The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-29
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BERnN. April The EmperorsW Will
liam closed the session bf j the Reiach-
stag, yestetday. .withra :rmsi speech OF
noganeral Importance. 4
MADRID, April 2B.-. .rumor ia cur.
rent that the Carlists have asked Mar
shal Serrano for an amnesty.
LONDON, April 28.-In the House OF
Commons, the Home Secretary intro
dnoed bill amending aud considerably
ameliorating the licensing Act. It fixes
the closing hour of public houses half
hour later at night.
NEW YORK, April 28.-There was
slight foil OF snow this morning. It is
raining now.
SHENANDOAH. Pa. April %. Tho Sc
we're wind and rain storm of Sunday wns
followed by heavy snow to-day, which
still continues. 1t is now two inches
deep.
TeleKra aOhic.-Americun Matters.
LOUISVILLE. April 27.-The striking
men on the Short Line Railroad have
returned to work. -Four trains are run
ming as usual. Business has been
apprehended.
ercises here to-day were witnessed by
the entire community and vicinity. A
beautiful statue was uuveiled-Rev. DR..
B. Nj. Palmer, of New Orleans, orator.
Alter the delivery Of u beautiful aud ap-
propriate address. nnd Just as Admiral
Semnes was about to unveil the statue,
Col. Wickersliam, our popular post.
master, who was Federal soldier dur.
ing the war, stepped forward and pre-.
sented the Admiral with a beautiful
wreath of flowers, in the shape of cir.
Gle and cross. accompanied by the fol-
lowing touching and appropriate note:
This floral Offering is rendered with
the kindly and sympathetic.g OF
surviving Federal soldiers, resident in
Mobile, who honor the brave and
heroic dead of the late war, and desire
your acceptance Of the same as au hum
BILE tribute to valor and unselfsh devo-
ton, to cause held dearer than life.
Fresh be the memory Of those under
the sod. and the dead awaiting the
Judgment day, under the one the blue,
under the other the grey"
Admiral Semmes accepted the floral
otering in neat and appropriate I'D
dress. At the completion, the statue
was unveiled amid peals OF artillery
from guns kindly loaned by the Fede
rails Tor the purpose. Another pleasant
incident OF the occasion was the follow
ing touching and acceptable Offering:
april II. lS74.-From the officers
OF the United States army, stationed at
Mount Vernon Barracks, Ala, to the
mobile cadets. as a mark OF respect to
their gallant dead, and in recognition
OF their manly and generous action in
contribating to the decoration of graves
III the National Cemetery ut Mobile,
Ala, on the 30th of June, 1879"
Everything passed off delightfully."-, all
the military. fire companies and socie-
ties participating.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-Mr. Lamar
delivered very touching and eloquent
eulogy on Sumner ia the House to- div.
closing with these sentences: The
North, exaltant in her triumph aud
elated by success, still cherishes, ns we
are assured, heart full Of magnanimous
emotions toward her disarmed and dis.
comfited antagonists, aud yet, us if
under some mysterious spell, her words
and acts are the words and acts Of sns
plcion and distrust" "Woull that the
spirit of the illustrious dead whom W..
lament to-day, could speak from the
grave to both parties to this deploral,le
discord, in tones which should reach!
each heart throughout this broad terra.
tory" MY countrymen, know one an
other, and you will love ono another. y
WASHINGTON. April 2S-The follow
ing despatch was received here to-day:
LITTLE Rock. ARK, April 2t.-Yo u.
s. Grant, President: On the 18th duy OF
this month, as Governor of this State, 1
telegraphed you there was nn armed in.
surreotion against the legal government
OF this State, and made O reauisition
upon you for aid 10 suppress it, aud to
prevent domestic violence. 1 huve just
now been advised that you have never
received the requisition. 1 now take
occasion to say that an armed insnriec-
tion exists in this State. against the
lawfully constituted authority thereof;
and as the Legislature cannot meet until
the 11th day Of May, call upon you for
aid to protect the Stute against domestic
violence. T.. BAXTER,
Governor of Arkansas,
A similar call had previously been re-
ceived from Brooks, olniming to be Go
vernon. and two attorneys in his behalf
reached here yesterday, to urge com.
pliance with the call. Two ATTORNEYS.
despatched by Baxter, will soon arriye