The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-15


ON application for ma,,damus against
the Governor on behalf of the Portage
Lake Ship Canal Company. This set.
ties the general principle Of the vexed
question, as the Court declares man
damus cannot in any case be issued
against Governor.
CHESTER, Pa. May l3.-This town
was again thronged with strangers to
witness the launching of the City OF
Takio, at John Roaoh's iron ship.
building yard, for the Pacific Mall
Steamship Compsny.
New YORK, May IA AT confer
ence Of the Liberal Republicans Of
this State, at which sixty delegates
were present. it was resolved to keen
the organization intuct, and a call
Issued for State convention, to which
men Of oil parties, in favor Of honesty
aud purity in tho Government, will be
invited.
NEW ORLEANS. May II The Spa
nish Consul, Don Carlos Pie. .Gener
Badger. Chief of Police, and Dstect-
ives Harris and Pearson gavs bonds
to day, i'll $40. 900 each. to appear for
90 upoh IiAo oioASc VI ioOocIys pre-
ferred by Capt. Rodrigucs; the grand
jury having found true bills against
them.
The Board Of Directors OF the Cot
ton Exchange, in. consideration of the
requests from other Exchanges. passed
resolution suggesting June 10 as the
day for the assembling of the Cotton
Convention in Augusta, Ga; also, that
the number of delegates from each
Exchange be increased to hvo.
WASHINGTON, May IL The House
passed the bill amending the charter of
the Freedmen's Savings and Trust
Company
WILMINGroN. May 1.-THE iron
steamship Hudson, $500 tons, for the
Crom mwell, New York and New Orleaps
line, was launched this morning from
the ship yard of Pusy. Jones x Co, in
the presence of 5000 spectators. She
is 800 feet long.
ClNoINNATI, May IA. Cochrauo's 4
distillery and Williams & Green's malt
house, at Tippecanoe, Ohio, were
burned Tuesday night. Loss $50, 900.
LITTLE Rock, May 1.-THE oppos.
ing parties are still arresting each
other. Two Brooksites. while making
cartridges, thoRght they would smoke,
and exploded each other.
NEW ORLEANS, May l4.-The City
of Houston collided with a tow boat.
The tow boat sunk, and the Houston
proceeded.
NEW YORK. May 14.-The Govern
ment warded 81. .000.0 900 in gold at a
fraction over IL.
The Samana Bay Company steamer
Tybee was sold ut auction today for
$4,000.
Among the passengers on the steam .
ship Herman, of the Bremen line.
which arrived at this port yesterday,
were 1876 Menonites. from the vicinity
of Odessa. Southern Russia. They
propose to settle in Dakota or Ne
braska.
ATLANTA, GA. May 4-The Ma
tional Agricultural Congress to day
passed resolutions pledging aid to the
people of the overfowed region on the
Mississippi River. The subject OF
memorializing Congress to rednce the
tax on tobacco twelve cents per pound,
and also to leves the Mississippi River
to prevent overflow was referred to au
appropriate committee. Professor
Dodge's address on agricultural stats.
tics created deep interest. The
Direct Trade Convention meets with the
congress in the m morning and the con-
gress with them in the afternoon.
WASHINGTON. May 14-It is under
stood Grant has consented to ST.
Louis for Sherman's head uarters.
The Cabinet talked two hours over
Arkansas. The Legislature will be
supported.
In the Senate, the Pensions Com
mittee reported unfavorably upon ap-
plicntions for pensions for the war of
1872. The committee favors the
House bill giving IS per month to
each, and no questions.
In the House, the Freedmen's 3 Bank
Dill passed, as heretofore telegraphed.
The House passed tho deficiency bill
and took up the consular and oliplo-
matic appropriation bill.
The Senate, to-day, passed. the
finance bill, after amending it so as to
provide that an amount OF Uuited
States notes equal to twenty-five per
cont. of tho new national bank notes
iasucd shall be retired, instead of fifty
per cent, rs the committee recon-
mendcd; also, that United States notes
may be exchanged for fifteen years
~ per cent. bonds after July l, 1873.
The committee reported in fnvor of
having fham rn1uoa1 in hon eoo - q r.,