The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-08
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. An.,r..

tuab u uteoOlottOQ OF tu6 A666mOIY
would render MacMahon very popular,
and inftuepoe the general election In
favor OF his Governm ment, the President
will very probably break off negotia-
tions with the Left, and form disso.
lntiop, Ministry, comprising Duke De
Broglie. NJ. Fonrhon, M. De Peyre,
General Oissey, and Dukes Do Onscs
and De Audifferet Pasquier.
A despatch to the Telegraph ssys: !:
CASTELAR, is preparing to quit Spain be.
fore AlfOnso's arrival. Two Protestant
newspapers have been suppressed in
Madrid. King Alfonso has sent tele-
graphic despatch 10 Cauovas Del Lello,
confirming the ministerial appoint
ments, and expressing the hope that
there wi now be inaugurated an era
OF rosl liberty. peace and forgetfulness
of past discords. Aa
VIENNA. January 7.-Tho Montene-
grin Government declares itself satis-
fed with Turkeys action in the
Podgorit0a AFFAIR." ,iGa4
PARIS, January liking Alionso's
sister. the Countess OF Girgenti, ao-
companies him to Spain.
MaoMahon decides to-day whether
ne Will accept the resignation of his
Ministers. a Cabinet; ocnncil is to be
hold to-day. 81 a.t..
MADRID. January I'll 900 Spanish
troops will be sent to Cuba on the 10th
1nstant. s.. N 81,
BER11N. January Frederick Viii.
liam. elector of Hess, is dead.
Observation-Disclosures, AnsLsrs.
New ORLEANS. January THE
Clerk OF the former House, and placed
by force on the present House, SAYS
before the Congressional committee,
that under General DeTrobriand's
protection, he was so confused. he
could not keep proper tally. Gov.
Kellogg, in evidence. narrated a sur
prising incident. which he said had
been brought to his knowledge in such
manner that he wus bound to paw
some regard to it. of plot to assassi-
nate the President. The oonspirators
were to rendezvous at Baltimore. He
exonerated the White League from
any connection with this plan, which,
he believed, was confined to a few
visionarists. Ht4.
A meeting Of bank presidents and
oashiers resolved that they read with
profound regret and surprise General
Sheridan's dispatches to the Secretary
OF War, protest against the assertions
as unfeunded in fact, and brand them
as becomes loyal citizens.
At midnight the city is quiet. The
Kellogg Legislature is in session. No
quorum In the Senate.
WAsHINaToN. January 7.---De.
epatohes from Radical sources urge the
seating OF Pinohback and informal re- .
cognition OF the Kellogg Government
by Congress. in advance of the com.
mittee's report. On dit. the Louisiana
oHce.holdeis are afraid of the commit
tee. t1
PTTsBURa. January IA meeting
OF oltizens last night adopted memo.
rial to Congress urging the Importance
OF q system OF improvements, suoh as
wilfmake the Ohio River navigable ut
all stages Of water. and asking for the
improvement of the mouth OF the Mis-
sIsslppi. In view Of the great aud
rapidly inoreaaiuR traffic of the Ohio
and Miesissippi Valleys.
NEW YORK, January THE Times
says snoh despatch as that which
General Sheridan sent to the Secretary
OF War on Tuesday is not warranted
6J a0y fuot5 known 10 tue public, and
could scarcely be- warranted under any
conceivable circumstances. We have
never published such document be-
fore, and we must say nothing like it
has ever been seen in o country under
constitutional government. 1t almost
induces one to believe that the world
has gone back two or three hundred
years in theory and practice of govern
ment. Cromwell did, indeed, serve
Ireland pretty much az General Sheri-
dan proposes to treat Louisiana, but
most OF us were under the impression
that thas system of government had
been definitely abandoned. We are 1T
loss to make out what are General
Shefi6un's ideas of the Constitution
under which he lives, or of the func.
tions Of Congress, or OF the powers
which may rightfully be exercised by
o Northumberland in the army.
There is shorter cut still which Gen.
Sheridan might have recommended.
It. for the President to declare the
Constitution and all amendments an
nulied, shce up Congress, put down all
newspapers, aud then proclaim him.
self dictator, with General Sheridan us
his sole Minister and chief executioner.
II General Sheridan had advised this
course at once, he would scarcely have
shown greater ignorance or disregard