The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-05-18
Domestic News.

Committee on Commerce to-day agreed
to report favorably on the Lill to incor-
porate the Southern Express Company.
The Dill names as corporators Henry B.
Plant, Rufus B. Bullock, VIM. B. Dins-
more, Samuel NJ. Shoemaker, M. J..
O.Brien. Cyrus 8. Plank, Joseph L. Glib
son, Hugh Dempsey and james Shutters,
who are created body corporate, to be
known as the Southern Express Com
pany, who are empowered to extend
business from Washington City, D. c.,
through and in the States of Virginia,
North Carolina. South Carolinn, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi-
ana. Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mis-
souri,, Ark kansas and the Indian Terri
tory. The capitnl stock OF the com mpany
is to consist 81 10, 900 shares OF $lOo
each. II + . n a., .a
Q CH1oAqo, May 15.-Advices from At
lahta, Wyoming Territory. report fight
with the Indians; two killed and several
wounded. The Indians were pursued
when they: renewed the fight, and Eve
more Indians were killed. During the
fight Lieutenant Stanbach was killed and
Sergeant Brown seriously wounded.
. ,NEwoYoRR;i May 15.-An expedition
OF 500 mep, ell Cnbans, except five
American Captains. left here early Satur-
day morning as passengers on steamer
bound to San Domingo. They carried
1000 rifles, six: large. guns, uniforms,
equipments. powder, &c.
ITHroA, May 15.-A war party killed
the-wife, and little son, and captured the
daughter, aged thirteen, of settler on
NabEss4a River, 120 miles North of Sioux
City The husband escaped. There is
intense excitement. and loud calls for
Sheridan and Baker.
WASHINGTON, May 17.-Intcrnal reve-
nue. receipts to-day $300,000.
The Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee to-day heard Cyrus W. Field and
W. @. Barnay, regarding cables, but
took no definite action. The funding
bill was. postponed. The Banking and
Currency Committee agreed to report a
bill providing for S95, 900, 900 additional
circulation; for the circulation of $45,-
GOO. 900 of 3 per cent. bonds, and for
$4,000, 900 of greenbacks, aud providing
for free banking system on gold basis.
The House Naval Committee will re-
port against the continuance of 33 per
cent. addition to officers pay.
ln the House, during the discussion of
the decline in American commerce.
Washburne, of Wisconsin,, charged the
decline Of our commerce to the hostility
Of Great Britain during the rebellion.
Roots introduced bill for the South
ern Pacific Railroad. Referred.
The House then went into commit
tee on naval appropriations.
3 7. M.-The House is considering
the decline of American commerce. The
Reconstruction Committee agreed to re-
port q bill admitting Georgia on the
terms offered to Virginia, Mississippi
and Texas with clause thorizing the
States named to organize and call into
service the respective militia forces.
In the Senate, Howard, from the
Committee on the Pacific Railroad, re-
ported o substitute for the Marshall and
Sandiago Railroad bill, which was ex-
planned as being to authorize railroad
from Marshall, Texas, to Trinity River;
thence to Ell Paso, on the Rio Grande;
thence through the Territories across
the Colorado River to San Diego, on the
Pacific; in Territories the bill granted
twenty alternate sections of land on each
side OF the line, and ten alternate SEQ
tions in any State through which the
road might pass. A large portion of the
line was within the boundaries of Texas,
and as the United States owned no pub
lie lands in that State, no lands we're
granted. It would also authorize con
nection with lines of road from New
Orleans and Vicksburg. The amend
ment had received the sanction of a
unanimous vote of the committee. The
bill was ordered to be printed and placed
on tho calepdar.
In the Senate, Kellogg presented bill
granting lands to tho Louisiana and
Texas Railroad, and to aid in construct
ing road from VIcksburg to Texas. At
1 o'clock, the bill to enforce the fifteenth
amendment was taken up and discussed
to adjournment.
Among the petitions presented to-day
was one from North Carolina lady who
cannot qualify as postmistress. She
wants the Postmaster. General to modify
the oath of Congress to relieve her from
political disabilities.
Registration closed-whites $50 ahead.
AT the last Registrations the blacks had o
majority.
NoRFonK, May 17.-Tho entire busi-
ness portion Of Henderson, N. c., was
burned last night. Loss $500 Sup
posed incendlarism; very little insu-
rance.
New York, May 17.-A passenger car
and freight car, with fifteen tons of mig