The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-10

Caueuh ou sue ConVlCtlOn OF OeO6t, and
is reported to be now only one OF nun
Der OF twelve workers in hurry to
turn informer, should the act be nd.
vantsgeous.
A fire occurred ut 37l Broadway
premises occupied by Q. B. Rouss, dry
goods auctioneer, and A. Friedman &
Co., importers Of lace and tiue white
goods; loss 100000.
PHILADELPHIA. February 9.-Jacob
Vail and wife were foua ad suffocated by
gas. this morning, in their dwelling, at.
tachcd to lager beer saloon, in West
Philadelphia. He WIS rcsuscitated, but
his wife died soon after.
OTTAWA, February 0.-Right Rev.
jus. Gulges, Romun Catholic Bishop,
| died here last night
WASHINGTON, February 9-The Dc.
partment OF Agriculture is more partiou-
lar than heretofore in sending out seeds,
cuttings and bulbs. They are forwarded
| only In cases where there is n plausible.
assurance that they will be carefully
cultivated and some report made us to
the result; such supplies are sent post
paid. The departUent distributes more
freely by express. when the expense is
paid by the receiver.
-
ton having its headquarters in this city,
and engaged in the collection nnd dis,
tribunon Of telegraphic news in Great
Britain, has issued a despatch, stating
that Gladstone is Mt variance with his
colleagues in the Government on the
question of his resignation us Premier.
1t is said he will request tho Ministry
to resign Immediately, while the others
fn fk,o E,,r I;u
assemblies It is also stated, in some
dispatches. that D'IsraeIli has already
arranged his Ministry. The Times, OF
this morning, advises the Government
to resign during the time Intervening
between the conclusion of the elections
and the assembling OF Parliament. So
fer, :n The Parliamentary elections, 5UG
members have been chosen; Of this
number, 261 are Conservatives and 24S
Liberals and Home Rulers. One Home
Ruler has been returned from the city
0f Cork. and ono frum the County of
Kilkenny. It is probable that the Hon.
Edward Caldwell, formerly Secretary If
State, will be raised to tho peeragc.
In the Senate, MIR. Merrimon pre-.
sented petition for the improvement
of the mouth of the Cape Fear River,
N. o.; which was referred TO the Com
mittee on Commerce. Ha2er, the new
Senator from California, was sworn in.
In the Senate, MerrImon, of North
Carolina, preserved the petition of tue
shipmusters aud others OF Whining
ton. asking an appropriation for the in-
provement Of the mouth of Cape Feur
River. A bill for tho relief of East
rennessee University, appropriating
n snt.
for property belonging to it, occupied
and destroyed by the Federal urmy dur
ing the late war. was taken up. Wud-
leigh, of New Hampshire, said The pro-
perty was taken possession OF by the
Federal troops, not as military nccss.
sity, but as matter OF Convenience, aud
he thought the claim u just one. The
bill was passed by yeas ~. nays 90. Thc
bankruptcy bill was resumed. Tue
amendment abolish,ng the Register in
Bankruptcy was rejected. The amend
ment authorizing notaries public to tn 1e
dispositions passed. The amendment
authorizing an assignee to bring suits
!.T r:.".- ..ss :::an ..i:i ::::::s Il:
having charge Of tho case shonld order
otherwise. was adopted. Gordon. Of
Georgia, introduced bill to amend the
'uSCh hui hcScuuo INV. IL provinces bDnL
all provisions of the law heretofore ex.
,sting In relation to tho imposition Of
stamps upon written Instruments, and
all penalties imposed by the law
Tor the omission or future to stump
such Instruments as bear date prior to
the establishment Of revenue districts iu
the States engaged in the rebellion, be
repealed. 1t further provides tlu. the
time allowed for stamping deeds. mort
cages aud other papers, which bear
date since the establishm- mt Of suid re-
venue districts, ho extended to the -
day of =, 1877 Any Judge or jus
tico of the Peace in snid iusurrectiouury
States may attach stamps heretofore re-
qnired upon said documents, and the
Com missioner Of Internal Revenue is
authorized 70 furnish stamps for such
purpose. to the order Of the president or
cashier OF any national bauk. upon IL
Certificate of deposit in such bunk. The
bill is prefaced by preamble, declaring g
that. III the lnte lnsurrectIonary States,
during the war, it WIS impossible to
procuro the revenue stamps required by
law to be attached to deeds, mortgages
and other papers intended to bu record
ed. Referred to the Committee on
Finauce.
Iu the House, bills wcre introduced