The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-26

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elusasd all the scored enblsns Of wor-
;.ss: s;s'S .s .,Is; ssleSs s!S !;
cured dari0ga pssiod IL tteusy years.
All the-vslusblefb buildings adioIping,
the convent SCHOOL house, 60, Sers
nninjared. The loss is estimated at
$l6O, 900. Insurance $75. 900. The
origin OF the flrs ia in doubt. insurance
people believing that there WIS some
defect in the furnace aoes, and the
p istor thinking it the work of an in
o.ndiary. The church will be- imme-
drately rebuilt.
New YoRK. January 25.-Judae
Maunsel B. Field. formerly Ass,sta ut
Secretary Of the Treasury, died here
yesterday.
LowsIL. Mass January 25.-The
Appleton Misunderstanding Company
stsrts $50 looms. which have been idle
ten weeks.
WAsarsoroN. January Is In the
House. a largo number Of bills we're
introduced and reforred-the Demo.
Gratis calling for the reading OF every
bill A large number of petitions we're
presented for repeal of the law Of 1872,
relieving various foreign products OF
ten per cent. and against re- enact
meot Of the duty on tea and coffee.
The Navy Department caught fire at
2. 30 TO- day. and is still burning.
NASHVILLE. January 25 Tho Joint
sesaioa adjourned amid intense excite
cnent. It is understood the contest
has narrowed TO johnson and Brown.
The arst ballot tomorrow deoidss.
TALLAHASSEE, January 25:-The alb
sention OF the Republicans defeated a
quorum; there was some shooting.
WAsHINoToN. January l5-In the
Supreme COURT. nothing important.
Questions of fact occupied the Judges,
but nothing whatever affecting the
Sonth and NO general principles OF Law
enunciated.
Observation-Disclosures. Collector of
Customs at Natchez. Miss.
In the House. a bill was introduced
regulating te!egranhic tolls; also, aid
Ing Southern railroads. By Yuunp. of
deorgia-appropriating $50. 600 for
the improvement Of the Etc wah River:
also. improving Galveston Harbor. In
the Pacific Road matter, Irwin was
discharged. The bills making Hous
ton. Texas. port OF eutry. and making
canal connecting Lake Michigan.
Illinois and Mississippi q special for
February >. pAsssd, by q vote of l79
to %. A motion allowing the Speaker
to forbid dilatory motlOus upon GER
tain questions. was defeated-l5O to
9S-not the requirsd two-thirds: the
Republicans opposed to the Civil
tights Bill voting nay. The debate
was quite spirited. Among the Re.
pubiicanA voting "no, wers Bufiuton,
Burohard. Barleigh. Foster, Hale, of
Maine. Hale. OF New York, Kasson,
Merriam. Phelps. Pierce. E. Il. Ro.
oerts. Sener. Smith. OF Quo. Willard,
OF Vermont. and Willard. of Michigan.
The bill repeating the China subsidy
to the Pacifio mail. passed. A bill
authorizing another fridge ut st.
Louis, passed. Butler moved to take
up the Civil Rights Bill; defeated-l47
to 93-not two-thirds. The Repubil-
cans voting "no. were Butler, of Ten
nessee. Harrison, Hyde, Loftland.
Lowndes. Maynard. Sener, Sheats.
Sloan, Smith. of Virginia, Stanard.
Strait aud Thornburg.
In the Senate, Vice. President Will.
son being absent from tho city, An
thony. of Rhode Island, was elected
President pro tenn. Robertson. of
South Carolina. presented the Joint
resolutions af the South Carolina LIE.
gislatnre. asking an appropriation of
500. 600 20 deepen the harbor of
Charleston. Morrill,. of Vermont, In.
trndnned = hill ia establish an adnoa.
ton fund, and apply q portion of the
proceeds Of the public lands to public
education. apd to provide for the more
complete endowment and support of
national colleges for the ad7anoemeu.
OF scientific and industrial education:
which was ordered to be printed and
lie on the table. Morrill, gave notice
that he would call the bill Up ut All
early day, for the purpose Of submit
ting some remarks thereon. Tue
Chair laid before the. Senate q letter
from the Secretary of War, in answ er
to resolution of the Senate, of the
llth instant, transmitting copies OF
correspondence in relation to certain
disorders in the State of Louisiana;
which was ordered to be printed and
referred to the Committee ON Privi-
leges and Elections. Flanagan, of
Texas. presented q memorial of the
mayor and Com mon Council vi Houa.