The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-05-09
News Items


New YORK, May 8.-The Joint COM
m'ttee of the New School Presbyte-
rians have "1opted terms of union
for submission to the churches.
The failure Of Watts, Crane d Co.
produces some depression and fear:
speculation is in the ascendant. The
loss by this failure is widely distri-
buted, falling principally on banks.
NEW ALBANY, IND, May 8.-The
Democrats have carried the city by
GOO majority.
CHARLESTON, May S.-The conven-
Gon repudiation party of South Cn-
rolina assembled here last night. Six
out of forty-two Districts in the
State were represented. The dele
gates were almost exclusively colored,
and negro from Beaufort was elect
ed President. United States Mar
shal Epping, of Charleston, was the
only white man among the Vice-P Pre-
sidents. Several persons, including
Miss Harper, (colored, addressed the
convention. Adjourned until to- day.
WASHINGTON, May 8.-Mr. Davis
will undoubtedly be surrendered to
tho civil authorities on Monday.
Rear Admiral George +. Pearson
has been appointed President of tho
Naval Academy.
Judge Curtis, of Boston, argued in
the Virginia case, showing that Vir-
ginia was n State throughout, and she
was recognized as such prior to and
ever since the effort made to divide
the State. Counsel for West Virginia
takes the ground that there is no such
State as Virginia.
New ORLEANS, May S.--There
were two suicides in this city yester-
day, and third attempted.
The hurricane on Sunday night
md Monday caused five crevasscs be-
low the city. The rice crop and
orange trees were destroyed. Great
distress is reported.
LOUISVILLE, May 8.-Thomas Geb-
hart has been taken from the Taylor
County Jail and hung, as q murderer
and pest to society.
AUGUSTA, May 8.-Senator Wilson
spoke at the Court House, this after
noon, to about 1000 freedmen and
100 whites. The tone of his speech
wns the same rs in Virginia and
South Carolina. The freedmen ho.
nored him with torch-light process
sion and the firing of rockets.
The body of p. Gray, who mys-
teriously disappeared Saturday night,
was found in the Savannah River.
this afternoon.
RICHMOND, May st is now
understood that Chief Justice Chase
will arrive here on Monday. Chan
dler. the prosecuting attorney, has
not yet arrived. United States Mar
shall Underwood to-day received the
following writ, and leaves for Norfolk
with it tomorrow: The President of
D the United States to Brig. Gen.
Henry s. Burton and to any person
or persons having the custody of
Jefferson Davis, greeting: We COM
mand you, that You have the body of
Jefferson Davis, by you imprisoned
and detained, as it is said, together
with the cause Of such Imprisonment
aud detention, by whatsoever name
the said Jefferson Davis may be called
or charged, before our Circuit Court
of the United States, of the District
OF Virginia, ut the next term thereof,
Mt Richmond, in said District, on the
second Monday in May, 1867, at the
opening of the Court on that day, to
do and receive what shall then and
there be considered concerning the
said Jefferson Davis. Witness: Sal
mon p. Chase, our Chief Justice of
the Superior Court of the United
States, this first day of May, 1867.
w. H. Barry, Clerk Circuit Court
United States, District of Virginia.
Mr.. Davis, when lie arrives on Sun
day, will still be in military custody,
and will not be produced in Court
until Monday. It is stated that he
will hc kept in the Libby Prison,
where apartments will be assigned
him.
Gen. Schofield has already CON-
menced the registration of voters in
Virginia, under the provisions of the
reconstruction Act 1t was found
necessary to appoint non-residents
and detail army officers for the week,
owing to there not being q sufficient
number of white residents, who were
hble to take the oath prescribed.
The garden of the Tuilleries is
threatened with invasion, like that of
Luxemburg. The Rue Castiglione,
IT IS said, is to be prolonged to the
Seine, and to traverse the garden.
The part next the palace will be re-
served for Immortal ,,o 81 a.