The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-08-17
Domestic News,

New YORK, August 16.-The Federal
building in Chambers street is crammed
With people anxious to witness the pro-
ceedings in the Pratt case. The United
States troops are we'll supplied with ball
cartridges and rations. They are still
guarding Marshal Barlow. Pratt will be
produced before the United States Com.
missioner at 2 O'Clock. 1t is rumored
thats reGuisition for the prisoner has been
received from General Reynolds. Later
proceedings in the case of the Govern
ment against ]. n. Pratt came to stand.
this afternoon, by the discharge of Pratt
by, the United States Commissioner Os-
born. The announcement of the deci-
sion was made with cheers by an excited
crowd of about 1900 persons
Geo. w. Rutter, President of the First
National Bank of,Memphis, was arrested
here to day, charged with the embezzle-
ment of 5000. 900 of the Tennessee school
fund. Rutter is in Jail.
PHILADELPHIA, August 16.-The Ma.
tional Labor Convention has assembled; :;
200 delegates present.
The ex-blockade runner, Hornet hail
ing from Portland, Me-, and cleared for
Liverpool, utd Havana, was captured to-
day on suspicion OF intending to violate
the neutrality laws. The Hornet had
twenty-five men aboard armed with re.
v9iyersr and was. attended by tug,
which escaped.
NAsHvnnE, August 16.--Governor
Senter has arrived in this city, and met
with o brilliant reception. He was es.
corted from the railway depot to the
City Hotel, where he delivered speech
in response to tho address of ex-Goyern.
or Neil Brown. In the course of his re-
marks, Governor Senter emphasized one
point, and that was that in Tennessee
there must be no prescription on account
OF rebellion, race, or color; suffrage and
the fullest political and civil rights must
be free to all. He continued by saving
that the wounds of the past must heal,
and that brotherly love and fraternal
feeling was now to be cultivated all round
IN tennessee. He thought the circum-
stances were ripe for new party, which
would discard dead issues and act upon
the living present. Bourbonism on the
one hand and proscriptive radicalism on
the other should be ignored and set
aside, and new departure taken which
would tend to liberal and progressive
ideas and measures. The Young men of
the State, he said. carried the recent
election with such impetus that the old
Judges were almost unable to decide how
far they had gone ahead. The wisdom
OF age should temper Young America.
but 1T was striding along like an Arab
ourser.c
Colonel Vandyne, on the part of the
United States Government, is here to
sue the Nashville and Chattanooga Rail
road for 81, 600, 900 for rolling stock sold
by the Government to the road. The
road offsets the claim by bill of over
$4,000, 900 for the use of the road during
the war. This will serve as a test case
for number of other Southern Roads.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS Va. August
16.-To- day. the committee appointed bv
the National Board Of Trade to renort
upon the most feasible route for the
transportation of the heavy products Of
the West to the Atlantic coast. met here
Various reports were submitted bv seve.
raj persons and referred to Mr. Hughes
to be digested into form. They will "a,
main in session several days.
George Peabody has donated to the
trustees Of Washington College, of which
Gen. Lee is president, $50, 900 to estab.
lish an additional professorship recently
proposed by the General.
CHARLEsToN, August 16.-Arriyed-
steamer Henry Burden, Jacksonville.
The base ball match between the Sa.
vannah and Charleston clubs passed off