The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-13
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| 4!l0 ollteS S'lDEtIuS OOQcG
met to-day, but did not uuuouuue any
decisions. and probably none will be-
rendered before Mopdsy, the 26.h in
stantr In consequences of tie absence
Of the President, .Aa customary visit
OF the Justices to tho Executive Man
sion ut tho beginning of now term
did not take place. Tue Chief Justice
and all tho Associate Justices were
present at the opening of the court.
At the adj )nrDmsnt CT the court, the
members Of the bar then present held
meeting relative to the death of
Judge Curtis. Brief addresses 9
mnde by s.ve'al gentlemen; alter
which, the customary resolutions OF
respect were unanimously adopted.
lnfoim .tion from Japan, to Septrm.
Der 4th, is that tho difficulties between
that country and Calua were still nu-
| settlcd, ard beth parties are cuucem.
trating their forces on the Island IF
fo.mosa and at strategic points on
their respective coa,ts. a settlement
is thought to depend on the result ol
tho negotiations of the japanese a;n
bassador sent to Prkin.
Probabilities-From Kentucky to
the Gulf coast. rising barometer.
North west to Northeast wiuds, cooler
and clear weather. For the South Al
lantIc Suites. rising barometer, North
eusteriy winds, cooler aud clear weu-
ther. For the Middle and l. ,stern
States, North west winds. rising baro-
meter, cooler and patty cloudy and
clear weather aud frequent frosts.
NINIrA. O.tober IL President
Grant. e1 Secretary B ,rie and others
arrive here to-day. Hundreds Of
CheroHees turned GU, To see the Great
Father. The President nude the fol.
lowing speech: ''Is ulf ,ris me grea,
pleasure to visit your beautiful conn
try. which [ have never seen before,
though hAve been fur Oh all sides ul
It. It is rich III soil anl unsurpassed
IN beauty. Without saying anything
at this tlino about the policy which /
think should be adopted with regard 10
tho Territory, 1 will sly tia, I am
ptdhaed with such ovi iriicas ni al.
rancem"nt am,ng yon. unJ L hops
that yon wall be encouraged in cn.tl-
vatlpg the soil rf 50 rich aud magulii-
cent IL couutry."
a Telegram from tl- Peas.co.a Navy
Yira. dated yesterday. reports 40 new
| sick. fourteen convaIrsceu,s. one dis
charged to dnty. aud the death that
day of private r. McGowan, OF the
marine corps.
The n prthe,n parties fur he rbsalv. :
tlon OF the transit Of Venus arc ut
Viodovastuk The PekinS arrived ut
Nag .saki Angus. 81. Tho K.arsage
was detailed by Admiral Peuuock to
| tnke tho Viodovastuk party to their
destination, and the Ashucet the
Peking party.
The de@th Of Com modore Woolsuv.
Mt Pensacola, promotes Capt. Pierce
Crosby to the grade Of commodore,
anh Commander Llkinbsrty to the
Crude Of captain. Captain Crosby is
now attached to the Washington Navy
Yard, but will be- detached thereirum
| np0u receiving his new com mission.
The Pensacola Yard is now in com
mand OF Captain S.mmes, and no
change will be made there till the
lever shall have abuted.
CHaRLEsToN, October II Arrived
SCHOONER Jessie B. Smith, Nav
York.
New YORK. October IL In the
Episcopal Convention, an Indian, from
Dlkotah. WIS admitted as u lay dele.
gate. and congratulutory speeches were
made upon the fact. Mr.. Stevenson,
OF Kentucky. said it was Il day to bs
remembered when u red Iudian woull
be introduced AS u delegate to the
Convention. 1t was blessed thought
that, though we had driven the In.
,iians back and taken their lands. the
Protestant Episcopal CHURCH was an
active ageut IN Bringing them to
Christ. The Indiau deputy also III i'd.
u speech Of thanks FOR the action of
tho Convention. 4 resolution py NJ.
HArris, OF Louisiana, nsking that the
Committee on Canons be requested to
make inquiries and report as to whe
iiier uny Of the canons prescribing
what shall or shall not be done in the
ritual had been enacted by this Con
ventlon without violation of Arucle
Of the constitution, wa, referred. a
memorial Was presented by AIassachu-
setts requesting Tho Convention tu
make souie alterations lu tho rubric
for tho bIptism Of Infants.
Charles McDugal died to-day, from
lnJnries received Saturday night, from
James l.. Johnston, during bur-ru0uI
fight.
Tue Eoiseopai EvAngcliz .t,on So.
clety has been organic ii, with Bishop
Huntington. Of Central Now York, us
President The object of the uew so