The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-09
Q message to Congress to-day or to.
morrow ON the I,oniaiann diffianlkx


with bayonets. like General Sheridan 8
despatch, which seems to have pro.
duced sn ontburst OF indignation from
one end of the country to the other.
Some OF the people in Washington
must be curiousIy incompetent to
gauge public feeling, or they would
never have allowed that mad despatch
to have seen light. It is much to be
desired that some members of tho Co
Sernment would take pains to aequaint
themselves with the tone and temper
of the country. II the Cabinet had
been prudent, it would have put Gen.
Sheridan's ferocious message on or
under the table, or into the FIRE, and
said nothing about it. Instead of that,
Gen. Bslknap telegraphed back to
Sheridan, aud said that the President
and oil of us thoroughly approve your
course, which was one of the most uu.
necessary and foolish blunders ever
committed by the present Govern
ment. We hope that the Presidents q
Forthcoming uessage viii be little,
more creditahle to himself, his Cabi.
net. his party aud to tue people of the
United States, who, if they also tho
roughly approve of Sheridan y course,
would stand disgraced before the civil
lied world"
WASHINGTON. Januury 9.-The New
York express hence, at 9P. NJ, yes.
terday. collided with u freight train.
The switchtender is blamed. The
mail and express cars, with Mail Agent
Fayman, were burned. No passen.
gers seriously hurt. The entire North
ern mail from Washington. including
the accumulated days mail from the
South. excepting one pouch and can
vas for Baltimore, was destroyed by
the burning Of the postal car. 1t is
believed that the null agent, Mr.. Fay.
man. was crushed to death before the
oars took fire. He wac about thirty
years OF age, and a con Of the local
post office agent in this city.
In the House, oertifcute that con.
finement in the common Jail would
seriously affect Twins health, was re-.
ferrtd to Committee on Ways and
Means. The motion that, pending
investigation by the committee, Irwin
remain in custody of the Sergeant-at-
Arms, was lost by votc of 36 to 10.
Butler introduced bill for an election
in Louisiana, which was referred to the
Judiciary Committee. It provides
that IN election be held on the fourth
Tuesday in May next, for Governor,
Lieutenant.G Governor, Secretary of
State. Attorney General. Auditor of
Public Accounts, Superintendent Of
Elections and members OF the
Legislature; that the President
shall Immediately appoint three
suitable persons to superintend
such election; that they shull immedi-
ately appoint two competent and suit
able citizens. OF opposite political par
ties. as State Registrars, who shall
cause new and complete registration
to be made Of all the legally qualified
voters of the State; tina. the State
Registrars and Superintendent shall
In like manner appoint two Super
visors OF Registration in each parish,
and that the Superintepdents shall in
like manner appoint two Commission =.
ers OF Election for each election pre-
cinct. Within ten days after the day
OF election. the State Registrars are to
open the returns in the presence of
the Superinteudents. and to ex-
anime, canvass aid oompils the
same; and the Superintendents
ere shereupon 10 make public
proclamation of the result of the elec.
ton in two newspapers of general cir
culation, and of opposite politics. The
Legislature thus elected is to meet and
organize on the second Monday after
the promulgation OF the result of the
election, and on the first Monday after
such promulgation the Governor,
Lieutenaut-Governor and otEer State
officers shall enter on the dischurg. Of
their respective Offices, and the Go
vernment established is to be recog-
nized by the United States Govern
mcut as tho legal Government If
Louisiana. The United States Circuit
Court of Louisiana is to have exclusive
Jurisdiction of NIL crimes and offences
made punishable by the Act. It au-
thorizAs the President to employ the
army and navy to maintain the public
peace, to sustain the officers under the
ACT and to enforce the provisions of
the Act, and any act Of an officer of
the State of Louisiana or of State
Court interfering with the execution of
the Act il to be treated as absolutely
void.
Col. L. B. Holobacid, who was the
Chief Qnnrtermaster at New Orleans
during the late war, has been under
examination by the Southern Claims