The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-13

felunEed ia the river, bnt was rescued;
he 10 now u:ark mad.
1Nxw, YonK, January, IA dsspssoh
from Cincinnati says working mems
|demonstration was contemplated ia2t
evening; but as Kari, the Colleotor and
Treasurer OF the organization, had ab.
seconded with the contents Of the trea-
sufy; the matter WIS postponed.
+ a. Pottsville, Pa, despatch says 6, 600
miners In that region are idle, ,sand, all
great coal operations Of that's region
have. been stopped. Therminers will
not accede to President Gowah g propo-
sition. and unless he recedee, there will
be prolonged struggle. The miners
OF Columbia and Northumberland
Counties are affected directly by this
action of the Sohuylkill men, and all
the region Indirectly. The whole region
will hsye enspended in a few days.
special says the Ohio River cont.
nues to rise Most of the inhabitsnts
On tho streets mex: &c the river have
been driven from their homes, the lower
parts of which are now flooded. Exten.
sive slides are anticipated along the Ma
rietta and Cleveland and Columbus,
Cincin natl and Indianapolis Railways.
,Advices from Sharon. Panama, are
that boat, containing dozen persons,
oapsized in Beaver River, and John
Sloss and two others were drowned.
The river is badly swollen, and the
bridge has been carried away. A boat
has to be used to ferry people across the
stream.
WASHINGTON, Jnuaary 12.-In the
Senate. West. of Louisiana, presented
q resolution of the Louisiana Legisla-
tnre, endorsing Pinchback, and ssking
that he be admitted to the Senate.
New YORK. January 11.-The Hud.
son River is still open to Albany, and
not particle Of ice visible. Not a
pound Of ice has been cut this winter
for storing in the ice houses.
KNoxvILnE. TENN, January 12.-An
important letter from Col. G. ". Oharl.
ton, General Deputy OF the Patrons of
Husbandry, giving the result Of ON in
te:yiew with ex-Pseaident johnson, will
appear in to-morrow'a Press and Herald.
Mr. johnson declares himself in full &C.
cord with the grange movement, and says
the time has arrived for good men of
all parties to associate, and bring about
such reform as the exigenoies OF the
country require.
C1EoIEESATs, January 12.-L. N. Still.
we'll, President of the First National
Bank Of Anderson, Ind, has been ur
restsd for embe7zling the funds OF the
bank. Il. Is. Kline, cashier of tho same
bank, has decamped.
NEW York, January I2.-Ths unem-
ployed working men having sent q mes
sage to Governor Dix in relation to the
refusal Of the police to allow them to
parade below Canal street tomorrow.
the Governor replied that the municipai
authorities are authorized by Inv to
regulate the use of the streets, and he
cannot interfere with any ARRANGEMENTS
they make. The chairman OF the
working mems committee is now having
another interview with the Police Com.
mIssioners in relation to the parade.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Comoanv
has received telegram that the steam.
ship Great Republic, which arrived at
hong Kong on the 7th from San Fran
CISCO, spoke the China on December 18.
The officers think the Ohina's machinery
is disabled, and she will be heard OF O.
the Sandwich Islands. The China has
140 steerage passengers. No mention is
made in the telegram of the passen-
gers.
R1cHMoND, January IL. Balloting in
the Conservative caucus for United
States Senator was resumed to-day, at l
T. NJ. A plau was adopted to drop the
lowest name on each ballot, and that no
candidates should be nominated more
than twice. The principal names voted
for we're r. NJ. Il. Hunter, r. L. Wi
thers, John Goode, Jas. Barbour, Ro-
bert Ould. ex- Gov. Smith, OK. Governor
Walker, Judge w. J. Robertson, A. H.
Stuart, Thos. s. Bocock, and Judge Jos,
Christian. Twelve ballots wero taken.
making thirty-two in the three days of
the caucus. with varying results. Lieu
tenant. Governor Withers led in nearly
every baliot. Stuart, on the thirty irst
ballot, received sixty-one votes-being
within six of the requisite number to
secure anomination. Tne thirty-second
ballot resulted in Withers, Stuart and
Christian receiving forty-one votes each.
NO candidate has as yet been in nomi-
nation twice. Tho caucus adjourned to
half-past Z.
WASHINGTON, January 12.-In the &c.
nate. Conkling introduced q substitute
for the salary bill, which passed the
House. It repeals the Act of March
last 80 far as it increases oil the salaries,
except those OF the President of the
United States and Justices Of tho Su-
preme Court, and fixes all salaries, with
the exception of the above named, the
same as they were prior to March last.