The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-05-23

roreign Affairs.


the surrender of Strasburg, blame Gen.
ulrich on all points for the capitulation
OF the oity; he is especially oensured for
securing for himself and officers exemp.
tion from the conditions imposed upon
his enlisted men by the German oom.
mander to whom he surrendered.
BERLIN. May 22..The Imperial Army
Band, which is to take part in the
Worlds Peace Jubilee OF Boston, will
Leave this city for the United States on
the 31st inst.
American IntcllIGe=se.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Senate
adjourned this morning to O'Clock to-.
day, having passed the House amnesty
bill by two-thirds vote, thus placing it
beyond the Presidents control; also the
bill extending the suspension Of ha6eds
corpus; also Summers civil rights bill,
but 80 emasculated that Sumner himself
entered motion to reconsider. These
vital measures were passed by bare
quorum. The following is the verbiage
OF the amnesty bill:
Be Il enacted by tho Senate and House of
Representatives. Of The United States of
America; in Congress assembled, tvo.thirds
Of each House concurring therein, That all
political disabilities imposed by the
third section of the 14th article OF the
amendments OF the Constitution OF the
United States. are hereby removed from
all persons whomsoever, except Senators
and Representatives OF tho Thirty.sixth
and Thiity.seyenth Congress, officers in
the Judicial, military and naval service
OF the United States, heads OF depart
ments and foreign ministers of the
United States.
The OWL rights bill, as passed. applies
only TO inns, licensed places OF public
entertainment or amusement, and stage
coaches, railroads. and other public
modes OF conveyance for freight or Eas-
ssngeEs. Equal rights regarding ceme-
taries, schools and benevolent institu-
lions we're stricken ont
Counse! for Mrs. Anna III. Fitzhugh
has flied the,iaEgest claim ever filed be-
The demand is for 1915. 900, for wood
and timber taken for supplying the
United States army during the war, from
the large estate OF Mrs. Fitzhugh, in
Fairfax County. Virginia, known as
fled is p safeguard in the handwriting
Of Gen. Winfield Scott. dated June IA.
. 1861 which reads as follows: "Mrs. A.
M: Fitzhugh, of Ravensworth, lady of
great excellence. connected with the ia
iiniily Ok the Father OF his Country, is,
with aher family, servants, house and
Property, placed under the safeguard OF
Che nrmy.'s ,9S'.'l uaqt.it -'ntt
I" NVRfonK. VA May 22.AA despatch
from Newborn reports the brig Maroellus,
from tha West Indies. with cargo of
sugar and molasses, ashore near Cape
Hatteras. ) Baker Brothers, wreckers,
have sent to.her assistance from here.
NEW York, May 22.--Horace Greeley,
in reply to;.9a formal notification OF his
nomination to the ESesidspcy, by the
Liberal Republican Convention, has
written Q letter, accepting the nomina-
ton. He says he has waited to hear
from all parts of the country, before tak-
ing this step. and is satisfied, from free
and unconstrained popular responses,
that the action Of the convention meets
the approval OF all interested in reunion
and reform. Ha fully endorses the plat.
form Of the conventions; dwells partiou-
larry on the reconciliation OF the South,
and removal Of all political disabili-
ties, and declares the American peo-
pie have made the cause their own and
will bear it on to triumph, with the un-
darstandipg. that II elected, he shall be
the President not OF party, but OF the
whole people. He accepts the nomina.
tion. confident that the North and South
are eager to clasp hands soross the
bloody ohasm which too long divided
them, and forget they have been enc
mics.
DETROIT, May 22.-The question of
the change made in representation was
recommitted TO the committee, to report
nezt year. The discussion shows the
body overwhelmingly opposed to synodi-
cal representation.
A special from London, dated the 2lst,
to the Herald, says the English papers
continue to discuss the treaty OF Wash.
ington. and the supplementary article
thereto, with undiminished interest.
The editorials generally are inspired by
desire TO prevent the failure OF arbitra-
ton, and save the treaty. An article in
g contrary sense; printed by the Pail
Ma1 Gassle, tonight, is remarkable for
its truthful and just appreciation of the
danger OF endeavoring to save the treaty
at the expense Of national suaceptibility.
The following is the extract: 1.-THE whole
drift OF feeling and opinion in England
iustifies the saying that the worst thing