The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-05-15
From Washington.

delphia Ledger, from Washington on
the Sth, gives the following infor-
mation:
Quite number of Virginians from
the Northern portion of the State.
who have been summoned as jurors
for the Circuit Court of the United
States, ut Norfolk, passed through
the city yesterday. They are ali men
who have been noted for their adhc-
renee to the Union cause during the
war.
The reconstruction debate in the
House, Notwithstanding the fine
weather, has attracted but few listen
ers, and the speeches of Mcssrs.
livered. so far as,; the galleries were
concerned, to "a beggarly account of
empty boxes" Scar -ly measure
of the season has been discussed in
which there was so little interest
manifested, and the friends OF the
amendment" have quite lost heart
in consequence. Indeed, [ see more
reason than ever to feiterate what [
telegraphed you last week, that it will
be utterly impossible for the pro-
posed plan to make any headway in
either Congressional or public favor
without . thorough and essential
change i'll the programme.
The preachers of the Methodist
Protestant Church. whose General
Conference has been in session at
Georgetown for several days, paid a
visit to the President, to-day. in q
body.
The orator of the occasion, u ven
cradle and impressive man of God,
gave the President assurance of the
confluence they had III him, in his
laudablc efforts to restore the Union.
and bring back the entire country to
peace and happiness.
The President WAS assured that the
prayers of the clergy and congrcga-
tions of the Church they represented
would be freely offered up III his be
half, and for the success in his patri-
otic and praiseworthy purpose.
The President cordially thanked
the Conference for the generous ex-
preston Of their confidence in his
official acts, remarling he would con
tinue to merit it and their PRAYERS
by a determination to restore. as far
us he could influence rcsultS, peace
and union to the land.
Washington LWou. OH. f
In Il letter addressed to the Sccre-
tary of the Treasury, the Attorney
General gives his opinion that under
the statutes of internal revenue. and
the recent decisions OF the Supreme
Court in "brokers and bankers
cases." that bankers who negotiate
sales not only of stocks belonging to
themselves, but also Of stocks be-
longing to others, are denominable
''bankers doing business as brokers, y
and are liable to pay the prescribed
duties upon the amount Of such sales.
\ broker, and banker doing busi-
ness as Il broker, stand on precisely.
the same footing in the statute
VaShinyt0n Cor. v. y. 1InaeS.
The 1a'ib"Me blunders over the
speedy release of Jefferson Davis,
which it says will be preceded by a
mock trial ut Norfolk The T'Nume
is right about the release, but wrong
as regards the trial. The radical
leaders are in dreadful state of
anxiety about the Senators from Colo
RADIO. The latter, it seems, IN order
to induce the President to sign the
bill for the admission Of that State,
have offered to support his policy, or
are reported a. having done so. The
radical leaders now say that they will
not vote for the admission of Colora-
do If the President vetocs the bill on
that account. The United States Su-
preme Court decided before it ad-
journed that the Missouri test oath
IS unconstitutional, but the decision
has not vet been published
The State Department has received
news that the Mexican Empire has
been recognized by Guatemala, Mica
ragua, Honduras. ST. Salvador and
Costa Rica Nr~ l'orh Ne,rS, 10Th.
The Fall River Mass, J Ners, SAYS:
MP. Isaac Barker, of Tivcrton, II. /. d.
was in town lately. wearing clothing
with silver buttons over 200 years old.
IN company with his brother, PeleS
Barker. He owns house in Penn
broke, twelve miles from Plymouth,
which is 239 Gears old 1t is still
inhabited, has always been in their
family, and IS believed to be the oldest
house in the United States.''
\ large cotton factory, called the
"Manassas' Manufactory, has been
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