The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-06-16


ington; Bellenet, Secretary of the second
class, at Washington, and DeNormid,
Secretary of the third class, at Wash
ington.
Domestic News.
CHARLESTON, June 15.--Arrived--
steamers Charleston, New York: +. W.
Everman, Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, June 15.-A boat can.
sized on the Schuylkill to-day, and one
man and two ladies were drowned.
New ORLEANS, June 15.-Judge Dib-
bic, who lost leg at Port Hudson, on
the Union side, expresses himself
strongly upon Judge Bradley's decision
In the slaughter-house matter; he threat
ems to employ the State against the
Federal force, should argument show
Bradley's decision without sanction of
law and his Injunction imprudently
issued.
FoRTnEss MONROE, June ia
violent squall struck somo vessels laying
at anchor in Great Wycomico, about
sixty. miles up the bayou, on Saturday
evening last, nnd capsized three schoo-
ners; no lives lost; OH reaching the land
it uprooted trees, blew out windows and
doors. and did much damage to crons
Itcovered space about mile wide.
RAlEIaH, n. O., June 15.-Goyernor
Holden has issued orders to the different
military divisions of tho State, for the
formation of regiment of State troops
IN active service, to be made up of white
volunteers, II they can be obtained; if
not, negroes will be enlisted. He also
orders the immediate enrolment of the
militia, with instructions to set apart n
special number Of minute men in each
regiment, to be used as a reserve.
MEMPHIS, June IA tornado of rain
and hail swept large portion of Arkan-
sas and Mississippi on Friday. com
mencing near Council Bend and CROSSING
the river at Peters landing and extend,
ing to Bolivar County. Corn, cotton
and forests were destroyed for a width of
two miles. The crops in its track wore
very promising.
New YORK, June 15.-Red Cloud speaks
tomorrow, at Cooper Institute. The
Quaker Commission promise Red Cloud
the seventeen horses which Cox refused.
BOSTON, june 15.-Hon. Thomas D.
Elliott is dead. Moss Wingate, of Ha-
yerhiil, died today, aged 100 years and
OTTAWA, June 15.-Hon. A. Campbell
goes to England. to lay the whole Fenian
business before the Government.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.-The steam
ship Repnblic has arrived from Hong
Kong. On May 10Th there was the Sc
verest earthquake in Japan since 1856.
Inc reports are meagre, but it is knewn
that several villages we're destroyed. The
volcano on the Island of Niphon, which
has been quiet for century, is in yio.
lent eruption. The captain of the bark
Benefactress reports a Volcano at son
ZOO miles from Yokohoma: some nor.
tlons of the volcano were readily oh.
served from the deck of the vessel. The
water around the volcano seemed boiling.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-The Cuban
discussion, last night, was violent. Seye
raj republicans attacked Grants mes.
sage, denouncing it as improper inter-
ference with pending legislation.
The Judiciary Committee heard seve-
raj witnesses in Porter Us. Woods. Por-
ter testified that Woods met him on the
street, In Richmond, while Porter was on
the way to his house, to proceed thence
10 Washington. Woods accosted Porter
IN friendly manner, and asked Porter
TO drink; Porter refused, when Woods
struck Porter. knocking him partially
senseiess. All this occurred while Porter
was absent from his seat, on leave of alb
ssence, and occurred five days before his
leave OF absence from the House expired.
Humphreys corroborated Porter's state.
ment. and believed Woods used bross
knucklos. Tho Committee meet again
at half-past 7. tonight. The House Com.
mittce OF Ways and Means reported n
Dill relieving coal from duty, which wos
referred to the Committee of the Whole.
1t excludes the coal traffic, both ut home
and abroad, from all kind Of taxation,
whether tariff, stamp. income or tonnage:
makes n clear sweep OF revenue from the
coal trade. The bill, after some discus
sion, was re-committed to the Ways and
Means Committee, the minority claiming
that the bill was not in accordance with
the instructions of the House, and insist.
ing that had full committee been pre-
sent, different bill would have been re.
ported.
The Senate is considering bill grant.
ing lands to the great Southern Railroad
of Florida. ''>'