The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-06

day night Atty or sixty armed negroes
went to the jailor. and. forcing him to
tbrsng-Rufia out, took -him--..-shaxt
death. Eli b6dy beiag slTIssfaR @al&
With .bnlle!s, '"s''fa'F7
FALL RIyRR Mass ..December Tn
An explosion, of u pneumatio. tube.
whiob sorne men wore sinking, killed
three and fatally injared others. II. E''
| NEW York. December 5.-All tie
public buildings and many other build
Jugs havo flags ut half mast, in honor
OF Mayor Havemeyer, whose fun sral
takes place this afternoon.
A Havana lettor states that Puerto
Principe advices OF the IN nit. say
great suffering there is feared the
coming winter, rs the tro, S have not
been paid for four mouths. The same
letter states that the village Of San
Geronimo was captured recently by
the insurgents. the garrison Of l5O
men. utter severe fight, capitulatipg
with loss Of sixty killed aud q large
number wounded, inclnding Major
Btanas, commanding the Spaniards.
ihe Insurgents, under Gonzales, cap
tured $50 rifles, 5000 cartridges aud
a quantity Of clothing. The insur-
gent loss was two killed and fifteen
wounded
NEW YoEK. December q A-Tennie
G. Clahin and Mrs. Woodruff were ar
rested this morning, at the instunce of
Mrs. Freeman, on the charge that
their bail WIS not up in the suit she e
had against them. It being shown
that their bail lad been duly furnished.
the charge was dismissed
ROCHESTER,, December Two BOYS
ana girl Wore drowned while ventur-
ing on thin ice.
SAN FRASCIsCI Dece mber j king
Aalakana aud suite left here this morn
ing, in special cnr, for Washington.
MONTGOMERY. ALA December g.
The State Ssnate has ousted Miller,
Republican, and seated Martin, Demo
crat. AS this affair is of national i'm
portanoe. tn: following review of the
facts Id given: On the organization of
the Attorney Generals Compromise
Legislature. in January. 1873, quo.
rum OF the Courtroom Repubiica
Representatives was seated in the
House. In the Senate. the Rspubli-
cans wanted Que Senator to make n
quorum, and entered u contest for
Martins seat. The matter was re-
ferred to committee, who reported
that, counting all the votes, Martin.
Democrat. was elected by 269 majority,
and that, counting ouly legal votes, he
was elected by 265 majority: bnt by
arbitrary rulings, Lientenant. q Governor
Mck.nstry seated Miller and ousted
Martin, without allowing the Senate
to vote. whether he should be seated
or not. The Democrats, fearing that
II they did not submit. the Rspubli-
cans would again withdraw, set up a
new Courtroom Legislature, and se.
cure Federal recognition. oontented
themselves with seeing that th, Jour
nails stated the facts as they occurred,
and with formal protest entered at
large therein. It was this seating Of
Miller which gave Spencer his sole
claltn to the seat he occupies in the
United States Senate. After the last
election. tue Senate holdiug over,
Martin petitioned for his seat; tho De.
tition was referred 10 COMMITTEES,
which reported the foregoing facts and
recommended that the i5esate resume
proceedings at the point where they
had boen broken OF by McKinstry' 8
arbitrary ruling. aud proceed with
what was, In fact. the suspended con.
test. This was agreed to, and Martin
was declared entitled to his seat.
WAsHINaroN, December 5.-.The
Court, in general terms. decided that
tue grand jury which indicted Har
rington and others for safe burglary.
was illegal and Qnashed tho indiot-
ment. This decision. it is understood.
relieves Harrington and those indicted
with him from further trouble.
Probabilities-For tho North.
c!onr or clearing aud colder weather,
with North or West winds and high
barometer. For the lake region, gene.
rally cloudy weather. with light rain
or snow, East Of Michigan. South west
to Northwest winds aud slight changes
III Temperatures and pressure. For
New England and the Middle Suites.
partly cloudy weather and areas of
ruin or snow, South. wcst or North
west winds. slowly falling barometer
aud slight rise vi temperature during
Sunday. For the Gulf and South At.
lantic States, gonorally CLOUDY wca.
thcr. with rain. North or E,st winds.
slowly falling barometer and rising
temperature East OF the Mississippi.
and lower temperature. with rising ba.
rometer. West of the Mississippi.
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