The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-19
to Juares, is regarded as strongly parti:

advanced to-day: All rail to Now York,
86; by river and rail, 6 less. l,,
WASHINGTON. April 18.--A drunken
man killed his father, with an axe, at
Circleville. Ohio.
The Nebraska State Lunatic Asylum
was burned to-day. Two OF the inmates
were burned, one of whom was chained.
Loss 100000.
P!easanton decides that certificate
OF bankruptcy discharges Government
claims against the bankrupt.
Thomas A. Marshall. for twenty-five
years Judge OF the Kentucky Court of
Appeals, is dead.
The Senate Ku Klux conference COM
mlttee agreed that tho test oath shall be
modified so TINT it may be exacted upon
motion of tho District ATTORNEY. ann.
ported by the discretion of the court.
The other amendments are obscure. and
mostly technical
The legal tender case was discussed al.
day in the Supreme Court. The Attor-
ney- General appeared in behalf of the
government, arguing ngainst the present
decision OF the Supreme Court, that con-
tracts anti-dating the legal tenders we're
unaffected by the Act. and also afirma-
tlvely on the question whether it was
binding as to contracts since it's passape.
Nominations-J. T.. Thomas, Marshal
OF North Alabama; Jesse Taylor, Collec.
tor OF Sixth Tennessee District; G. r.
Garland, Attorney of Western Texas;
Ellen Comfy, Postmistress at Aiken. s.
G.; Joseph Nimms, Supervising Inspec-
tor-General OF steamboats,.
The only points in the conference
committee on the deficiency bill affect
ing the South was concurrence in the
amendment giving $40, 900 to the Sisters
OF Mercy of Charleston, and appointing
an attorney to represent the Govern
ment before the Southern claims com.
mittee
In the Senate, resolution was passed
requesting the President to detail an Of
ticer and engineers to assist in the sur
vey progressing under the auspices of
Louisiana for strengthening the levees.
BLAIR, supported by Thurman, called
upon the Attorney General to communi-
cate the stipulations between the Attor-
ney-General and the counsel for Yorger,
of Mississippi. Conkling wanted to
know the object of the resolution. Blair
replied. to give the people information.
as it was strongly suspected there had
been ''huggermuggering'' in the Yerger
case, and the truth should be known.
No action. The Ku Klux bill was dis
oussed oil day. The Senate is in session
tonight.
ln the House, there was on exciting
general debate, but no important action.
Ihe Speaker announced the following
members as the Joint Committee on the
South;. POLAND, Maynard, Schofield,
Cook, Coburn, Stevenson, Buckley, Ian.
sing, Cox, Beck, Voorhees,, Van Trump.
Waddel and Robinson. Also. the fol-
lowing as members of the Special Com
mittee on Mississippi Levees: Morey.
Ketchum, Mckee. Gctz and Duke
Probabilities is probable TINT the
storm will move Eastward, and he
severely felt to night and on Wednesday
on the lakes and Southward and to the
Gulf States. Cloudy weather and East.
erly winds will probably be experienced
on the Atlantic coast.
ALBANY. n. Y, April 18.-Under the
operation OF the previous question end
suspension Of the rules, Winans voting
with the Democrats, several important
bills were passed, including an amend
ment to the registry laws.
BosToN, April 18.-An inquest over
dend butcher developed tho fact that the
deceased and diseased cattle were
shipped here. aud that the butcher died
from blood poison, contracted while
dressing dead OK, the beef of which
was sent to market.
The steamer Worcester, three days
out, exploded thirty tubes OF her boiler.
-Four we're killed. three fingered eight
days, and three recovered. Plenty
water was in the boiler, and only twenty
nine pounds of steam.
NoRFoLK. VA. April 19. The corner
stone Of the Masonic Temple, to be
erected on the corner of Free Mason and
Brewer streets, was laid this afternoon,
by the craft. The ceremony was impos.
ing, and Was witnessed by an immense
crowd Of persons. An oration was deli
yered by ". s. Whittle. The exercises
OF Inc day were concluded by q banquet.
given in the largest hall in the city.
Lodges from Portsmouth and Fortress
Monroe. and many distinguished indi-
Viduais from other places, were present.
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta R. R,
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