The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-15
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Z BERLIN, December II. The public
proseoator closed by asking that Harry
Arntm be imprisoned for two and q
half years. "t' 3.s1
Hong KoNo. December 14.-The
steamer Mognl, from Shanghai for
New York, was wrecked and sixteen
lost.
- reie2rA 2rAnhic-anortcan Matters.
NEW YORK, December l2.-The Erie
Railroad Company today removed
from the Grand Opera House to their
quarters foot of Duane street.
Though many union lonshoremen
still hold out. the strike is practically
over. The working people are report
ed as suffering badly in Elizabethport,
New Jersey. from the cessation of
work in various factories, fouudries,
etc.
Lizzie st. John Eckel, author of a
book, has sued the san and F,reeman's S
Journal for $25. 900 damages each, for
certain references to said book.
The attorneys for Tilton, this morn.
ing. served ON the attorneys for Beech
er. and fled in the Office Of the Clerk
OF the City Court of Brooklyn notice
OF appeal to the general term Of the
City Court. from the order Of Judge
MoOne, requiring Tilton to furnish q
bill of particulars.
General Viele. civil engineer, who
owns the tract of land in New York on
the line traversed by the recent shocks
OF earthquake, expresses the opinion
that they were .aused by magnetic
shook running along q vein of iron
ore.
The Supreme Court Of Maine has
decided that women cannot hold the
office OF Justice of the peace or any
other ofiioe mentioned in the oonstitu.
ton. but that the Legislature may au-
thorize women to hold any Office
created by that body.
3O0 gold aad silver watches, valned
at al, 984 francs, we're seized by Cas-
tom House officials in New York. OH
Saturday.
The bark Veteran Shields, for Pen
sacola. has been wrecked on Pensacola
oreakwator. at Frazersburg, and eleven
OF the crew drowned.
WASHINGTON. December 13.-'The
King of the Cannibal Islands has q
sore throat, and is otherwise indis-
posed. Secretary Fish paid aim card
visit o.day. and informed his majesty,
through one of his oourtisrs, that tile
President would have called upon him.
but the President was indisposed. The
Secretary of State having oalled the at.
tention of tue House Com mittee on
Foreign Relations to the visit OF the
h,ng of tho Sandwich Islands to tue
capital of the United States, the com.
mittee have determined to recommend
an appropriation of $50, 900 for the en-
tertainment Of the King and his suite
during his stay in Washington. The
ifesid6nt has already directed the
Secretary OF the Navy to detail an Of
fcer of the navy to take charge of the
King while he is here.
WAsHfSGroN. December 12-Attor.
ney General Williams has signally
failed to report the latest Southern ont.
rage. The case is that of distin-
guished Alabama Radical of Africun
descent. who has made speech de-
mand'ng thnt tue United States Ga.
verIment shall pny reasonable com
pensatlon for ali the slaves which were
entranchised, with just compensation
tueretor, one-half OF the money to be
paid to the master or owner, and one.
half to the negro. The idea is expected
to take among the colored Republicans
OF the Sonth, and the question arises,
what will their Northern allies do
about it.?
There are very decided indications,
also. that the Republican Oorgressmen
here are seriously alarmed ut the pros
pect OF n large Southern Democratic
vote for President i'll 1876, aud are re-
solved to take as many Southern States
as possible by the throat. and so re-
construct and annnl their State 20
vernments as to fix their vote two ycurs
hence to an absolute certainty. Lon.
lsiana, Arkansas. Alabama and Missis.
slppl are all believed to bo in danger
from these desperate conspirators.
Iheir object is to carry the Presiden-
tiai election, either by fair means or
foul. and to this end everything clsu
will be subordinatetl
Mr.. Randall, of Penusylva mia, made
q very severe onslaught on the Presi-
dents message to-day, wherein it was
attempted to whitewash the late Board
OF Public Works. The President had
attempted to convince Congress that
Boss Shepherd and his associates had
not incurred debt exceeding SIO.-
QUO, 600. MIR. Randall to-day took up
the fi0ufoa furniabn1 hv tbo R,o.1 s.f