The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-23
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WASHINGTON. March 22.-Ths Senate
is considering d bill extending three
years the law OF 1868 regarding certain
private isna title. in Louisiana.
Ih the House, private bills were dis.
cursed. No progfess made, and no pros.
peot in the mattef,of reconciliation be-
tween Yarmouth and his opponents,
unless Parker withdraws. His confirm
alton Before the Senate will Be opposed.
The Louisiana delegation viii be salts
fed with,nqthing but q oolorsd man as
Surveyor Of Customs. f,.5if.o1 so
,BosMH, March 22.-The House de-
featea female aqhtage -77 to 1888. Z
WAsHINaToN. March ,22,r-C Council
Bluffs has been determined upon as che
Eastern terminus aAt e, OF the UptOn pa' Pacific
IlAwnEsos,s' . KAAsAs, Match GA
negro father and three children were
burned in their house; two OF the family
escaped.
New YoRx, March 22.-The Liberal
Republican Central Committee held
their first meeting last night, and re-.
solved to send delegates to the Cincin.
natl Convention.
HAvANA, March 22.-The spaniards
have eapsured the Cuban Gen. Slo Pena.
with five companions, in the mountains,
near Tnnidad.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS. March 90. The
State Republican Oolored Convention
elected Gen. Gates to the National Re-
publican Convention, which meets in
New Orleans, April TO-.
WAsHMaroN, March 22-Etening.
The Appropriations Committee defeated
by tie vote the appropriation OF
800, 600 to enforce the OWL rights regu-
lations. The Pacific Railroad Commit
tee agreed to report supplemental
Southern Pacific Railroad bill. It ar-
thoriEes $40, 900 of bonds per mile, and
directs the work TO commence i'm mmedi-
ately at the Eastetn terminus.
Schurz was before the Arms-sale Com
mittee to-day. Nothing damaging or
interesting elicited. sis
The Supreme Court took up to- day
the case of &c .pdrte T. Jefferson Greer.
This is one OF the South Carolina cases.
under the Enforcement Act OF May,
1870, and Messrs. Stanbery and John
son, failing TO get the constitntionality
OF the law before the court, in the case
OF Avery and others, upon q certificate
OF division in respect to questions raised
on q motion to quash, now moved for
writs OF ho6eds corpus and certiorarie, to
bring up this case for review, the court
below having refused to discharge the
petitioner on hdbeGs corpus. After some
conversation between the court and
counsel, the matter was taken under ad-
yisemene.
In the House, large number of pri-
vate bills passed. District affairs ocou-
pied the balance of the day.
In the Senate, the bill defining the
rights OF part owners of vessels passed.
Louisiana land titles went over till to.
morrow. The tariff bill came up in
order, but, by vote Of twenty seven to
ten; wac laid aside, when d bill for the
benefit OF soldiers was taken up and
passed. The tariff was discussed to ad-
tournament. Scott's amendment, admit
ting tea and coffee free, passed. Sher-
man, Chairman of the Committee on
Finance, then said he would suggest
retention Of the duty on rice and other
articles. He regarded the question of
repeating the duty on tea and coffee as
now settled. and he advised the business
men OF the country to make their ar.
Aoo6ouAohso hCCoIuluBtJ.
Probabilities-Easterly to Southerly
winds, with cloudy weather and rain,
will continue over the South Atlantic
States. The area Of cloudy weather and
snow from Tennessee Northward will
gradually extend Eastward over the
Middle States tonight, and over the
New England States ON Saturday, where
the winds will back to Southerly. Ris.
ing barometer, falling temperature,
clearing weather and North westerly
winds will extend East ward over the
Mississippi Valley during the night, and
over the upper lake region, the Ohio
Valley and the Gulf States on Saturday.
Dangerous winds are not anticipated for
the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
PHILADELPHIA, March 22.-The South.
ern express train was thrown from the
track by broken rail, near Johnstown.
Two persons were killed. six seriously
and thirty slightly wounded. No South
erners on the list.
CINCINNATI, March 22.--James c..
Davis shot his wife, circus performer.
known as Rosa. Davis says the shot was
accidental.
New York. March 22-Eveninu-
Seventy new smallpox cases during the
week. Tho house of A. II. Stewart has