The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-12

officially received by General. Ruggles
from the commandant at Sydney, Neb.
wheeler aud Merchant, who are re-
liable ranchemen, state that party O!
Indians drove them six miles last night
They abandoned their herd and came
to Sidney. This rancho is near the
Court Hourse rock. An I authorized
to send cavalry to drive these indiana
across the Plattf No news from Nor
toms party" The commanding officer
at Sidney was directed, by telegraph,
to send out all his available cavalry to
Lawrence Fork, as far as Reddington' {
rnnche. General Reynolds, command
ing at Fort De Russell, has been in.
structed, by telegraph, to send out two
cavalry companies, under rolinble Of.
ficers, to the same place; thence to tho
roughly ecout the country, and drive
the raiding Indians within reach oil
North Platt River, and to take six days
cooked rations and sixty rounds Of nm-
munition with them.
WASHINGTON, February 1l-The
House is leSislating on Indian affairs.
In the Senate, Bayard asked that the
resolution offered by him yesterday,
calling upon the President to inform
the Senate if any officer of the United
States army, OF duty in South Carolina,
had been instrumental in procuring le-
gislstion'in that State to reward him for
services rendered III the line of duty,
be passed. A long discussion ensued.
AcroN. ONO, February 11.-4OO VIC.
men have enlisted in the temperance
completed this noon. Work will be
commenced tomorrow.
HARTFORD, February 11.-Tha Re.
publican Convention nominated Henry
B. Harrison for Governor.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February In.
P. Trist, formerly of Philadelphia,
chief clerk in the Office Of the Secretary
of State under Marcy, during Polk u
administration. and negotiutor of ;the
treaty of Gaudaloupe and Hidalgo, aud
since the war postmaster here, died this
morning; aged ii.
Boston. February 1l.-The safe of
Braman, Dow & Co., of Hay Market
Square. was robbed, lust night, of
$1,000.
New YORK, February 11.-Ravcnue
officers, with file of soldiers, made u
descent on large illicit distillery, last
night. "A complete destruction OF the
distillery was effected, aud 1900 gal
Ions of mash, 20 hogsheads of molasses,
As barrels of rum and one SCHOONER
seized. Total value of the property
seized $4,000.
WASHINGTON. February 1l.-Iu the
House, in committee of the whole, the
amendment to the Amy bill. placiu,,
two additional members on the War
Claims Commission, passed. Bromberg,
of Alabama, moved an amendment, that
the two additional commissioners pro.
vided for in the bill shall be selected
from the Southern States; rejected.
Cox, of New York, offered an amend
ment, that the army shall not be used in
aid OF the pretended State Govern ment
known as the Kellogg Government in
Louisiana, or so as to interfere in the
elections of that or any other State.
Wheeler made the point of order. that
the amendment proposed new legisln-
ton, and was not in order. Sypher, of
Louisiana, hoped the amendment would
be admitted, for the Kellogg Govern
ment had troops enough to Crush out
the rebel Democracy. Randall, of Penn.
sylvania-It has rascals enough. The
;; ::,":..i ns !1Fdar vas sustained. ccd ths
ohSAoLhodo Was SACtuocu. uo COu-
mittee then rose, and reported the bill,
end the House proceeded to vote on the
amendments. The first vote was on tie
amendment offered by Young, of Geor.
gia, extending the time for the presen.
tation of claims to the lat OF November,
1876 which was agreed to. All the other
amendments were agreed to in bulk, and
the bill was passed.
Mr.. Bayard, in the Sanate, to-day,
explained his resolution OF yesterday
calling on the President to inform the
Senate whether any officer of the army
had received money or fees from the
Legislature of South Carolina for ser.
vice rendered the State. He said he
was morally convinced that Maior Lewis
Merrill, OF the Seventh United States
Cavalry, had received from the State O!
South Carolina $21 400 for his agency
in securing the arrest and conviction OF
persons engaged in Ku Klux outrages
and that the said Merrill aided in lob
byiug the bill through the South Caro-.
lima Legislature giving $40, 600 to per
sons who should secure such arrests and
convictions. Mr.. Howe reminded Mr.
Bayard that the Government had dis
tributed 100000 among army officers
for the arrest Of JEFF. Davis, who's,
offence was the perpetratiop of ku Klu,
outrages Mr.. Scott defended Major
Merrill as on accomplished officer, and
believed he deserved the reward which
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