The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-26
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INoENDIARY SHELLS Thrown MIRO BAY
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PAR1s. March "a The Assembly has
resolved to adjourn March 2S until
May Q. Hfeni1
A deputation of Royalists will soon
visit Count de Ohambord, and make q
last effort to effect the restoration of
monarchy. .e44
BAYoNNE. March 24-The Oarlists are
throwing incendiary shells into Bilbao
reported in flames The recent engage
ment before the city has resulted in its
occupation by the besiegers OF the
Abba suburb, on the left bank Of the
Rnervion.
LONDON, March 24.-Messrs. Siemens
Erothers announce that theis new steam
ship, ;'Tihe Farody,'' wnioi was 5ui:s
specially for the purpose OF laying the
cables, will ooumouoe Gu the 10th oi
next month to take on board the cable
which is to be laid directly to the United
States. y.., .-.
MADRID. March 25-Don Jose De La
Ooncha, who succeeds Jovellar, receives
the title of Governor-General of the
Antilles. with unlimited power. He
will have supreme command over Cuba
and Porto Rico. Burriell will be made
Field Marshal.
Teiegrnphic-Amertc Matters.
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION CONVENTION
DTrsoEs MUSIC STORE DURNT-INDIAN
FIaHT--FATAL EXPLOSION HUMAN
BEINGS NoAsTED-HORRIDLR DEATH-BED
vELATIoN-BALLoTING FOR SUMMERS
UCCESSOR-WHISKEY .FRAUDs-MOCK
NAVAL BATTLE, ETC, ETC.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The funeral
OF the late Judge Dent took place this
afternoon, and was largely attended,
the President and family being among
the mourners. Tho remains were taken
to the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad,
to be transferred to st. Louis for final
interment.
Prof. Baird was before the House
Committee on Appropriations to-day
with reference to I'm appropriation of
$4,000 to carry on the work OF propa-
eating food fsbes-he being one of the
fish commissioners under the law. This
committee agreed to recommend the
amount asked for.
Gen. Ballock was again on the stand
before the Howard Court of Inquiry to-
day-his testimony relating principally
to the modus operandi Of paying bonn-
ties to colored soldiers.
BosToN, MASS. March 24.-The re-
cult of three ballotings by the Senate
and one by the House to-day does not
indicate q speedy election of United
States Senator. The total vote in the
Senate was 81 and in the House 235.
cDawes is ahead in the Senate and Hoar
in the House, but neither approached
any where near maiority. A ballot
will be taken at noon daily until a choice
is made. Probably no election of the
kind in Massachusetts was ever watched
with greater interest by the people than
the one now pending.
NEW YORK, March 24.-A Key West
despatch states that the naval armed
forces, numbering 1000 men, made o
landing yesterday under cover OF a
heavy fire from the gun.boats. Aftor
the landing and skirmish, dress
parade and review by Admiral Case
, followed. A large crowd was present.
The Juniata goes to Havana tomorrow.
The 6llibuster steamer General Sherman
has been turned over to the court
NEW York, March 24.-An evening
paper says an extensive conspiracy to
cheat the United Stetes Government
out OF the tax Oh whiskey has just been
discovered. Attention was first called
to it from the fact that there has recent.
~ been large falling off in the revenus
from spirits. This decrease, however,
was attributed to the woman's temper.
anoe movement, but the real cause is
said to be the extensive growth of new
whiskey frands. In the West, they are
carried on, it is said. by the same me-
thods as were tho New York whiskey
frauds, when the tax on whiskey was
two dollars per gallon, and they effect
the revenue quite as seriously. It ap.
pears that in defrauding the distilleries,
by alleged oonnivance of officials, puck
ages are inspected as containing less
number of crude gallons than they do
really contain, and fraud is otherwise
conducted in uuch manner as to cheat
tha Government out of $4,000, 900 per
year The frauds are said to be chiefly
carried on in Missouri, Indiann and
Wisconsin.
The steamer companies are now con-
sidering seriously the advisability Of
adopting the Southern route between
Europe and the United States, in view
OF the numerous recent disasters by the
old route.
It is estimated that between $50, 600
or $4,000 will be realized from the
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