The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-07-15


Foote Pension Agent at Raleigh, N. @.
Admiral Poor succeeds Hof, who usks
to be relieved on account of i'll health.
Domestic News.
New YORK, July 14.-Mr. Moorehead,
the representative of the Memphis Com
mercial Convention, departed by the
Java, to lay the results Of the delibera-
tions OF that body before the exchanges
of the principal European cities.
HAEhISBuRG, July 14.-The Commit
tee on resolutions ma 1e report declar.
ing against the exercise OF doubtful con
stitutional power, and that Pennsylvania
would never give up self-government,
and the ratification Of the fifteenth
amendment should go before the people,
and that the negro should not have a
ballot in that State. Packer received the
nomination. H
RIoHMoND, July 14.-The State Edu.
cational Convention convened at LeXing-
ton to-day. Gen. Lee was present aud
was nominated for President, but de-
clined. The session will last several
days. III sci #
OArAHA, July 14.-Gen. Carr surprised
the Indian village Day. killing ffty-two
warriors and capturing seventeen women
and children and $50 animals.
GALyEsToS, July Ii. Cars have been
sent out from Harrisburg, Texas, with
boats to rescue the sufferers by the food
in Colorado Valley, who took refuge in
the tree tops. In Eagle Lake bottom it
is positively asserted that the water was
two feet over the tops of the telegraph
poles on farms, which are cultivated every
year. 1t is impossible to arrive at the
extent of the loss to towns on the Colo
RADIO till the water falls. The Brazos is
still rising. Reports are to the effect
that all rivers near San Antonio are out
of their banks.
MEMPHIS, July 14.-The Chinese La.
Dor Convention organized by electing
Governor Harris, President. The at
tendance is large
Major Wofford visited General Sher-
man to-day, and received from him ad
ditional assurances of impartial repistra-
tion and election in Mississippi. The
military officers who conducted the regis
tration and election in Virginia. will he
ordered to Mississippi for the same duty.
The proclamation ordering the Missis-
sippi election on the fourth Tuesday in
November, has been signed by the Pre-
sident. 1t submits to separate vote the
Acknowledgement clause, ineligible clause
the restriction of the State from lending
money to corporations or becoming a
stockholder in corporations; submits to
separate vote the part of the oath of
Office as follows: "That I have never, as
member of any convention, voted for or
signed any ordinance of secession; that
l have never, as member of any State
Legislature, voted for the call of any
convention that has passed any such or
dinance." And it is understood that
Sections 4 to Is, inclusive, of Article
XIII, under the head OF ordinance. are
considered as forming no part of said
Constitution.
MOBILE. July 14.-The hotel ut Point
Clear was burned at IL o'clock last night.
The fire originated in the bake room.
at the time, powerful Northwest wind
was blowing. The flames spread with
terrible rapidity, and burnt with such
fury that no one could get near the main
building, which was entirely destroyed,
with all its furniture. In many instances
oil the baggage of the boarders was de-
stroyed. There were, at the time of the
calamity, $50 boarders. No lives were
The amount of property destroyed by
the burning of the Point Clear Hotel is
estimated at $530,000. The entire loss
Is covered by insurance.
AUGUSTA, July IA special despatch
dated Macon, July IA, says Turner, the
negro postmaster, was arrested this after
noon, by Neil, the United States Trea-
sury Agent, on the charge of counter