The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-19
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CAAhhESToN, April lS.-FubIic ex-
animation of the colored school under
charge of the Freedmen's. Bureau
was held this afternoon. The au-
dlence was overwhelmingly large.
The trial of parties indicted for
murder on account of alleged crimi-
nal carelessness, resulting in the
burning of the Kingstree Jail, with
twenty-five prisoners, some months
ago, has been concluded in Kingstree
by the acquittal of the accused.
Arrived to-day-Steamer Alliance.
Philadelphia; bark Oscar, Havana;
schooner Hatch, Richmond; ship
Galena, New York. Sailed Schooner
Waring, Newport; schooner Menawa,
Newark.
ATLANTA, GA, April 1.-THE
Southern Press Convention convened
IN the City Hall, ut 8 o'clock, this even
ing. Thirty papers were represented
daily and tri-weekly. w: G. Clark,
OF Mobile, President; S. B. Burr, of
Macon, Secretary. Erastas Brooks
and William Barr, of the New York
Associated Press, Edward LeLoup, of
the Southwestern Associated Press,
and John s. Thrasher were invited to
seats on the floor. After organizing,
and remarks by Erastus Brooks, at the
request of the Convention, the meet
ing adjourned, to meet to-morrrw
morning, at 8 O'Clock. Brooks re-
marks were received with applause.
a complimentary banquet rendered
to the Press Convention by the citi-
zens takes place tonight.
Satisfactory arrangements have
been agreed upon between the New
York and Southern Associated Press,
upon thelaws of the existing arrange
ments. -
.PrrTsBURa, April 1S. --Subscripfions
for the relief of the suffering in the
South, in two days, amounted to
nearly $4,000. ta
BUTFA1o. April 19.-Right Rev.
John Simon, Catholic Bishop Of this
city, died Tuesday.
WAsHNaToN, April 19.-In the
Supreme Court, to-day, Robert J.
Walker filed an amended bill in be-
half OF Mississippi against Secretary
Stanton and Generals Grant and Ord.
The Attorney General moved to dis
miss both this and the Georgia bill,
for want of jurisdiction, and it was
agreed by counsel that the motion
should be argued April 26.
The Senate agreed to extend the
session to Saturday.
New YORK, April 18.-The steamer
Scotia arrived last night from Liver
pool. On the 11th, she ran into and
sunk the ship Berkshire, of New Or
leans, for Havre. The captain and
wife and sixteen of the crew saved.
Professor Livingston, who was en-
ployed as lecturer at Barnum's
Museum, was shot and killed this
morning, by man. named Cady,
who asserts that he acted in self-de-
fence
Dispatches have been received
which state that negotiations between
France and Prussia have been broken
of.
Owing to Easter holidays, there
will be no markets until Monday.
The Canadian Executive Council
are called to meet at Ottowa, on the
oath inst, to transact important bu-
siness.
Cyrus W. Field has completed O.
contract with the Telegraph Con-
structfoh and Maintenance Company,
for the manufacture of q cable to be
laid between Placentia (Newfound-
landArnd Cape Breton.
Bishop Neeley, the recently elected
Bishop OF Maine, refused to sign the
Episcopal protest against ritualism.
PETERsBURG, April 10.-The con-
servative meeting tonight passed
resolutions fully affirming equal rights
TO white and black, and accepting
the terms of Congress. The meeting
was very large and enthusiastic and
about one-half negroes. John Lyon
was the only speaker.
In the Richmond Convention to-
day, the prevailing feeling shown in
the speeches of the colored members
was for confscation. If Congress
did not give the negroes lands, they
should be taken by violence.
The Legislature of Virginin has
passed n bill consolidating the Nor
folk and Petersburg, the South Side
and the Virginia and Tennessee Rail
roads into one road, to be called the
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Rail
road.
MOBILE, April 1S.-A large meet
ing OF negroes was held last night, at
which 5000 were present. Inflam-
matory radical speeches were made
by black and white speakers, and
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