The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-02

in tsa kshssal Hotel fiethit the gas used
in the building. as is8elisyed: Sev. n
persons were ;burnAato death. The
bodies were rocoversH The names are:
Norah Oartey, OF Pleasantvilie; George
fDect. a German; Captain Oliver. oil
operator; Martin Phillips. Andrew San.
tord. Acert OILERS, aud one unknown.
| story window OF the Central House, and
was badly injured. but is still alive. All
the buildings on the e .st side of Main
street, from Fredeiioksburg's grocery
and hardware store, including the Gem
tral and Hanlan. Houses, Opera House,
| Reed & Durants hardware store, Sinks
Hotel, and two other buildings, and
seven on the West side of Main street,
! from Red Franks saloon, North, in-
clnsive of the Butler County Bank,
United Pipe Lines office, express Office,
Milleretown Savings Bank, Westemau's
grocery, up to Sohneider's billiard room;
on Slippery Rock streot, North side
frnm Frederiok'a hort and ahnp store.
West to Barnard's grocery store; from
Hooks dwelling. South side of Slippery
Rock street, East to Preff's laundry; in
Guiding sixty-nine buildings in oil.
More persons are thought to have been
| burced but have not yet been disco
verad.
SAN FRANc1sco. April Law &
Frlcks' !iqnor store. ou Battery street,
was burned this morning; loss about
$50, 900.
WASHINGTON. April In the Senate,
West presented memorial from citizens
Of Alexandria, La, for The construction
OF breakwater in Red River, ut Alex
andria. Referred.
Debt Acknowledgement S2,l25.-
600; in the trensury-coin $50. .l25, ,OUU;
currency $4,000. 900.
In the Ssuate. Merrimou, from the
Committee on claims. reported bin
referring the cotton claims of the heirs
Of Stephen A. Donglas tu the Court OF
Claims; passed.. The California Leels.
iature, by lint resolution, asks Oougres.
TO place tue unsold lands granted to
railroads. from the Missouri to the Pa.
ciho, at the disposal of pre-emptionist
settlers. The Senate devoted most Of
tue session to the third section of the
hnance bill. The committee reported
In favor of authorizing the orgau,zation
OF national banks in States and Terrific.
rles having less proportion than The
State OF New York. upon the basis OF
wealth and population, until each State
and Territory has III amount equal to
| tho proportion issued to New Yurk. Au
ameudment to lnaert Pennsylvania lu
lieu Of New York, which would iucreaso
the national bank circulation about
Si24 QUO, 600. was rejected. An amend.
meut to reduce the volume OF fractional
| currency to 34O. 000. .O00--n contraction
| ,tL Il. II
Tree banking amendment WAS under dis.
cusslon at the hour Of adjourument.
In the House, R,iney presented the
memorial OF the Republican Central
COMMITTEES of South Caro.iua. us a
counter statement to the memorial OF
tho taxpayers, presented yesterday. II
was referred to the Judio ary Com.
mittee. Tue bill named the Mining Act
was passed, and then the House en-
gagged in debate on the currency cues
| tion.
The Star. Of this evening, saws:
thoughtful members of Congress, of
both parties. express themselves great
~ impressed by the representations of
tho delegation as to the distressed con.
dltlon OF the taxpayers of South Caro-
| linn; and there Is 10 doubt the o,tn-
mlttee Will give tue matter attentive con-
sIderation, TO see If Congressional action
eau Do oonstituiionaiIy applied for their
relief.
The memorial Of the South Carolina
ax-payers. rs we'll as that of their oppo
nents, being now before the Judiciary
Committees Of Cungress, 1t is expected
that the whole matter will be con,,i.rel
on Friday.
Tho Agricultural COMMITTEES Of the
House Will reportn bill authorizing the
Commissioner of Agriculture tn cnll.ct
specimens of wood from all parts of the
country for u museum.
Admiral Porter's friends ure more
cohG,ient.
Assistant Seoretnry of tha Treasury
Sawyer was beforo the Cummitt.s Of
Ways and Means upon the SAnborn cou
| truot.
General Harvey Brown, Of the United
States Army, is dead; agni seventy
eight.
Probabilities-For tue Middle States.
generally cloudy weather, light ra,u
and rlslug temperatures, the wind. shift.
ing to Westerly and Sontherly. with
clearing weather during the afternoon
or evening For the Southern States.
ciear or pnrtIy cloudy wcathur, aud
1 ty, In ft, frnoI, v;v