The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-19
news Items.

CHARLESTON, May 1s.-Arrived-
Schooner Horatio Babson, Isle of
Ruatan. .nt
JACKSON, MISS. May 1s.--The
Constitutional Convention adjourned
to-day, subject to the call of Com
mittee of Five.
WAsHINGTEN, May 1.-THE reso-
luton passed by the House, setting
the impeachment managers to work
again, had the following preamble:
Whereas, information has come
to the managers, which seems to
them to furnish probable cause to be-
ieve that improper or corrupt inhu-
ences have been used to influence the
determination of the Senate upon the
articles of impeachment exhibited to
the Senate by the House of Repre-
sentatives against the President of
the United States" etc.
Salutes in honor of the acquittal
have been fired i'll several of the
Northern cities.
A doubtful rumor, that Grant has
written { letter declining the Repub-
lioan nomination unless the platform
conforms to his views, creates some
excitement.
WASHINGTON. May 18.-It is stated
that Cabinet changes are pending,
and it is asserted the new Cabinet
will tend to harmonic Congress and
the President, and that the President
will cease obstruct;ng Reconstruction
on the Congressional plan, the pro-
gress of events having rendered his
own impossible now, and the mate
rial interests of the South requiring
Immediate representation of some
kind. This statement is made on
high Republican authority.
WASHINGTON. May 16.-In the
House, under the regular call, bill
to construe and prevent frauds in law
regarding abandoned lands, in the
Southern States, was introduced. A
joint resolution. amending the Con
stitution, making naturalized citizens
eligible to the Presidency, was intro
duced. A preamble and resolution
was introduced, authorizing the
Speaker to add two from those who
voted against impeachment to the
managers, to be present and assist in
the Investigations; rejected. Ste
vens offered resolution, calling for
the secret proceedings of the i'm
peachment court, and said no one
could doubt that there was deep
damnation somewhere, and he want
ed to find out who was guilty. An
swering the question whether Sc
nators would have been justified in
committing perjury, Stevens said,
''Well, sir, I don't think it would
have hurt them much" The resolu-
tion was passed, and, after refusing
to concur with the Senate for q re-
cess, adjourned to tomorrow.
In the Senate, the Virginia Con-
'tA2tion was referred to the Judicia-
rt 9mmittee. The recess resolution
v.Fds recalled from the House, and
passed. Adjourned to Thursday.
The city charter expired to-day,
the President not having signed the
extension. Stevens resolution, ask
ing for the official proceedings, caused
bitter debate in the Senate.
PoRT-AU-PRINCE, May 12.--The
whole country. except Gonaives, JAG
mel and the Cape, is in arms against
Salnave. At Jacmel, the merchants
were closing their stores.
RICHMOND, May 1S.--The new
steamer Isaac Bell, of the Richmond
and New York line, arrived this morn
ing, from New York, with seventy in
vited guests, iRluding forty ladies';
among the guests, are Mayor Hoff-
man, of New York, Senator Bradley,
Gen. Sautelle, u. S. A., Morgan
Jones, and other well-known New
Workers. A banquet will be given on
the ship this afternoon. The party
tomorrow leave for Petersburg, and
reJoin the steamer at City Point, and
upon arriving at Norfolk, will visit
Fortress Monroe, returning to New
York on Thursday evening. Ameet-
ing of the City Council will be held
this evening to welcome the visitors.
Gen. Malone came up with the party
from Norfolk.
HAVANA, May lS.--Salnave has
reached Port-au-Prince, and arrested
many citizens and shot some. Six
American merchants were robbed.
Many Americans were shot at in their
windows by the troops. Salnave
menoces the foreign consuls. Mr..
Hollister sends here for q war vessel.
and sent to Jamaica for o British
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