The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-16
American lntoIliRonco.
NOON DISPATCHES

NOON DESPATOHE9.
DECISIONS OF CLAIMS CoMMIssIoN-NA-
TIONAn BANK OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF EXPRESS RoBBERs-THE INTERNA-
TIONALPARADE--MRs. WHARToN's TRIAL.
4C., AC.
WASHINGTON, December 14.-The
Southern Claims Committee have made
a'report. They threw out the claims of
aliens. notwithstanding naturalization
since the war. An applicant claiming
loyalty must prove IL. Voluntary resi-.
dence in an insurreotionary State during
the war i3 prinaa facie evidence of dis
loyalty. The whole number Of claims
presented is 10. 099, aggregating $26 5OO.-
OOO. The Commissioners report upon
$50 cases, 256 Of which were rejected
Claims favorably reported aggregated
81. 656, 600, which the Commissioner
cut down to $344.00O.
The Senate unanimously confirmed
Williams as Attorney General.
NEW YORK, December 14-It is ru-
mored the Bank of the Commonwealth
is in trouble. The Bank of North
America has been called to account for
aiding the lookup of money.
CHEYENNE, WYOMING, December IA
The bill to repeal the law in Wyoming
giving women the right of suffrage has
passed the House, the Governors veto
Notwithstanding. The repeal bill was
lost in the Council for want OF the reuri-
site two-thirds vote.
CHICAGO, December 14.-Hess, form
erly business manager of the Crosby
Opera House, who attempted suicide a
few weeks ago, died, last night, from the
effects of the wounds.
MEMPHIS, December 24-Alen Pen.
ksrton states that, after severe fight,
Two OF the men who robbed the expl ess
car on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
some two months ago, were arrested on
Monday last, near Verone, Missouri, by
detective. During the past two
months the Southern Express Company
has had number of detectives on the
TRACK Tor these men. One of the robbers
is still at large.
PANAMA, December 3.-The coffee crop
ct Porto Rico is small and prices high.
Election troubles are imminent in
Peru.
The editor Of the National. at Callao,
has been arrested, and the paper refused
transmission through the mails.
Smallpox prevails in Chill.
NEW YORK. December 15.-A private
letter from Havana says it is believed
there that the late Gov. Roberts, brother
OF the Spanish Minister at Washington.
caused the arrest of the students. for
the purpose Of extorting money from
their parents, and unexpectedly found
himself unable to control the Spanish
mob.
A committee of the clearing house re-
port the National Bank of the Common.
woaith solvent.
The Police Commissioners have re-
scinded the order forbidding the Inter
national procession on Sunday. A meet
ing OF lnternationalists last night adopt
ed an address, which says the cause of
the working classes, who always fought
Tor the liberties of the down-trodden,
was the cause of Internationalism The
resolutions declare sympathy with the
uunans. and denounce the Administra-
TONS attitude upon the Cuban question.
A meeting of doctors was held yester.
day. to take steps to secure Legislative
en1oSment5 against quaohory and abor-
ton.
The sheriff seized the New York Print.
ing Oompany's establishment and the
New York Manufacturing Stationers Of.
noe, Tor $l0O, O0O protested notes in the
Ocean Bank.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
WARRINGTON. December William
Ella, the new Fifth Auditor. assumed his
functions to-day.
There was full and long Cabinet
meeting to-day.
The Wabash arrived safely at Cadiz
ali are we'll.
Probabilities-The cloudiness will pro.
badly clear away for short time on the
South and middle Atlantic coast. fol.
lowed on Saturday again by falling ba.
rometer, Southwest winds and cioudy =
weather. The storm centre in Minneso.
ia will move East and South eastward.
Wild br!sk Southwest winds on the lakes;
and its Influence will extend to the Mid.
Ole and Eastern States by Saturday
Snight. South. .easterly winds, with rising
temperature and cloudy weather, will
probably extend over the Gulf States.
Cautlonary signals will continue at Chi.
oago, Grand Haven and Milwaukee, and
are ordered for Detroit, Toledo, Cleve-
land and Buffalo.
The Republican Senators ouucussed
TINS morning and agreed to order tho
rough examination of oil the depart.
ments and branches of the service. The
committee consists of Buckingham.
Howe, Pratt, Harlan, Stewart, Poole and
Bayard.
1u the House, Boston and New York
merchants petition for reduction Of
tar1tf on rice. A bill appropriatine
$4.OO0.uO0 for site and for public
buildings at Chicago, was passed. Ad.
iourned to Monday.
OHARLRsTON, December r16.-.Arriyed-
steamship James Adger, New York.