investigation. After two hours
private consultation the doors were open
I; ed5 The Chairman stated the SCOPE of
the Investigation wonld be, first, regard
ing the presidential electors; seoond, re-
garding the legality, Of the election :;
third, whether legal government exists
!: In Louisiana. One person on each. side
will be allowed to make suggestions and
cross question Witnesses; but the Com
mittee will not hear arguments.
In the House, bill was passed re-.
lieving alcohol used for scientific d ,r.
poses from tax. The consular and diplo-
matio bill was passed.
Probahilities-For New England. fall
,, ing barometer, fresh to brisk and very
! brisk North. westerly and South -easterly
winds and snow. For the Middle States,
falling barometer, fresh to brisk and
very brisk Easterly and South .easterly
winds and snow, except rain for the
Southeastern portion. For the South
ern States, rising barometer, falling tenn
peraturs, Northerly to Westerly winds
and clear and clearing weather. From
the Ohio Valley to Lake Erie, the upper
lakes and Northwest, rising barometer,
low and falling temperature, fresh to
brlsk and high winds, diminishing in
.Ntoo anu CaoniuS 10 NOrCnerly and
Westerly, and clear and clearing wea.
ther, accompanied by areas of light snow
over Lake Erie and the upper lake re-.
gion. The storm centre over Indiana
will move North-eastward over Lake
Erie into Canada.
VIRerN1A C1rY. January y23.-Company
x OF the First Cavalry moved to day for
the Modoo war.
Sr. LOUIS. January pa twenty. four
honrs' snow storm in the West md
Northwest has delayed the trains.
Financlai and Commercial.
LONDON, January 23-Noon. -Oonsols
oo2M@922s. 5s 89A. Discount reduced
H-it is nova.
PAa1s, January 23-Noon.-Rentes
54f. 25o.
LIVERPOOL, January 23-P. M.-Cot.
ton opened steady and is now firmer-
uplands 9A@9T; Orleans lOa1OX:
sales IL. 600 bales; shipped from Sayan.
nah or Charleston, January and Februa.
~. a.. Arrived-ship Richard III, from
Charleston.
LIvERpooL, January 23-Evening.-
Cotton closed firmer-uplande 9Zs: Or.
leans 1O16@10L; sales inclnde = OO0