The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-21

the occasion, Washburne alluded, in
terms Of warm praise, to the friendship
ehown by France to the United States
during the American revolution. He
also eulogized the French people who
have taken up their residence in New
York. Thiers feelingly replied. After
expressing his thanks to his country
men in the United States for their re-
peated manifestation of confidence in
him, he declared that republic was the
only government possible in France;
consequently, the bond of friendship
between the two nations would be
strengthened.
Tclegrn nphfc-Amcrican Matters.
TEXAS AFFAIRS AND SUICIDE
EARTHQUAKE-DEATH OF THE sIAAIEsE
TWINS INs-COEGREssIoNAh--
FIRES. 60, so.
AUSTIN, TEXAS. January 19.-The
Sergeant.at-Arms took possession OF all
the Government Offices without opposi-
tion. Gov. Davis had previously left
the executive ofIicec-a clerk only re-
manning, who surrendered the keys.
SAN Francisco, January 19.-Ran.
dolph Mitchell tonight murdered his
wife Anne, after desperate struggle,
and then ,mitted suicide. She had
abandoned : in Wisconsin, and he
followed hel }. On her refusing to
live with hin ae deed was committed.
Another slight shock of earthquake
today.
ALBANY, N. Y, January 2O.-Bills
we're introduced in the Legislature to-
day to restrain speculation in gold, by
requiring actual delivery in cases of all
time contracts, and to prohibit the
oerti6cation Of bnnk checks where the
drawer has not the full amount on de-
posit, making the offence misde-
meanor.
New YORK, January 20.-A despatch
from Richmond. Virginia. says de-
spatch from Greensboro, N. O., gives
the announcement of tho sudden death
Of the Siamese twins, on Saturday
morning last, ut their residence, at
Mount Airy, Surrey County, N. Q.
There are no details, further than the
fact that Chang was paralyzed last fall,
eince which time he hds been frctful,
very much debilitated, and strongly ad-
dicted to drinking liquor as n means Of
alleviatinskhis suffering Ho lad been
quite feeble for several days; indeed, so
bed; but his illness was not so great rs
to caueo any anticipation of tho catas.
trophe that was to follow. On Friday
night, they retired to bed as usual but
during the night Chang became worse,
and expired suddenly, about o'clock
Saturday morning. As soon as it was
discovered that he was dead, Eng be-
came SO terribly shocked that he raved
wildly for awhile, at times exhibiting
signs of great mental alteration. This
attack was followed by what seemed to
be deadly stupor. In two hours, it is
supposed, from the death of Chang
Eng breathed his last.
A Herald special from the City OF
Mexico. dated the 10th, says the grant
to til" Mexican Railroad Company has
been pproved by Congress. and the
grant to the Tehauntepeo Company has
bee: suspended for year. All Mexico
is in peace.
The Spanish man-of-wnr Arapiles
goes on the dry dock again to repair the
damage caused by striking the reef in
East River.
The Hoboken Savings Bank has re-
sumed.
All the papers, this morning, have
more or less to say about the President's 8
latest nomination for Chief Justice.
The Sun sGys: .'Mr. Waite is we'll
spoken of by those who are acquainted
with him, but the fact that he is not
generally known to the country will rem.
der his nomination for Chief Justice
less satisfactory than it might be other
WISE"
The Herald says: "No other reason is
apparent for the nomination of Waite,
save that Grant is deter mined to non,i.
nate the man he considers best, and not
the man the country considers best"
The Tribune says: "Mr. Waite is not
the best man who could be named for
the place, but there is no good reason
Why ho should not be promptly con-
frmed, so as to satisfy the great mass
OF serions people, who believe in the
principles for which we went to war.
AID who regard it as the duty of the
national legislature TO fortify and defend
those principles by statute, and the duty
OF the judiciary to Take care that they
receive no detriment through hostile
construction of tho law or the Constitu.
ton. The correct political antecedents
of Mr.. Waite will seem far more impor-
tant than all the learning and brilliant
abilities Of Gen. Gushing"
The World says: "If President
Grants third selection for Chief Justice
had honpopo1 ~ Lo ~, G~,t &I,a