The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-28
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Eotliemons' 1tOm tue Ministerial predl:
denoy was solely owing 10 bib health and
9 aeare OF relief from severe home of
foial duties, There vas no disagreement
Wlth his colleagues. ..:r4r, .1tist7t .."t
LONDON, January 27.-The latest re-.
port with reference to ihe AuElo. Russian
troubles il Central Asia .is to the effect
that Russia has made proposal for es-
tlbliehfn& a neutral Zone, aGR occurring
the eindapendenos and .neuttaiity OF AZ
ghanietAp. The Russian, Grand Duke
Nicholas is about to proceed to Jurichi-
d.d,tss de Il S5ssr to participate in the KhivA
a. ;;spI3 $s t1xA,ris.n h.,,s.,:
aCHARnnRoNt January y27.-Arriyed--
Bteamships Charleston, New YORK Fai.:
con, Baltimore; sohooner Skylsrk, Bos-
srHAvAsaA. Ana January ae.-The schooner
Geotgs Steele. fro IA Savannah for King
ston; was loss. All were saved after
great hardship ..a. ,.
'sA1H LAKE. January 26.-Every,, stage
line eis atopped from the episootio. The
ore trains horses and mules are down.
SAVANNAH, January "A destructive
fire, occurred ct Dsrien, Ga. Last, night,
in which. the Court House, with the pub.
lie records aud other property, were
Ths, s,stsaaaaasal tseaaaa & Niok King. bound to Flo.
rida, struck Fsnsg4 and sunk nesr Da.
rien. Friday right, The passengers and
WAsHllaaGoN. January 2s.-Messrs.
Mcmillan and Ray, contestants for the
Kellogg vacancy seat in the United
half and Tor their respective parties
the former belonging to- the MoEury
and the latter to the Kellogg party.
They Will be assisted by outside counsel,
but during tie. sossions of the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections,
these two, only will be allowed to make
suggestions and examine witnesses.
Masats, Lynch and Longstreet. repre-.
sentlngl the Kellogg Returning board,
and Meesss. Fireman, Mitchell and South.
maid: The McEnry. returning board,
arrived here to-day from, NAw Orleans.
TIE {ormer claim to have the, law on
their side, hut the latter have brought
with them thrgs large trunHs run 81
d9cnMentG supposed to be the rethfns
OF, the regent selsqtion; called DE- sbT ssthe
Obmmittee.pn Hfiyileges Haf, Etsot ions.
sHEw YoRK, Jan noary 81 Pratt astral
oilswofks burned, to-day. Lose 500. 600.
81. Eoy&4:: naJanudfy ~ THE Bribery
Oommistss or the legislature viii acqn
ssnatcslRogy Of. bribery. to SECURE his
plAces t)2 -. ,...... a"!=!, q.
SAN FHAhc1sco, January az; Ihura D..
FaH delivered her lecture on evolves in
the. FolaI" i'd q lager beer saloon, at
sacramento. The lecture was free. as
nobody would pay. Laura could not &C.
cufe pnblio hall: ..';.i. ~
MnYssYoRK, January 27:-snow com.
id
inches and continues. Wind North-wee
ExETER n. H., January 27.-Cashier
Shutes' defalcation is $l90. 900.
DETHorr, January 27-A Are at
Lapear0 destroyed the telegraph Office
andy express office. with their contente;
also, the adjoining buildings; loss
$40, 1000;
PRovIDENoE. r. T., January 27.-R.
B. Orauston, formerly member of Con-
gress. IL dead; aged 50.
WAsRrNaToN. January 27.-The Sc
nate, to-day. confirmed the following
nominations: Alfred V. Dookery, OF
North Carolina, Consul at Oporto; Jas.
Snowfall, Surveyor OF Customs, Hous-
ton, Texas; J. G.: Fowler, Postmaster at
Milledgeville, Ga. T. IT. Terrell, Post
master at Calbert, Texas; 81. II. Smith,
Postmaster at Canton, Miss. Mrs. T.. A.
johnson, PostmistIess, Griffin, Ga. j.
E. Dessendorf, Appraiser of Merohan-
disc, Norfolk, va. The Senate rejected
the nomination Of Jas. Nemmo, Jr., to
be, Supervising Inspector General OF
Steamboats,.
III the House, bills were introduced
by Beck to refund certain cotton taxes;
by Chapman, delegate from the District
of Columbia. declaring Inauguration day
legal holiday. Butler, OF Messachn.
sets, offered a,resolution, oalling on the
Secretaries Of the Treasury, of the Into
rior, Of War and of tine Navy and the
Postmaster General, to furnish copies of
all the questions proposed by the exa.
miners to the candidates for appoint.
ment and promotion to olerkships in
their respective departments. Laugh
ter and approving remarks. Adopted.
A bill was passed, declaring that the
meaning OF the amendment to the bank
rupt law was to allow exemption by State
law. Resolutions instructing the Com
mittee OF Ways aud Mems to report q
bill refunding the cotton taz was !ost-
76 to los; granting the right OF way over
the public lands to railroads in the Ter.
ritories, except military and Indian re-
aervationa Vha- hill aLoliahipo tho