The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-11-25
American Intelligence,

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American Intelligence.
| HAVANA, November 24.-Salutes were
| fired to-day in honor of Aosta's election.
DeRodas liberated to-day 5000 negroes.
The city is comparatively healthy.
INDIANAPOLIS. November 23.-The
Emigration Convention met here to-day.
Col. A: T. Shaw, of Memphis, is tempo
raTy Chairman. He made speech. A
Committee on Credentials was appointed.
A resolution was adopted. inviting all
Governors of States, and Senators and
Representatives. in Congress, to take part
In the deliberations. A call showed the
following Southern States present: Ar
kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Missouri. Tennessee and West
Virginia. The Convention adjourned.
WASHINGTON, November %. 1.-The report
OF the Secretary of the Interior has the
following regarding Southern forts: Fort
Moultrie, Charleston, appropriation re-
quired, $50. .O00-estimated cost of modi-
tication, $75, 900; Fort Sumter, Charles
ton, $50, OO0-estimated cost for compile
ton, S97, 900; Fort J Johnson, Charleston,
%, 200; Castle Pinckney, Charleston,
81, 900; Fort Jackson, Savannah river,
Ga, SIG, 600; Port Pulaski, Ga, $50, 900;
Fort Clinch, Amelia Island, Florida,
S5O, O,O00-estimnted amount required for
completion, $1O6, 900; Fort Jefferson,
Iortugas, Florida, $5,OOO; Fort Morgan,
Mobile Bay, Alabama, slO,00O; Fort
Gaines, Mobile Bay, Alabama, $1,000;
Fort Pike. Rigolets Pass, Louisiana,
va, 600; Fort Macomb, Chief Menteur
Pass. Louisiana, S24, 900; Fort Jackson,
Louisiana, Sl0O, 600; estimate of the cost
q yvnrly C1Gi
Louisiana, 5000, estimated cost of the
works, S10S, 600; Fort Livingston, Lou
lsiana, S3S, 900. Also. tue following, re-
garding Pacific Railroads, in which the
South is interested: At the close of the
last fiscal year, the amount of subscrip-
ton stock of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road was Sl,SO0,000; actually paid in,
S2SO, 600. Ii has contracted for the pur-
chase Of the San Francisco md San Jose
Rallroad, for the sum of S2,77O,0OO in
gold, payment to be made and posses
sion to be taken by the 31st Of December
next. The Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany, Southern branch, now the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railroad Com
pany. the Kansas and Neosho Valley
Railroad Company, and the eLeavenworth,
Lawrence and Port Gibson Railroad
Company, were fully heard in the right
OF their respective companies to con-
struct railroads from the Southern
boundary Of Kansas through the Indian
territory. 1 also considered the obiec.
tlons OF representatives of certain Indian
tribes through whose lands the projected
lines OF road would pass After most
careful examination, reached the COLI
clusion that the existing laws and trea-
ties authorized the construction of one
railroad on certain conditions, which
neither company had then performed.
On subsequent hearing, it was shown
that the first named company had COM
pleted its road to designated point on
that boundary; and held that it was
entitled to extend it's line through said
territory.
Buffers speech ut Boston says, the
work OF the Republican party being ac-
complishcd, the party split on side is.
sues. He claims that the Democratic
party is equally divided. England should
be brought to Immediate account. It
would be cowardly to press her when in
volved in war. He blamcs the Demo
cratic party for defeating valuable West
India acquisitions, notwithstanding its
tlme-honored desire for the ACQUISITION
Of Cuba. Butler suggests non-inter
course with Great Britain as the best
means of bringing her to terms. The
reparation which England should make
to Us was her naval stations at Jamaica.
Nassau and Bermuda. He did not ask
If Canada would be willing to let the
people settle its destinies by vote. But.
ler spoke Of the temptation to make war
on England. 1t would unite the entire
country; would be war upon the ocean
and not expensive; it would give us Can
ada; and as Republican and partisan,
he would say war would porpetuate the
republican party for more than three
generations.
ST.. DoMINdo, November 0, ria HA-
vANA.-Letters are daily received from
farmers and rancheros of Central Ame-
rica, making anxious inquiry ms to the
time when the cession OF the island to
the United States will be consummated.
Should the treaty be ratified, as is cx.
pected, Venezuela alone will send 20, 900
emigrants, principally agriculturalists.
The Haytiens continue to give material
aid to Cabral, and hope to accomplish
through him the overthrow of Baez be-
fore the opening Of Congress in Washing
ton,