The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-02
American InislI,aeuee.

passed over st. Louis last night and blew
down the market house. Several per-
sons were injured, and there were many
miraculous escapes.
SAN FRANCIsoo, March 81 THE shocks
OF earthquake continue in the deserts.
though with decreased violence. The
first shock Was like discharge Of artil-
lery, followed quickly by three other
shocks. and, altogether, there were some
300. There are rnnnors Of volcanoes and
chssms. ba ~, ..a,,.,
WAsHrNaToN, March 31.-It is we'll Din.
derstood that Judge Davia will not run
for tho, Presidency. nnless endorsed by
the Cincinnati Convention. .is5.l..ol
ThosTreasury will purchase 81, ,OOO; 900
Of bonds on Wednesdays, aud sell
$l.00o,ooo Of gold on Thursdays, in
Aprai. - s-,l l.!l.iYal l-,i.G .tu.l ,.r,
NEW YoRK, aAprilo1 AT p O'Clock,
this morning, Prot. Morse was sinking
A Matamoras. special says inhumera-
BILE, rumoFs are ahoata,i, The REVOLUTION,
lists are straining eVHry nerve ITO raise
money, and nre ;letying contributions
eyeryWHgrs from tSteigaers and anstives
alike, /. ''N ~
The, Herald says the whiskes.y and to-
baoco frauds, psrpetsatea during Col
lector Bailey's term involve a loss to the
Government Of S160, 900. Tndict-
ments have been found against over 100
persons. The President directs that the
prosecution shnll be pushed, Much
malicious and partisan perjury is charged
in getting up these indictments.
Charles Yolmar died of lock-jaw, pro-
duoed from the extraction Of tooth.
BosroN. April 1.-Samuel A. Ways
case. for under-valuation OF tobacco, has
been settled. Way pays $4,000.
Mary O. Warren, OF Virginia. visiting
her friends in Boston, was found dead
in her room.
KEY WEST, April, 1.-The Nellie
is here. leaking. Her foremost and jib-
boom are gone.
SAN Francisco, April !. 1.-Fnriher ad-
vices from Ipyo County make. tho killed
by the earthquake thirty; wounded 100.
Reports come in OF voloanoes active and
lava flowing down the mountains.
HAVANA, April 1.-The Tornado has
arrived here from AspinwalI, where she
LETT the PizArro watching the Virginins.
KEY WEsr, April 1.-Tho Nelos here
says the Virginius hos escaped from AS
pinwall. i.ti
WASHINGTON, April LIN the Senate,
the Abbott contest for the North Caro-
lima Senatorship came up, but was post
poned on account of the sickness of
Carpenters family. The House was
administering over the supplemental civil
rights bill. f
WAsHINGToN, April 1-Evening.-
Commissioner Douglass has gone to Sa-
vannah for his health.
Observation-Disclosures r. Anderson.
Collector Third South Carolina District.
The President leaves tomorrow for
New York. -
The new depot will be located corner
of Sixth and 3 streets. It is stated
Scott has ell tho material ready, and will
complete the structure in ninety DAYS.
There hos been square fight between
the Baltimore and Ohio and the Penn
sylvania Central interests. The Penn
sylvania Central won the fight.
Tho Committee on Commerce to-day
reported favorably upon the nomination
of John M. G. Parker as Surveyor OF
Customs for New Orleans.
In the Senate. bill was reported pay
ing Joseph 5egar $4,000 for the use of
his property at Fortress Monroe. Under
objections. the bill wont over till to.mor-
row.
In the House, bills were introduced
repeating the income tax and forbidding
its collector, for 1871, repeating the tex
on brandy, and reducing the tax on
whiskey. An effort to get two thirds for
tho supplemental civil rights failed. The
Baltimore Depot bill was passed, by 115
to 3d. A bill repeating the law giving
portion OF fines and penalties to inform.
era in internal revenue cases was passed,
by l25 to 49, Sheldon asked to have an
amnesty bill passed for several persons
in Louisiana. Several membersssent up
additional names to be inserted.
The Speaker required all the names
to be read, remarking that, in addition
TO the name of Zebulon B. Vance. to
which he had called attention, some
weeks since. as having been put into an
amnesty bill, he had subsequently boen
informed that two other Objectionable
names had been inserted-those of A.
0. P. Nicholson and Isham G.. Harris.
Of Tennessee. Caldwell stated that he
had sent up the names OF Messrs. Nj
oholson and Harris, but had no idea that
those gentlemen were Objectionable to
the House. The Speaker had no doubt
that the names had been sent mp through
inadvertence. The case of ex-senator