The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-20

this city recently. in hope of capturing
the Gad's Hill Railroad robbers.
| HARTFORD, Conn, Maroh ia
white woman, wife of colored man,
named James Freeman. living at Farm
| ington, Drained her daughter, aged
eighteen, with an axe, this morning.
Jealodsy was the cause.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Admiral
Porter is much better. Judge Dent is
| hopelessly i'll.
The Committee on Reform in the
Civil Service propose commission of
three to arrange the details of the tariff
collections, with 5000 each and
clerk.
10 the House. the legislative appro-
Priation nauo but little progress. In
the Senate, the Committee on Pensions
reported unfavorabIy on O private bill
praying arrearages on pensions. It in
wolves several millions, and the commit
tee propose q general bill. A bill au.
thorizing the employment OF aliens as
engineers and pilots passed and goes to
the House. A bill establishing bonded
warehouses for storing and clearing rice
passed, and goes to the President. The
army appropriation bill was resumed.
Stevenson, of Kentucky, submitted an
amendment comforting upon tho Court
of Claims jurisdiction to hear and de-
termine the claims OF citizens of the
United States who rem ained loyul dur
ing the war, or who took and main
talned inviolate the oath prescribad by
the Presidents proclamation of Deccm-
ber S. 1868, Of the following character:
First, for supplies tnlen. furnished or
used by competent civil, military or
naval authority in any State Of the
Union; second, for the use and loss of
vessels or boats while employed in the
service Of the United Stutes; third, for
the uee aud occupation of real estate by
the army Of the United States; fourth,
for damage to or destruction of real or
personal Property Of any citizen, when
ever tho sumo vas destroyed By compe-
tent military authority, or as military
necessity. Ali claims now pending
before the Southern Claims Com mis-
sion, the Quartermastor. General, Com.
missary-General. Third Auditor O, tho
Treasury or any other department Of
the Government, are to be transferred
to the Court of Claims. which Court
may appoint commissioners, n OF loss tb 4 a
one for each judicial district, for the
Satisfactorily in rebellion, as we'll as
for the States of kentucky, Missouri,
Maryland and West Virginia, for the
speedy determination Of pending cases.
The Attorney General may, when he
deems it expedient, appoint q compe-
tent person in each of said judicial dis
triots, to assist the District Attorney in
protecting the interests of the Govern
ment in regard to such claims. In all
cases where judgments are for an
amount not exceeding $1,000, either
party may appeal to the Supreme Court
OF the United States. The amendment
further provides that the Southern
Claims Com mission shall be abolished.
Confirmations-Prin Postmaster at
Augusta; Mcdonald, at Charlotte, N. G.
Observation-Disclosures Stnbbs, Agent for
K,we Indians. THIS is the first abso-
lutte rejection this session; other nomi-
nations which failed we're withdrawn
Probabiiities-Fo the North west aud
upper lake region, and thsnce to the
Missouri Valley, the temperature will
rise slightly; North. westerly winds and
generally clear weather. For the lower
lakes, the Ohio Valley and Tennessee,
North westerly winds, falling tempcra-
ture and clearing weather. For the
Southern States, South westerly to
North westerly winds, shifting to South
easterly. In the Western Gulf, un-
changed temperature and partly cloudy
weather. For the Middle States, South
westerly and North-westerIy winds. fall
! ing temperature. partly cloudy and
clear weather. For New England,
South westerly winds, falling tempera.
ture aud partly cloudy aud clearing wen-
ther. The rivers will probably riso ut
Pittsburgh. below Nashville and slightly
at Davenport and Keokuk.
Tclcsrn phic-CommercI Reports.
COLUMBIA. March 13.-Cottou firm
middling AYE
New YORK, March 19-Noon. Stocks
dull Money s. Gnld ii5a. Exchange
long 4 IS; short 89. Governments Is
strong. State bonds qniet but nominal.
Cotton easier; sales 2,233 bales-up
lands 1Gl.; Orleans 1874. Futures
opened; March IS DIG; April l5 ll-1G.
10 % 50; May 1911. 1893; June 16a1,
lG7a; July l7lS, II 3 IL. Flour aud
wheat dull and declining. Corn quiet
and unchanged. Pork firm. ut lG. I2I..
Lard firm steam OTIS. FrciRhts
heavy.
7P. III. M.-Cotton-net receipts 1902
bales; gross 222G. Futures closed
steady; sales 22,7O0: Maroh I5lS; April
IS 2l.32; May lG 80. 1G14; June
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