The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-06-21
Domestic News.

ohAcstaC News
CHARLESTON, June 2O.--Arrived.-
steamship South Carolina, New York.
SAN Francisco, June 2O.-Sixteen
Oregon Counties give Wilson, Democrat,
sixty majority. His majority in the
state Is about 275: The majority of the
Legislature is probably Democratic.
NEW YORK, juno 20.-Advices from
In the Darlen Ship Canal expedition, May
oo, are not encouraging. All we'll.
There were four murders in louisville.
on Saturday night; two reported else,
where, and several deaths from drown
ing.
FORTRESS MONROE, June 10.-Tho mi
litary authorities have been called upon
to drive the negro squatters from farm
at Ocean View. A company of the fifth
artillery was sent over for that purpose.
this afternoon.
RALEIGH, June 20-It has been ru-
mored here, for the last few days, that
the Infamous Kirk, of Tennessee, Brown
lows minion, has rendered his services
TO Governor Holden, to take command
OF the State troops, and that the offer
has been accepted.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, June 2O.--A small
boat, containing two ladies' and two
gentlemen, was struck by an unknown
propeller, off Milton, at Q o'clock this
morning, and stove to atoms; two ladies
and one gentleman were drowned. The
propeller did MOI stop.
New YORK, June 2O.-The steamer
Geo. B. Upton has arrived. The officers
confirm the previous reports of the
landing of the first expedition which left
here May l6, and report the successful
landlng or the return trip with 100 men
and additional supplies, shipped at
AsplnwalI; the landing was effected at an
unirequented and unprotected point,
ana was not molested by the Spaniards;
the officers knew nothing of the fate
OF the first expedition, until their
arrival here. The entire cruise was
made under the American flag.
WASHINGTON, June 20.-In the House,
bllls were introduced by Poland, au-
tnorlzlng the President to open nego-
tiatlons Tor the annexation of British
North America; by Butler, of Massa-
Gnuse'ts, annexing the Republic of San
Domlngo; by Munger, repeating all
laws and resolutions regarding spirit
meters. A motion to suspend the rules.
to consider the appointment of q Joint
Cuban committee, failed.
Internal Revenue receipts to.dnv
81. 1.25o, 900. 0'''
The Senate Committee on Foreign Re.
lations were not unanimous on the House
Cuban bill.
In the Senate, Sumner presented a
memorial Of former slave, living at
Warrenton, Virginia, asking compensa-
ton for his horses and stock, taken for
the use OF the Union army. Pratt said
tho Committee on Claims had given q
great deal of time to the consideration of
thls class OF claims, and he hoped the
senate would, at an early day, take up
one OF these cases and determine it, in
order that the Committee might know
"hethef II was necessary to spend any
more time upon such cases. The Presi-
dent was requested to report the money
paid into the Treasury on account Of
condemned and confscated property in
Virginia during the rebellion. Tho
franking privilege was discussed-no nc.
ton. The railroad bill was discussed
tonight Several propositions reducing
the rate of postage, were defeated.
In the House, the fortifcation bill was
debated; it appropriates 81, ,25O, 900, but
the South gets nothing; q long debate
ensued on the merit of different systems
OF fortification, when the bill passed
Army appropriation bill-nearly $50, ,OO0,.
00O-passed. The bill requiring Ma
t'onal Banks, going into liquidation, to
retire their notes, passed.
The bill passed by the House, reduc-
ing taxation, was reported in the Senate
Today, with many amendments to Sec
tions referring to various special taxes,
including bankers, rectifiers, tobaccon.