The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-09
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barked at 5Marseilles.
Emile Perrier, the banker, is dead.
PARIS, January 8.-Baron De Larcsy
has declared his inability to form a
new Cabinet. President MacMahon
has now applied to NJ. Dufoure to un.
dertake that task.
sc-hmsricAn Matters.
New ORLEANS. January IA meet
ing of foreign residents OF New Orleans
at the ST. Charles Hotel to-day adopt.
ed the following:
ites0lued, That our position as for
eigners, residing and carrying on busi-
ness in Louisiana. and subject to its
laws, does not permit US as u body to
express any opinion upon political
questions now unfortunately disturb.
ing this oity or to take any part there
In. but that having read telegram
sent by General Sheridan to the Secre
tssy Of War at Washington, stigma.
tizing the community, of which we
form part, as defying all lawful an
tnorlky !. hy lending itself to murder
and to other crimes, we hereby declare
the character thus given to ourselves
and to honorable law:abiding men and
citizens with whom We are brought
into daily contact. as not consistent
with; truth, and 10 calculated to
injnre and degrade DIS in the eyes of
the business community &c large, as
we'll as our own countrynien at home
and society in general.
TAhIAHAssEE. January 1T. b.
Hannah, Democrat, elected Speaker.
First Democrat siuce 1855. Hannah
received twenty. seven Conservative
and three Republican votes. Several
Intellectual ballots in the Senata for
President pro fem.
Boston. January Gov. Gaston's
message condemns imitation of the cur.
renoy and entertainments of Federal
upon State rights. Net debt of the
State SO. 600. 900. Public opinion de.
mands repeal of the prohibition
liquor law.
COLUMBUS. OHIo. January 7.-Gov.
Allen sent message to the Legislature
narrating the state of affairs in Louisi.
ana, and urging some action. Re.
ferred to the Committee on Federal
Relations.
RICHMOND. January THE Su-
preme Court of Appeals to.dmy rem.
dered decision in the case uf the
Commonwealth vs. Moore & Goodson,
involving the constitntionality of the
merchants' license tax law. The Court
reverses the judgment of the Court
below and prOuonnces the law cousti.
tutional. and sets forth that however
unjust and oppressive tue law mighs
DC. the remedy was not With them, but
with the Legislature.
INDIANAPOLIS. january I'm the
organization of the Senute. the Re.
publieans and Independents compro.
missed and divided offices. The House
elected Q Speaker by strict party vote
by elk majority over the combined
votes of Republicans and Independ.
ents. The organization shows a clear
Democratic majority of eight on Joint
ballot.
WASHINGTON, January 7.-The Bos.
ton Journal and Adoernser, the lead.
ing Republican papers in Boston.
nave come ont denouncipg Sheridan's
course and his dispatches. All of the
independent aud Democratic press
think likewise. Leading Republicans
in Boston are talking OF getting up an
indignation meeting.
NAN0A1 OnAhDht, w HASHINGTON, IL :,
G.. Jannary z. l876.-Tc GoS. John
Ac Emery. Lieutenant. Gopernor Penn
and Il. e: Ma'r: I congratulate you
on the forbearance of the people.
Still forbear. Bear every wrong, and
If arrests and handouts are rssorted
to, still forbear, and your rights will
be yindlcated by the American people.
You cannot better subserve the inte-
rests Of Louisiana and of the South
generally and of liberty than by con-
tinued forbearance, even unto death.
lSigned) j. B. GORDON.
MEMPHIS, January 8.-The Demo.
Gratis carried the municipal elections.
BALTIMORE, January 8.-rhe com.
mlttees of the Northern and Southern
Presbyterian Churches, to consider
the existing difference. organized,
with DR.. VIM. Brown, of Richmond.
as President.
AUGUSTA, Me-, January 8.-The
Republican caucus nominated Hamil.
ton for United States Senator.
LANs1Ne, MIoH., January 8.-A
caucus nominated Chandler.
New YORK, January 8..-The steam
tug Speedwell, reported missing, had
on board thirty persons, and was en-.
gagged in some Government work con-
nected with torpedo manufacturing.
as she has not arrived at Newport.
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