The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-02

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and Tsasf ! asaa.Anoe 0ombRny, % ho
application of the Insurance Commis.
tsioner for the appointment of trustee
over the same. An srder was issued
citing the company AMI Com missioner
before the Probate Court.
New ORLEANS. December 1.-The
10Th annual conclave of the Grand Eu-
oampment OF knights Templar Of the
United States begun in this city. The
proceedings were opened by large
procession. An address of Welcome
was delivered by Nj. w. Michael Z.
Girard. Grand Master of Masons iu
Louisiana, and fitting response on be-
hulf of the Grand Eucampment by V.
e. Sir James II. Hopkins. Deputy
| Grand Commander. The triennial
conclavs was then formally opened,
Every State subordinate is fully repre-.
sented. Grand Master nj. T.. Sir John
g A. Fellows. of Louisiana. delivered
his ofholnl message, covering his traus.
actions for the past three years-a
lengthy document, of great interest to
tue order. Recess then taken until to-.
| morrow.
COLUMBUS. Ono, December !. The
Legislature met to-day.
CINCISNATI. December Flour
steady. Corn steady-7O. Provisions
dull aud declining. Pork iu fair de-.
m"na aud Iowcr-20 80. Lard easier-
steam 13"s; kettle l4.I.i@l4i5. Bacon
unchanged. Whlskey steady, at %.
PHILADELPHIA, December 1.-The
following appears in the Press: The
rn,n"rs of IL suis Of or trunsler of the
Press property aud management have
been 80 rife aud haYe assumed such
shape, during the past week, TINT it is
lndgcd best to set them ut rest by an
explicit aud authoritative coutradic
ton. No sale of the Press has been
nude. nor any contemplated. There
will be no transfer Of tho paper on the
first of January next-whlch remains
now. ns 1t always has beon, in the sole
proprietorship of Hon. John W. For
ney. There will be no change in the
editorial charge of the Press with the
new year.
ALBANY, n. Y, December In the
Court of Appeals. Evarts, counsel for
Baecher. applied for bill of partiou-
lars. which would doubtless bu nasty.
Roger A. Pryor, counsel for Tilton,
plead against premature ventilation OF
the nnstlness. The Court took the pa
pers.
New YORK. December In the
United States Court, to-day, before
Judge Blatchford. Messrs. Il. Clews
& Co. having failed to answer ia bank.
rupt proceedings. were adjudicated
bankrupt on the petition of Arthur
Cooper, trustee OF their London firm,
aud fifteen creditors in this country,
who state that they represent one
quarter the number and ope.third in
amount Of creditors.
PHILADELPHIA, December 1.-The
committee of Jay Cook l. Co. 8 credi.
tors say if claims preferred against
individual members of the firm are
proven, there will hardly be anything
left for the creditors of the firm.
RICHMOND, December l.-Tbe Anne.
rioan Cheap Transportation Conven-
ton met here ut 10 o'clock this morn
ing-President JOSH ia Quincy, of
Massachusetts. in the Chair. Hon. A.
w. Kelley, Mayor of Richmond, made
al eloquent address Uf welcome, which
vas very happily responded to by the
President. A Committee on Creden-
tlals was appointed. and the couven.
tion recessed till 3 2. NJ. About
seventy-hve delegates present and more
expected to arrive.
The | convention re.nssemb bled nt
3 o'clock. +. b. Thurber, of New
York. read an able report on trans.
portation, in which he eketahed the
history Of railroads, discussed their
relations to the people, showed the
evils of their construction and ma
nagement. and pointed out the RENE
dies in general railroad laws aud the
control of throughilines by the Gone.
raj Government. He discussed the
relative merits of canul and trans. con
tinental railroads.
RALEIGH. N. c., December LII
the State SENATE, to-day, Mr.. jenkins,
OF Cleveland. introduced bill for the
adjustment OF tho public debt of the
State, which bill provides for the issu
ing OF new bonds. payable at the ex-
piratlon OF thirty years, aud bearing
six per cent. interest, to be exchanged
for the old bonds in tho following
mapner: The Treasurer shall exchange
the new bonds at the rate of % cents
on tho dollar for bonds issued since the
war, but undor Acts of the Legislature
adopted before the war; shall pny
IL % cents on the dollar for bonds is
sued during the war for internal i'm
provements; shall pay 1o>5 cents on