The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-01
atasmahip- Reniaia. -uilh the. King Of


Hawaii on board. arrived here last.
night. The King was' received this
morning, on landing at Broadway
wharf. by atmilitary escort, ordered by
Gov. Booth. Salutes were fred from
the forts and from the Government
steamers Benicia, Saranac and Ports
mouth. a large number OF people
aocked to the city at an early hour
this morning, to. witness tho landing
OF the royal visitor and suite, who will
remain here a few days, when they
will proceed to Washington, after
which they intend to visit the prlnoi-
pal Eastern cities. The King SAYS he
is merely on visit to tue President,
and will not take any part in the ne
go'iations for thu reciprocity treaty.
LOUISVILLE. KY,, November ga
fire broke out in the stock stables of J.
NJ. Galloway. at Eminence, KY, at 2
O'Clock this morning, aud destroyed
about S25, 600 worth of property, in
Guiding twenty-eight horses, and some
mules aud CARRIAGES Among the horses
fine thorough-bred stallion, Gold
Chief, valued at $1,000, and the tho
rough-bred stallion Hambletonian Star,
valued ut IS 600
The Pubic Library Gift Concert. of
Kentucky, has been postponed until
the last day Of February.
SAVANNAH. Ga, November Cox
Senator YuIee. nf Florida, writes here
saying that the statements now going
the rounds Of the press to the effect
that he Ii engaged in buying slave
claims. in hope that Congress will ulli-
mately pay for the emaucipatnd ne
groes, is absnrdIy false. He says the
loss OF slave property is one of the
irremediabe losses of the War, aud the
idea Of any possible reclamation is too
wild to be entertained by any sane
man.
WASHINGTON, November 30 The
annual report of Hon. John Jay kaox.
Comptroller of the Curreucy. has beeu
made public. Among other subjects
dwelt upon therein. il that OF rsdemp-
tion. The hope Is expressed that the
present system Of exchanging notes for
new paper notes will not long hence be
superseded by a true system of re,
demption, namely: payment on de-
mand Of national bank notes in coin or
in its representative, payable In coin.
During tue year ending November l,
1874. national banks have been organ
ized. with an authorized capital of
$6, 745 500. Circulation has been ia-
sued amounting to $5.817,3l6. and
during tho same year there has beeu
Withdrawn and destroyed S2.24l,Ol9,
showing an actual increase of national
band circulation during the year Of
I'd. .b16,29 The total circulation out.
staadlug at that time was S35i, 927 ,246,
leaving 32.072,754 Jet to be issued of
the whole amount authorized. Since
the passage of the Acs of June 20,
1874, forty-six national banks have
been organized. with a capital of ST..
$4,000. to which circulation has been
issued amounting to 1882, $50, and
the total amount issaed to all national
hanks since jane 20, 1874. is So. $780, :
lS0. The amount of taxes paid into
the Treasury of the United States by
the national banks during tho year
ending July l. 1874, was S7.0S3, 1893,
of which SO. 404. 900 was derived from
circulation. The Comptroller recon-
mends tho repeal of the two cent
stamp tax, and. if not repealed, that
the Act shall be SO amended, aud such
penalty provided. as shall tend to pre-
vent evasions Of the pre- sent law. He
repeats his statement Of lust yeur, that
there is no present necessity for tue
engraving OF all new designs for the
national bank notes. lie also recon :
tnends an appropriation of $1,000 for
the redemption of unsigned notes of
national banks which we're purloine,i
from IL Treasury in 1867.
STRoUDsDURa, PA, November 80. =
Geo. Lobar. aged 1l3. is dead.
NEW York, November 3O.-A spc-
cial despatch announces the relo.su Of
j. A. Macgohan, Herald correspond
ent. He is at San Sebastian, SPUN.
A circular letter from Archbishop
Manning was read in all the Catholic
churches of the diocese yesterday, de-
claring that oil persons vi do not ac-
cept the dogma Of papa. infallibillty
cease to be Catholics.
Jonathan Sturges, an eminent mer.
chant. is dead.
The State Labor Union pledges u.s.
sistance to the striking lonRshoremen,
to the extent of so, 1000 or $50, 200.
PITTsBURG, November 30.-A
pitched battle between Italians and
striking miners resulted in the Italians
displaying the while flag aud promis
ing to leave tomorrow. -Four ItuIians
killed. The police are on the spot
In force.
Nine inches snuw in Cleveland
RICHMOND, November 29.-In the
United States Clrcnit Court, to day,