The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-18
The Northern Mails.

Charleston Saturday evening, after
experiencing heavy weather and o
rough sea, during which she had her
bulwarks stove and shifted cargo.
From late New York papers, we make
up the. following interesting summa-
ry of news:
+ New YORK, October IL. The steam
ship City of Washington arrived at
New York on the 18th inst, and
brought European files to the 9th
September which are mainly taken
up with the Fenian movement
The cattle plague has suddenly ex-
hibited new development in Eng
land, the disease having broken otit
among the sheep, accompanied by alb
its most fatal characteristics. n
j. n. Navarro, Consul General of
the Mexican Republic, at New York,
sends to the Herald h positive contra
diction of the story that President
Juarez had fed from his country, and
states that, at last accounts, he was
still at Ell Paso.
The North Carolina Convention had
reconsidered the Ordinance fixing the
time for the election Of Governor,
Members of Congress and the Legis-
lature, and changed it from the 9th
to the I'd November.
A discussion took place on the debt
contracted in aid of the rebellion,
which, it is thought, Will be ignored.
There was warm and earnest de-
bate on the 10th inst, in the House
of Delegates of the Episcopal Con
vention, in Philadelphia, over a reso-
luton proposing to concur with the
House of Bishopsin in accepting Bishop
Wilmer, Of Alabama, as the regular
presiding ecclesiastic Of that diocese
Bishop Wilmer was consecrated by
the Bishops of Virginia, South Caro-
lima and Georgia during the war. and
did not, therefore, on his installation
in Office, conform With the laws of the
Church North, which require that a
bishop shou1d take the oath of allie
glance to the National Government.
Compliance with other church ccre-
monies and regulations has also been
neglected in his case. Counter reso-
lutions, declaring DR.. Winners juris-
diction null and void, were offered,
but not finally disposed of, and the
discussion was continued till the ad.
]eurnment. No vote on the matter
vas reached.
Mr.. j. G. Watson, of the observa-
tory at Ann -Arhor, Michigan, an
nounccs that he discovered II new
planet on Monday, 9th inst. =.
Five wealthy farmers, charged with
being engaged in manufacturing coun-
terfelts of United States silver coin,
have been arrested near Stirling.
Canada. Dies and bogus money we're
found La the possession of the prison
ers, who, it is said, belong to a very
extensive gang.
The sentence Of Champ Ferguson,
the Tennessee guerrilla, tried some
time ago by court martial, has been
made public. He is to be hanged on
the Goth OF this month
The Washington. correspondent of
the Philadelphia Ledger writes that
Send tor Cowans Of Pennsylvania, will
unahestionably sustain the Presidents
policy Of reconstruction.
A. portion Of Gen. Sully's army, en-
route to Sioux City, passed below
Fort Rice. The Remainder we're left
at the different forts along the river.
All the Indians along the Missouri
River are reported friendly.
Sixty returned miners, from Mon
tana, bring 500, ,00Oin gold.
Maj. Gen. Howard, Of the Freed
mems Bureau, left Washington OH
the 10th inst, on hissecond and more
extended Scuthcrn tric Erig. Gen.
| Strong, Inspector General of the same
bureau, has been ordered to Texas to
| inspect the condition Of the freedmen
| there.
/ The President, on the i0tli inst,
| granted one hundred and seventy-five
pardons-an North Carolinians of the
500, 600 class
The internal revenue receipts on
the 10th inst. reached but So 10, Sl3. IA.
From the present time to the close of