The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-25

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The Post says the address almost
amounts to coup d'etat.
"' The Standard is confident of q con-
z tservative majority In the elections, and
severely condemns the suddenness of
the announcement of the dissolution.
All the journals agree upon tho popu.
"lar!ty OF the financial measures promieed
in the address.
ili " Tolegra hic-Amc Matters.
SLoUIsIANA AAFFAIRs-WoRKING MEN MASS.
1Na-sTINER's CORPSE RoBBED-TExAs
TRooBLEs-PoLITICA1 COMPROMISE, 10.
CHARLESTON, January 24,-Arrivcd-
Steamship Manhattan, New York;
schooner b. IN. Hawkins, New York.
~ WAsHINdToN, January 23.-There was
! conference to-day between Senators
/; Carpenter. Thnrmau and Gen. Butler
relative to the new election bill. The
! result fis' not known. II they should
sagree,t upon bill, the President will
send in a message on Monday recon-
mending Q new election in Louisiana.
a, Gen. Sheridan is forcing Piuchbaok
to an iss ne in the Houae. Mr. Sheridan
moved to discuss, Pinchback's case
from before subcommittee OF the House.
. on the igronnd thai. in accepting a com.
mission as Senator. and advocating his
claim to Q seat ia the. Senate, he is
: estopped from contesting for seat in
the House Of Represan tatives. The
point raised BY Mr.. Sheridan will be ar
gued by him before the Committee Of
ELECTION on. Monday. Pinchback Ia de.
termtned to abide the issue before tho
! Committee Of Elections and Privileges
in the Senate. He will have his seat in
/ the Senate. or he will have new cleo.
:, ton. !, y s,sn,a
DEs MoMKa. Iowa, January 23.-By
a compromise In the Legislature the
Repnblioans, secured the Speaker. The
Anti fMonopoliate have the other officers
land the chairmanships Of all the inves.
tigating committees.
= New YORK.. January 28.-The Moni.
cor Decatur has left the navy yard, and
sails tomorrow for Key West. The
Spanish ram Arapiles departed for Ouba
to-day. Z. A5i- It7I- N \
The evidence in the Stiner inquest.
to-day, develops the alleged fact that
diamonds ito the value of 50. 900 were
Z on the person of Jacob Stiner when he
was removed to the Morgue, but they
are not among the effeo!s sent TO the
WASHINGTON, January. 23.-A DIS
!: pute having arisen IN Texas between
1. OK; Governor Davis and Governor Coke
d as to who, the mail addressed 10 the
eSt.ta officers should be delivered, the
Postmaster. General directs that mail
matters addressed to the "Goyerncr OF
Texas" be delivered TO Coke, and that
addressed to "Governor Davis, 'Ior "E.
), Davis. Governor, be delivered to ths
latter. - ~ ..'.77''a
.WAsHINaToN, Jnnuary 24.-Unless
. the President changes his mind, he will
send message to Congress, Monday,
. on Louisiana affairs. He will plead
that Congressional ipaotion was tacit
endorsement of Attorney. General vii.
iiams' tactics toward that State. The
proposed election bill provides that it
s shall be conducted by Congressional
ommission-two Representatives and
one Senator. II Democrats can be
brought to support this measure, its
passage is certain; but all of them are
10th to renew reconstruction. It NAV
be stated that the Democrats are dis.
posed to hide themselves behind the
constitutional provision about securing
q leach State republican form OF 10.
vernment: The best opinion is that
there Will be q new election, and that
Judge Darell will not be impeached.
NEW YoRK, . January ga mass
meeting Of working men was called by
German Free Thinkers. Under the ad.
) vtce OF the police, the proprietor of the
hall withhold the keys. 1000 men
then proceeded to another hall, and
authorized the officials to engage Cooper
institute for MACS meeting. sIfs".l'g
KALAMAZOO, M1oH., January "a. 1.-THE
state Grange, which has been in session
here for several days. has adopted. the
report OF the Committee on I'ransporta.
ton, which is to the effect that raiiroads
are amenable to State regulations as
much as plank and gravel road compa.
nies. and that the Legislature has as
much right to regulate their charges as
to az turnpike tclsS OF thhe oharges Of
millers for grinding grain. Accompany.
ing tho report OF the committee Is the
following resolution :snb,!A8 sasna l.A !.
Resolusd, That, while we deprecate
any and all attempts to cripple Or de-,
ssroy railroad intereste. we would re.