The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-14
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HENDAY8; May Am exc chnnR ) Of
Zoo prisoners has been effected between
the Carlists and Alfonsists near BARGE
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LONDON, May 13.-The bark Hesperus,
from st. Mary 8, Ga, for Montevideo, has
been abandoned ut sea; crew saved and
landed ut Havre ." F'
The Prussian Government has signed
q convention with Japan, by which the
Japanese part Of the island of Sughnlien
is oeded to Prussia.
A crowd of women mobbed an Old
Catholic school-house, in Konigshute,
Silesia, yesterday, declaring that they
would never allow their children to be-
come Old Catholics. After much excite
1nent, the military were called out and
cleared the streets, which were full Of
spectators. Twenty persons were ar-
rested. -
The North German Gazette says: We
of Germany and France have at no time
since the war been more friendly and
satisfactory, than they are now. The
Provincial Correspondence, a semi-officinl
journal, declares that Germany desires
peace, and is able to rely on union
with powerful neighbor to repress any
possible foreign ambition.
De Jough & Co., of Santiago de Cuba,
have suspended. Their Liabilities are
estimated at $3.50, 900.
MADRID, May 13.-It is officially on
nounced that the treasury has paid Hon.
Caleb Gushing $35, ,000-the last install
ment Of the virginius indemnity.
A despatch from Melbourne says the
city Of Sydney and vicinity has been
visited teddy by hssavy saS: dsm"Eing foods.
agents and divers, to-dny, attempted to
reach the wreck of the Schiller, but
were prevented from doing 80 by q heavy
ground swell.
The London Post maintains that the
late war rumors were not groundless.
Germany, alarmed by the rapfdity of the
French military Reorganization, had
arranged everything for and was on the
point Of marching against Franco: but
the danger is averted for the moment.
Telegraphic..-American News.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May lathe le-
gislative committee to Investigate the
means whereby Spencer secured. his
claim to the United States Senate, took q
recess to-day. Over 800 pages of manu-
script testimony of Republican wit
nesses prove the following facts: Before
the election, Spencer went to Louisville
to see Gen. Terry. and urged him to
send troops to Alabama, for the purpose
of being used as o political machine to
intimidate Democratic voters. After the
election, o separate Court Room Legisla-
ture was organized, because it was feared
that if both parties met together, the
Democrats would have control of the
organization and defeat Spencer. The
Republicans who opposed Spencer were
bought over with money and the pro-
misses of appointments to Office. In
order to get o quorum for the court room,
O body OF men were sent for and paid to
come and represent Counties, not only
without certificates Of election, but with
out any pretence of election. In order
to defeat o quorum in the Capitol Legis-
lature, one member was bribed by Kinds
and another was drugged to insensi-
bility. The money used in corrnpting
the members was Government funds,
borrowed for that purpose from the post
Office and revenue officials. When
compromise was proposed by Attorney
General Williams, it was found that
unless one Democratic Senator could be
unseated, and Republican put in his
stead, the record would show that the
Court Room Legislature had no quorum
in the Senate, and that atSpencers election
was void. Thereupon, one Glass, the
Republican Senator from Macon County,
WAS paid from $500 to $500 to pair OF
with Democratic Senator in what was
known as the Miller and Martin contest.
and violate his pledge. The Lieutenant
Governor, McKinstray, was to rule, and
the Republican Senators were to saction
his rulings so as to decide the contest
before notice of the treachery could be
conveyed to the absent Democratic Sena-
tors. The testimony of Robert Barber,
clerk of the court room of the lower
house, and also clerk of the same house
after the consolidation, is sample of
the whole evidence. It was as follows:
Barber, being duly sworn, testified as
follows: was clerk of the lower house
OF the Court Room Legislature, and also
clerk of the House in the consolidated
Legislature. The object of the Court
Room Legislature was to secure the or
ganization and elect Gen. Spencer,to the
United States Senate. We did not think
this could be done if we met at the capi.
tol. After detailing the means EMPLOYED
by Spencer to shelve ex-Gov. Parsons
and Alex. White, whom he had heard
would be rival candidates for the Senate.
the witness proceeds: have letters from
Spencer relative to the use of troops, but
as they are confidential do not propose
to introduce them. The COMMITTEES in
sisted on seeing the letters, and Barber,
after consulting his counsel, introduced
them. Letter No. 2, dated Decatur, Oc-
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