The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-04-07
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whether the Arkansas Constitution
has been adopted. The. members Of
the new Legislature entered the
State House at night, and ordered
the arrest of the superintendent,
who refused to give them the keys.
Gen. Gillem decides that the State
officers have no right to exclude the
Legislature from the capitol. There
is one negro in the Senate, and there
are five in the House.
CHARLESTON, April 6.-Arrived-
steamer James Adger, New York; /;
schooner Catawamtak, New Orleans; !;
brig Mary Rice, Providence; schoon-
er L. S. Davis, Boston; schooner r.
w. Godfrey, New York; schooner
Watama, Philadelphia; off the port
ship Richard the Third, Liverpool.
Sailed-ship Southern Rights, Liver
pool; brig Salvador. Barcelona; the
schooner Conservative, Providence.
Steamer Sea Gull, which left Charles
ton on Saturday week, for Baltimore,
has not since been heard from-fears
are entertained for her safety.
New YORK, April 6. 6.-Connecticnt
re-elects English Democrat) by in
creased majority-say 1000.
HARTFORD, April 6.-English's ma
jority is 649-a gain of 176. The
Republicans claim the Legislature.
WAsHNGToN, April 5.-Twelve 6. ne
groes swnmped small boat at Ar
candale Fishery. All drowned.
The public debt has decreased
$500, 600; debt bearing coin interest
has increased $18, 900, 900; debt bear
ing no interest decreased 81, 500, 600;
cash in Treasury S5,75O.OOO. In
ternal revenue receipts to-day $685.
900.
The Senate Judiciary Committee
considered the Alabama bill, but,
without action, adjourned.
The State Department has advices
that the Spanish Government has
released the duties on foreign bread
,stuffs, under both Spanish and
foreign flags.
The Supreme Court has decided to
favor Mrs. Gaines regarding her legi-
timacy and marriage.
HAVANA, April 5.-Great activity
in the dock yards and Notifications,
at Jamaica. British troubles antici-
pated, growing out of .he Alabama
claims. The vomito is very severe in
some ports of Porto Rico.
MEXICO, April IA bill is before
Congress, forbidding English mer-
chants to export specie, until Eng
land apologises for tho recent SNUG
Cling. A fresh conspiracy has been
discovered. The attempts at pacifca-
ton in Yucatan and Sinaloa are not
very successful.
AUGUSTA, Ga, April G.-Gen.
Meade issues general orders, direct
ing military and civil officers to arrest
and bring to trial all persons who
may hereafter print, publish, or in
any manner give circulation to incen-
diary publications of secret organiza-
tions now spreading through these
States. Conductors of newspapers
are forbidden to publish infammato-
ry articles. Any paper publishing
matter tending to produce intimida-
tion, riot or bloodshed, will be stop
ped, and the proprietors, editors and
other parties connected Herewith,
will be tried before military commits
sion, and OH conviction, be subject
to fine and Imprisonment. Military
and civil officers arc required to or
ganize patrols and other means for
the detection of persons who avail
themselves of darkness for executing
criminal purposes. Gen. Meade ad-
monishes the people that unless acts
of violence and intimidation nre
checked and punished, bloody retalia-
ton may be provoked and much in
nocent blood shed. 1t is buileved
that Gen. Meade refers to the Ku
Klux Klan.
MONTGOMERY, April 6.-General
Shepherd, commanding the sub-dis-
trict of Alabami to-day issued an