The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-07
american Intellisenee.

state that Red Cloud, Chief of Sioux,
had talk at the agency. He is peace
full, but his young warriors cannot be
kept from the path.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 6.-The Govern.
ment buildings at Camp Independence
were entirely destroyed by the earth
quake of the Goth ult.
JACKSON. MISS, April 6.-Tho Legis-
lature has adjourned sine die. The ap
propriations were reduced over $500, 600
from estimates. The negro equality
bill was defeated. A subsidy to the Mo-
bile and Northwestern, with O land
grant to that road, secures its rapid COM
pletion.
NORFOLK, April 6-The steamer City
OF Houston, from Galveston for New
York, put in short Of coal. She expe-
rienced hend winds. She sails at noon
to-day.
NEW YORK. April e.-Last night, a
large number of influential citizens of
Long Island city took preliminaries to
indiot the Mayor of that place, on the
ground that he waR guilty OF bribery at
the elections.
The District Attorney says that it will
Of his business, before he can be ready
to bring in Stokes case to trial. The
voluminous bill of exceptions put in by
counsel for the prisoner has hardly vet
been digested by the District Attorney.
Miss Mansfield has not visited Stokes
since his arrest, but will appear as wit
ness on the trial. Stokes is said to be
anxious to have his case brought up,
when, it is said. startling revelations
will be made in Erie rascality and mat
ters connected Herewith.
At meeting Of the central committee
of the German reform organizations,
last night, resolutions were adopted
favoring joint action with the Council
Tor political reform In the selection of
candidates in the forthcoming municipal
election. They also decided to have the
practical work of the campaign conduct.
ed in conf junction with the committee of
seventy.
HAMILTON, CANADA, April 6.-Hon.
VIM. McDougal, lecturing upon the re-
lations between Great Britain and Ca
NADIA, after consultation with high parties
In England, said he had been forced to
the conclusion that tie policy was not
to abandon the colonies, nor to act so as
TO drive them away from their allegiance,
but to prepare them for maintaining
their own position by means of their
own right hands. and make them con-
scious that il an attack was leveled
against them, they must depend mainly,
if not altogether, upon their own re-
sources to resist it; failing in which,
they must be prepared to accept the con-
sequences. whatever they might be,
which followed Invasion and conquest.
Speaking for himself, and speaking
freely, frankly and truthfully, ho was Of
1,ot of
was preliminary step for the establish
mont of system Of government in Bri.
tish America which would enable us.
when the moment arrived whom neces.
sity pressed upon US, to maintain n se-
parate and independent existence among
the nations Of the earth.
ALBANY, N. Y, April Ga bill pro-
hibiting appropriations from tho State
Treasury to schools or institutions under
sectarian religious control was defeated
in the Assembly to-day.
NEW York, April G-Evening.-A fire
occurred in the basement of the Eve
story iron front building. 657 Broadway.
Damage from fire, SO, 900; incidental
damages, $150,o0O; fully insured.
NEW ORLEANS, April 5.-Aristido de
10 Vigue, cotton merchant, native of
France, was drowned to-day.
The races have again been postponed
on account of rain.
WASHINGTON, April 5-Eyeninp
Probabilities lowest barometer
will move -eastwardly over lower
Michigan, as quite severe storm. pre-
ceded by diminishing pressure thence
to the lakes and Atlantic coast. The
area OF rain will extend Eastward over
the Middle States and Southern New
England by Sunday morning, and over
Northern New England during Sunday.
Easterly winds are probable for the
upper lake region tonight, gradually
backing to North-westerly, md increas-
ing to brisk South-easterly for the lower
lake region, gradually veering to South
westerly. Rising barometer, with North
westerly winds and clearing weather,
will prevail throughout the Mississippi
Valley by Sunday morning, and extend
Eastward to Lake Michigan, Indiana,
Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia by
Sunday evening.
The commerce of the world with
China is rapidly becoming an American
monopoly.
South Carolina is k-finnncially.