The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-25
TelegraphIc-For.isn Ans,r,.

from O0ndee for haHoon, was wrecked
in the Hybedes. and lost.
JAoMEn. October 1O.-The coffee
crop is immense. The producers re-
fuse to sell at present prices. Adjacent
islands quiet.
LONDON, October 24-The Legiti-
m'sts urge Count de Chambord to r..
turn to France.
HAVANA, October 24-The Captain
General decided to enforce the decree
establishing contribution Of fve per
c,nt. on capital.
TeleRraDhic-Amcr,c Matters.
CHARLESTON. October 22.-Arrisei /
= Steamship Champion, New York.
NEW YORK, October 24.-A letter
from a correspondent of the Times, in
Alabama. who is vouohed for by that
paper as a strong Republican, says be
has ridden for miles along the uhfre-
quented roads, and been in all the
large cities, and not only failed to dis
cover any trace Of reign of terror,
but found the negroes quietly at work.
The Times. nlluding editorially to the
letter, says: "He finds no reign of ter
ror in Alabama, no war of races, and
no pretense that the recent crimes in
Nv
Htical motives. He found the alleged
murderers of MIR. Bilings to be men
unlike the bloodihirsty ruiiians thcy
had been painted, and he appears to
think the 80 called evidence against
them is riliculously inadequate.
New ORLEANS. October 81 1t is
stated that Cosgrove, editor of the
Natchitooaes Vadicator, is under Fe-
deral auspices, aud 100 of others are
threatened. Parties generally have a
generous premonition of warrants, and
take to the woods. Squads of Federal
cavalry are operating in several pa
riohes. lend by Federal Marshals; but
those against whom they have warrants
have premonitions. and generally take
to the bushes.
CHICAGO, October 24-The Synod,
without pronouucing definite sen
tenoe. disposes Of the Swing case by
requiring the Pr. sbytery of Chiuaeo to
erase his name from the roll of minis.
ters. This ends the Swing matter
for the present, at lenst.
WASHINGTON. October "a An in.
formal meeting of the Cabinet was
beld between II and IL to-day. All
the members were present excepting
Belknap and Dtlano. Secretary Bris.
tow and Postmaster General Jewell had
a consultation with the President con-
cerning Federal officers in Texas, and
read to him tho reports, which are con.
sidered confidential, iu relation to
them. made by special agents. Tie
only postmasters to be changed are
those at Galveston and Houston. The
President has already. through the
Postmaster General, requested them 10
resign, but they have as yet made no
response. The Postmater. General can
seen nc. good reason for making other
post Office changes in Texas, though
politicians there are urging removals,
so that the vacancies may be supplied
by persons whose chief recommends
tion is tn cir greater activity in politics.
The Postmaster General desires to re-
tain those postmasters against whom
no charges oan be sustained OF moral
and business un6tness. Secretary
Bristow is convinced that changes
ought 70 bs made among certain Trea-
sury officers in Texas, and this will be
done at an early day. but with ciroum-
spect1on. Business in some cases has
been loosely transacted, to the loss of
the customs and internal revenue, and
hence the necessity for prompt action.
Attorney General Williams also pre-.
sented matters concerning affairs in
the South, and other members of the
Cabinet laid before the President sub
jects requiring his consideration.
Agents of the Unity Mutual Life In-
snrance Company refuse to reply to
the commissioners, claiming that the
company is not legal society within
the meaning of the statutes.
New ORLEANS, October 24.-The
registration in the city is %, 900 white
and 1900 blacks. Thirty-three pa
rishes give $4,000 white and 40, 600
blacks. Twenty.four parishes un-
neard from. The present returns give
the blncks 2 1000 majority.
BALTIMORE, October 24.-Amonp
the resolutions of the Irish Catholic
Benevolent Union is the following:
That it is not advisable now to en-
courage Irish immigration to this
country; that as the Irish Catholic
Benevolent Union has been placed
under the patronage of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, under the title of The
Immaculate Conception, the 9th of
December be, and is hereby, recog-
nized as the national holiday of tue
Union. Adjourned to meet at Ro-
chester.
SHREVEPORT. October 24-War.
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