The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-01
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NEW ORLEANS, September 28.-
, General Mower issued an order TO-
day, modifying the military. orders
relative to juries, in the State of
Texas, 30 as to render it practical to
obtain juries in that State. The Or
der requires jurors to be drawn from
those registered, and none other;
and no other oath is required than
that of registration.
The election passed off quietly in
the city both days; no officivl returns
in yet. In the fourth municipal dis
trict, the total vote polled was 1880.
The Republican desponds of the vote
being large enough to render the
election valid, and says the white
vote is about one-tenth of the whole.
The entire vote of the cjty is estimat-
ed at 1000; the whole number re-
gistered is oyer $4,000. Several in.
stances have been noted of negroes
voting, or Offering to vote, under a
different name than that on the re.
gistry papers.
New YoRKS September 2e.-Gen.
Scott's will has just been probated.
It bequeaths the Pulaski sword to
West Point; that worn in the Mexi-
can war to. his grandson, Winfield
Scott Hoyt.
Professor Charles King, President
OF Columbia College, New York, died
in Italy.
Hayti advices of the 9Th. state that
the country is in extraordinary agita-
tion. Gold is fabulously high, and
provisions scarce. Flour $40 in gold.
Cacos is still in arms against Salnaye,
and had pillaged Delmarie, town in
the South. Thirty-four Haytian dol
lars are worth one Spanish dollar.
NASHVILLE, September 3O.-The
city is perfectly quiet. On Saturday,
voting was confined mainly to the
negroes and strangers. TIE Mayor
receded from his determination of
holding poll under the charter of
1865, but the present officials will
hold until ousted by courts or bayo-
nets.
RICHMOND, September 3O.-The
books of registration will be opened
for final revision on the Sth of Octo-
1er.
Shanks, of the committee appoint
ed to investigate the treatment of
Federal prisoners, addressed crowd
of negroes this evening, ut the Capt.
tol. The split in the Republican
party here is becoming more marked.
AT the Republican ward meeting held
tonight, Hunicutt, the acknowledged
leader OF the blacks, warned them to
SSare of Northern dough faced men
60 among them under pretence of
being Republicans.
Col. j. A. Bates has returned from
Europe, and has been ordered to re-
heve Maj. Stone, Commissioner of
the Bureau at Petersburg.
Franklin Stearnes, q Conservative
Republican, has been nominated for
the Convention by a Republican
meeting in the country.
KENNE, New HAMPSHIRE, Septem-
Der 3O.-Three inches of snow fell
here to-day.
CHARLESTON, September 3O.-Ar-
rived last night Steamer Moneka,
Now York. Sailed-Brig Alice Lee,
Boston.
WASHINGTON, September 3O.-In
the report of the Commissioner of
Agriculture for August and Septem-
ooA, no represents CnaC the wheat
crop is not as large as anticipated in
July. Corn promises fair crop, if
frost does not injure it. The army
worm made its appearance in the
cotton fields about the 1st instant,
and caused considerable apprehen-
sion in some sections for the safety
of the crop. Potatoes are rotting
badly i'll many of the large potato
growing States, and the yield will be
less than last year. Owing to the
severe weather last winter, the wool
clip this year is from five to ten per
cent. less than last.
James M. Murphy, a Nashville
negro, has been appointed by the
Sergeant-at-Arms of the United States
Senate member of the Capitol
police force.
A strong pressure is bearing to
secure modification of the recently
promulgated cotton regulations. Nn-
merous letters have been received.
representing the routine for obtain,
ing permits, impracticable in many
instances, and generally inconve.
nient. The Treasury Department has
the matter under consideration.
Senor Don Louis Molina, Minister
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