The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-17

cents per hour for day work aud sixty
cents and upwards per hour for night
work. The rates nrs now reduced
from to-day to thirty cents per hour
for day work and forty cents per hour
for night work. The reduction is en-.
tailed by the late disagreement among
steamship lines as to the establishment
of universal rate for freights at all
piers whore steamships have arrived
10 day, THE longshoremcn refused work
at the new rates. aud fresh hands we're
engaged. who perform the work under
supervision of experienced hands. NJ
outbreaks Or violence have az yet oo-
cnrred. but strong force OF police is
placed along the docks on both rivers,
as preoantion, and reserves are held
III readiness ut every precinct. The
strikers condemn these measures, aud
shy that such precautions nre not re-
quired, as the strike will be conducted
IN al orderly and peaceable manner
The steamship companies are deter
mined in forcing the reduced rates
and are satisfied 1t eau be successfully
carried out. One of the lnrgest erl-
ploylng stevedores said he would not
| employ union men, even il they uc-
cepted the reduced rates, as ho was
confident that the new hands would
soon become rs skillfuI rs the old ones
PORTLAND. Me, November lG.-
Speaker Biuine declines this cnndiducy
for Senatorship.
Hammitt billings. artist aud archi-
tect, is dead.
ATLANTA, GA November 16 Rev.
Il. w. Is. Elliott was consccruted
Bishop of Western Texas. yesterday, in
st. Phillips Church. Tho building
was packed to its utmost capacity The
conservation sermon was preached by
Bishop Wilmer. Of Alabama, aud the
act of censecration performed 10y
Bishops Gregg, Q ,intard. Howe. Wi.
mer aud Beckwltn. A largs number
OF the clergy We're present; also. IL dele.
CATION of thirty Texans, headed by
Lieutenant. Governor Hubbard. BIZ
shop Elliott departs for his new work
The first week in December His flu
ture home will be Siu Antonio.
WAsHINGTON, November l6.-The
President has directed telegram to
be sent to tho Governor Of Texas,
requesting him to delay the execution
OF the death sentence on Sutunta,
until it can be satisfactorily ascertained
whether or not he violated Ills parole
the President believing the weight of
the evidence thus far is in Satnnta's
favor.
No further kilograms from Arkansas
have been received here. aud no action
has been taken upuu the proclamation
OF Smith, received by the President on
Saturday. Attorney General Williams,
IN conversation this morning, stated
that nothing could be dono before to-
morrow. when tue Cabinet meets, aud
the subject will then be discussed.
Fe!egrams from Republicans, received
here to-day from various parts Of Ar
kansas, representing that Smiths ad.
herents continue arming, and show II
determination to maintain their posi-
tion. Smiths government will be
organized either at Hslenn or Pine
Bluff. where the Republican clement
largely preponde rates. The Garland
government has made at least a hun
dred arrests thus fur, including the
editors of the Republican newspapers,
on charges Of treason to the State.
The election Of members of tho Lsgis.
iature under the Garland government,
at which no Republicans voted, took
place October Z, and the election under
the Smith government, in accordance
with the old Constitution, ut which no
Democrat voted, took place early in
November. The President and Attor.
ney General had conference to-day
on Arkansas affairs.
MIR. CresswelI, one Of the Cnntnis-
stoners of the Freedmen's Bank, SAYS
1t will require 5000. 900 to enable the
Commissioners to declare u dividend
Of 20 per cent. and as yet they have
collected but SO 900; with Il careful
hnabnndry of the resources. Mr.. Cress-
we'll estimates that the bauk will
eventually pay ID per cent.
According to an official report, pre-
pared last February ut the Treasury
Department., the amount covered into
the Treasury arising from cotton aud
other captured and abandoned pro-
perry, including returns CT amounts
expended for the purchase Of products
under the Act Of February, 1861, and
the profits to the Government arising
from the purchase aud e-sale of such
products, was $24 25I. .27O; to Which
was added the premium on coin, pro-
ceeds of the cotton captured at S lvan-
nah. Charleston aud Mobile, amount
ing to S.. .5G6, TGS showing that the
total amount paid from these sources
Was S26. .8l8, OBS; deducting awards to