The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-16

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sBRRnM, Decent Ger Is -Elizabeth.
tho Qnsen dowAger. ia dead; aged seven
HAVANA, Dscember 1.-THE man.of-
war Isabel Ls C.tolioa returned TO this
port yesterday! She left the Vireinius
In oharge OF the Spanish gun.boat at
Bahia 'Honda.i The Spanish steamer
Baatn :has sailed from Santiago for Ba-
hia Honda with the Virgiuius prisoners
on board, aud is expected to arrive at
the latter place Tomorrow. It'has besn
arranged that the Virginius and her sur
viving passe ngers and crew shalt be de-
Nvered toAthe Americans ut the same
time. inStha;portt OF Bahia Honda. Ha.
vana reupatns tranquil. r Two battulions
OF volunteers ara IN duty. for the pre-
servation Of order, aud patrols were es-
tablished thfonghon the city last night.
The ring leader of tho demonstration on
Friday night has been arrested, and will
be tried by q court martial. Captain
General Jovellar. in speech to the 70
lunteers, to-day, declared that he knew
al! good citizens sidef with him, and
they would assist in putting down any
disturbance
LoNboN, December 14.-rhe steamer
Biafra' hasarrived at Liverpool from the
gold coast. She reports the condition
OF tho British he, there to be very un-
healthy. Oh two vessels, fifty seven
men were down with the fever. The
Biafra had seven deaths on board from
typhoid fever.
LONDON. December l5.-The Empress
Eugenie Was deeply affects Mt the YER
dict and sentence Of Marshal Bazaine.
Her agitation is SO great, that she has
been compelled to postpone visit she
was about to make to Q ,een Victoria.
Henry Selfs Page Winter Botham, o
member OF Parliament for Strond and
Under Secretary for the Home Depart
ment, is dead.
The London journals, in their obitu-
ary notices of Judge Nelson and Prof.
Agassiz, award high praise to them.
The schooner John Libby, from Bos-
ton for Gonuives. cnpsizsd. Three of
the crew persisted. The remainder were
rescued by the ship Sterling, which ar
rived at Flushing from Philadelphia
Amerlcan Matters.
DEATHS OF DISTINGUISHED MEN- CONGRESS
sIoNAL MATTERS TREA-
sUEza-MURDERS- CROP. &C.. sc.
CHARLEsTOS, December Is Arrived
Steamships South Carolina, New
York; Flag. Boston.
NEW ORLEANS, December l4-The
mud is fetlock deep. Nellie won the
frat race-time 3.27M Bay Rum won
the seoond-time 1.57tl; Pat Leonard
won the third-time 1.56 and 2.23Is.
CARBoNDAhE, Ill December Il =
John NJ. Brush. an old army telegraph
operator, was killed by the proprietor
of the Planters Hotel. Brush accident.
ally spilled some ink over the register
while entering his name.
CHICAGO, December IL Major p. A.
Kinzie, attached 10 General Steridau's
staff as paymRster, is dead.
WAsHINGToN. December IA There is
at present o general indisposition among
the members of Congress to increase
taxation. 1t will not be done unless the
necessity Gun be clearly shown. The
recommendation of the Secretary of the
Treasury, in the recent letter to Repre-.
sentative Dawes. will be discussed by
the Committee of Ways and Means at
their meeting Tomorrow. Several mem
bers OF that committee said to-day,
there would be no hAsty action upon the
subject. Tue Treasury Department is
somewhat pressed for money, not only
by the falling of in the revenues, but
by the extraordinary appropriations of
S4,Uou,uuU or 90 .UUU, OUO for naval pur-
poses. and the early approach Of the re.
demption OF the 500. 100000 loan Of
1858, bill in relation to which is now
pending between the two houses of Con.
gress. Over two thirds Of this loan are
in coupon bonds, which some of the
holders are dosirous OF exchanging for
five per cent. bonds of the funded loan.
The Senate have set apart tomorrow
for discussion OF the financial question,
the mojority of the Committee on
Finance having on Wednesday reported
q resolution having in view, not only the
redemption Of the notes in coin, but
measures which will furni ID currency
of uniform value in gold or its equiva-
lent, and 80 adjusted as to meet the ex-
isting wants of trade aud commerce.
Members Of Congress, severally, are
now privately discussing the matter Of
currency; some Of them have already
introduced, i'll their respective houses,
bills or resolutions containing snch pro-
posed methods ns will, in their opinion,
afford the relief at present required. A
large number OF them favor an increase
OF the currency, either by releasing the
treasury, OF bank reserves, or an mr..
rangement for what is called an elastic