The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-05-17
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>NEw York, May. 16,,;4atAfr. .Davi5
and family arrived at midnight, and
leaye to.dayafor Canada,o s,i1 ,i.pI
-tME Davis stopped asthe New ] York
Hotel. Judge Russell, 'iBsh.9 Wood
ands others called on him. Hy avoids
attracting -public attention, ,4nnd deT
clines to communicate with with the teI t,l7
d+Thero was "a Ase,,ssto-day, OF, 46
Southstreetc o.Lloss $I6O, 600. - pl
Abraham McF over twenty
years connected with the Cog.mer,c:iiul
AdrerGsea, died to- day. W. = -. 2
The third teller inthe Central Bank
has deiaultea to the extent efY$60, ii
900 ~ BIS bondsmen and friends viii
make the bank whole. Mi IL -. ,'.,.; =
h.WrLdA1IspoRr, Pa, May I6.r-Lo-
gam Democrat, has been;l elected
Mayor, by seventy eight mHiority,
pected that Stanberry's opinion on
the reconstruction Act willibe ready
for PRONUNCIATION this week. All
points have been decided and ap-
proved by the President and Cabi-
net. THE utmost pains have been
taken p render. clear the meaning OF
the various branches of the Act. The
preparation of the doeaheIt has in
yplYed an examination Of Tho laws OF
the. Southern States, in . order /, to
understand what classes are affected.
and to furnish q guide byiwhfeh che
law may be carried into ieffset, With
HE least possible embgrrasssfnent.; "
= The French. Government has ,pur.
chased the gan-boat Dundetberg,, for
I Revenue receipts to- day So, ,o95. 600.
"A circular. from General Howard
states that reports show an increase
OF intemperance among the negroes.
Jemes ii. s.. Schureman, q negro
messenger Of the Comptroller'a office,
Nts arrested to-day. He Is charged
with forgery and the larceny Of $12,-
600 from the First National Bank, of
Jersey City, and lot of stationery
from the ComptrolIer's Office.
Elliot G.. .Cowdin, a silk merchant.
Of New York, has been appointed
Commissioner to the Paris Exposi-
tion. .t- ..traf 10
Official advices. contradict the re-
port Of the captnre of tile steamer
Miner and the massacre of her pas
sengers and crew. d.
The custom receipts from the 1st to
the 18th Of May were IS, 117,OOO.
The Supreme Court, in the case of
the State of Texas VS.. White and
others, to prevent the sale.of certain
Texas indemnity bonds, granted the
injunction, with leave to the defend
ants to movc to dissolve the iniunc-
tion at the next term. The Missis-
sippi amended bill was dismissed, for
want OF Jurisdiction. The Court was
equally divided on the question of
jurisdiction. This action closes the
Injunction proceedings now before
the Court. After promuIgating cor
tain rules, forms and proceedings in
bankruptcy, the Court adjourned to
December. =
The Land Office report from Mis-
.sissippi shows tho entry ofc156 farms,
covering $500 acres, during the
month of April e...l %.- 4
John w. Stokes has been appointed
Chief Clerk of the Agricultural De-
pnrtment. iI.f"i'''
Philadelphia, May ,1G.-James
, Piner cut.a female cousins and his
own throat. No cause assigned. Both
are alive, but in critical state.
NoRRoLK, May 16.-Dobson and
Rainior's liquor house was burned
this morning. Insurance on build
ing and stock, $21, 300. e..1 -
;. CHARLEsToS, May 16.. The Florida
Episcopal Convention has chosen
..Dr. freeman Young, of Trinity
Church of New York, MS Bishop OF
that State, to succeed the late Bishop
Rutledge. laj :. ~ IS ,,i.o
'h' Acknowledgements Patapsoo,. Balti
more; schooner Richard :Vaux, 'Bos-
ton; schooner J. G. Thompson, Phi
ladelphia..
!. MoDILr, May; l1G During q melee
Which occurred here last night; ten
ier twelve persons,, white and colored,
were killed OF wounded. ALI per-
feotly quiet to day. There will be no
further disturbance. Judge Kelly
was invited by Mayor Withers to re-
main and speak Offering him the
protection of all good citizens. Col.
Shepperd also offered protection.
The Judge declined, and left for
= Montgomery to-day, A callappeared
Z. In. the morning pnpers, signed by
many OF the best citizens Of Mobile,