The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-05

derstood TO be the purpose Of Senator
Merton to call up on the meeting OF
the Senate his resolution recognizing
the validity Of the Kellogg govern
ment. In view Of the recent occur
renoes in,New Orleans and the action
taken by the President, a worry exciting
and bitter discussion may be looked
Tor. Senator Thurman. who has re.
mained In the "ity during the holi-
days. is very outspoken in denouno.
ing the acts OF the Returning Board
and the countenance given to it by the
President. Mr. Thurman is now pre-
pairing speech on Louisiana affairs.
The Democratic Senators will all be
promptly in their seats OH Monday
next, ready to Garry out the agree
ment which they, have made to stand
by each other till the affair of Pinch
back ia disposed OF one way CT the
other.
NEW ORLEANS, January 3.-Ip re-.
sponse to the request Of Gov. Kellogg,
Gen. Emory has ordered the disposi-
ton Of troops tomorrow, in close
proximity to the State House-the
State militia. Gen. Hugh J. Cump-
bell will command the forcas inside
the State House. What this force will
be. has not transpired. A boly OF
Metropolitans, without guns. will. be
there as ooneervators of the peace.
The police officials state that the Me-
tropoiitans have not been requested to
occupy the State House as soldiers.
1t ia currently reported tonight that
the White League has been ordered to
meet tomorrow. Nervous people per-
sist in talking about the prospects of
a row, but the citizens generally main
tain their usual ccmposure, notwith-
standing the disposition of troops.
The Warmoth Jewell duel is of, by
agreement of friends Of the parties.
The doors Of the State House are to-
night securely barricaded, except the
Royal street entrance.
NEW York, January 2.-The As
sistnnt Aldermen, just legislated out
OF office, were to have held caucus
to-day in their chamber in regard to
the advisability of recognizing for
the purpose of contesting the oonstitu-
tionality OF the Legislative Act abolish
ing their board, bat the police we're
stationed at the door to prevent their
entering and new locks placed on the
doors. 500 jurors have been SUM-
moned to appear ut the Brooklyn City
Court, Monday. in the civil suit OF Til
ton against Beec. or. which beg,ne
there. Subp@nas were being served
on witnesses to-day. and counsel OF
both sides were active in preparations
for the trial. The trial may last the
entire January term Of Court. There
10 small pamphlet containing re-
sumo Of scandal, and entitled "Crime
in High Places" being distributed.
1t ie mostly made OPP from documents
already published. aud is not favorable
to the Beecher side. Some of these.
it ia said, have found their way into
the hands OF some of the jurymcn al
ready summoned. The attention of
Beecher's coansel has been called TO
the matter.
Advices by mail of the loss, on the
Southern coast OF Oaba. of the steamer
Thomas Brooks, before reported, state
she struck on q rock. about fifteen
miles from Guantanamo, the morning
of the Sd ultimo. She backed off and
sunk in ten minutes, in deep water,
taking down with her about thirty. five
people. About as many more escaped
to shore. some in one boat which was
successfully launched. The other up
set and the rest were saved ON pieces
OF wood, &c. The greatest consterna-
ticc prevailed-the ehortness e tie
trip. the fineness Of the weather und
goodnnss OF the boat, all having rem
dored tue idea that any such catastro-
phe was wildly improbable.
The Executive Committee OF the
Cuban League held meeting this
week to decide upon the propriety of
calling public meeting and appoint
ing committee to proceed to Wash
ington for the purpose of urging upon
Congress. and the Administration a
recognition OF the Cuban patriots.
Hyde Park Catholic Church, Bos.
ton. was burned yesterday.
Roc Bros, grecers, of Cincinnati,
have failed. Liabilities, S1S7,OOO.
On Saturday night, r. s. Borum, oi
Lee County. Miss. together with Lis
wife and two children and three ne.
gro boys. were murdered and their
bodies burned in the house in Which
they lived.
WASHINGTON. January .2-The
Texas, or Southern Pacific Railroad,
embracing the Texas and Atlantic and
Pacific III combination, as appears by
the pending bill. introduced by Sena-
tor Scott. OF Pennsylvania, and also