The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-16


CongressionhlF District, composed of
the Counties Of Charleston, Orange.
burg Lez!AAston and Olarend don, as.
sembled in The State House, yesterday
morning. at 10 O'Clock. After con.
siderable wrangling, Solicitor Battz,
OF the First judicial Circuit, was
nominated for Congress from the
Second District. A party of ex-She.
riff Mackey's delegation, from Charles.
ton, bolted, and nominated their
champion for the position.
SINGULAR OMIssIoN.-The Radica,
Convention, while passing resolutions
upon violence. Ku KIux operations
and the like, completely forgot to re-
fer to the famous fox hunt, on the
banks of the Congaree. It ought to
have enacted that: Whereas men blow
ing horns. followed by numerous dogs
disturb the still hours OF the night,
anu torture the delicate nerves and
excite the timid fears of radical off.
cia!s; therefore. be it resolved, &c. &C.,
aud end with vote of thanks to Capt.
Ogden, Lieut.. Lloyd and the garrison
generally, for their timely, friendly
and most convenient shelter and pro-
lection. on occasions Of the great fox
hunt raid, by which certain prominent
officials we're nearly frightened to
death.
B1ooDsHED IN NEW ORLEANS.
despatches from the Crescent City i'm
part the Important information, that
the citizens of the pelican State,
goaded to desperation by the repeated
ontrages of the illegal officials ruling
over them, have seized their arms and
precipitated revolution. The Senate
OF the United States, to whom the
matter WAS referred, decided that Kel.
logg was not elected Governor, not
wlthstanding which he still claims to
hold the position. Blood has been
shed. and the quaking Governor
Kellogg seeks protection from the
United States officials in the unfinished
granite pile, termed custom house.
For once Longstreet was forced to
take leg bail Metropoli.ans being
captured, the e1 Confederate General
found it expedient to speedily put the
doors of the custom house between
himself and the justly -incensed oiti-
zens. The Radicals cannot construe
this into ''war of races color had
nothing to do with it. D. B. Penn,
MoEnery's Lieutenant. Governor, who
is in command OF tho militia, has
issued proclamation to the colored
people, assuring them that there is no
harm meant towards them. and that
they will not be molested; but the war
is .gainst those "who are involving
your race and ours in common ruin"
President Grant has issued procla-
nation relative to the matter. Blythe
way, the President General seems to
be i'll peculiarly perplexing predica-
ment -troops being called for to look
after the red men OF the West, the
black men Of the South and the white
men of the Southwest. Acting Go
vernon Peun will ut once proceed to
organize the entire machinery of 20.
vernment throughout the State.
An extra issued from tho PHOENIX
Office, yesterday afternoon. containing
the foil particulars, was earnestly
perused by oor citizens. Should addi.
tional intelligence be received to-day,
another will be issued this afternoon.
SUPREME COURT. TUESDAY. Septem-
Der Is, 1S74-The Court met at 10 A.
NJ. Present-.Chief Justice Moses
aud Associate Justice Wright.
In re the State &c rel. Phineas F.
Frazee. VIM. e. Rose, Republican
Printing Company. vs. Cardozo, State
Treasurer. Mr. Dunbar, for reiators,
moved for rule against the respond
cut in each case, to show cause why he
should not be attached for contemp
for refusing to obey the order of the
Court heretofore issued. The Court
reserved its decision thereon.
&c p0rte Stephen D. Kirk. Petition
for admission for practice. Mr. Rion