The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-08-20
Nevs Items.

up: whites, 2,687; colored, 1894.
Arrived-Steamer Katie, Whining
ton, Delaware; brig Senorita, Balti
more; schooner Susanna, Baltimore.
Sailed-Steamers Champion and Sa-
ragossa, New York; Sea Gull, Balti-
more; Alliance, Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON, August 18.-The
Commissioner of Internal Revenu ue
has rendered the following decision:
The interest of any successor to arise
from the sale of any real estate,
under any trust for the sale thereof,
shall be deemed succession. charge
able with duty; and the duty shall
be paid by the person having control
of the funds. If A wills B 1000,
and for want of personal property
the executor sells real estate to pay
the legacy money arising from such
sale, it is deemed q succession, on
which executor must pay tax. Any
person having an interest in any in
strument unstamped or improperly
stamped, may present it to the Col
lector, with the proper stamps, and
$50 penalty, which act legalizes the
instrument, and the Collector must
note the date and fact on the margin
of the instrument. The Collector
must remit the fine, on evidence that
the stamp was innocently or igno-
rantly omitted. This application,
however, must be made within three
months of the making of the instru-
ment.
New YORK, August 1S.-A man
named O'Neil died yesterday, from
yellow fever, at a tenemen. house,
in the 10th Ward. He had been at
work on a vessel, ut quarantine.
Fragments of the New York steam
tug Adelia have been found in the
harbor, but the crew has not been
heard Of, and it is supposed the tug
blew up and all hands persisted.
WASHINGTON, August 19.--The
President has assigned Gen. Thomas
to the command of the 9Th District;
Hancock to the Department of the
Cumberland; and Sheridan to the
Department. of Missouri. The ne
cessary orders will issue from the War
Department..
1t is understood, to-day, that
Plumb proceeds to Mexico as CAa,qe
a. 4fdires, to relieve Otterbourg.
Roger A. Pryor publishes an affi-
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Conover and his confreres-they were
never at his Office.
In connection with the muster out
of volunteer officers, it is confidently
stated that colonel of the regular
army will relieve Gen. Howard as
Chief of the Bureau of Refugees,
Freedmen and Abandoned Lands.
Military changes dependent upon
Gen. Sheridan's removal have occa-
stoned frequent visits between the
War and Executive Departments to-
day. The questions, however, relate
to minor details. The assignment of
Thomas to the 5th District may be
regarded rs fixed.
There are $196, 100000 in the
Treasury, whereof S1O9, 900, 900 arc
gold.
Revenue receipts to-day $641, 900.
New YORK, August 10.-Several
vessels with sickness aboard were
quaranined yesterday con-
taglous, however, so far as known.
The Herdld's special says Grant has
already assigned several of Stanton g
favorite subordinates to active duty.
WILMINGToN, August 19.-The @
Board of Registration refused to
allow lawyers and many others to
register, who are almost universally
considered entitled to registration.
MOBILE, August 19.-No sales of
cotton reported; market nominally
unchanged.
MONTREAL, August 10. "A destruct-
i've fire occurred in NIiddleton's coal
oil stores, and 100000 gallons of oil
were destroyed. Loss $3.50, 900; the
price of oil is rising in consequence.
RICHMOND, August 19.-The sum
of $150,000 was received here to-day,
to pay the expenses of registration in
the State.
CHARLESTON, August 19.-Regis-
tered to-day 481-of whom 200 are
whites and 272 blacks
AUGUSTA, August 19.-Consider-
able feeling has been caused by Gen.
Pope's Order 40 and the letter to
Gen. Grant. It is believed they have
injured the cause of reconstruction.
The press is agitating the call for n
State Convention, for the purpose of
making an organized effort in oppo-
sition to reorganization under the
military bills. A number of papers
are in favor of calling convention.