The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-30


Moses has fiuc house, costly furniture,
etc., but no money, and he has no iden
OF going out Of Office now. A purse Of
$S0. 900. raised by the Democracy and
presented to him, would do the work.
Why not buy Governor, who offers
himself for sale, as we'll as O mule or u
horse! AT all events, many of the
leading Radicals are becoming scared,
aud you need not be surprised if the
Legislature assemblies to impeach him
at an early day. us there was no ad-
Journment sine die, and they Gun re-
assemble on wo.thirds call Of both
houses.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT The
following persons were finally dischurg.
ed in bankruptcy: Urich j. Culp, of
Chester, S. c., aud Wm. Malone, of
Union, S. G. The petition of j. G..
Coan. OF Spartanburg, for final dis
charge In bankruptcy, was referred to
Registrar Clawson TO report. In the
petition Of the National Bank, of AN.
gusta. for tue sale of property, in tue
matter Of Z. W. Creeuh. bankrupt, at
Allandale, S. G., it was ordered that the
sale take place on Saturday, the 3Oth of
May, Instead Of tho time previously
ordered. In the petition Of SCHUYLER
Harley and Graham. in the case of
Charles karrison, it was ordered that
the assignee file his accoun. with the
registrar. aud deposit the balauce of
funds IN hand In the Peoples National
Bank to the credit of The registrar, and
that the registrar notify the creditors.
The exceptions to the report of the
assignee Of John T. Hill, in the matter
OF y. & 1. Glenn, bankrupts, WAS heard,
aud the Judge ordered that the previous
order discharging tho assignee be mo-
dified so fur III discharge is concerned
aud III respect to assignment OF hone.
stead, and that the creditor, J. r. Hill,
hle his exceptions to the report Of the
assignee. It was ordered in the petition
OF Joseph Crews to prove debt against
the Blue Ridge RAilroad that the petit
tioner have until the 10tA OF May to
prove his debt against the bankrupts.
1t was ordered in tho petition for in
voluntary bankruptcy of she Freedmen q
Savings Bank and Trust Compuny, in
tho case of Morton Nj. Kingman, of
Beaufort, debtor. that tue debtor show
cause why he should not be declared u
bankrupt. The petition for iuvolnntar
bankruptcy Of D. +. Fleming & Co., in
the case of j. w. Patrick, debtor, was
dismissed.
AMNESTY Now and then we observe
an especially email event in Congress.
The press reports do not record it be.
cause the reporters, who have sense of
obvious fitness 80 far as news is con.
cerned. know what to omit. Tue other
day, for instance, Mr.. Bromberg, of
Alabama, offered the petition of Raphael
Sem mes, we'll known AZ the com mander
OF tho Confederate privateer, the Ala
hama. asking for pardon. In his petit
ton Semmes averred that he went with
the Sonth III the war; that since the war
he had resumed his relations of loyalty
thai hn desires "prompt aud entire Oh.
ii7ion, except sag far as history may
deal with the subject" But tho House
would not grant the petition. AIR.
Merriam, MIR. Smart and Mr.. HawIcy,
OF Illinois. were prominent in their oh.
jact:ons; Mr H.iv thinking Sommes
could walt rs long as the claimants
under the Geneva awards have waited.
80 Semmes remains unpardoneu, al.
though he was no more of O rebel than
hundreds Of thousands who haye re-.
ceived amnesty. Why cannot We have
a general, genuine, ungrudged amnesty
II is niue years since the war closed,
aud We are coming rapidly npon the
lOOih anniversary of our national life.
Let rs have a pardon for everybody
for Som mes, for Jefferson Davis and all.
New York Herald.
On Sunday, fight occurred in Nor.
folk. Va. opposite the Varieties Con.
cert Saloon, in which the principals
we're Tobias Nottingham and John ".
Gaylord. nottingham drew u revolver
and fired two shots at Gaylord, infiict.
ing wounds from which he died in a
few minutes. The murderer ion III ediute.
ly fed from the city.
1t is antiloritativoIy stutel that Couu,
Won Arnim. the German ambassador to
France. will retire from the diplomatic
service of Germany, in consequ euos of u
quarrel with Prince Bismarck.