The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-03
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rlpaloRs has occurred as QarEagena; The
deputies TO che Oortes are endeavorinR
tolGeoonoiie the difficulties between Sal
1aaSon and President Castels=. Ale..hal
Serrano Is endeavoring to secure the
removal of General Moriones from the
command OF the republican forces in
Cofdeval. The Government has cup
pressed savaral newspapers ne Federal
proclivities. ,,,',a ba.
VERsAnIEs, January, 1.-The Assem-
bly,. to-day, after voting to raise 80. .000. :
600 francs by additional taxation, ad.
journed. The court martial sitting for
the trial of the Communists have con.
demned six more Of them to death.
LONDON, January 1.-Later advices
5rof Cape Coast # port that Sir Garnet
Wolsely has advanced seventy miles into
the interior. The Aslsntees are flying
before him.
LONDON. January 1900 Ashanteee
were drowned in the Prap, while hyine
from Sir Garret Wolsey.
Eyans, proprietor of the London
Hour, Is dead.
MADRID, January 1.-On Tuesday
night. p she'll from the besieging batte-
ries set fro to the insurgent iron clad
Telutan, in the harbor Of Oartagene,
After bnFniag for three hours, the fire
reached the magazine, which exploded
with tremendous force, damaging the
vessel seriously.
ToicR IRA aphtc-Aincricnn Matters.
.CHARnEsToN. January 1.-Arrived-
Steamships Equator. Philadelphia; Fall
con. Baltimore; James Adger. New
York; sohooners N. A. Farwell. Boston;
Ida Richardson, New York; brig James
Ratchford, Msnitoa.
COLUMBUS. ONO, January 1. To-day,
the railroad authorities arranged for the
starting OF two freight trains for the
West. At the last moment, the condnc-
tors refused to go, saying that they
would not go over the road with strange
engineers. They were at oncs dis.
charged, and the trains cent with other
men in charge. The yard master Of the
called on by crowd Of roughs to-day
and threatened with death, il he per-
mitted any more trains to go ou. .o-day.
The police dispersed the crowd, aud the
spokesman escaped. The evening train
from Cincinnati, when at Alton, was
fired into by some unknown parties
The situation here is now moro unfavor-
able for settlement than ct any time
during the strike.
A broken rail on the track delayed the
passenger train of the Cincinnati ard
indianapolis Railroad. Two persons
were killed and ten hurt.
WASHINGTON, January 1. The Execu-
tive Mansion never presented more
brilliant appearance than to day. The
East room has been beautified in all its
features. and the furniture is entirely
new. The Blue room has also been re-
touched, both as to the walls and the
furniture. and it is regarded as one of
the handaomest drawing rooms in the
country. The mansion was opened for
the reception of visitors at II A, NJ.
when the President and Mrs. Grant took
their positions in the Blue room, and
were assisted by several ladies. There
was full representation Of Ministers,
with their respective secretaries and
attachees, accompanied by ladies. At
l2.45, the Associated Survivors of the
War OF 1872 and the Associated Vete-
rams Of the War of 1846 were received.
They numbered about forty. Next came
the members Of the Oldest Inhabitants'
Association. At ! O'Clock, the doors
were opened to the public, and, from
that hour to P. NJ, continuous
throng Of citizens called and shook
hands with the President.
RICHMOND, VA, January 1.-The LIE.
gislatnre convened, to-day, ut noon,
nearly every member OF both houses
being present. The organization having
previously been arranged in caucus, the
election OF officers Was quickly gotten
through with. and resnited in the re-.
election of all the officers OF the last
session, except the Sergeant.at-Arms,
which office was filed by the election of
j. F. Wall, of Frederick. The Senate
and House then went into joint session,
and proceeded to canvass the returns of
the recent election for Governor and
Lieutenant. Governor. with the follow
ing result: For Governor, James r.
Kemper, (Democrat,) 12O, 729; r. w.
Hughes, 50. 499; majority for Kemper,
~. 239. The majority for Col. r. E.
Withers, (Democrat.) for Lieutenant
Governor, was 27,546. Immediately
after the conclusion of the count, the
Governor elect was notified, and he pro.
ceeded to the Executive Mansion, whero
the oath of office was administered to
him by Judge Fitzhugh, of the Chan.
cery Court. Governor Kemper then
sent his inaugural message to both
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