The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-22
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OlzAKA, February 21.-The railroad
officials telegraph that the snow block
ade hes been raised, and the trains are
running on time. . ia'
CINCINNATI, February 2l.-The Ohio
River Improvement Convention elected
Jesse d. Bright permanent President.
New YORK. February 2I.-Augustus
Schell has been installed as Grand Sn-
chem OF Tammany.
A Matamoras despatch says the Go
vernment troops were routed in the
State OF Cinaloa. Tie Government
troops defending San Luia Potosi we're
driven into the barrioades. The revolu-
tlonists have reached the frontier With
81 800, 900 in specie
Victoria Woodruff had q crowded
house. Some of her sentiments we're
Missed. She said Christ was a Comm,,-
niet. Otherwise, the lecture was re- .
hash Of the old fudge.
The delegates to the National Labor
Convention were instructed to support
Wendell Phillips for President.
Mails to January % just arrived. The
bark Sophie, with the captain and one
sailor, was lost on Mnih Island.
WASHINGTON. February 1.-The nomi-
nation OF James Atkins. us Collector of
Customs at Savannah. WAS referred to
the Committee on Commerce.
Bnokly, OF Alabama, introduced a
resolution instructing the Committee of
Ways and Means to inquire into the ex-
pediency OF admitting doty free machi
merry tor spinning cotton yarns, which
was passed. The Senate is discussing a
bill making the Pacific Road pay for the
extra expense of transporting the mails.
LARAMIE. February 21.-The snow is
melting. Great damage to the road is
npprehended from floods.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 2l.-A pas.
senger who has just arrived overland.
died from fatigue and exposure during
the trip. -.
WASHINGTON. February 2l-Eyenipe.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
have prepared and presented to the Se-
nate an elaborate argument in opposi-
tion to the passage Of the "Bill to con-
neot the telegraph with the postal ser.
vice. nnd to reduce the rates of corres
pondence by telegraph" reported by the
Senate Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads.
In the House, an amendment making
the legation at st. Petersburg first class
was passed.
No Congress tomorrow.
Inc Senate to-day was entirely occu-
pied with the sale of arms-Mortop.
Conkling and Sumner speaking. Conk.
hng's amendment, inetruoting the COM
mittee 10 inquire whether any Senator
had been in unlawful communication
with the agents of foreign governments
passed. This points at Sumner and
Schurz, who partially base their call for
investigation upon information furnish.
I'd them by Marquis De Chambord.
1t is stated that Commissioner Doug
lass had bill prepared, at the request
OF the Committee Of Ways aud Means,
which concentrates the whiskey tax at
seventy cents. The tariff bill reported
IN the Senate from the Finance Com.
mittee makes the duty on tea ten cents:
ootoe, two cents; rock and bulk salt.
nine cents per cwt.; packages, twelve
cents per cwt.; cleaned rice, one and
bali cents yer pound;' hides and skins.
i've per cent. al pdlorem. After the LIST
OF July. the duties upon cottons, wools.
silks, iron and steel will be reduced ten
per cent. barely, and the various drugs
will be placed on the free list.
FFoDnDiiities-The barometer will pro.
badly continue rising, with pleasant wea
ther, on Thursday. over the lakes Ohio
valley, Middle and Eastern States. An
area of light rain will advance BY Thur,-
day morning into North Carolina. Par
italy cloudy and clear weather. with
rising temperature, wil! prevail! il the
Gulf States; rainy weather in Georgia
and Northern Florida, which will clear
away during the night. Westerly winds
will increase in New England, but
diminish from New York to Wisconsin.
An area OF low barometer will develop
on Thursday in the Missouri valley.
NEW YORK, February 2l-Evenine
The police will protect the Protes tant
and American PROFESSIONS to morrow.
Charles Frances Adams arrived on the
Algeria
VIM: Wood. managing editor of the
Brooklyn Eagle, is dead.
Stokes case has been postponed to
Monday.
The car-hook murderer. Foster. has
been resentenced to be hanged March
%. The case now goes to the Court Of
Appeals.
CouNo1h BLUFFS. February 2l.-The
bridge over the Mississippi has been
completed. It is the larcast strnctnra In