The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-06-14
Domestic News.

MOuC6VlQeO.
Domestic News.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 12.-The
President orders the release of the Cuban
steamer Hornet to the original owners,
upon bond in $4,000. B. +. Butler and
Wm. %. Chandler are bondsmen, that
she will not be used in violation of the
neutrality laws. The value of the steam
er and property released is 500, 900.
The Hornet was the Cuban privateel
which put into Wilmington for coal.
$4,000 in los have been stolen from
the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, Juno 13-Thornton has
received instructions to thank Grant for
the Fenian interference The despatch
expresses the English hope that the
tenians be punished. It is understood
the Administration will allow the courts
to deal with the Fenians.
Red Cloud holds that the forts in his
country only brought mischief, by
whlskey, abuse of sQuaws and other bad
work. He gave assurances that the
Sioux would not commence war. The
Indians are much depressed and dis.
satisfied, and councils held here do not
encourage the hope of peaceful solu-
tion. The final council was held to-day.
Red Cloud asked for seventeen horses,
to carry himself and companions home
from the end of the railroad. Cox
could not promise horses, but would
give presents. Red Cloud replied, bel
was not angry, but if horses were denied
he wanted no presents, with m express. i.
sion OF fortitude and defiance, that he
was born naked. Persons acquainted
with Indian councils and character, pre-
dict an early and serious Indian war.
In the House, after the introduction
OF number of unimportant bills, Davis
introduced and moved tho previous
question, on bill to amend the natu-
ralizatlon laws, providing for punish
ment OF false swearing in application
and of false personntion and the use or
possession of forged records or certifi- !
Gates; also, giving the United States
Courts jurisdiction of all such offences;
under suspension of the rules, the bill
passed by q strict party vote. Stokes
introduced bill to remove all political
disabilities; on division, it was defeat.
ed by large majority.
Internal revenue receipts today. over
$1,OO0,OOO
The President has returned.
1t is reported here that negro sue.
ceeds Devices, from North Carolina.
Two negroes appointed to West Point,
have been rejected for physical and intel.
lectual inefliciency.
L. M.-Thc Senate occupied all day
on apportionments. The discussion was
continued tonight. u vote will be
reached in few hours. 1t is supposed
the Senate will pass the House bill, with
out amendment.
The majority of the committee OF
the Senate, on the Memphis and Ell Paso
Railroad, made report, concluding ns
follows: From the best examination that
we have been able to make of the facts,
and the laws of Texas, our conclusions
are, that the Memphis and El Paso Rail
road Company is an existing corpora
tion, with tho right of way across the
State Of Texas; and that it has valid
land grants of sixteen sections to the
mile, to be selected out Of the public
lands of Texas, without any special re.
servation.
In the House, the following Republi-
cans voted to suspend the rules, to pass
O general bill removing disabilities
Buckly, Dockery, Fitch, Pierce, Platt,
Sargent, Stokes, Tillman, Morton. Ii
was defeated so to Ill. Butler moved
the Georgia bill, which was defeated
lZO TO 3S. The river and hnrbor bill
was considered and passed; it goes to the
Senate. The features of the bill have
been telegrnphed. The mouth of the
Mississippi gets $300,000; the falls OF
the Ohio River $3.50, 900; the amount
for tho Tennessee River increased to
$S0,000; $4,000 given to Mobile harbol
and bay. The Speaker laid before the
House message from the President ol
the United States, condemnatory Of the
atrocious manner in which the conflict
in Cuba is carried on, on both sides
representing that the object of the
Cubans, who urge their recognition a.
belligerents, is to embroil the United
States in n war with Spain; declaring hi
inability to see, in the present condition
of the contest in Cuba, these element:
were required to constitute war in the
sense Of international, and inviting til,
attention OF Congress to all the relation