The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-02-26

public officer, thefi life of any an n person ra
ehail'be destroyed, he or: they ehell be
deemed guilty OF manslaughter, and
upon conviction thereof before any Cir.
cult Court Of the United States, shall be
sentenced to confinement at hard labor
for period Of not more than ten years.
The hnll and boilers of every ferry boat,
canal boat, yacht. or other small CT ,ft of
like character propelled by steam, shall
be inspected under the provisions of this
ACT, and such other provisions of law for
the better security of life as may be ap-
pllcnble to such vessels, shall, by the
rules and regulations of the board of su-
pervlsing inspectors, be required before
q certificate of inspection shall be grant
ed. anu no snch vessel shall be nnvigated
without licensed engineer and IL
oensed pilot. In addition to the local
board of inspectors now appointed by
law, there shall be local board appoint
ed for the district of Puget Sound, Mil
waukee, Albany, New York. Apnlnchico-
la. Evansville. Indiana, Huron, Michi-
gan and Marquette; the President to
appoint q Supervising Inspector General.
by and with the advice and consent Of
tho Senate. All Acts for the better &C.
curity Of the lives Of passengers on
steamboats, are repealed. The bill is n
long one. Provision ia made for salaries
of officers, and fines and penalties pre-
scribed for infraction of the law.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-The Sc
nate has passed bill, by strict party
vote, except Trumbull, for the purity Of
elections.
General Bankhead. recently in com
mand at Fort Wallace, succeeds General
Reynolds in command in Texas.
The Outrage Committee holds daily
sessions. The Committee of Conference
on the repeal Of the income tax have
agreed to disagree. The committee to
investigate the Indian commission report
neglect, incompetency, irregularities,
and, IN some instances, departure from
tho express provisions of the law. No
evidence of fraud ON the part OF Com
missioner Parker.
The Democrats of the next House eau
Gus on Monday evening next.
The Senate bill revising tho laws and
regulations of patents and copyrights,
passed. TrumbulI offered resolution
paying Hill and Miller from the date Of
their election In 1868, and compensation
Tor Whitley and Fnrrow from the date of
their election until the Senate declared
against them. A Committee of Confer
cnco has been ordered on the Texas Pa
cltc Railroad. The President has up-
pointed Howard, Kellogg and Flanagan
In the House, resolution paying the
widow of j. W. Leftwich, contestant for
the seat from the Memphis District,
50, 500. passed. The Committee on
Commerce reported II substitute for the
Senate bill, amendatory to the Act de-
claring the bridges ON the Now Orleans,
Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad post
roads. which was adopted, and the bill
passed. The omnibus appropriation bill
was resumed.
New YORK, February 25.-The steam
or Quaker City was abandoned sixty
miles East of Cape Lookout, on the 18th.
She was on her beam ends, with sixteen
feet of water in her bilges; smoke-stacks
Carried away and fires pnt ont by the
water. The officers and crew landed on
the Bermuda. The Quaker City was
Hnytien war vessel, sailing under the
name of the Ln Republican.
There has been heavy rain and much
wind West, with loss of life and pro-
perty.
A. G. Morton, q civil engineer, is dead.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 25.-It has
been decided that the Legislature must
meet and adjourn from day to day until
the session legally expires
WAsHINGToN, February 25. The storm
which yesterday passed over the lakes
into Canada, is to day followed by di-
minution of pressure and rains advanc-
ing from the Texas plains. The lowest
barometer is now at Nashville and Mem
phis, and the maximum pressure is in
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin; thence di-
minishing rs we proceed to the North
and East. 1t is now raining lightly from
Indiana to New Jersey; fresh South east
winds on the gulf coast; on the Atlantic
and lakes fresh and gentle South west
winds prevail. The temperature is rising
on the North and East of the storm CEN
tre. 1t is probable thatn decided fall of
the barometer will be experienced on the
lower lakes and East Atlantic, followed
by high winds on Sunday night. Fair
weather is indicated for the gulf.
RICHMOND, February 25-The House,
day, adopted the Senate amendments
to the Washington and Richmond Rail
road bill ayes SO; nays 36-and tho bill
is now q law.
HAVANA, February y24.-Valmaseda has
kal~ - H.