The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-09

case. Bradley was expelled from Judge
Fishers court, at the close OF the Surratt
trial, some years ago.
In the Senate, the bill bridging the
Missouri at Brownville passed. Several
private bills for property taken during
the war passed, including Mrs. Martha
House Russell, of Tennessee, and J..
Milton Best, of Kentucky. Also, bill
giving Horace Tyler, of New Orleans,
SAG, 600 in full as compensation for work
done at the mouth OF the Mississippi,
and bill paying Mrs. John Minor Bolts
nearly $4,000. A bill against straw bids
for mail contracts passed. Also, reliev-
ing citizens OF Loudon County, Va, for
cattle taken; also, relieving Powell &
Dickinson. of Knoxville, and paying
them S64, 900. The bill for the relief of
Joseph Segar was postponed.
In the House, resolution directing
the Committee on Banking and Currency
to investigate charges against national
banks of conspiracy to look up currency,
with power to send for persons and
papers, passed.
Probabilities-The lowest barometer
over Iowa will move North .eastwardly
into Canada, with fresh to brisk winds
over the lake region. Cloudy weather
with rain will probably continue on
Tuesday over the New England and
Middle States. with Easterly to South
erly winds. Partially cloudy but plea
SAINT weather is probable for the South
ern States, with Southerly Winds Ris-
ing barometer, North.wcsterly winds and
clearing weather will extend Eastward
over the Mississippi valley by Tuesday
morning, and probably to Michigan,
Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and the
Western Gulf States by Tuesday evon-
ing. Dangerous winds are not autici-
pated.
The committee having charge of the
memorial services in honor of Professor
Morse, to be held in the House OF Rep
reseptatives, Tuesday evening, the 10th
instant. held full meeting to day, and
| reported the near completion Of all ar
rangements, which will make the event
of great interest. Leading members of
both Houses of Congress will deliver
short addresses, and Oliver Wendell
Holmes will probably read poem. writ
ten expressly for the occasion. Letters
have been addressed to the Ma, ors of
cities requesting call OF public meet
ings on th 'me night, and plan is
being perfected TO hold similar meetings
throughout the world. and communicate
by telegraph with the meeting here. It
is resolved that the folio wing invitations
be extended:
To his E.cceNency Me Governor Of --:
The National Telegraph Monument
Association have appointed you one of
the Vice-Presidents on the occasion of
the memorial service in honor of Samuel
F. B Morse, to bo held in the House of
Representatives, on Tuesday evening,
April 1G. Telegraph your acceptance,
and If you cannot be present, the ap-
pointment Of q proxy residing or So
iourning here. Address
A. s. SOLOMONS,
Chairman Committee of Arrangements.
1t WIS further agreed to invite the
widow and fnmily OF tho late Professor
to be present upon the occasion, and be-
come the guests of the nation. Rev. DR..
Adams, pastor of the Professor, is in
vlted to open tho proceedings with
prayer. Admission to the building to
be by card only.
A despatch was resently sent from
this city stating that Senator Trumbuli
had declared that he would not be can
dldate before the Cincinnati Convention,
and believed that Judge Davis would be
the strongest candidate that could be
named. Lieutenant. Governor Koemer,
OF Illinois, seeing this despatch, wrote
to the Senator, asking whether it was
by authority. Senator Trumboll, to.
day, replied, in despatch to Governor
Koemer, saying: "rhere is no founda-
tion for the despatch to which you refer"
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. April S.-The
third steamer for Spain landed 1000
men. The sanitary condition Of Guata-
ramo is very unsatisfactory.
PoRT AU PRINCE, April 9.-A Haytien
general, on his way to prison at st.
Marie, took refuge in tho American Con-
sul's house. Tho Consul protected the
general for some time, but subsequently
released him. The matter will be settled
by the higher authorities.
Thirty men from Monte Christi landed
in schooner OF Cape Haytien, seized
the arsenal, and held it twenty-four
hours, but finally were driven to the
woods. Several woro killed.
CnARLEsroN, April S.-The Ku Klux
trials will be resumed here to morrow,
before the United States Court, Judge
Bond pro siding. A very large number
of prisoners and witnesses in these cases
have been brought here from the intc-
rior Counties, and remaip in military
custody.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, April S.-Gov.
Reed has issued q proclamation, to-day,