The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-24
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MADRID, April 2J.-The Carlist Gene
raj Saballo, commanding at Quipnzooa,
has Issued proclamation deoreeing tho
punishment OF death to all persons fur
nishing food to the cities OF San Sebas-
tian, Rentera and Irun. A despatch
from Pedro Atlantic says an army of
5000 Republican troops are marching
on Vaimaseda town, twenty-five miles
from Bilbao.
Observation-Disclosures Matters.
PHILADELPHIA, April 23.-A suit in
volving $500. 900 life insurance against
the New York Mutual is pending. The
question is whether the insured was
murdered or suicided.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, April 23.-Col.
Rose, with his handful of soldiers, is
master of the situation, but affairs are
daily growing uglier.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Roohester
fred 100 guns over the veto. The re-
joioiEg is general throughout Yankee
dom.
The Philadelphia papers, except the
Press and the Examiner, approve the
veto. The Press says the President has
taken issue with a large majority of the
American people. including large ma
iority of the Republican party. The
veto is hailed with enthusiasm by the
morning journals.
In the Senate, Davis, Of West Virgi.
mia, introduced bill to reduce the tax
on State bank circulation to the same
amount as is imposed on national bank
circulation.
In the House, several resolutions and
bills were introduced and referred as to
the redistribution of S25. 100000 ma
tional bank currency. The House is
now considering bill defining the
rights of American citizens in foreign
countries.
KEY WEST, April 23.-The British
steamer Mississippi, from Liverpool for
New Orleans, is ashore off Cape Florida.
Wreokers have gone to her assistance
New ORLEANS. April 22.-Charles
Howard and Thomas Curley shot each
other to-day. Howard is dead, aud
Curley is not expected to recover.
Liberal contributions are being re-
ceived for the sufferers from the over
flow. The police juries distribute the
supplies.
New YORK, April 23.-Up to last
evening, $1,000 had been subscribed ut
the Cotton Exchange for the sufferers
by the Louisiana flood.
LITTLE Rock, April 23.-The war is
over, and Baxter's men are going home
Baltimore, April 23.-The city pa
pers approve the veto.
BosToN, April ga fifteen year old
boy recently dismissed from the reform
school, for mutilatlng children, was ar
rested for murder and terribly mutila.-
ing another child.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The Com
mittee of Ways and Means is consider
ing bill for abolishing notifies and for
bidding the arbitrary seizure of mer
chants papers. A bill relieving the
destitute from the overflow was signed.
A caucus of the friends of the Senate
finance bill met at the rooms of Senator
Morton last night, and remained in ses.
sion till after midnight. The temper Of
the meeting indicated purpose to make
straight issue with the President and
to debate the subject with extreme per
tinacity when it is reached next week.
In the Senate, Davis, of West Vir
ginia. gave notice to call up the bill CIV
ing S25, 100000 to the West and South.
Withdrawn from the surplus of tho East
and North. Louisiana was resumed.
Hamlin. after Merriman has spoken,
will move to lay the bill on the table.
Carpenter wants an hour after the other
Senators have spoken. He hoped no eff
fort would be made to choke him off,
In the House, several financial bills,
looking to redistribution of the cur
rency, were introduced. A bill remov.
ing the political disabilities OF j. NJ.
Bennett was passed. The Legislative ap-
preparation was up. An angry personal
discussion occurred between Brown. of
Kentucky, and Starkweather, of Con.
necticut. Brown complained that
Starkweather had, in speech published
in the Congressional Record. inserted an
attack on him which had not been made
publicly in the House, and had also had
printed letter written by him (Brown)
at the opening of the rebellion. and
when he was q mere youth. Ip retalia.
tion, be called attention to Stark
weather's own letter to Huntington, late
cashier of the First National Bank of
Washington, asking pecuniary aid for
his own election. He characterized
Starkweatber as one who combined tho
.insolenoe of o Dogberry with the morals
OF Pecksniff. Starkweathcr replied,
and defended himself both as t. his
speech and as to the Huntington letter.
The discussion was carried on amid
great uproar and confusion.
The despatch of the 17th, regarding
the Busteed impeachment was anthor