The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-01

United States OiRtyiot Attorney says
tnas no further pfooesdings will be
taken i1 tho case ofthe Vifeinias.i ,Is 10
not likely that' the vessel will etsr tts
raised, and if is deemed REQUESTS that
the vessel should be produued, before
she could be libeled. Government OF.
ficers cay that whatever may have been
the relation OF Mr. Patterson to the Vir.
ginius at tue time OF her register, there
ls abundance OF proof that he was not
her owner ct: the time OF her capture
BosToN. December 3l.-A rumor was
current here lasttnight that .the United
States steamship FfRnklih had been lost
at sea, with all on board II is alluded
to byatho morning papers, but can be
traced to. no foundation. ul.
WARRINGTON, December 3l.-De.
spatches to midnight !ahow, q little i'm.
prosement in the railroad situetion,
and superintendent express confidence
that the strike will be over by tho end
OF the week. Several attempts to wreck
trains and engines have been made, but
no loss Of life il reported.
MANCHESTER. N. H., December 81
Arrangements have been made for q
farmers and mechanics convention, ut
Manohester, on the goth and 2lst Of
January. C
/ CHICAGO, December 8l.-There are
rumors of general strike Of locomotive
engineers on nearly ell the roads centre.
ing here, tomorrow or next day, unless
tho various companies deo;a;.s &c .=..e.e
tne former rates of pay, which some Of
them, it 10 thooEht, will do.
NEW YORK, December 31.--The en-.
u of tho Eaotap1 Tl;uios1p kEa
Pennsylvania Road has been in session
in Jersey City for th. past three hours,
to finally decide whether to strike to-
morrow. The officers of the company
are apprehensive of trouble. The en-.
gineers. pilots and other ferry bands OF
the company, reported this morning
that they will accede to the reduction of
ten per cent. on their salaries.
At 2 O'Clock, a committee from the
engineers waited on The assistant su.
perintendent. i'll jersey City, and had
conference with him. They reported
that the engineers OF the New York Di.
vision of the Pennsylvania RaiIroud,
numbering 1876. hnd decided to accept
the proposed reduction, and would not
strike, but would present remon-
STRANGE to President Thompson, asking,
when business improves, that their pay
be raised to the former amount.
Ex.State Senator Graham was found
guilty of embezzlemen., aud remanded
for sentence.
WASHINGTON, December 3I.-Atter
the Presideut's reception, Tomorrow, all
the heads Of the departments will rs.
ceive, with the exception OF the Post
master-General and Mrs. Crssswsll a1d
Secretary and Mrs. Delano; the former
on account Of not being in their new re-
sidence; the latter owing to recent
death in the family. The officers of the
navy will coll on the Secretary of the
Navy, and the officers Of the army on
the Secretary OF War. The chiefs Of
bureaus. General Sherman, and other
prominent officials, together with hun.
dreds Of citizens, will receive calls.
Spirituous liquors will not be dispensed
to the came extent as heretofore. The
day will be- observed as general holi-
day.
Probabilities-For the South Atlantic
and Gulf States, partly cloudy weather,
with Easterly to Southerly winds and
higher temperaturs will prevail, except
possibly light rain on the Immediate
coast.
COLUMBUS. Ga. December 3l.-To-
day, the Sun and Times, daily news
papers, consolidated with the Enquirer,
OF this city, under the proprietor hip of
A. Il. Calhoun, late OF Philadelphia.
Teiexrn pkic-Com,ner Reports.
LONDON, December 31-Noou.-Un.
der the new valuation of pound-new
IS 1887. The new method Of quoting
goes into effect iu New York on Friday.
PARIS. December 3l.-Rentes 59f.
$50.
LIVERPOOL, December 31.-Noon.
Cotton dull and easier-uplands $685.;
snlea 10000 bales; speculation and sx.
port 1000; uplands, nothing below
good ordinary, shipped in December.
8; nothing below low middling, shipped
in December or January, 8; ditto, to be
delivered in February or March, s l-16;
Orleans, nothing below low middIing,
shipped in January or February, 8aa;
sales of the week $4,000 bales; export
5000; speculation 1.0cG; stock in port,
by actual oonnt, $3.50 stock esti-
mated at 473,000; whereof American,
by aotual count, is 149. 900; estimated
81. 900; receipts 5000; whereof Ameri-
can is 10000; actual export i2, coo; coo;
aaoat sos. Goo; whereof am erioan Is