The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-04

day, and Favre has returned from Yer
saliles. Paris is tranquil. The Prus.
slans will evacuate the city tomorrow.
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American Intelligence.
CHARLESTON, March 3.--Arrived--
steamer James Adger, New York; bark
Lord, Ba.;imore; schooner G. Il. Ed
wards, Baltimore. Sailed-steamer Vir-
ginia. Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The Demo
cratic caucus nominated Gen. Morgan,
OF Ohio, for Speaker. In the Republi.
can cancus, Blaine, Mcpherson and Bur
ton were nominated by acclamation.
Ordway, rs; Heron, %; Stokes, 20.
Alng, postmaster, re- nominated.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2.-The Rms
sian corvette Bayarin has oomnleted 70.
pairs at Mare Island Navy Yard, and is
ready to sail. Four .ships are under
contract-to load with wheat for Europe
Receipts of wheat this season are 4, 400
0OO. centals, against 5,54O, 600 last wear.
The Bull movement in stocks is yery
strong, and many small dealers are badly
burnt.
Ihe steamship Great Republic, for
Japan and China, carried only few
Chlnese and eleven cabin passengers.
Inc Japanese crew, rescued from wreck
by the ship Anna Small, were sent back
on this steamer. The shipment of tree
sure by the Great Republic was 1920. 600
NEW YORK, March 2.-Inocencio Casa
nova, wealthy American citizen. for
merly native of Cuba, where he owned
S3,OOO,O 600 OF property, arrived on the
Columbia from Havana, whittier he went
TO look after his property and visit his
family, bearing passport from the
United States Government. Upon his
ARRIVAL Casanova received an official per-
NIT to disembark, but was arrested upon
Landing and replaced upon the steamer
which brought him, about to sail for
vera cruz. Casanova escaped in small
boat to the Columbia during the night.
In the morning Spanish officer came
ABOARD to arrest Casanova and the Cap.
tam resisted. subsequently a small
spanish boat, with Casanova's daughter,
approached to bid her father good bye.
ana casanova, without suspicion, step
PED aboard, when an order was given to
snoVe on. Casanova leaped back upon
the Columbia. During these events
Casanova was robbed of 81. 900. Casa.
nova's friends represented these things
to the American Consul, who replied :
'My time is utterly enprossed with
urgent business, but have detailed an
assistant to despatch with all speed your
protest, and hope to trasmit to the De.
partment of State at Washington by the
outgoing mail, if possible.
KINGSTON, March 2.-Vessels arriving.
damaged, report severe storm at sen. "
ST: JOHNS, March 3.-Additional
small pox cases and deaths are reported.
Compulsory vaccination COMMENCES to-
day.
WAsHINGToN, March 3.-In the House.
the Conference Committee on Lepisla
tive Appropriations failed to agree: the
appropriations involve $3.50 900. A
new committee has been ordered The
COMMITTEES abolishing Admiral and Rear
Admiral failed to agree, and new com
mittee has been ordered. Wheeler, from
the Committee Of Conference on the
Southern Pacific Railroad bill, made a
report The House agrees to change
the title OF the company to that of the
Iexas Pacific Railroad. The Senate
agrees to the House substitute, with two
additional sections-one providing for
similar grant of public lands in Louis
lana, to enable the New Orleans, Baton
Rouge and Vicksburg Railway COMPANY
to connect with the Texas Railroad Com
pany, at It's Eastern terminus, by way of
Alexandria; and the other for a similar
grant, to enable the Southern Pacific
haliroad Company of California to con-
nect with the Texas Pacific Railroad, by
way of Los Augelos, at or near the CO.
dorado River Wheeler briefly explained
the report, and stated that by the new
sections, the grant Of land would be in
creased over that made by the House
bill, u, 100000 acres, by between 4, ,OOO,-
900 and 100000; he did not believe
that project of such great Importance
should be longer delayed by such con-
si.deratlon. Holman moved to Law the
blil on the table; negativod-:he House
refusing even to order the yeas ard nays
on 1T. The conference report was then
agreed to--yeas 1874; nays 81.
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