The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-09-17
News Items.

nlsters were present.
New YORK, September 16.-Rio
Janeiro dates of August report
disastrous result to the expedition
the allied forces fitted out at Sac
Paulo to invade Paraguay by the
North. The expedition was obliged
to retire, after advancing far into
Paraguayan territory, harassed for
twenty days by the enemy, and the
cholera broke out, carrying off the
principal officers and large number
of men. On the 9th of July, an
other large fire broke out in the Co
vernment buildings, entirely destroy
ing them; all the papers of the trea-
sury were burned, together with
many other public documents.
A special Omaha despatch says the
Northern hostile Indians refused to
meet the commissioners, unless they
agree to withdraw all troops from the
Powder River country.
RICHMOND, September 16.-Ne-
groes vote for the first time in this
State to-day, when the citizens of
Richmond vote on subscription of
two millions to the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad.
The vote on the subscription of two
million dollars to the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad, was carried by over
two thousand majority; the negroes
voted for it en- nsasse. The opponents
intend contesting the legality of the
election, on the gound that negroes,
under the supplemental reconstruc-
ton bill, have no right to vote except
in case of an election for Office; also,
that registration is not complete till
the final revision of the lists; there
fore, the negroes to-day were not
registered voters.
RICHMOND, September 16.-Gen.
Schofield, to-day, issued an order for
the election for State Convention,
on the 22d of October There are
lO5 delegates, of which Richmond
has five, and Norfolk and Petersburg
two each. Fourteen days previous
to the election, the Boards of Regis
tration will make the final revision
of their lists. The polls here are to
be kept open two days.
Col. Burnham, detailed rs Judge
OF the Hastings Court, charged the
grand jury, this morning, and said
that no distinction on account of
color or caste would bc allowed in
the court
Schofeld ordered, this morning,
that all registered voters, and none
others, should vote for city subscrip-
ton to the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad.
New ORLEANS, September 16.-Ad-
vices from Houston, Texas, yester-
day, state that the yellow fever is
very prevalent-there being at least;
o thousand cases in town, and the
deaths ten to fifteen daily. The
Firemen's Charitable Association
provide the destitute with nurses and
physicians, Mt an expense OF over
$3.50 daily. The fever is very fatal
in Hampstead, Nevasola, Millican,
Bryan, Chapel Hall, Brenham, La
grange, Huntsville and Albritton.
The Charitable Association of Hous-
ton is extending all the aid in its
power to these towns. They require
money, physicians and nurses.
Gen. Griffin's order removing the
Judges of the Supreme Court of this
State and appointing others, hns been
revoked.
AhO SOtoOl ClOpS Will Curn out one
fourth to one-third of crop for the
whole State, and will not stock above
so, 900 or 10000 for Gulf shipment.
The yield of corn is ample-some
Counties enormous.
The deaths from fever in New Or
leans, on Saturday and Sunday, are
officially reported ut 1O3.
An order was issued by General
Mower, to-day, relative to the assem-
bling of armed men for political or
other purposes, and that we'll dis
posed citizens are often subjected to
annoyance from armed persons posted
as sentinels or videttes; it is ordered
that such practices and all other acts
tending to disorder and violence,
must be at once discontinued. Com
manders of posts. detachments and
stations, within this command, will
arrest and retain until further orders,
all armed men found posted as senti-
nels, pickets or videttes, or pretend
ing to be on guard duty for any pur-
pose, or by any authority, except
duly authorized by law.
WASHINGTON, September 16.-Gen.
Spinner has withdrawn the surplus
Government funds from Mobile.