The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-12

ersss! treat OK the; trne e1relations Of the
District Of Columbia to the Fojs.e!
Government, will be presented at the
opening Of the December eession. It
is believed that the committee will
recommend placing the affairs OF the
District In Charge OF commissioners.
With strictly defined powers and care.
fully guarded responsibility for the
various local departments which they
are to supervise.
MILwAUKEE, November 10. Returns
from remote Counties indicate that
Cole, Democrat, beats MoDill, Repub-
lican, by 100 votes.
MEMPHIS. November 1O.-Passeu-
gers arriving here this morning. report
the woods generally burning near
Dixon, on the Nashville and North.
western Railroad. The heavy timber
between Meoor City, Tennessee, aud
Hickman, Kentucky, is also burning,
and the fire spreading rapidly; d.
stroying the standing crops. fences,
hay and other stocks within q radius
Of ten miles. The smoke is 80 dense
in villages near the scene of the fire,
that the citizens are afraid to sleep
lest they be suffocated. A light ruin
fell yesterday, but not enough to ex-
tinguish the fire, which has already de-
stroyed thousands ofAdolIars worth Of
property.
New YORK, November 11.-Consi-
derable apprehension is expressed at
the result OF the enforcement of the
recent resolution Of the steamship men
to reduce the wages of the longshore-
men. The Inter declare their inten-
tion to resist the reduction, and thut if
enforced, 5000 men employed on the
docks Of New York, Brooklyn, Jersey
City and Hoboken will stop work Mon
day morning. The result will be ut
most the entire suspension OF the ship
ping trade during the strike, as their
places cannot be filed with inexpsri-
enced hands. The member ship OF the
Lougehoremen's Union reaches TO-
QUO, and they are better united than
any other class of laborers; on the
other hand, the esteamship agents claim
that they cannot afford to pay the pre-.
sent rates, and determined to make
the proposed experiment Disagree
ment between the coopers and en-
ployees, not on account of wages, but
the employees insist upon the dissolu-
tiOn OF the unions, whose arbitrary
regulations of labor methods are a bone
of conteu ZION.
CHICAGO, November ll.-In the 2d
District. the official returns show Har-
risop, Democrat, has seven majority.
MONTGOMERY. ALA November IL
1no of In N.,k ,f,l. e. Al.
grand demonstration, last night, was
number of United States flags on
public and private buildings. Every
man who could make, beg or borrow u
star spangied banner, had one floating
from his house, aud all were greeted
with cheers by the people, Is, 600 in
numter. Il was the Yrandest Union
demonstration in the South since the
war. Some negroes are going about
selecting new masters. under the i'm
preston that they will be sold again
into slavery. The whites in vain will
endeavor to reassure them. Conserya-
tive blacks mingled with the whites in
procession last night, and all rejoiced
together. The expression is of re-
newed kindness to the colored race.
NORWICH, Conn, November H.
The mammoth Sprague Cotton Mill,
at Baltic. has resumed.
BALTIMORE. November Hugh
Gaffney. steeple chase rider, who was
expelled from the jerome Park coarse
for his manner of riding Resolute, on
Saturday, October 81. has commenced
suit in the Baltimore County Circuit
Court against Joseph Donohue, for
VI. 800, for wages and services. Gaf-
ney was employed by Donohue at the
late Pamlico meeting of the Maryland
Jockey Club. Donohue being a non.
resident OF the State, his horses Dub
lin. Cariboo. Culpepper. Lizzie. Lucas
and George West were yesterday at
tached by the Sheriff of Baltimore
County until the suit is decided. They
are allowed to remain at Pamlico, in
charge of grooms.
BosToN, November 11.-Butier is
preparing letter, claiming that he
was betrayed by his friends. promising
uncomfortable revelations aud threat
ening to form new party In Massa-
chusetts.
WASHINGTON. November l1.-Sup.
porting the satrapy in Louisiana, there
are twenty eight companies of infantry,
four Of cavalry, two of artillery, oil
Federal soldiers. Gen. Sherman thinks
they could find better employ
fighting the Indians on the frontier.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., November IL
AT the manufacturers committee meet
ing to-day, the chairman announced
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