The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-27
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Mr. Decker, ine charge Of the tele.
graphsG has. just; come--6 Pam. from
the ore7asse on DIR. Parmlee's place.
he says lit cam conveniently be closed
Win the materials cent this morning.
a long official letter from Engineer Van
Pelt, dated 12.8U yesterday, saws: stThe
Grand and Morgan's sea levees are safe,
came downeh land from New Texas
to Hermitage Point. The coupee levees
are safe for this season. The crevasse
at foint Marion is, now between 200 and
2bO feet wide. About four feet OF water
ls on the bottom on the front. Mr..
Glyn commenced work on the levee on
the 18th, and the creynsse broke on the
l6th. It has taken all his force to keep
the levee from breaking at other places.
have just passed Evergreen leve8. It
will stand. The planters kept it up by
bard work. Rumors of orevasse at
Blue Store, in Point Coupee and Bayou
Sara, are unfounded. The lerees from
Red River are falling" No interrup.
ton OF telegraphic communication along
the Jackson Railroad has occurred. and
no waters from Bonnet Carre crevasse
are nearer the city than thirteen miles.
The river in front OF the city is sixteen
inches below high water mark in 1862.
and is falling.
AT Monroe, La, there was another
severe hail storm Yesterday afternoon.
resulting III great damage to the cotton
and corn crops in that immediate vicini.
,ty. Several plantations will have to he
replanted almost entirely.
4 .Tha Gitv Ioupcs3 - ,,;,~Lk -.
OF tive to two, passed, over Mayor Finn
ders' veto, an ordinance giving drainage
funds to the Mexican Gulf Canal Com
pany.
HAVANA, April PA correspondent
at Sancti Spiritus says there are more
lnsurgent bands now in that district than
ut the beginning Of the insurrection.
Inc majority have invaded this jurisdio-
ton from Camaguay, and destroyed much
valuable property. Valmaseda, since his
arrival. has given them pursuit, and has
ordered tho execution OF all persons
accused OF aiding aud abetting the insur-
gents. '
CINc1xNAT1, April 26.-The daily and
weekly Times was sold by the executors
for Sl38, OOO, though appraised at $780,
oO0. The Chronicle company are the
purchasers, and the Times and Chronicle
Will hereafter be united. The Democratic
Progress office at Madison, Indiana, with
the new Masonic Hall, was burned to-
day. :'A
INDIANAPOLIS, April 26.-Grant, Col
lax and Morton are here, participating in
Odd Fellow festivities.
WASHINGTON, April 26. The High
English. Commissioners decline an IN
yltatlon, to visit Boston, on account Of
want Of time. e3; i '9
Probabilities 1T is probable that q
storm OF some. severity will he experi-
enced from Lake Michigan to Lake
Ontario; threatening md rainy wenther
from the hikes to the Atlantic coast. h
The Commissioner OF Internal Reye-
nue has written to Supervisor Presbrey
concerning representations made by him
touching the liabilities of the Union
Bank OF Richmond, the Richmond
Banking and Insurance; Company, and
the State Bank Of Virginia, to- taxation,
which heretofore has not been enforced
on deposits sand capital, as we'll as the
imposition of penalties for omission to
render proper returns In the several
cases presented, The, Commissioner sub.
stantially instructs that all taxes due be
paid; while, concerning the imposition
OF penalties, IAN investigation will be
made BY the proper authorities to deter
mine the Intention in the different cases
before action is taken.
There was grand Odd Fellows cele-
bration here to-day. The colored Gle
ment was absent
Gen. Spinner. ". ". Corcoran and
James NJ. Mason, Of Virginia, are very
sick.
BosroN, April 26.-The Legislature
passed a bill authorizing railroad en-
ployees to act as police officers; but the
railroad companies are liable when such
officers exceed their lawful preroga-
tives.
ST.. LOUIS, April 2G.-The capital
movers have postponed further notion
until the pending census gives the West
due ponderance in Congress-.
AUGUSTA, April 26. The ceremony of
decorating the graves Of. Confederate
soldiers with flowers was performed to-
day, under the auspices OF the Indies
Memorial Association. It was beautiful
and imposing. The ffty-fourth ami
versary OF the Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows was celebrated by lodges of
this oity to-day.
New ORLEANs, April 26-At Kenner.
vile, and Immediately above, water is
pouring in from the rear while falling in
front. Devining machines Oh the plan