The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-16

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gressional Districts OF West Virginia,
and . minority report was presented BY
Haseltou, OF Wisconsin,. Tho reports
| were all ordered to be printed, and to
be called up at an early day. The Com.
mittee on Revision Of Laws reported a
bill providing for appeals from Circuit
| Courts to the Supreme Court in cases
OF hdbeds corpus. After remarks by Bo.
land and Wood-the lntter stating TINT
the necessity for this bill was caused by
| tho repeal of like law some years age,
i'll order to anticipate decision OF tue
Supreme Court in the MuIligan case
| the bill was passed.. The naval appro.
priation bill was passed. Adjourned.
Mcclure has been confirmed as Col.
lector of tho Second Mississippi District.
Caleb Gushing is undecided regarding
| the acceptance Of the Spanish mission.
The Senute Committee Oh Post Oaices
and Post Roads huld Il meetiug this
morning, and heard arguments by @. G.
Hubbard, Of Massachusetts, for, and
VIM. O.ton, President of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, against, the
postal telegraph bill. The Committee
meets again tomorrow, to hear u CONT
nuation Of tho argument. No scintilla-
tions regarding tho next nominee for
Chief Justice.
Probabilities-For Southern States
East of the Mississippi River, partly
cloudy and cold weather. with North
erly to Easter!y winds aud light rain or
snow in the lower Mississippi Valley.
In the House, u resolution looking to
cheap freights on rivers and railroad
transportation, aud to put down tug
boat combination ut tho mouth Of the
Mississippi, was introduced, and re.
| ferred to the Committee on Railroads
aud Canals.
The National Cheap Transportation
Convention. at their meeting, this morn
ing, were addressed by Col. Frobel, of
Georgia, NJ the representative of Gov.
Smith, OF that State, who had been in
vlted by the convention to speak on
the subject of cheap transportation,
but whose official duties detained him
ut home. Col. Frobel showed the ne.
cessity Of some cheaper mode of trans-
portation than ut present for the heavy
products OF tho country, and that water
afforded the best means for the accom-
plishment OF this desired end. He nd-
vocated national system, tho benefits
OF which should reach all sections and
all interests; and considered as folly
the cry that the country could not
afford such works. comparing this cry
to tho folly Of tho farmer, who would
suffer thousands Of bushels Of grain to
rot in his field. because lie could not
afford to pay $50 to buy wagon to
haul it to profitable market. The
small politicians had opposed general
system OF water improvements. on the
ground that they would cost $IOO, OOO,.
600. and had uttered the cry from Que
end of tho land to the other, and this
answered the vail of need, this tlro wned
the voice Of the people. this hushed the
complaint OF decaying interests, and
from behind this pretence of a virtuous
economy, they tolled the death kneli of
prosperity in this CRY, "a hundred mil
lions" Col. Frobel spoke at leugth as
to the necessity of building up our
manufactures and home trade between
the States, and reviewed the present
condition of the cotton interests, show
ing it was rapidly dccaying; and. in
conclusion, reviewed the present fnau-
cial condition Of the country and its
causes. The Colonel was frequently
applauded during his remarks. Tho
report of the Committee on Canals was
made the special order for tomorrow.
The convention adjourned till 4 O'Clock
this afternoon.
Mrs. Enlu Terrence, of the California
Theatre Company. and wife of John
Terrence, shot herself through the
heart. last night. Domestic trouble was
the cause.
Miss Llurn Alexander, the actress. is
dead.
The children of tho Hebrew Orphan
Asylum attended the funeral OF the un.
fortunate Steiner family.
Tele@rnphic--Jnrnn ncrcini Krnori..
COLUMBIA. January l6.-sjales OF cot
ton yesterday, ZIG balcs-midiling
l4ih(@l456c.
New York. Junnary 15-Noon. Gold
opened at ll3s--now1lli. Cotton duII:
sales 1910 hmies--uplAnds 1Ga,; Or
leans l7l1. Futures openad: February
15IWl6; March l6,a(Gl6 10 32; April
II; May 17asMl7 l6. Flour quiet.
Wheat dull and declining Corn steady
Pork hcavy-lG. Lard hcavy-steam
9M. Freights steady. Stocks active.
Money, 6 bid. Exclauge--long 4 SO:
short 4 SG}s. Governments strong.
State bonds strong.
CINCINNATI, Jnnunry l3.-Flour de.
mand good. Mt full prices. Corn firm,
at G0(9Gi Pork qniet-hed at IS so.