The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-10
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L1vINasr0HH,. SUMrEa C0UNTY, ALA.
BAMA, January ON essrs.' Albright
and Buckner,s Of the Alabama invssti.
eating COMMITTEES. yesterday concluded
four daye' investigation at this place.
Many Witnesses were examined, The
killing OF Billings and Ivy aud the
whipping of'the. negro Nelson Doyle
were proved There was no proof
connecting those acts with political
motives. It was proven that tue Tork-
land riot originated in strife between
negroes respecting the distribution OF
Government bacon. Attempts to quell
the distnrbsnoe resulted in a combina.
tion of the negroes against the whites,
and an attack by the former, who
subsequently transferred their opera
tione TO the adjacent Belmont neigh
borhood. across the river, aud in this
County, where the armed demonstra-
ton was suppressed by the civil au-
thorities without bloodshed. The re-.
ported outrages in Ohoctsw proved
mere Inventions. It was proven that
in this, County. the United States on.
thoritiee made arreatss seized horses
and carried awaE ,prtvasass property
without Varraut. The same authori-
ties took possession Of the County
Jail. "a oolored Dsmoofatmas arrested
without warrant, imprisoned. and
subsequently,, discharged without ex-
animation, While Imprisoned the
military guard, threatened to shoot
him il he did not furnish information
which he could not give It waa in
proof that Bob Reed declared he
would garry 6nEntar County, or ride
chin deepin blood. Ii refutation Of
the charges of Intimidation of Repub-
lioan voteFs. it was proved that in the
last elestion; the Republican vote in
this County was increased thirty three
per cehe. over Grants vote in 1872.
This vas sustained by oflicial rsturns.
CHICAGO, January! 9.-Ihe weather
has become suddenly cold.' with a
driving snow from the' West. De-
sps.ohGs from shs iEorth:wes: report
extreme cold. with ,heavy enow. At
Des Moines. the thermometer fell from
above 10 28 below zero the coldest
for many years. with drifting snow.
ST. LOUIS. January 9.-rhe ther.'
mometeri at 4 O'Clock was 81 above,
and at'7 O'Clock 8 below zero
New YORK, JspuAry 8. 9.-BAbcock &
Co.. grooors, have failed.
Mayor Wickham. presides Monday
night at the Louisiana Indignation
demonatfation. Both parties are get
tigg mp calls. The counter document
reads:, ."We. the undersigned, recol-
lectiag how the rebellion was inaugu-
rated, and the country forced into a
war, by the. failure OF the Government
to protect lts forts and officers, hereby
testify our approval Of the prompt ac-
tion Of the Government in the late case
OF the Legislature Of Louisiana.
According to the Hsrald's Washing
ton special, Secretaries Fieh aud Bris.
tow and the Postmaster-G General
stated In Interviews yesterday, that
they were not consulted with reference
to. nor did they see, the dispatches
sent TO Sheridan by Bslkuap, saying
the Prssident and all the Cabinet ap.
proved OF his proceedings
RIoHMohD, Va. January 9.-The
following resolutions we're introduced
in the State Senate:
Resolped. by the General Assembly
OF she Commonwealth of Virginia,
That the Governors of the States oom-
posing the United States OF America
be. and they are hereby, earnestly re-.
quested to convene as soon as practi-
cable the Legislatures of their respec.
tive States. in order that the States
may e0neult together, and advise with
each other. respecting the late inter.
ference OF the army of the United
States With the Legislature OF chs State
OF Louisieua, and determine simulta-
neoaaly and promptly what ia mecca.
eary to be done to defend and preserve
the independence Of the States.
Resolped. That the Governor OF this
commonwealth be. and be is hereby,
requested forthwith to telegraph these
resolutions TO the Governors of the
several States, and request immediate
replies.
An animated and prolonged discus
sion ensned, in which spirit of mo.
6eration' prsdominated. Many Sena-
tors opposed Virgins taking the ini-
tiat0ry movement as O State in this
grave matter. It waa the general
opinion, however, that Virgins should
give IAN expression of her sentiments
through her Legislature in the form OF
q aprotest against the action OF the Gen
eral Government in relation to Louisi.