The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-21
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New YORK, April 1S.-It has trans
pired here that the summons to
Messrs. Trenholm e. Co., to appear
before the judiciary Impeachment
Committee, is based on an allegation
that 81 900, 900 in gold had been paid
to secure the pardon of the blockade
runners.
Advices from Matamoras of the Sd
say the Liberals have captured Pue-
bla, and Maximilian is offering to
surrender, but his overtures were re-
jected. The Liberals refuse to grant
the terms demanded by Maximilian.
ATLANTA, April 19.-The Southern
Press Convention, after harmonious
session of three days, adjourned sine
die ut l o'clock. 1t meets in Augusta
next year. Speeches were made by
Judge Whitaker, W. J. Clark, Hon.
Erastus Brooks, Gen. Wright, Hon.
r. j. Moses, Col. Glenn and others,
which were highly conservative and
satisfactory.
Gov. Jenkins arrived from Wash
4uSIou CulS morning.
SAVANNAH, April 19.-Two negroes
were hung at o'clock this morning,
in jail, for the murder of Mr.. Zee
Ginger, in January.
John E. Ames, of Atlanta. Ga. has
been appointed by the general ma
nagers of the Peabody educational
fund travelling agent for the South.
Communications should be addressed
to him at Atlanta. The trustees have
decided for the present to confine
assistance to the languishing common
schools, or those which cannot be
organized where needed without aid
IN few instances, moderate appor-
tlons will be made for genuine nor
nal schools, or for the encourage
ment of industrial arts; all aid tenn
porary; no agencies to be established.
BosroN, April 19.-Judge Lowell,
Of the United States District Court.
has decided that the Clyde-built
steamer Cyrene, captured in Ashley
River, Charleston, when that city
surrendered, and which was con-
demned as q prize, was prize to the
government, and not to the blockad-
aiding fleet, rs claimed. The Govern
ment claimed that her capture was as
much the result of the army besiee-
ing Charleston rs of the navy.
No stepsE have been taken toward
an international convention, between
Spain, Chill and Peru, which was to
have been held in Washington-the
two latter powers not yet having met
the advances of the Spanish Govern
ment in that respect. The Spanish
Minister is daily expecting a commu-
nlcatlon of willingness of the latter
powers to accede to the arbitration of
the United States.
The ship Golconda, belonging to
the Liberia Colonization Society. will
sail from Baltimore on the LIST of
May, with full cargo and twenty
five passengers. She will touch at
Charleston, S. c., where 300 passen-
gers are engaged to embark.
New YORK, April O.-The Ameri-
can Protestant Association celebrated
their 339th anniversary of the sign
ing of the protest, ut Cooper Insti-
tute, last night. The chairman made
an Introductory address, and con-
cluded with throwing down the
gauntlet to the Fenians. The meet
ing was large and the proceedings
enthusiastic
New ORLEANS, April 2O.-There
was another crevasse Yesterday. West
of Baton Rouge. Extent Of the da.
mage not reported. The greater
part of Louisiana is overhowed, and
there is much suffering in conse-
quencc.
WAsHINGToN, April Gothic regis
tration of voters in five wards of this
city has been completed-two more
wards to be registered. The whole
number, so far, is 10,630, of which
the Blacks have $500, showing ma
whites.