The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-28
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Alexis ie the, only member of the i'm.
perial family who accompanies the Gear
to England. nib - sy6ii, 20
Yielding Lesseps to the commission is
confirmed. az
The steamer Sile sia. aground at the
Elbe, foated.
PANAMA, April 27.-The circumstance
OF the Decentralization OF United States
forces during tho revolutions in Panama
is giving rise to considerable discussion
at Bagota, as an offence to the national
dignity of the United States. Gold 7
Per cent. premium in conseq1ence-the
Panama Railroad Company requiring all
settlements for freights to be paid in
that coin.
LONDON, April 27.-A whiskey cru
sade was inaugurated in Manchester to-.
day, Several signatures to the pledge
were obtained.
TeleErn npi,ic-A mertcmn Matters.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The Secreta-
ry of Wars communication to the
House to-day says no commiseary
stores can be spared from military sta
tions on the lower Mississippi. After q
verbal conference between the President
and the Secretary OF War. the Commits.
sary General was directed to prepare
5000 rations Of meat, -four and beans.
These rations will feed 20, 900 for twenty
days. The Secretary Of War asks
$50, 900 for these rations from Congress.
The details from the food of the Missis.
sippi show the situation to he appalling.
Ninety.three of the richest cotton-pro-
duoing parishes are flooded. $4,000
people are needing relief from starva-
ton.
Edmunds' postal telegraph bill pro-
vidcs for a commission of citizens un.
connected with any telegraph company
or army and navy office, to inquire
about its praotioability.
The Secretary of the Treasury sent
tc the House report of the Bank Ex
amlner, Meigs, upon the condition of
the Freednen's Bank and it's branches
IN various cities North and South. The
liabilities of the institution, excluding
those OF its branches, are So, ,328, 1896;
resources $3, 12l, ,008, of which SlO6. 500
are doubtful debts. There ia disore-
pancy in tho amounts due depositors,
between the deposit books and the gene.
raj ledgers, of about $4,000; but the
Examiner thinks thas it is the result of
oarelessness in carrying the accounts for.
ward and opening different accounts.
The bylaws were amended on the lst OF
January of the present year, so as to
allow depositors only such interest .as
the profits Of the institution warranted; {;
and the Examiner says that if depositors
will exercise reasonable forbearunce
for six or twelve months under the re-
gulations. it will give the institution
time to reouperate from the misfortunes
of the past, and add largely to the safety
of depositors.
New YORK. April 25.-At q meeting
to-day of the committee appointed bY
the Chamber of Commerce to convey the
anti.inHation petition to the President.
the following report was adopted: .In
returning from their mission, the COM
mittee deem it proper to report to those
who sent them what occurred Mt tho in.
terView with the President. It is but
Just to the President to say he most
promptly accorded the committee n
hearing, and received them with the
courtesy which they had right to ex.
pect as the representatives of an intlu.
ential part of the community. Despite
e1aggerations to the contrary, free ex-
preston Of our views was permitted,
and we were favored with an expression
OF the views OF the President, as cor.
reotly published by the Associated Press
The committee desire to congratulate
those for whom they acted and the coun.
try at large, that in vetoing the currency
bill recently passed by Congress, the
President has acted in harmony with
the wiehes of all who value the good
Lame Of the country; for it would have
been lamentable thing if State corpo-
rations and individuals, when prompted
to reputation by the exigencies of ne-
cessity, could have pointed to bad ex-
amples Of the United States in justitica-
tion OF their own dishonorable course
In view Of the exceeding Importance of
this public act, We feel that the Presi-
dent is entitled to the most sincere nd
miration and gratitude for his fidelity to
the cause OF truth and justice, when be.
set by 30 many adverse Influences"
CINCINNATI, April 26.-The Chamber
OF Commerce heard J. Adger Smythe,
the commissioner from the Charleston
Is. q. Board of Trade, in behalf of the
line OF ocean steamers between that CITY
and England, and passed resolution
promising moral support to the enter
prise.
PIrTsDURo, April 2G.-The Suprem,
Lodge of the World OF the Knights of
Pythias has adopted new constitution,