The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-09

day, with a tremendous report.
i OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HIntlers. a%'h
WASHINGTON. January 7.-District>
Attorney Farrow, OF Georgia, with the
endorsement OF all the representative
men from that State cognizant of the
facts, has secured an acceptance by the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue OF
the, proposition OF ex-Representative
Price in the matter Of illioit distillers in
North Georgia. The proposition in
wolves q liberal settlement, approximat
tng TO- general amnesty for past irregn-
larities. and looks to the pardon of those
in prison The latter class. however, de.
pend upon Executive clemency. There
are about thirty five in jail and over 500
cases. unadjusted.. There are also 300
distillers against whom no proceedings
have been instituted, who desire to avail
themselves Of the settlement proposed.
MtDR1D. January .7.-Ssnor Rinz,
Mlnieser Of the Inser;er, tss issued .
circular to the provincial authorities,
stating that the principal object Of the
Government is to fe-establish order and
show it's compatibility With the republic
and liberty. To secure this object it
will employ the most energetic mea-
snres. The Igualiddd newspaper has
been seized by the Government officials.
Generals Hfdalgo and Repolli have
besa placed in arrest. The province of
Valencia has been declared in q state of
atege. Castelar, has rejected the over.
tures Of Figuepas, Saimeronl and Ply
Margail, asking him to cooperate with
them in re-orgsnizing 9 Federal repub.
lIc. Gen. Iona has embarked from
Ban Sebastian With three battalions OF
Gotefnment' troops. His destination is
unknown.
lNDIANAPon1s, January 8.-The livery
stables OF John Soudder were burned,
today. with twenfy-eight horses.
CINCINNATI. January 8:-Eight inches
Ok snow here. Communication hence
East uninterrupted.
PHnADEIPH1A, January 8 8-There is
continued rain, and freshrt ia appre-
hepded. A ,Riphmond despatch says
the Virginia rivers are flooding.
NEW YORK, January 6.-Seinori W.
Butcher, owner OF the Steamship f. ]gar
Stewart, yesterday said to reporter:
II am sole and exclusive owner of the
vessel Edgar Stewart, and she shall rot
at her wherf before she shall be used in
violation OF any neutrality laws of the
Government. T have broken the char
ter and retaken possession of her, and
request Colonel Aguesa to desist from
faking any action in respect to tho yes
Gel, as the reputation Of the vessel is
bad enongh already. and / desire to re-
deem it as far as possible by using her
IN legitimate employment.
at meeting of the creditors of
Jacob Schneider, the bankrupt brewer
OF Esooklyn, debts amounting to $780,.
600 Uere proved.
WASHINGTON, January 8.-The Sc.
nate, by a vote of Is to IA, rejected
Pratt's amendment to the salary bill,
compelling members to refund back pay
received since March 8. 1873.
There are eight aspirants for Senate
rial honors in Virginia, and the contest
is exciting. The election occurs on the
18th. pas
KEY WEST. January s.-General
Rafael Qaesada arrived here yesterday
from New Orleans. .In conversation, he
said Spain, whether Republican or Mo-
narchical, was the enemy of Cuba, and
the Cubans intended to be free at any
cost.
PoUGHKERPsIE, N. Y, January 8.-A
bridge on the Hudson River Kailroad,
below Groton, has been washed away
by the storm and trains are delayed.
Land slides have occurred on the
Poughkeepsie and Eastern and D utchess
and Columbia Railroads.
New YORK, January 9.-The pro.
posed mass meeting of unemployed men
was failure. About 800 men moved
aboqtin groups through Union Square,
bnt no leader appearing to organize the
meeting, and as it was raining ut the
time, they soon disappeared.
The New Hampshire Democratic Con-
vention has nominated Jas. A. Weston
for Governor.
Ex-Sheriff Brennan and Deputy Sho.
riff Shields were found guilty, to day,
OF contempt, in disobeying the order OF
the court and allowing Henry. W. Genet
to escape from custody. Tho court
fined them $3.50 each, and sentenced
them to thirty days. imprisonment in
the County Jail.
The working.men, after leaving Union
Square, assembled to tho number OF
500 or GOO. A meeting was organized,
and resolution was adopted demand.
ing work, the enforcement OF the eight.
hour law. q reduction of house rent
twenty-five per cent, and its total sus-
pension till the 1st of May. They then
adjourned, with the understanding tina.