The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-12

prisoned for twelve m onths at hard labor,
and receive twenty lashes.
Amorioan n Intelligence.
SCRANTON, Pa, April S.-This morn
ing an explosion Of fire damp occurred
in the Pinebrook shaft of the Lacka-
wanna Iron and Coal Company, result
ing in the death OF one man and the se-
rious injury of two others. AS the men
came to their work. those engaged in
the chambers where the explosion took
place were notified by the fire boss not
to go to work, as there was fire damp in
that locality. This order was repeated
several times. Notwithstanding, q miner
named James Stone went in with his
naked lamp. The gas ignited, and o
fearful explosion took place, killing a
taborer named Campbell and burning
Patrick O'Hara seriously, If not fatally,
about the face, hands and body; also
burning James Stone about tho face and
back
New YORK, April IA Matamoras
special says General McCook protests
against Article s of the proclamation
placing Matamoras under martial law,
which will blockade the Rio Grande for
twenty-five miles by land and seventy
i've miles by water, as violative OF the
treaty of Guadalupe and Hidnlgo. He
hopes American vessels will be allowed
to pass from American ports-McCook
guaranteeing against the violation of
neutrality.
Pulaoios has bnt 1900 men; Trevinos
has 1900.
The Georgia Legislative Committee
will resume to-day the investigation of
alleged frauds by Gov. Bullock in Geor-
gia State bonds.
HARRIsBURd, april 1.-THE following
resolution was adopted unanimously:
"Resoloed, That delegates from this
State to the National Convention are
hereby instructed to cast the entire vote
OF the State for Gen. Grant for the Pre-
sldenoy, and that on the question of the
vice. Presidency, they are instructed to
act together for the best interest of the
Republican party; and upon all ques-
tlons arising in said convention, they
will cast the vote of the State as q maio
NY OF delegates may Direct
TOPEKA, KANSAS, April 1.-THE Libe-
ral Republican Convention, OK Governor
Crawford presiding elected 1O7 dele.
gates to the Cincinnati Convention.
In the Senate, Hill, of Georgia, called
up the House bill relieving citizen of
Georgia from his political disabilities.
1t had passed to its third reading, when
Trumbull proposed to amend By adding
a general removal of disabilities. M.
merous objections wero made, and the
bill went over.
WAsHINaToN, April 1.-The Mexican
Claims Commission awarded $4,000 to
Francis W. Rice against Mexico, and
rejected tho claims of James Selkirk.
, Joseph de +. Lespes and Albert Speyers.
Some sixty cases on the American docket
were dismissed for want of prosecution.
;. The Southern Express Company has
discontinued running their express over
the East Tennessee and Virginia Rail.
road. All matter between the South
and South h-west, formerly going by this
route, will go uia Louisville and Rich.
mond.
CoNconD, April 11.-Tho Merrimac
liver is rising from four to five inches
an hour. An extensive freshet is immi.
nent. reports from above on streams
tributary to the Merrimac state that the
iate rain was very disastrous to property.
covered railroad bridge on the Con
,ratooK hlvor Railroad was swept away
pearing.
', "APLAt 4I,-ICQCT0l FRANK.
Cheatham announces himself candi-
date for Governor, subject to the Demo
cratic State Convention.
ToRoNTo, April 11.-Hon. VIM. Nc.
Dougall addressed his constituents at
Almonte, last night. He condemned
the scheme for the Pacific Railway. now
being carried out by the Canadian Co.
Vermont, as involving enormous ex-
penditures, and said it was better to
have relied moro upon water communi.
cation and American railways. He next
referred to the treaty of Washington.
1t was just possible that Great Britain
and the United States might continue to
differ about the construction of the
treaty, in which case Canada would not
be called upon to take any action with
record to il; but recent information
seemed to indicate tEat the difforono g
would be settled. and, therefore, the
matter would como before our Parlia
ment. 1t would be fatal mistake for
our Parliament to refuse to conform to
the treaty to which tho head of tho Go.
vernment had attached his signature.
Ii the Dominion romans u part and
parcel of tho British Empire, we must
submit to the consequences of that posi-
uon' and wo must bo ready to do our
part towards carrying ont tue arrange