The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-19

less Congress does something in this
direction before Monday next. the con.
ditiop of the overaowed districts will
be far worse during the summer and
fall, in consequence Of the total loss of
crops, than at present. The commit
tee waited upon the President this
morning and thanked him, in behalf
of the whole people of the State of
Louisiana, for his prompt action in
sending relief to the suffering inhabi.
tants of the overAowed portion of the
State.
In the Senate. there was long
wrapgle over the salaries as fixed by
the moiety bill. Carpenter said the
bill, from beginning to end, was in the
interest of smugglers. Finally the re-
port was concurred in. and the moiety
bill goes to the President. The South.
ern claims bill passed, including Gen.
Bailey, who was excluded on account
OF selling cotton TO tbs Confederases.
The District bill passed the Senate
and goes to the President. It pro
vides temporary government of three
commissioners, appointed by the Pre-
sident and confirmed by the Senate,
who shall conduct the government
until Congress shall devise better
means. Pease's bill for the election of
members Of Congress from Mississippi
for the forty-fourth Congress passed.
VIM. G. Jones, of Alabama, had his
political disabilities removed; also,
Thomas Claiborne, OF Tennessee. An
amendment. proposed by the Commit
tee on Claims, to strike out the appro-
priation to pay the claim of Bailey,
was rejected, by yeas FL to nays 33.
The next amendment of the commit
tee. to strike out the appropriation to
pay Letitia Elsey and Maria H. Tur
pin, each So, 1858. WAS agreed to. The
amendment referring the case of
Whitty NJ. Sasseo to the extent of the
interest therein of Letitia Elsey and
Maria 81. Turpin, and the case OF J ohm
Campbell. administrator of the estate
OF Stephen s. Springer, deceased, to
the Southern CLAIMS Commission, for
re.examination and report, was agreed
to. The bill was then read @ third
time and passed.
In the House. the general appropri.
alton bill passed. The bill appointing
a commission to make AN equitable
settlement between the Choctaw US and
Chickasaws and their negro slaves
passed. The business before the
House to-day was of miscellaneous
character. All sorts OF motions we're
made under motions to suspend the
rules. few Of which wore Carried.
Pending proposition to 20 to the
Speakers table, without giving any
advantage to the Civil Rights Bill, the
House, tired Of the multlfarious pro-
jects. voted by yeas and nays 10 nd
journ, md did adjourn as early as 3 20.
Prohabilities-For New England,
the Middle States and the lower lake
region, generally clear weather, Ncrth.
west aud Southwest winds, except
near Lake Erie, stationary or rising
temperature and rising barometer.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States.
light rains near the coast, South. cas-,
to Southwest winds, with slight
changes in temperature or pressure.
WILMINoToN. N. c., June lS.-Colo.
mel s. L. Fremont, Chief Engineer and
General Superintendent of the Caro-.
lima Central Railway. telegraphs to.
day. from the scene of the recent dis.
aster, the following explanation: "The
cause OF the accident is the most ter
ritic rain storm ever krown her. Six
inches Of rain is said to hava fallen in
about three or four hours. The cul.
vert was In good order, and, so fur as
I can see, ie 80 now. The rain fell in
such torrents that it choked the cul
vert. and the water apparently rose sc
high that it soaked through the bank
and finally broke it. All this work ol
construction was done in 1860 or 1861,
and the bank is hard and solid ali
about the culvert, and stood perhaps Il
thousand rains before. AS the rails
were not carried away with the bank
but remained suspended, with the
cross ties hanging in their place, and
the break in the bunk not being Longer
than the engine aud tender, the engi
neer saw nothing wrong before he was
upon it. Bosidca this, it is at the end
OF cut and curve, that prevented il
from being seen until within 200 feet. ;
Calvin, the engineer, died OF his
wounds. and his remains reached here
this AFTERNOON. The balance of the
wounded are reported better, with
strong hopes of ultimate recovery.
New YORK, June I8.-Early this
morning, crowd of roughs attempted
to rescue a prisoner from Officer Gill
gan, when the latter shot Andrew
White, one of the crowd, in the back,
fatally wounding him.