The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-06-01
Domestic News,

MALONE, May 29.-The Fenian in.
vasion is abandoned as hopeless. Father
McMahon says he has telegraphed TWEEN
ty places for men and money. He ad-
vises men to stay here until Monday or
Tuesday, when the fight can be had.
MONTREAL, May 29.-Five Fenians nre
in jail at various points. The feeling
is intense against them.
ST.. JOINS, May ga drunken party
degraded the American Consul's flag yes
terday.
ST.. AnBANs, May 29.-AIarshal J. Eos
ter crossed the lines yesterday, to inter-
cede for the sentenced Fenians. General
O'Neil will be bailed Monday.
OaDENsBURa, May 29.-The Govern
ment has information that simulta-
neous rising of Canadian Fenians was
expected. The poor success of the in
vasion causes alarm. Father McMahon
passed to st. Albans yesterday, with a
party Of Philadelphia Fenians.
RALEIGH, N. c., May 31.-On Wednes-
day morning, three men went to the
house of Daniel and Neill Mcleod, two
brothers, living in the Western portion
OF Cumberland County, and murdered
both; also badly wounded the wife,
daughter and son of Neil Mcleod. The
McLeods were Democrats and peaceable
citizens, highly respected by their neigh
bors.
CHARLESTON, May 3I.--Arrived--steam
ship Falcon, Baltimore; schooners May
Morn, Baltimore; George Smoot, Balti-
more.
WASHINGTON, May 31.--A supple
mental treaty for the acquisition of San
Domingo, extending the time for ratifi-
cation to July, will be sent to the Senate.
A Darien letter received here indicates
failure to find practicable route for
q ship canal.
8 P. M.-The House is voting on
bill reviving American commerce. The
ayes and noes are called on nearly
every proposition. The Senate is consi-
dering the Pacific cable TIE Presi-
dent has signed bill enforcing the fif.
teenth amendment.
In the House, the bill to revive the
navigation and commercial interests of
the United States was taken up and the
previous question ordered. The various
amendments we're voted on and the
House refused to ordor the bill to be en-
crossed for third reading-yeas 60;
nays 100. Finally, the bill was recon-
mitted to the Select Committee. The
bill to reduce internal taxes was taken
up and considered to the sixteenth sec
tion. Without adopting any important
amendments, adjourned.
The Senate went into executive session
at o'clock for the consideration of the
reciprocity treaty with tho Sandwich
Islands.
The Senate is in legislative session to-
night.
verdict has been rendered against
parties in Arkansas who brought manu-
factured tobacco from the Indian country
and sold it without paying the tax.
R1cHMoND, May 3l.-Tho conservative
candidates have held meeting and de-
clared to accept the offices for which
they have received certificates, if it shall
appear on legal Investigation that their
election depends upon the throwing out
OF the vote of the precinct from which
the ballot-box was stolen. They invite
their opponents to contest their election
before the courts, and declare the belief
that such evidence of fraud and irregu-
larity exists as will give the conservative
ticket the legal return.
The Commissioners, this morning,
gave a certificate of election to H. K.
Ellyson, rs Mayor, and the rest of the
conservative city ticket. Tho Republi-
cans will contest the election before the
courts. The policeman who assaulted
Congressman Porter, yesterday, has been
arrested and suspended from duty.
The crowd at the National Cemetery.
yesterday, was very large, and to-day
Hollywood Cemetery is filled with per-
sons decorating the graves of Confedo-
rate soldiers.
VIRGINIA C1Ty, NEVADA, May 81
Three inches OF snow yesterday; it is
freezing and showing to-day.
COLUMBIA, PENN, May 31.-A boiler
explosion scalded several persons; one
dead.
DAYTON, ONO, May 31.-Three men
wele seriously hurt by an explosion of q
cannon at the decoration festivities here.
New York, May 31.-Tho break in the
French cable is about 205 miles East of
the Massachusetts, coast. The French
cable Office has been moved to tho West
ern Union Office. Competition has ended.
The Elevated Railway Company sue
cessfnlly carried over the entire lcngth n
car weighing 10000 pounds. The road
will be opened to the public this week.
The Colorado and City of BROOKLYN
brought 2,397 emigrants.
PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-The General