The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-21


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FmKs-
ORION AGAIN, ETo., ETo.
MADRID. April 20.-The army in the
North hes been heavily reinforced, and
now numbers 40, 600 men, and has seve.
raj pieces Of artillery.
LONDON, Apri! 20.-The Spanish berk
Eulalia, from New Orleans for San Se-
bassian, is reported total. wreck. She
had previously discharged her cargo.
BAYoNNE, April 20.-The Oarlist Gen
eral Saballs and his staff were recently
captured by Republican troops, near
Vich, but SabalIs, with some OF his Of
hcera, subsequently escaped and crossed
the frontier into France.
LONDON, april 19.-The Herald cor
respondent at Brest sends an official re-
port OF Captain Rousseau. It substan-
TALLY confirms the kilograms from Paris.
The company gave the passengers
money for their immediate necessities.
The company throw the blnme upon the
British ship-builders, who heightened
and transformed old ships bearing i'm
perial names, which was the necessity
for the alteration. but weakened the
ships and impaired their seaworthiness.
All speak in the highest terms of the
conduct of the captain and officers.
HAVANA, April 19.--The Diario re-
oommends the farming out of the Gus.
tom houses on this island to company.
It believes Concha will accede to this
withithe greatest pleasure. The Diario
regrets the renting of custom houses
in moral view. but believes it necessary
in the interests Of economy.
MADRID, April 20-The plan of the
campaign proposed by Marshal Serrano
and Admiral Topete has been adopted.
Gen. Ooncha has disembarked 10000
troops at Santana, and the Carlists will
be attacked simultaneously at different
points.
LONDON. April 2O.-The application
Of DR.. Kenealy for new trial for Ar.
thur Orton, on the ground of want OF
jurisdiction by the conrt. and that the
verdict was not in accordance with the
evidence, has been refured thus finally
disposing OF the application.
Rraphic-Amertcan Matters.
DIR. TYNa's NEW OHURCH-AFFAIRs IN
ARKANSAs-THE SIGNAL sBRvIoR-THE
isTHMUs sURvEY-BRUTA1 MURDER
TAXPAYERS STAND NO sHOw-sUpREME
COURT DECISION, ETC.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-The Senate
select committee on transportation, at
their meeting, last week, agreed to the
report prepared by the chairman, Sena-
tor Windham. of Minnesota. The re-
port is elaborate, embracing O large
mass of statistical matter not before col
lated, and contains discussion of the
alleged defects and abuses OF the exist
ing systems OF transportation, and also
the proposed remedies in detail. The
remedies discussed are included under
four general sub divisions, namely:
First. unregulated competition between
railroads; second. direct Congressional
regulation of rates and fares; third, the
ownership and control Of one or m ore
freight railways by the General Govern
ment; and fourth, the improvement and
creation OF water routes. Each of these
subjects is fully discussed. and the con-
clusion generally is in favor of improved
water routes. Several specific recon-.
mendations are made, but these are
withheld by the committee until the re-
port shall be made-on Wednesday or
Thursday next. The committee are not
unanimous on the measures of legisla.
ton they propose with reference to rail
roads, bat are on their recommendation
as to water courses. The constitutional
questions are fully discussed. Senator
HAuuuam Will, hLCeE making Ln6 report,
fully epitomize and explain its contents
The President will not tell what he is
going to do about the currency bill.
The signal service has been doing u
good work recently in connection with
the present overflow OF the lower Mis-
sissippi, by announcing several days in
advance the approach OF each of the
three great floods that have successfully
moved from Cairo to New Orleans since
the 1st inst, sweeping away, in their
resistless course, vital portions of the
protecting leyees. Special warnings
we're autographed to the threatened
points. and ample time given for such
action by the inhabitants as their judg-
ment and knowledge of the danger
seemed to justify. The system OF re-.
ports established by the chief signal
ohoer two years ago, by which each
important city on the principal Western
rivers is notified daily Of the stage of
water at the other river towns with
which 1t has business connections. has
grown steadily in favor and popularity,
by furnishing TO all Interested parties
regular and reliable data for their guild
ance in making shipments. Sufficient
experience appears to have been already
obtained by the signal Office to justify
it IN issuing river probabilities and