The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-26
America n intelligence.

ST. Louis, March 24.-Dr. VIM. A..
Hudson has been convicted of abortion,
and sentenced to three years imprison-
ment.
CHICAGO, March 24-The falling walls
of Jill's brewery hurt six-one fatally.
COLUMBUS, ONO, March 25.-Two re-
solutions were introduced in the Senate,
lnstructlng the Congressional delegation
to oppose any reduction in the wool
tariff.
BOSTON, March 25.-It is stated that
the prosecution Of VIM. T. Weld s. Co.,
OF Boston and New York, mas been COM
promised by the firm paying 5000, 600.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-Col Holmes
Colbert, representative of the Ohickasaw
Nation, died here to-day, of pneumonia.
His body will be taken home. He will
be honored with Masonic obsequies.
The House was fillibustering the civil
rights bill over the morning hour. The
Senate did nothing.
NEW YORK, March 25-Evening. At
meeting of the Internationals, letter
was read from Switzerland that 2O7
glass blowers were discharged, because
they belonged to the Internationalists.
The speaker announced that he had been
discharged from lithographic establish
ment for Internationalism. and eubse-
quently the whole force quit work. The
printers OF Toronto sent q despatch ask
ing the privilege of joining theBociety..
One speaker deprecated the making, O
political thing out of the organization.
Twenty-one new small. pox cases since
Saturday. 900 of Stewards EMPLOYEES
were vacoinated to-day.
Erie advanced from 52(956%, With nu-
merous sales on foreign account.
NEW ORLEANS, March 25.-The South
bound train on the Mobile aud New Or
leans Railroad was wrecked by oulvert
giving way, near Ocean Springs. Seve-
raj passengers were severely injured, but
none killed.
Judge Abell, this morning, centencea
Jas. II. Hauey, deputy constable of the
first Justice Court, to three years in the
penitentiary, for embezzling $48 en-
trusted to him by lady to pay her taxes.
WASHINGTON. March 25-Evenino
Gov. Curtin, Minister to Russia. has re-
signed.
Ii is stated that the Secretary of State
has sent an energetic note to Madrid
against the Spanish treatment of DR..
Howard. Rear Admiral Lees report
from Havana, on the 18th, says there is
nothing new to report:
The British and American Claims
Com mission mot, and, without deciding
any cases. adjourned till Thursday next.
1t IS understood there will be very little
business of Importance before the COM
mission until next fall They will meet
occasionally, but few cases only will be
heard upon their merits before the ad-
]ournment over for the summer.
In the Senate, after unimportant busi-
ness, the unfinished business, being the
tariff bill, came up, when Mr.. Chandler
moved to lay it on the table for to. day.
IN order'to proceed with the bills from
the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Sher.
man said he would not oppose the mo-
tion of Mr. Chandler, as to-day had been
set for the consideration of bills from
the COMMITTEE on Commerce. He said
ne didn't know exactly what to do about
the tariff bill, in view of the action OF
the Senate on Friday last. The auestion
was whether it would be we'll to await
now the tariff bill of the House. or tn
take up and pass the House bill to repeal
the tax on tea and coffee. At any rate.
he suggested now that the Senate to.
morrow take up and pass the House bill
to repeal the tax on tea and coffee. in
view OF the uncertainty which prevailed
in business circles; for, on Friday. he
had received lettors and kilograms from
forty leading commercial houses and or.
ganizations, asking the meaning OF the
action OF the Senate on Friday.
In the Senate, among the bills intro
duced to-day was one by Ramsey, from
Minnesota, to construct and aid in re-
building the ievees Oil the EIississippi
River, and for other purposes; incorpo.
rating the Mississippi Levee and Tole.
graph Company, with capital of
S1O,O00,000, to construct levees and a
line of telegraph from Girardeau, Mo.
to Fort Jackson, La, on both sides OF
the river, free from State taxation. and
with land grant of twenty five sections
per milo along the line OF said levees.
In the House, the bill bridging the
Ohio, near Evansville, was passed. A
bill for Gulf steamship service between
New Orleans and certain Mexican ports
was passed A motion to suspend the
rules and pass the supplemental civil
rights bill failed, by yeas 09, nays U.s.
not being two-thirds, it comes up again
next Monday. A bill authorizing the
building Of the Mexican Gulf Railway
was introduced. A bill authorizing the
baltimore and Potomac Railroad Depot
to be built in the heart of the CITY failed