The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-08
o WORCESTERSHIRE An.,I..

mout OF ArCa.BlehOp LedviChOWSkO Is
threatened. AT his furniture has been
distrsined. and he etill refuses to pay
the dnes imposed by the courts. t'.
Telegrams from Cartagena say it is
reported, on good authority. that the
burning of the man .of.war Tetuan was
Intentional, and that the Numanoia and
Mendez Nunez were to have been de-
stroyed at the same time, but the plan
was discovered and they were saved.
MADRID. January IA despatch to
she. Standard reports 200 persons killed
end wounded before the disturbances
IN 6aragossa and Valladolid we're sup
pressed. The Government intends soon
TO add 100. 900 men to the reserve.
PENANG, January THE cholera and
other diseat Q, prevail to fearful extent
in the Dutch camp in Acheen. The ma
tive allies are the greatest sufferers.
GENEVA, January THE Catholics Of
Switzerland have sent a protest to the
Governmsnte 3ainst the expulsion from
the country OF the Papal nuncio.
Tclegrap raphic-Amerioan Matters.
NEW ORLEANS. January Ga special
from Austin. Texas, reports that the
law under which che late general cleo
tion was held has been decided uncon.
stitutional by Tho Supreme Court. 1t
says. The following is tho section of the
new constitution which the Republicans
claim was violated by the election ACT
OF the last Legislature: All elections for
State. District and County officers ehall
be held at the County seats Of the seve-
raj Counties till otherwise provided by
law. and the polls shall be open four
days, from 8 O'Clock in the morning till
4 o'clock in the evening of each day.
The election Act ordered the polls to be
just open for one day only.
BKTHLEHEM, Pa, January Ga con
ventlon OF the general freight officers of
the principal railroads of Pennsylvania,
New York and Now Jersey. organized
here c: noon to-day, Ellis Clark, of the
North Pennsylvania, being chosen Pre-.
e,dent, and J Lowry Bell, of Philadel-
phia and Reading, Secretary. Tie
meeting was held with closed doors. but
1t is understood the revision of freight
rates and ciassifoations Of trade are to
be faally disposed of at this meeting.
The bearing OF the new constitution
upon tho railway interest has been pref.
ty generally csuvassed during the morn
ing, and the general opinion is that it
will not materially change the existing
system.
ATLANTA Ga, January 6.-The car
nivai to-day, despite incessant rain, was
brilliant success. The streets along
the line OF ffthe procession were filled
with about 10000 spectators. The pro-
cession was twenty minutes in passing a
given point. Rex appeared in magnif-
cent state. In some respects, the dis
play equaled Mardi Gras Mt Now Or
leans. It was the grandest display ever
seen in Atlanta.
PHILADELPHIA, January IA severe
storm OF. sieet prevails West of Pitts
burg, and has prostrated all the wires.
cutting off communication with Cincin-
natl, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus,
indianapolis and st. Louis. Pittsburg
reports the telegraph lines broken in
many places.
SANTA FEE, January 7.-Troubles on
the border are increasing.
New YORK, January IA special
meeting of the Bar Association adopted
resolutions dcpioring the nomination
and objecting to the confirmation of
Williams; also voted down resolution
fav ing unconditional repeal of the
bankrupt law.
Boston, January -Four masked
men overpowered, bound and gagged
the patrol watchman between the Ablng-
don National Bank and the tack factory
in Abingdon. last night, and started for
the bank. Half mile distant from the
scent, the vatohman managed to free
himself, gave on alarm and the rnfians
fed.
WASHINGTON. January Tn the Se-
nate, Morton gave notice that whom the
salary should be dispoA d of, he would
ask the Senate to take up and dispose of
the Louisiana case. Stevenson gave
notice that when the Louisiana case
should be taken up he would move to
refer the whole matter back to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections, with
authority to take proof as to the validity
Of the election.
In the House, Butler moved to re-
commit the Civil Rights bill. His
apology to the House was that he wished
to prune it of absurd amendments over
which the House could vote two or
three days. Buffers speech consists
mainly Of resume of his exploits dur
ing the war.
WASHINGTON, January 7-Evening.
In the Senate, Sumner presented the
petition OF $4,000 citizens of Ohio
"a v,vOrooal ~