The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-09-08
News Items.

four classes are excepted: 1st. Those
condemned or against whom legal
proceedings are pending. I'd. Foreign
agents of the 1Confederacy. Sd. Mill
tary officers above the rank of briga-
diers and naval officers above captains.
4th. Persons implicated in Lincoln's
assassination.
The President has directed that
copies of his late proclamation be
sent to all who have taken the oath
to support the Constitution, so that
they may know officially what is re-
quired of them according to that do
cument.
President johnson is said to be
highly elated with the Democratic
victory in California, and predicts
similar results at the elections in the
Atlantic States. The latest returns
from there show Democratic ma
jority in the Legislature-thus cut
ting off all probability of Repubi-
can Senator to succeed Conness.
WASHINGTON, September 1.-The
President has instructed the heads of
the several Executive Departments to
furnish persons holding an appoint
ment in their respective departments
with an official copy Of his proclama-
tion of the Sd instant, with directions
to observe strictly its requirements
for an earnest support of the Consti-
tuition, and faithful execution of
the laws which have been made in
pursuance thereof.
In consequence of a clerical error
in the debt statement issued on the
4th instant, the Secretary of the
Treasury has determined to issue a
new and correct statement, to which
will be added the condition of the
public debt on the 1st of September,
1865. which, compared with the cor
rected statement to be issued, will
show an aggregate reduction of
1854, 906. .206. 38.
New YORK, September THE
shipment of specie to-day was $685.
900.
Tho election in Canada yesterday
resulted in riots at Montreal, Griffin
town, Clarence and other points.
The disturbances were not very Sc
rious, though several persons were
badly injured.
A Montreal despatch gives the par
ticulars of the riot yesterday. About
a dozen of the rioters were captured
by the soldiers. and the police were
only with difficulty saved from the
vengeance of the enraged citizens,
who threateped to lynch them. One
policeman was killed. About thirty
serious casualties and half n dozen
gun-shot wounds are reported as the
sum of injuries sustained by the citi-
zens.
The passenger train on the Nauga-
tuck Railroad broke through bridge
near Thomaston, Conn, yesterday,
and the baggage car fell into the
river, carrying with it sixteen per-
sons. 1t was swept over the dam,
and foated three miles from the
scene of the accident, when it was
secured, but only five persons were
found clinging to it. The rest are
supposed to have been drowned.
RICHMOND, September 7.-Yester-
day, a negro named Howe, who had
bought q first class car through
ticket, North of Washington, was
put off the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac cars near this city.
hnvingrefused to ride in the negroes
car. He was about to sue the COM
pany, but to-day it compromised the
matter by paying him 5000 damages.
This is the first case South where
negroes have received damages in
such cases. III '.
The official registration returns
from the whole State have been re-
ceived at headquarters. The )tal
vote is ZIG, 900; the ratio of voters is
eleven whites to nine blacks. The
Whig has information that the Com
manding General will order the cleo
tion for delegates to the convention
1O4 in number-between the 10th
and 18th of October.
New ORLEANS, September I'm
assuming command of the 9th Mill
tary District, Gen. Griffin says that
all existing laws will remain in force,
and that the district staff officers will
continue to perform their customary
duties at headquarters at Now Or
leans until further orders.
Gen. Ord telegraphs that Vicks-
burg has been placed under quaran-
tine. Boats from New Orleans must
land at n station two miles below the
city. WIG
There were forty-three yellow fever
deaths in twenty-four hours, ending
at 6 o'clock this morning. ilIl
ST: LOUIS, September 7.--Ana