The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-23

his city on their way to inspect i'm
provemunts in the navigation of tie
Danube.
VIENNA, September 22.-rhe Spa.
nish Minister was received by the Em-
peror.
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- NEW ORLEANS. September 81. Cen
ernl James Longstreet, Commander
in-Chief CT Kellogg's army, says that
the State Ho.se an.! arsenals were
surrendered for want of ammunition
to defend them, und places tho fespon-
aibility on Attorney. General Field,
who epioined the militiu appropria.
ton OF $50, 900 nude by the last Legis-
Iature.
WASHINGTON, September 10.-The
National Labor Council have issued all
Official call for State Convention in
every State, preparatory to a National
Convention. Tue Stats Conventions
are called for tho 25th.
Henry w. Dodge. executive officer
of Hayes Arctic expedition, died sud
denly Of apoplexy vt Brooklyn, yester.
day. aged As.
VIM. Z. Bunker, prominent cot
ton merchant, died Saturday. aged 81.
at New York. .91.h ria
Selsh Vanslaser. formerly President
of the New York National Exc hange
Bank, is dead.
Summary of the trot at New York
for $40, 900. yesterday. at Fleetwood
Park: Gloster, Il, 5, l,:l1;l American
Girl. 3. !, 2, 2; Judge Fullerton, 4, Q,
3. 3; Corners, z, 4, 4, i. Time, 2:2Ol.,
1929, 2:21, 2:2l.
The Lord Mayor of Dublin and the
Irish Team will be given an excursion
by the city authorities Of New York on
rhurs day. and public reception at
the City Hall. Representative men Of
Brooklyn have rendered them q public
dinner. Tfl "iit'
WASHINGTON, September. 2l.-The
Postmaster General and Secretary OF
the Treasury, under whom the vast
bulk of our Federal offices in the
Southern States are held. have deter
mined to diamiss any person holding
Office against whom any charges OF in.
capacity or doubtful official RESPONSE.
bility may be made with su ufticient sub
stantiation in the way of facts and
upon competent authority. 1t is ad-
mitted by both these officers that
large number of persons. entirely unfit
by social stntuA or e,luoation, have
worked their way into these positions.
1t is now proposed to make SO much
Of concession to the respectable ele-
ment OF Southern society ns TO weed
these miserable creatures out. rs fast as
they can be reached. The late troubles
III the South hnve bronCht not IL few of
these characters to tho surface, und it is
not wondered that there WAS SO much
dissatisfaction expressed. Without
rejecting upon the chnructer Of the
former Postmaster General and Secre-
tray of the Treasury. it is quite evident
thut they we're grossly deceived, aud
ii u healthier state of feeling is to he
encouraged in the South it il admitted
that the Federal patronage must be in
the hands Of only superior men. It is
possible that this sentiment will soon
prevail in every one OF the executive
departments OF the government. This
importation OF Federal oilise. holders
from other States than those in which
they are appointed has long been look
ed upon as u glaring mistake, nnd
steps vii! DO tnkon to remedy the evil.
Now that there arc indications of n
cessation of the hostile spirit recently
exhibited in portions Of tho Southern
States, tho causes of the troubles nre
beginning to bs analyzsd and COM
mented upon. The President, it ap-
pears, in tho light of rocent event, has
not improved his opinions OF the po-
litical guerillas who infest tho South
and fill tho Southern Offices, National
and State. Pending tho uprising in
New Orleans he was constantly beset
by carpet -baggers, who poured in here
from the South and infested the Pre-.
sidential Office with highly elaborate
tales of blood, murder and unchecked
devastation. 1t is learned that the
President remarked Of these worthless,
! speaking of Senators and Represents.
tives, that, whenever there was q shot
fired or my sort Of disturbance OF
the pence. these people at once con-
gregated ut Washington, instead of
remaining among their constituents
and using their efforts to preserve or
der and t" bring the refractory element
back to qniet and peaoe. This is
plinse of their official functions which
they do not appreciate, and, prefer.
ring whole skin to the glory of he
roic martyrdom, their appearance at
Washington is generally tho iorerun-
ner of another outburst of irrepress-
bic popular Indignation. The situa-
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