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

CHARLESTON, April 3.-Tha business
and professional men are submitting to
the licentious license law, rather than
expose themselves to the penalties. The
exaotions will yield over 81, 100000,
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The House
passed bill confirming certain land
grants given in 1856 to Alabama, for
railroad purposes.
New YORK, April 3.-The Working
mems Central Union Labor Reform
Committee elected Gsorge W. Gibbons
for President, and adopted resolutions
repudiating the Nomination Of Judge
Davis for President.
CINCINNATI. April 3.-The Democratic
majorities are as follows: Street Com
missioner, 4,381; Judges of Superior
Court-Yaple, short term, 8, 329; O'Con.
ner, long term, 1879, over both his Re-
publican opponents. The Board of AL
dermen and Council have Republican
majority Of two on joint ballot
ST. LOUIS, April 3.-The Democrats
elected nine Of twelve oouncilmen.
HARTFORD, April 3.-Jewell's majority
is now stated to be thirty.
ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, April 3.-The entire
Republican ticket is elected.
NEW YORK, April 3.-Four city regi-
will assist at Anderson's obseuuies
It is stated several leading Southern
Republicans have been consulting on
national politics in this city in the past
few days, and have addressed note to
Senator Sumner on the political pros.
poets, and are expecting to receive an
answer to-day.
The United States grand Jury com.
mitted number of blunders in the
finding of many of their recent indict-
ments. The offences charged against
several parties are now discovered to
have been tried or settled long since.
An Indictment found for an offence for
which a man was convicted and subse-
quently pardoned by President Grant,
and man named johnson, who had
been dead several years, are among tho
indicted.
CHICAGO, April ga number of pro-
minent Republicans of Iowa have issued
call for mass meeting to appoint dele
gates to the Cincinnati Convention.
New YORK, April -Evening.-The
President is here.
The Spanish bark Paqueta was aban-
doned at sea. The schooner G. c..
Brooks, thirty days out from Jackson-
vile, Tor New York, lost mate over
beard. Her sails and boats are all gone.
The crew was out of provisions and
water. A new crew was put aboard
with Instructions to work for Bermudn
The funeral of Prof. Morse will move
from Rev. DR.. Adams Presbyterian
Church on Friday morning. He will be
buried In Greenwood Cemetery.
The grand jury of Richmond County
found indictments against nearly all the
town officers of Sonthfield for perjury
and fraud.
The Sun, OF this morning, has the fol-
lowing: Several leading Republicans from
the Southern State have been consulting
together in this city, during the past few
Gays, as to the question OF national
policies. Most of them were decided at
the start to go to the Cincinnati Con
vention. Some are original Southerners;
others are among the strongest md beet
Northern men who have settled in the
South since the war, and who have
always acted on the advice OF such men
ns Horace Greeley and Charles Sumner.
Ihese gentlemen met, yesterday, in the
Filth Avenue Hotel, and decided to con.
suit Senator Sumner on the subject, and
to be influenced by his advice. The do.
spatoh from Sumner, when received.
will probably be Of great interest to Re.
pablicans all over the country; espe.
cially to those Of the South. We hope
TO nave 1t for publication tomorrow.
Inc committee appointed to investi.
gate the Market Savings Bank have
made a report, in which they say thew
do not deem it prudent to disolose the
entire result of the investigation, but
from the very government of savings
banks in this State, as partially exposed
by them, they conclude that tie failure
OF other savings banks is not impossible
OF any moment.
Dutch Henriech went to Sing Sing for
ten years this afternoon.
The colored citizens OF New York and
vicinity celebrated the anniversary Of
the adoption of the fifteenth amend dment
to-day. About Is, 200 in the procession.
No disturbances. =
NORTH ADAMS, MASS, April 3.-John.
sons cotton mills were burned TODAY:
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