The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-06-07

OMAHA, june 6.--Geo. Thomas. city
editor Of the Republican, is dead. He
was formerly connected with the New
York Herald.
New York, June 6.-The ship VIM.
F. Storer, of the .'Blaok BALI Liv-
erpool line, is burning. Her cargo OF
lard, grain and cotton, will be destroyed.
PHILADELPHIA, June G.-Seven ships,
with petroleum. departed for Europe
this week, with over 100000 gallons.
The shipments from this port are
5, 5,000, 900 gallons in excess OF the same
time last year.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, June G.-Tbe So
called meeting of citizens called by Re
pub1icans to censure the faction of
Judge Busteed of the United States
District Court for incarcerating Auditor
Reynolds, for disobedience OF m in
junction of the Court, resulted in n
grand failure. Thompson, negro mem
ber Of the Legislature, was elected
President, aud announced that Busted
should be sustained.
Attorney General Muse said Reynolds
disapproved Of the meeting. Resolu-
tions were introduced by Ke1fer, against
Busteed, in severe terms. and tho meet
ing voted them down md broke up. a
warrant was issued against Busteed, this
morning, by Keffer, charging him with
libeling Reynolds, and two negroes were
deputised to serve the warrant, which
Dustced evaded by being driven to the
Court Room in close carriage and giving
bonds
WAsIIINGToN, June 6.-The Recon
struction Committee has adopted Us n
rule not to remove disabilities except
upon written applications. The recon-
mendations of friends or high officials
are not respected. The petition must
be accompanied with expressions indi-
eating proper submission. The House
has adopted n resolution directing the
Committee of Ways aud Means to re-
port Il bill abolishing tho duty on coal.
In the Senate, bills were introduced
granting lands to the State Of Alabama,
to aid in the construction Of Savannah
and Memphis Railroad, and to p1 ohibit
contracts for the importation of Chinese
coolies.
In the Senate, New York merchants
and importers petition for an abolition
of the tax on sales.
Stewart introduced bill to prohibit
contracts for servile labor, which he said
was intended to break up the system of
coolie contracts, by which the Chinese
la5orers were imported to this country
and held to labor for four years The
bill provides that no contracts with the
Chinese shall be good longer than six
months. He argued that immediate
action should be taken, rs agents are
now about to introduce them into South
Carolina and Massachusetts. He moved
that the bill be referred to the Judiciary
Cr,,, Il I
should press it to early action.
Indian appropriations were considered.
A motion to make the Texas Southern
Pacific Railroad a special order prevailed
but subsequently Drake moved recon
sideration.
The bill for the settlement of claims
for quartermasters and company stores
furnished to or taken by the United
United within the States in rebellion
during the late war, came up in order
tonight. and was debated Motions to
pass over the bill and to rccommit to the
committee were defeated. The debate
is now in progress.
In the House, Bowen introduced n
bill for the sale of certain sen islands.
Foreign affairs was made the special
order for Tuesday next, when Bank 8
Cuban bill comes up. River and harbor
appropriations were made the special
order for Tuesday. Schenck's tariff
amendments to the tax bill were adopted
also an amendment relieving coasting
and fishing vessels from tonnage duties.
The bill finally passed-150 to 35. Post
office appropriation was taken up. Snr-
gent introduced a bill preventing servile
labor contracts.
Authentic contradiction of the Jewish
massacre in Roumania, causes great re-
joicing throughout the country.
Tribute of Recnect