The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-10
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New York, April 9.LTho steam
ship Great Eastern, which has been
expected here for several days, ar
rived this morning. She leaves for
Brest on the 18th. adl u DioD.
The steamship Relief will shortly
load with provisions for the sufferers
South! August Belmont has con-
sented to allow his private gallery of
paintings to be thrown open to the
public five days, for the benefit of the
Ladies' Southern Relief Association.
This evening, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Vandenhoff give n volunteer reading,
In Steinway Hall, in aid of the South
ern Relief Commission.
WASHINGTON, April 9.--In the
Southern relief basket, ut DIR. Gill
lette's Church, wns found dollar
bill, IN which was wrapped u ladies'
diamond ring. .l4 p'. +.
Internal revenue receipts to-day
over 500, 900.
The Russian treaty was ratified to-
day, with two or three dissenting
votes.
Tho President has pardoned q. B.
Vance, lately Governor of North Ca
rollna, OH the recommendation of
twelve Senator'S and twenty eight
Representatives.
Louis Sohade, who defended Wirz,
has addressed q letter to the Amori-
can people, alleging Wirz 'sinnocence.
Agricultural Commissioner New
ton has appointed Hon. Theodore
Peters, of Maryland, lately President
OF the New York Agricultural Socie-
ty, agent for tho distribution of seeds
In the South, to perfect Southern
agricultural correspondence and to
cooperate III tho organization and
Improvement of Southern agricul-
ture.
The Austrian Minister, OH the 9Th,
announced to Mr.. Seward that he
was instructed to ask the good Offices
OF the United States Government in
securing safe treatment of Maximi-
linn md his followers, in case he fell
into the hands of the Liberals ut
Queretaro. On the 9th, Mr.. Seward
replied, that he had telegraphed to
Minister Campbell to send swift
messenger to Juarez, conveying the
request that all possible leniency be
extended towards tho expected pri-
soners, and also that he had placed a
copy of his instructions in the hands
of Minister Romero, who had pro-
mlsed to inform Juarez of the wishes
of the United States Government.
On the same day, Minister Campbell
replied that he had forwarded the
messenger. .i,,. ..,a..f
A fire occurred in Petralia, c.. W.,
ON Sunday, i'll which two girls pc
rished. ....
AUGUSTA, April 9.-The following
despatch was received by the Ch,oni-
Gle and Sentinel to-day, from Governor
Jenkins:
WASHINGTON, April 81 file n
bill in tho Supreme Court, to-mor-
row, for the relief of Georgia. i
(Signed, CHAS. j. JENKINS.
WILMINGTON, Del, April 9.-Jas.
A. Bayard has been appointed Sena-
tor, vice Riddle, deceased. @
The Democrats and conservatives
carried the Hagerstown municipal
election.
y MOBILE, April 9.-The steamboat
Benefit, with 200 bales of cotton on
board, was burned, on the 7th, at
Sizmore's woodward, on the Alabama
River.
A train on the Mobile and Great
Northern Railroad was thrown from
an embankment, near Carpenters
Station, this morning, and the bag
gage-master killed and three persons
injured.
EAsroN, Pa, April o.-Market
street, from the Court House to the
Wilkesbarre Bridge, was burnt to-
day.
PARIS, April 9.-Tho Secretary of
Foreign Affairs made conciliatory
speech, which greatly lessons the
panic.
LONDON, April 9.-The Liberals, in
the House. split on tho reform bill.
The Derby Ministry is regarded safe.
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