The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-06-22
Domestic News.

atO cloCKs tne scene OF bold and
daring robbery. Henry L. Pope, the
cashier, was alone in the bank, when
two men entered, one of them placing a
knife to the throat of Pope, threatening
him with instant death, il he uttered q
word; the other, taking handkerchief
saturated with chloroform, threw it over
his face, and threw shawl over his
head. The robbers, Us soon as the chlo-
roform had taken effect, carried Pope to
room in the back part of the building,
and locked him in. The robbers then
proceeded in systematic manner with
their work Of cleaning out the bank.
$6O, 700 in money was secured and car
ried off, and $4,000 or $4,000 left
scattered all over the floor. A clerk, re-
turning at half-past 8 O'Clock, discovered
the bank door open, and called in two
policemen, who, hearing the groans from
the rear of,the building, discovered and
released Mr. Pope from his disagreeable
situation. Mr.. Pope was still uncon-
.soious, and it was some time before he
recovered from the effect of the drug ad-
ministered. The same bank was robbed
about thirty years ago, when Mr.. Banker,
the book-keeper, was killed, and Mr..
julian, the cashier, severely wounded.
The robber, Dix, was discovered in that
aot, and blew his brains out to prevent
arrest. The police are on the track of
the perpetrators of this robbery.
CHARLESTON, June 21.--Arrived--
steamship Maryland, Baltimore: schr. B.
N. Hawkins, New York.
i, NEW ORLEANS, June 21.-Judge John
A.. Campbell and J. o. A. Fellows we're
fined $lOO each, for contempt in the Dis
trict Court, for Offering to file o petition
that their clients could not get Justice
therein.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-Butler, the
President and Treasurer of tho National
Soldiers and Sailors Orphan Home, for
which he has drawn largo sums, is in the
hands Of the Investigating Committee,
consisting of Slocum and Sloughton.
Butler made statement, which the Com
mittee will corroborate by sending for
persons and papers, the statement not
being plausible in all respects.
The Senate, last night, amended the
Pacific Railroad bill, by making the Ala-
bama and Chattanooga Railroad and
branches part of said road. Without
further action, the bill was lsid aside;
it is apprehended this amendment will
be fatal to the bill, as it concentrates no
opposition of the friends of the roads
converging from the initial point, far
West of Chattanooga. Pomeroy pro-
posed an amendment; it is in the interest
of the thirty-fifth parallel, with view of
exaggeratlng converging Southern inte-
rests; thus defeating any Southern bill
this session.
In the House, the Reconstruction
Committee reported bill for q full gene
raj grace, amnesty and oblivion of certain
wrongful acts, doings and omissions con-
nected with the rebellion; it excludes
persons educated at West Point or An
napois; members of Congress before
the rebellion; heads of Executive De-
partments; Judges of Federal Courts or
foreign Ministers before the war; sign
ers of the ordinance of secession and
Governors of States, during the rebel
lion; persons who treated cruelty F'ede-
raj prisoners; persons who held Federal
monies and property at the commence
ment' of the war, and have not made
restitution; all deserters from the Fede-
raj army or navy The bill was ordered
to be printed and re-committed. White
more. claiming O seat from South Caro-
lima, Is up; Logan, speaking to the reso-
luton. asserted that he was unworthy n
seat; Butler will reply; the proceedings
attract crowd.
Internal revenue receipts, S35O,OOO.
The following is the full text of the
amnesty bill: It provides for full and
general grace, amnesty, and oblivion of
certain wrongful acts, doings or omissions
of all persons engaged in the war of the
late rebellion. perpetrated. incurred or
forfeited, between the 11th day of April,
1861, and Goth of August, 1866, with
full restoration of all rights and privi-
leges lost or injnred thereby and therein.
The following classes of persons. and
the rights, titles and causes of action, are
exempted from all the provisions of this
act, and none other: Whoever,
having been educated at the military
academy at West Point or the naval
academy at Annapolis, shall have engaged
IN the rebellion, in insurrection against
the United States, or given aid and COM
fort to the enemies thereof. Second
Whoever, having been member of
either house of the Congress of the
United States. shall have engaged in re-
bellion against the same, or given aid
and comfort to the enemies thereof,
and whoever was member of the
so-called Confederate States Congress.