The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-06-02

lanse of;tWa; or.thEes shpndred thousand
dollars for the expense OF o territorial
government.
The Senateiresnmed executive session
on the Sandwich treaty, at half-past i
O'Clock.
In the Senate, Oonkling introduced q
Joint resolution authorizing Che use of q
patent arrangement for marking mail
matter, and paying for;the patent. Pc
titions were presented for the organiza-
tion of an international society, for the
promotion of Immigration; against in
come tax. The reconstruption of judi
cial circuits was resumed. The transfer
of Virginia from the third to the fifth,
and Tennessee from the fifth to the
fourth circuits were debated and lost
% to 80. Drake offered an amendment
to correct what he held to be an illegal
and improper designation in the Act of
1868, by virtue OF which the Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of the United
States wrongfully assumed, in the i'm
peachment trial, the title of Chief JUS
tice of the United States, when there
was no such Office, which was argued to
executive session, when the bill was
finally passed. The bill to change the
judicial circuits, as passed by the Senate,
SShoVACutCo Vho tuklOuo ClECulLS, uS lOl
lows: First-Maino, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode island,
Connecticut and New York Third
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Maryland and Virginia. Fourth-NIis-
sissippi, Tennessee, Texas and Arkansas.
Fifth-North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Tennes-
see. Sixth-Ohio, Michigan. Kentucky
and West Virginia. Seyenth-Illinois,
Indiana and Wisconsin. Eighth-Min-
nesota, Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri.
Ninth-California, Oregon and Nevada.
The Supreme Court Justices, except the
Chief Justice, are required to reside in
their respective circuits, and tho Chief
Justice is to be known as the Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Walcott Hamlin, of Maine, has been
appointed Supervisor of Revenue, rice
Harrison, resigned, who had charge of
New Jersey.
Responding to the enquiring resolu-
ton Of the Senate, Mayor Bowen places
the debt of the city ut $1,275,O00 The
last sale of city bonds was made at eighty
cents.
COLUMBUS, ONO, June 1.-The Demo
cratic State Convention assembled, and
j. Collan was made temporary Chairman.
CoNcoRD, June 1.-The Legislature of
New Hampshire organized, with S. M.
Wheeler US Speaker of the House, and
a. Gordon, President of the Senate.
ST. ALBANs, June 1.-The Federal SOL
diers have departed. General Donnelly
is slowly recovering from his wounds,
but is still under arrest.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-The Presby-
terian Assembly heard the delegates ap-
pointed to visit the Assembly at Louis
vile. The delegates presented n COM
munication from the Southern Assembly,
replying to overtures, which states that
the Southern church does not approve
of union with the Northern church, be-
cause it is total surrender Of oil funda-
mental doctrines. and embraces all shades
of belief. The Southern church is only
an heir of time, but failing testimonies,
and there are impossible barriers to
official Intercourse between the two
churches. The delegation bringing the
communication, also submitted their re-
port, showing what action had been
taken at Louisville. It was thought
that the opinion of the Southern church
report would be received, and the COM
mittee discharged.
PROVIDENCE, June 1.-The General
Assembly was organized by the election
of Republican officers. The Republican
caucus re-nominated Anthony for the
Senate, by sixty-four to ten; the nomi-
nation was then made unanimous. This
is defeat Of the Sprague party in Rhode
Island.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, June Ian oil train
approaching the city took fire, to-day.
The train was destroyed. The bridge
over the Angohago was nlso destroyed by
the fire, which caught from the passing
train.
Troy, June Robert Militen. re-
comfy city editor of the Wig, was killed
by falling through bridge.
CINcINNATI, June 1.-The merchants
remonstrate against the increase of the
tax on smoking tobacco.
New YORK, June 1.-The merchants
petition for uniform tax on manufac-
tured tobacco and snuff of sixteen cents.