The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-05-28
Domestic Newe.

e4r Domestic Neyys.
WAsH1NaToN, May 27.-Virginia has
paid over So. $50. 900 on her tobacco,
during the past ten months, while her
shipments under bond for same period
will yield nearly 81, 500. 900.
8 P. Mn the House, Wallace.
from the Fourth South Carolina Dis.
triot, was seated. This is plain case OF
seating minority candidate. and lie
should not qualify. Private bills occupy
the House. The Senate passed q Joint
resolution turning over to New Orleans
the barracks, buildings and grounds.
In the House, the Speaker announced
on the Committee Of Conference regard
ing wrecked and abandoned property,
Butter, OF Massachusetts, Peters and
Aroher. The conference report cnforc-
ing the fifteenth amendment was re-
sumed and passed by strict party vote.
A bill reducing taxation was in troduced;
it covers eighty-six pages. Pending the
reading Of the bill, the House adjourned
In the Senate, bill improving water
communication between Mississippi and
Lake Michigan ola Wisconsin and Fox
Rivers, was referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
Tho appropriation bill was resumed
An amendment allowing women and M ell
like pay for like work, wns adopted
$1,000 600 were appropriated for the
discovery Of the North Polo.
Salaries of the Circuit Court judges
were increased to $500.
The Senate is in session tonight.
The Senate adjourns to Tuesday.
Alexandria, Va, has elected Il con-
servative ticket.
Boutwell, has abolished the Carriage
Bureau OF the New York Custom House.
Internal revenue receipts o-day over
$1,O00,0OO.
The Cuban Colonel Drake DeKuy is
here.
All executive departments will be
closed on Monday.
Gold in the Treasury $1O7, 900, OOO;
currency $40, 75O,O 900.
TORONTO, May 27.--Matters in the
neighborhood of Huntington, this morn
ing, are assuming good deal of interest.
General Gleason is in command of tho
Fenians, who are we'll armed. The Ca
madam forces are assembling, and active
preparations are going on for fight.
The troops have also been ordered back
to Pigeon Hill, in anticipation of fight
there. A small force of Fenians also an
peared at Island Pond. All quiet on the
Niagara and Detroit frontiers. A second
despatch, dated ut 10 O. m., says the
Fenians near Trout River and Hunting
ton commenced the attack this morning,
but were rapidly driven back across the
lines, shortly after firing commenced,
leaving their wounded behind. General
Gleason went back to New York in dis
gust. General Starn is assuming charge.
ST. ALDANs, May 27.-A few Fenians
have left for home; the rest ore provided
with food by United States Marshal Eos
ter and tho village authorities. The
presence of the United States troops
keeps the Fenians quiet. A number are
kept In the depot, the rest out of doors.
The privates have no money, and the
officers but little. Some claim that
General O'Neill has 100000 of Fenian
funds in his possession. Generals Spear,
Gleason and Prim (tho latter registered
from Virginia) held consultation this
morning, and issued an order for the
Fenians to 60 into enoampmcnt Two or
three miles from hero.
CHICAGO, May 27.-Forty Fcnians de-
parted Eastward to-day.
BALTIMORE, May ga violent North
east storm prevailed last night
BosroN, May 27.-Captain Matthew
Hunt, the oldest pilot in Boston, is dead.
aged seyenty-nine.
Nathaniel Willis, founder of the Port
land Argus, and for long time editor
OF the Boston Recorder, is dead, aged
ninety.
PHILADELPHIA, May 27.-The Presby
terian Assembly received delegates from
tho Reformed Church. Speeches pointed
strongly toward union at somo future
day.
PETERSBURG, May 27.-Thc Republi-
cans elect Mayor by 500 majority, but
the conservatives have o largo majority
in Council. The Republicans carry
Farmville, and the conservatives carry
Charlottesville, Danville and Staunton.
RICHMOND. May 27.-The Republican
majority for their city ticket, here, will
be about 300, despite a driving rain
which has been falling all day.
The Republicans held meeting in
front of the Custom House this after
noon. There was much enthusiasm. This
morning as the ballot in Jefferson Ward
was being taken to tho City Hall, the
bearer was assailed on the street and the