The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-10
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CHARnEsroN, May 9.-Arrived-
steamer Manhattan. New York; schr.
E. H. Edward, New York Sailed
steamer Saragossa, New York. ,a,
BAhTrMoRE, May GA duel occur
red to-day between Col. B. z. Green,
of Missouri, and Daniel G. Wright, Of
Baltimore. At the first shot, both
were wounded-G Green in the shoul.
deroand Wright in the leg A second
shot was demanded, which the se-
. conds refused. The affair ended, but
the difficulty is unadjusted. ,2
ST. Louis, May 9.-The Indians
burned three car loads of freight.
and tore down the telegraph West of
Cayte. Cavalry from Fort Hayes is
in pursuit. "a '.'n5i
CHICAGO, May s.-Thes Conference
is still discussing the admission of
Southern delegates. = rIs>
SAN FRANoIsco. May 9.-Various
terrible phenomena occurred at
Mauna Loa, between the 2Sth March
end. 18th April. 1000 earthquake
shocks occurred; the shock April Q
lasted three, minutes; no one could
stand; churches and houses all in
ruins. Following the shock came
tidal wave sixty feet high, sweeping
everything before it. The. earth
opened with bottomless fissures, and
thirty people were swallowed. The
earth opened under the sea, making
the water red. Vast land slides, in
the meantime, occurred, destroying
life and property The summit and
side of hill 1000 feet, high was
thrown 1000 feet, over the tops of
trees, into the valley below. Gases
issued afterwards, destroying animal
and vegetable life. An island 400
feet high was thrown ap three miles
from Wais China, and is Joined to
the land by stream of lava q mile
wide. The volcanic display illnmi-
mated the sea fifty miles. Fully 100
lives and half a million in property
deotroyed. ,aa.Gt-5e-
RICHMOND, May 9.4-The Supreme
Court to-day decided that in debts
contracted in Confederate money, the
amount shall be commuted ut the
value of the money. when the debt
matured, and not when it was con-
.tSacted. Another decision given by
same Court, is that note-holders
oNthe old banks of the State shall
not have preference in the division of
the assets, but the depositors; and all
creditors shall be paid alike.
At the memorial celebration to-
day, $4,000 Confederate graves in
Oakwood Cemetery were decked with
flowers. t4d ~ -. = T. Flp"
Gen. schofeld to-day appointed
Wm. B. Payne, Mayor of Danville.
The municipal officers of nearly all
the towns in the State have now been
changed. a
WAsH1NaToN, May 9.-The Express
says: There is great deal Of talk
about town to-day upon the probable
result of the impeachment trial. The
public pulse is somewhat excited, but
the preponderance of opinion seems
to be upon the side of acquittal.
The Sfo1' says: The dealers in i'm
parchment stock made tremendous
rally last evening, and for time had
1T oil their own way at the leading
hotels and other points where trans
actions In the market are carried on.
The friends of the President, who
were supposed to know a thing or
two, were betting wild. .onacquittal--
two to one-ten to one-one hundred
to one. Later at night, tho bulls
rallied, swept everything and pro-
tossed to be particularly anxious to
find any party anxious to bet on nc.
qnittal. To-day it has been see
saw operation. Tuesday will be an
exciting day.
In we'll authenticated converse
tion, the President is represented to
have said, in answer to o question re-
garding Bingham's suggestion, that
be would not obey the Senate's man.
date, "Why should 1 not obey, if the
forms of the Constitution are COM
piled with? If Senators do not act
justly, they are responsible not to me
but to the people. The people, who.
hold the sovereign power, have placed
me over one department, with oil its
duties and responsibilities, and have,
placed Senators, also, with grave re-