The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-02
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bhashss 81 nBaG sslsests, Island, ut
Niagara Falls. fell off the scaffold and
was carried by the current near the
edge Of the falls. when he caught in
rock, where he is still hanging. Great
excitement prevails in the vicinity
CHICAGO, June 1.-The Times pub.
lishes several columns OF crop reports
from various points throughout the
States Of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Indiana, Missouri, Minnesots and
Kansas, from which it appears that on
an average acrenge the wheat scwn is
much in excess OF that OF last year,
and that the yield promises to be quite
up to the average. The average
amount OF land has been seeded uud
crops will be large.
WASHINGTON. June 1.-The Honse
passed, under suspension of the
rules, bill to amend customs and
internal revenue laws. Among it's pro.
visions is one that the time limited for
redemption Of direct lands held by the
United States, under the several Acts
levying direct taxes. is extended for a
period of Que year from June s. 1874.
and another giving drawback ON
exported tobacco equal to tho amount
OF duties which had been paid on i'm
ported licorice entering into it's maui
factnre. A section taxing all sales Of
stocks, bonds. gold, &c.. one-twentieth
Of one per cent. was afterwards incor-
pofated in it. A proposition to revive
the income tax was defeated. A mo.
tiOn OF Butler, Of Massachusetts, to
Civil Rights Bill to tue Judiciary Com
mittee, with leave to report ut auy
time, was defeated by dilatory mo-
tions. Butler has the right to report
civil rights bill ut any t,mo, and can
report the Senate bill as an oriyiuai
| measure.
The Seuate, III executive session,
to-day, referred the nominations Of
Bristow aud Richardson to the Finance
and Judiciary Committees, respect
lively, and confirmed the nomination
uf Walter II. johnson ns Postmaster ut
Columbus. Georgia. Gordon intro
duoed a bill for the relief of the suv-
ings department of the Eagle aud
Ph@oix Manufacturing Company. of
Columbus, Georgr.; referred to the
Claims COMMITTEES. The Senate passed
bill making appropriation for the
Military Academy At West Point. The
Indian appropriation bill was taken
up, and will be finished tomorrow
A resolution instructing the Com mittee
on transportation to inquire whether
any legislation is required to regulate
commerce passing from one State to
another. across naviguble streams, and
to report by bill or otherwise, was
agreed to.
The President sent the following
nominations to the Senate to.day: b.
F.. Bristow, of Kentucky. to be Secre-
tary of the Treasury; Wm. A Richard
son, Judge of Court of Claims; Peter
Negley, Assistant Treasurer at Buiti-
more.
The Attorney General has decided
that the time Ut which importation Of
goods is accomplished is not when
they are entered :or consumption, but
when they are brought into port of
the United States, with the intent to
be there discharged; and that an Act
of Congress increasing in general terms
the duties when imported does not
apply to goods then i'll warehouse.
The President will leave this city
tonight for New York. whittier he
goes to lay the cornerstone of the
Museum of Natural History in the
Central Park, New York.
The debt statement, issued to-day,
shows q reduction, during May, of
s.. .456. .839. Cash in the treasury-
coin SSl. .959,379; currency SIl,l77,-
7O3; special deposits. held for redemp.
ton OF certificates nf deposit. $685.
O5O.OOO.
New YORK, June 1.-The Governor
hos appointed Abraham Lansing Stuto
Treasurer. cice p. Raines, incupaci.
tated.
The hoa-cur,icrs. by order OF the
Laborers' United Benevolent Society,
struck to-day for higher wages. This
strike prevents brick-layers and ma
sons !.om working, and is likely to
CAUSE much distress.
Rochefort has engaged the Academy
Of Music for the delivery of his lecture,
on Friday. for tho benefit of political
prisoners in New Caledonia. The sub
ject is "The French Situation"
The bark Crimea wnterloggod and
was abandoned. She was fallen in
with May 3. by bark. Tho chief
cargo Of the Crimoa was Southern
timber, which was adrift aud fast
smashing her hull to pieces. She was