The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-10


the track. Seven are known to he
killed, and thirty seriously hurt. There
is scarcely building or tree standing in
tho path OF the storm. The steamboats,
lying on the Eastern side of the river
were damaged.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The Mexican
Commission has been in session for
eighteen months. It has acted upon
thirteen cases. Four of these were de-
cided upon their merits. Nine were
thrown out, as having occurred before
tho last Commission was dissolved.
The Commission continues only one ycar
longer, and has !, ,974 cases still before it.
Parties interested in claims against the
respective Governments are discouraged
by the slow progress.
Bowen has again been indicted for
bigamy.
at caucus, it was determined that
Cameron will succeed Sumner as Chair
man of the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs. The Retrenchment Committee
was abolished.
In the Senate, Sumner introduced his
supplement- to the civil rights bill. He
requested that it should not be referred
to the judiciary Committee, and threat.
ened to press the bill 10 an issue before
adjournment
In the House, there was fillibusterino
against efforts at Legislation. A bill was
introduced rcpenlng the duty on coal
and salt. The House went into commit
tee OF the whole on the bill This indi-
Gates prolongation of the session.
In the Senate, Newman, ON motion OF
hellog, Was re elected chaplain A num-
Der OF old bills were re-introduced, in
cludinS ono to incorporate branches of
the Texts Pacific Railway Company, nu-
dor the name of the North Carolina Ex
tension Railway Company-tAe compa-
Mes to be consolidated are tho Eastern
and Western divisions Of the Western
North Carolina Railroad, the Whining
ton, Charlotte and RutHerforl Railroad.
and the Spartanburg and Union Rail.
rond, Of South Carolina; the purpose
being to establish continuous railway
communication from Newbern. vii
mlnSton and Charleston, ciu Ashcyillc.
North Carolinn, and Ducktown, Tennes-
see, to Cleveland, Tennessee, or Dalton.
Georgia, and to San Diego, California.
Also, reviving the grant Of land to North
Louisiana and Texas, the object being to
connect Ficksburg with tho Texas Pac-
NC Ra'lrond. Also. Incorporating the
Shreveport and Red River Improvement
Company. Also, creating Shreyeport -
port of delivery
In the House, tho Speaker announced
the Committee on Elections as NIcCrnrv
Stevenson, Hall, Poland, FinkeleburT
Thomas, Kerr, Potter and Arthur. MI
Harrls, OF Virginia, made personal ex-
planation. He had voted for Moran
whereas the Globe reported him as voting
Tor Blame. The day Was occupied in
hlllbusterlng over the salt and coal rc
peal.
Synopsis of the weather report for the
past twenty-four honrs-The low baro
meter which was, Wednesday, evening.
central over Iowa and Missouri. after
extending its influence, with high winds
to the Gulf, has travelled due North.
wards, and now covers Lake Superior.
Higher Sontherly winds and gales have
been experienced from the Gulf North
wards, with heavy rain in The Gulf States
and light rains and SHOWS on the lakes.
The pressure has somewhat recovered on
the Gulf and South Atlantic. It has re-
malned nearly stationary on the Middle
and East Atlantic, with cloudy and
threatening weather. A special off.shoot
from the low pressure in Missouri passed
Westward through Kentucky into West
Virginia, and is now pursuing North
cnsterly course along the Atlantic const,
with all tho characteristics of feeble
tornado. Probabilities Fair weather
is indicated for the Gulf and South At
lantic States on Friday. Fresh winds on
the Middle and East Atlantic and lower
lakes. Brisk winds on tho upper lakes,
New ORLEANS, March 9.-The Louisi-
ana State Fair is postponed to March Is.
HAVANA. March 9.-In o fight near
Mayane, the Spaniards wero defeated.
~ Captain, two Lieutenants and three
ensigns were killed. In two hours
fight near Santiago de Cnba, the Cubans
We're defeated, bnt carried oil their dead
and wounded. The Spaniar,ls lost eight
killed.
The New York .Sunttuy Comier has
made tho astonishing discovery that tie
whole aim Of General Lees campaign
INTO Pennsylvania was to cut of the :up-
ply OF coal from the navy, and thus
force the blockade of the Southern ports
to he raised. This is the idle vagary of
Il freside general. and worthy of the
great mind that wields the destinies of
the Courier.
The Bu'ner 0f Tie Church, at Atlanta.
III order to avoid tha onnaororoo 1r o,,;I