The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-12
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Foreign AHairn.

animated discussion over the amendment
TO the army bill. reducing the term of
military service from five to four years.
Theirs emphatioally declined to be. the
author OF the responsibility for the army,
1t the amendment was adopted. It was
finally rejected -596 to 495.
American Matters.
ST.. LOUIS. June 1l.-Delegates from
several places, to take part in the Ma
tlonal Seengerfest. have already arrived.
The decoration of the various parks in
the CITY has progressed rapidly to-day,
and the city is putting on o holiday
attire. The Mayor has issued procla.
nation, requesting that Wednesday be
observed as holiday.
NEW YORK, June 11.--Carter J.
Maggieori, an italian, painter, this even
ing shot his wife Caroline, aged eight
cen, and her brother, Lewis Marygraf,
after an Intellectual attempt to effect
compromise with his wife, with whom
he has at present a suit for divorce.
Marygraf pursued the Italian to the
steps of the police station, and then
shot him in the back. The woman re-
ceived ball under the right breast.
Marygraf's wounds are all slight. All
the parties are at the hospital.
AToH1soN, June ia train fell
through the bridge and badly hurt
Major Fitch, Superintendent. and killed
Allen, his secretary. They were seated
under the headlight on the engine.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 1.-THE city is
crowded with delegates to the Demo.
cratic Convention. Niblack and Kerr
are prominent candidates for Governor;
Hendricks declines.
WASHINGTON, June 11.-In the Se-
nate, yesterday, Blair moved to take up
the report of the Committee of Con-
ference on the steamboat bill. Oonk-
ling gave notice that if the bill should
be at once taken up, he would speak at
least two hours against it. Blair and
Morton urged the Importance of passing
the bill at this session. The motion to
take itup was lost-yeas %. nays 25-
and SO the steamboat bill failed in the
Senate. The failure in the House of the
bill allowing tug and freight boats to
carry additional steam was reported yes
terday. The navigation laws remain un-
changed.
Specials from Matamoras confirm the
utter rout of the Government troops ut
Monterey.
The White House is vacant; the occu-
pants have gone to Long Branch.
The Herdld's Washington despatch
says the failure of the treaty of Wash
ington, 30 far as it relates to the Ala
bama claims, is at last conceded by the
President. Sohenck and Bancroft Davis
are instructed to pay no attention to
British suggestions or propositions for
compromise, beyond what the supple
mental article approved by the Seneto
authorizes.
Brownsville advioes, through regular
channels, report only that General Co.
rellas, his staff aud twenty men escaped,
OF the A, 900 Government troops engaged
at Monterey.
WAsHINaToN, June 11-EveninR.-
The Treasury Department has issued
the following:
The attention of all parties interested
is particularly directed to the following
provisions OF an ACT making appropria.
tions to supply deficiencies in the ap-
preparations for the service of the Co.
verntnent for the fiscal year ending June
30. 1872, and for former years. and for
other purposes, approved May 18. 1872,
and the regulations for carrying the
same into effect.
SEQ. 5. That the Secretary of the
Treasury be, and he is hereby, author
lied and directed to pay to the lawful
owners, or their representatives, of all
cotton seized after the Both day of June.
1855. by the agents of the Government,
unlawfully and in violation of their in
strnctions. the net proceeds. without in
terest, of the sales of seed cotton, actu-
ally paid into the Treasury of the United
States: Provided, That the receipt
thereof shall be taken and received in
full satisfaction of all claims against the
United States for or on account of the
seizure OF seed cotton; and sufficient
sum for such payment is hereby appro.
priated out OF any money in the Trea.
snry not otherwise appropriated: And
prouided, further, That the foregoing
provisions shall not apply to any claim
now pending before the court of Claims,
nor to any claim not fled in the Trea-
snry Department within six months after
the passage of this Act; aud the sum OF
$4,000 is hereby appropriated for the
payment of the necessary expenses of
defending the United States in respect
to claims for said proceeds. to be ex.
pended under the direction of. the Sc.
cretary OF the Treasury.
The following rules and regulations
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