The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-05-17

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1ANkToN. DAKOTA, May John
Mobeath. aiasJamisoh, q. native of New
YORK, was hung BY mob, for several
murdera. -. 80.
WAsa1xeroN, May 1g:-Mexican sum.
msry-Ihs. treaty prolpngihg the mixed
oommteaipn: vas ratified By the Mexican
0ongresa: The opposition: elected the
,PresIdents and Vice President; Oh Con.
'gress: Romero'H impeaGh neht I'D pro-
gresang before Congress. Romero IL
making Q strong defence. and his im-
ers. with troops, ieft sYerh Cruz 70 S,aa aneIl
an; insurrectiontin !Tampico. !;l
y It in asserted chat the Southern Claims
Com missi9ntis, about establishing rule
that .etidg1ce in s0]ajiils under S. GOO
msy' be taken tSSithohte.. witnesses in
larger .casea m ust ppmeshera.
= Mrs9J ulia Tyler 'Sbpncer. lighter 6f
;PresidentiJ Johnt tTylefGis,dead., G..
today pf9tf6aSsto fsaumiba I aaune,ss .eommsnd
Of the Depaftment Of Missouri, with
bead hstetHat Chicago. 'Ss.s 90, ,.s+,s,
ItSisHssaSads$ $thAt sRaverdy Johnson
urges the Ratification of the treaty. Sc
,9retary Fish is negotiating a. treaty with
England for extfadition for at crimes.
except petit larceny. The Senate was
IN executive session all day, Nomina-
Fish, OF New York, As
slssant Secretary Of, Legation at Berlin:
Geo. a. Gordon, Assessor, Of the First
Texas District: Jas. Shepard, Collector
at st. Marys. Ga; Robert boiling. AS.
SCISSOR OF the Second Virginia District.
Nothing has been elioited by the com
mittee regarding the premature publica-
tion OF the treaty.
se:enue Commissioner Pisasanton has
issued circular instructing assessors
and collectors to. act in accordance with
the Attorney Generals decision in regard
to income aud dividend. taxes for the
Ave months ending December /, 1870.
The Senate in secret session passed
resolutions directing Messra. White and
Raursdall, correspondents Of the New
York Tribune, to- be, arrested, and
brought to the bar Of the Senate, to an
swer as Tor contempt in refusing to an
awer from whom they obtained, and
whether they paid for, % copy of the
treaty OF Washington, which they pro-
cured and caused to be published, last
Thursday, in that paper: These gentle
men, IN their Testimony before the select
committee on the subject, lost night, ex-
plioitly declared they did not obtain q
copy either from d Senator or nny officer
of that body.
/. Probabilities-No material change is
indicated for Wednesday. Increased
o!oudiness will probably prevail East Of
the Mississippi, and rain is probable for
tonight in Western Pennsylvania and
New York. N
The accounting officers Of the Treasu-
~ have issued orders to immediately
close up the accounts Of the direct tax
commissioners employed in the States
lately IN lnsurrection.j There are some
%. OOO,OO unaccounted for, and some
100 persons directly interested, not in
I luding bondsmen
Judge Robert Rose, of Texas, was
found dead in his bed, It is supposed
he died OF heart disease.
PoUaHKErPs1E. May 16. The forests
along the Rondout and Oswcgo Railroad
Scranton, May is. There exists great
=. .N~J oIe4o16 eAo miucISs WuO6e 1aml-
lies are. starving. It is believed they.
will be compelled to go to work.
MIDDnErowN, May .16.-A premature
explosion at Medland Tunnel. in Show
angank Mountain, killed two and hurt
four. lfl,
New YoRK, May 16.-The salaries OF
County and city officers have been re-
duced twenty per. cent. under tho law
reducing the expenses of departments.
Specie shipments to-day over $1,000
The effort to get q jury,in the case OF
Foster, the street Car murderer, has been
resumed. The court room is crowded.
J'he Vanderbilt ticket reelected the
Directors of the Hatlsm Railroad to. .day.
!; George, e. sPeabods .asill was probated to-
sAvasNAH. May le.AAt a public meet.
ing. held to-day, the Mayor and Alder
men were authorized to order an election
to be held on the 26th instant, to decide
II the city will or will not subscribe
$500, 600 to the Atlanta and Savannah
Railroad.
HARTFORD, May 18.-Jewell took the
Governors oath and read his inaugural
to-day.