The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-28


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nst oois Yessss' re- to-day. S fmiateri,j
oha9gein. the food onithe jackson Rail.
roado ,ttto,i $50 ;a,sI,st iThsip:. Ei;.,
WAsHMdtoN. 1. April 27.- The Joint
I algh Commission has adjourned to May
3, by which time it: is understood. Tie
c!e:ks have ssl!s .sreeaa II II 5ha1e.
!, The impression !; is Kshpral. that .tha
opinion on Monday will be adverse IN
some. it not in ali. respscts to. The late
decision regarding tho legal tender Act:
but, it is impossible by; dben and fair
meqns, to obtain the faots;. however the
Supreme Justices may. have. leaked to
Interested parties, they have been watet:
tight TO- the legitimate Representatives. Of
the press. .'.',,,Ia '..IIJ,,:.i,- 'i','
LATEST, .advices state that Theirs has
announced shat aotive operations COM
'menced yesterday The Versaillists
made an unsuccessful attempt to cross
the Seine Fort Issy guns have been
diamonnted; Fort Montrouge is in ruins:
the Southern ifoftH are badly damaged.
The Versailliats' projectiies from the
South Tall within the ramparte, and
many persons are killed and wounded.
The MOT a. Order Says the Commune will
blow up che, forts il necessary! The
Communal Council now holds secret ses.
sions. 1''i !. II
Spinner is worse and Corcoran better,
Col: Ruger has been appointed Superin.
tendent Of West Point. x,..::Ta7iiN.
. The Georgia case, recently argued be-
fore the Supreme Court, involving the
value OF notes for slaves, will not be de.
cIded until another case from Arkansas
ls argued, which argument will probably
not occur until December. Tho Snyap.
nah Republican, of the Goth, saws the Su-
preme Court of South Carolina has lately
declared in favor of the validity of con-
tracts IN which slaves we're the conside-
ration. The court was unanimous on
the question. .,2G i,rN ,s,tia..
Probabilities-Iti is probable that brisk
and high Westerly winds. will be expert
enced form short time on the lover lakes.
followed by 'olearing UP weather on Fri.
day. Partially cloudy and clearing wen.
ther is probable for the Chic Valley and
lower Mississippi; cloudy, followed by.
clearing weather, on the South Atlantic
coast. = ''fi ''I !.
: EIIzAnETH, N. j.. April 27.-A train
from Plainfield for New York; struck one
OF Barnum's circus wagons this morn.
Ing. near Crawford, killing three men
outright and dangerously lnjuring two
others. :. y vi :'o'
/ HARTFORD. Com, April 27.-Frede.
rick Hall has been convicted Of murder
!, m tn, the hrst degree killing q woman =:
I SAN FRAN61soo. April 27.-r-The Fair
!!nry vas out forty minutes. They re-.
da9r9s aafnss veFdiPs of' murder I'M the first
) New YonK, April 27sxA mass meeting
OF st. Orispina was held to-day. There
were delegates from all parts Aof the
Union. The speakers sdenonnced the
Berlingame treaty; for !Ranctioning and
Introducing Chinese labor; criticized
New England capitalists. who hold up
their hands in horror Of. negro, slavery,
at the. sahte time, they foster the more
system OF Ooolie slavery; and
protested that remonstrances> to Con
gress were pfaotically unheeded.
:, Twelve persons have been arrested for
forging County claims. The freud ia-
wolves over. 81, ,0O0. 900.
MENPHIs. April 27.-In the races, 10.
DAY, the first was one by Bouquet, in
2lS. The second, sweepstakes, one
mile dash. was won by Sea Bird; beating
Sir Rufus, Lady Fairchild and Hampton.
Time, l.49A. The third race, fall ages
Corresoa won in3two heats, beating Tan.
glefoot,, tDerringer;r Quartermaster, Ella
Jackson and Sue Dongherty. Timea
l. .49A and 1.4s1a.. aoi'9.
RICHMOND. April 27.-Lucien Beard,
the notorious horse thief, with Alfred
Hazele and J. W. Watson, two NJ en- from
North Carolina, held by the United
States authorities for passing counterfeit
money, escaped from jail this morning,
at O'Clock. 7, tl. ti..,l
= Alexandria, April 27.-J. NJ. Mason,
lof Virginia: ex. Confederate Minister to
England, is not expected to live through
the night. He is suffering from general
nervous prostration.
y. WILAr1NaToE, April 27.--A fight took
place, yesterday, between the negro out
laws of Robeson County and party of
cltizens,. under command of the sheriff,
in which two OF the sheriff's posse were
killed and one severely wounded. No
particulars.
Air. Jesse Kirby, Of Greenville Conn