The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-05

He'd in a complete rout.i leaving many Of
stheir dead and wounded in the hands of
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ALBANY. April st is reported the
laIoorers, ,onlthea Hudson River Railroad,
now receiving 81. 25 per day, have struck
Tor an advanoe'of fifty cents. There are
some 60O iaborers employed, and the
4 I NEW York. April 8. The Governor of
Alabama pays the January interest in
default by the Alabama md Ohatta-
nooga Railroad Company on bonds
issued and endorsed to said company by
the State OF Alabama. The Selma md
Gull Kailroad Company are paying April
coupons on endorsed first mortgage
ponds, and also on second mortgage
bonds.
The affairs OF tho Commonwealth Fire
insurance Company are now in the
hands OF Q receiver.
WASHINGTON, April 3The confsca-
ton case decided to-day came from
Michigan. The court holds that the
confisoation ACT OF 1862 is validand con-
stitutional. and that it was competent
Tor Congress to prescribe procedure
against the property Of the person. and
oot against, thel person. Justice Davis
dissented on fech1ical grounds. but son.
Cured in the view :of the court as TO tho
constitutionality Of the Aot. Justices
Field and Clifford dissented entirely.
The latest figuring of the Connecticut
election elects Jewell and three members
OF Congress, the Republicans gaining
the Governor. The Congressional dele.
cation same 0g laat aaaaion
Returns from municipal elections in
Ohio are indefinite, and show about
equal gains anu losses.
HARTFORD. April 3---Twenty. one
towns ia Hartford County give Jewell,
Republican, for Governor, 3G7 minority.
The County went Democratic last yenr.
The Times special from Now Haven.
Conn, says enough returns have been
received here to insure the election of
JeWel beyond question, aud return Of
Kellogg to Congress from the Second
District The Republican gain in this
city is 436 over last year.
NORWICH. CoSN., April 3.-Stark-
weather. Republican, is elected to Con-
gress in the Third District, by 1900 ma
Jority over Stendnan. The vote for
Governor, as far rs heard from, in New
London and Windon Counties, is about
tho same ns last year, when Jewell's ma
Jority was 1895. New Haven figures, in
the Palladium: Office, give Kellogg rs
majority. Jewell. 1,501; English, 1852.
Last year, Jewell had ,3I7, and English
1,OS0. 80 - 80
HARTFORD. April 4.-Twclve towns
only are unheard from. but counted ms
last year, elect Jewell by eighty votes.
kellogg has been elected to Congress- hv
hfty-three majority.
HARTFORD. April 1.-The Times {Dr.
m,ocratic) claims English's election by
eight majority. The ComuU (Repub.
lican) claims JEWELS election by thirty
ssyen majority.
CINCINNATI, April davis majority
Tor Mayor is 1855. Aldermen Repnb-
licans, s; Democrats, 4. Councilmen-
Kepublicans, IL; Democrats, 13.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Nomination-
John Bowles, Surveyor OF Customs, Sa-
vannah.
The San Domingo Commissioners re-.
port is not yet ready. They have made
many alterations today
The House will not reach n vote on the
ku Klux bill till Friday. It il now GER
tain that it cannot pass without material
modification.
In the Senate, the debate was continued
all day on Shermnn's 8 resolution, with M
agreement to vote tomorrow ct 5
O'Clock.
In the House. there was drcary de-
bate all day on the Ku Klux bill.
Weather report-On tho California
coast, the barometer is still slowly fall.
lug, with Southeast wind, clouds and
rain. Stationary pressure and tempcra-
tilre are reported from tho Rocky Noun
tain stations. The low barometer cen
tral, on Monday evening. over Ontario,
has moved to tho North cast. Light
rains and brisk winds have attended its
course. A very rapid rise in the barome-
ter occurred last night from Tennessee
to Pennsylvania, md clear weather has
generally prevailed South and West of
the latter State. with brisk winds on the
lower lakes nnd ut points in the middle
States. Probabilities Clear or par
TALLY cloudy weather, with gentle winds,
are probable for Wednesday, from the
mississippi valley to tho Atlantic.
PH[1ADELpHIA, April l. "A white man
was committed to jail for refusing to