The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-09-30


rison at Dion.
American InlriliRonce.
NOON DISPATCHES.
THE GREELEY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND
AMERICAN CLAIMS COAl1IIssIoN-ARREsT
OF BRIGHAM YOUNG-ConfhERCIAL CON-
YENT1ON OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPORT
OF YELLOW FEVER IN NEW 1oRK--DALTI-
MORE CONVENTION ADJOURNED D-BosToN
TO WELCOME ALEXIS COOLIES EN- ROUTE
10 CAL1FORNIA--ARRESTO OF PROMINENT
oFFICIALs-HoNoRs TO GEN. CLANToN-
FEVER RDEATHs-HoRRIDLE MURDER. &C.
SYRACUSE, September 28.-The follow
ing Is an extract taken from @ speech at
the meeting of Greeley delegates, allud-
ing to the convention, from which thew
withdrew: "We have met in this conven-
tion the collectors OF ports and internal
revenue officers from all over the State.
we nave met postmasters in solid pha-
ianx. the district attorneys. the regis
tfars IN bankruptcy, and the bankrupts
niso: and yet the people against the Office
holders have only been defeated by q ma
jority of thirty. The money bacs Of
Wall, street were brought here also.
Henry Clews had brought money here
to give the Office holders victory over
the people"
WASHINGTON. September 28-The
British American Claims Commission
nave concluded permanent organiza.
ton. Count Cont is Chairman and
Ihos. y. Cox, Of the State Department,
Secretary. The commission ngreed upon
rules and regulations for the conduct of
business, regulating forms Of memorials,
prescribing the manner of taking testi-
mony and the manner of bringing on
oanses for final herring. These prelimi.
naries completed, there remains nothing
tor the commission to do until cases are
ready. An adjourn nment was taken until
the 14th of November. In the mean
time, the business will be mainly in the
hands OF agents Of the respective Go
vernments in the preparation of proofs.
90. 80 much of the rules as prescribes
the form OF memorials and the manner
OF taking testimony will be published at
once for the information OF interested
parties. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
New YoRK. September 2s.-.The
brooklyn. police report O case of yellow
fever in TINT oity.
,c,: SALT LAKE CRY, September 2s.
There is much excitement here today
Young. No arrest has been made. al-
though it is expected. It is understood
on good authority that Brigham Yonn9
will meet all charges brought aeainst
him as law-abiding citizen. and will
offer no opposition to arrest.
NASHVILLE, September 29.--Three
negroes were taken from the Jail; at
Winchester. Tennessee, and hanged. for
burning Methodist Church.
BALTIMORE, September 29.-The Con
vention adopted the report Of the Rail
road Committee. The report of the
committee on interior lines of water
communication and the dredging of the
mouth OF the Mississippi, recommend,
.as q temporary expedient, shin canal
connecting the Mississippi with the
ocean. as commercial necessity. from
near Fort st. Phillip, on the left bank.
to the Gulf of Mexico, to be maintained
at Government cost and free OF tolls.
An appropriation of S4,O0O,O 900 is asked
Tor this work. The action of the pre-.
y,ous Convention regarding the James
Klver and Kanawha Canal was approved,
ana the appeal to Congress for aid re-
newed. Reverdy Johnson addressed the
convention. committee of one from
'eacn State was appointed on unfinished
business: The report regarding the
James Hiver and Kanawha CannI was
adopted: The report that Congress
compel the removal of the bridge OF the
Mobile and Texas Road over the Grand
K'goiets to o more suitable crdssing, and
that 1t be piaced Mt right angles to the
current, was adopted.
New YORK, September 29.-A caso of
supposed yellow fever in Brooklyn
proves to be typhoid. ~
A company leaves; to-day, to reinforce
the Fourth Artillery in North Carolina,
The Tribune says: "We accept the
ticket nominated, yesterday, at Syracuse.
We accept the miracle of clumsiness
called the platform, and bow to the m on.
strous State Committee