The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-12

Aiea'ss'PPi. Al o CLOCK. yesterday
morning. the ievee in front of Friers
Point, on the Mississippi. broke at
Maynards and Miller's. The former
crevasse is 100 yards wide and the lat
ter 80, and as the water out vide the
levee was fully five feet above the level
inside, the water poured through in an
immense volume, defying all attempts
to check It, and soou Inundated town
and surrounding country. The cre-
vasses will inundate very large and
rich section Of cotton lands. The st.
Francis River was stationary yestsr.
day, aud tho levee on the Helena or
Arkansas side still held good. About
2.O00 men are engaged in strength en-
ing it, but the river had made a cutoff
yesterday, at Council Bend. cutting off
some fourteen miles, and in conse.
quenca the river is rising below the
cutoff at the rate of one inch per
hour. Further news from Helena is
an1iously looked for.
WAsHlNaToN, May 1.-THE House
passed bill appropriatiug $4,000 for
tue improvement Of the Osteuoala
River. in Georgia. In the Senate. the
bill for tho better organization of the
Unitcd States District Courts in Lou
lslana was recommitted to the Juli-
oiary COMMITTEES.
BALTIMoRE, May 1l-Thn GI:h
1nin'enuial convocatinn of the Sisters
OF Charity of North America was in-
augnratcd yesterday, ut st. Joseph's 5
Convent, III Emmittsburg, Nd Abont
800 sisters, comprising snpc-;oreases Of
asyiums. hospitals aud otb,r institu-
tious, ut San Francisco. Boston, Hn!-
ta!o, New Orleans mud utber cities, and
representing, with but few exceptions,
every American aioc.sr, were present
at the inaugural ceremonies. Mass
was celebrated by Very Rev. Father
Guedrey. Superior OF the converts in
the United Suites. The convocation
will continue until Tuesday. May 10.
Providence. t. l., May 1.-THE
schooner Thomas Dent, from Shet-
land. reports the loss of four men.
uARR1sBURG. Pa, May ll.-The
local option repeal bill was defeated in
the House Oh tho third reading this
morning.
LITTLE Rock. May 1.-THE Brook
ties hold tho bridge at Barring Cross,
one mile the other side Of tho river.
Much shooting. but no blood. Tan.
kersIy, Speaker of the Legislature, is
refuging st. Louis-ward, whence he
will telegraph something to Federal
Colouel Rose.
Boston, May 11.-Clark Wilson, a
resident of Peabody, cut his throat to.
day. His brother Silas hung himself
three weeks agn.
WASHINGTON, Afay Ito Hon.
Elijah Barter, Lille Rock, Ark.: l re.
commend that the members Of the
General Assembly, now at Little Rock,
ADJOURN for reasonable timc-sny ten
days--to enable Brooks to cali TO the
body his supposed ndherents, So that
there may be full Legislatures Any
hasty action by a portion of The AS
sembly will not be satisfactory to the
people. Brooks friends here agree
that if this course is pursued, no oppo-
sition will be mu,le TO the meeting of
the Assembly in the State House, us
usual, and that he will 4. onco dis
miss his forces. if you will d. thu same.
l urgently request that all armed forces
Oh both sides be disbnnded, 50 that
the General Assembly may ac. free
from any military pressure or iutiu-
ence. The United States forces will
give all necessary protection to the
Legislature aud prevent, rs far as prac-
tIcuDie, all violence and disturbances q.
toe public peace. Answer.
U. s. GRANT.
10 Hon. JOSEPH BRooKs, LITTLE
RocK, ARK have suggested to MIR.
Baxter that the members OF the Gene.
raj Assembly, now in Little Rock, ud-
Jonrn for reasonable timc-Sny ten
days-to give you an opportunity to
call III those members who may not
respond to his call, SD that there may
ba full Legislatures The United
States will give all necessary protection
to the Legislature in meeting and
trausacting its business us usual, at the
Stote House, and prevent, ny far AS
practicable, all violence aud disturb.
ance Of the pxblic peace. | urgently
request that the military Of both par
ties he at once disbanded-whic.i is
the fret step towards peuccah!c set
tlemcnt. Answer. U. S. CRANE.
In the uunsc, bills were introduced
and referred by uarris, of Virginia,
changing the revenue laws, SO that i.
change of firm will not require new
License. BY Sloan-ro amoud un Act
regarding redemption of lands held by
the United States uudcr direct tax
sales. Ostcnamla River gets $40, 600.
upon n motion OF Gen. Young. Scve-
raj spec ches regarding the memorial Of
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