The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-14

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Government of the United States for
its action in the matter of Che late
Fenian raids iato Canada The speech
also expresses the Queens gsatifca-
ton at the success. of the cable The
remainder Of the address IS relative
to home questions.
LIVERPOOL, August 11.ASaIes OF
cotton $1,000 bales for The week: !:
prices declined, 1sd; on the week
middhng uplands 1879. To-days
sales 10, 900 bales. Market steady.
LONDON, August l1.-Consols 87A
for money. 5-2O's closed at 681S.,
An armistice has been agreed upon
by Austria and Italy, on the basis of
the cession of Venetia to the latter.
Napoleon asked from Prussia the ex.
tension Of the frontier Of France to
the Rhine. No answer has yet been
given.
The Empress of the Mexican En-
plre has arrived in Paris, and asks
aid for Maximilian. 4
Turkey has reduced her army of
observation on the Danube, and it is
thought the Sultan approves the rule
Of Prince Charles of Hohenzollern az
Hospodar in Romano. -
The United States squadron had a
grand imperial and popular reception
Ia Russia. The Gar visited the YES
sells at Cronstadt and took the chief
officers to dinner with him. After
dinner. the Emperor toasted the pros
perity Of the United States and unin-
terrupted friendship with Russia.
LONDON, August 1.-The armis-
tice between Italy and Austria, which
expired; on Saturday last, has been
renewed for fonr weeks.
The official Berlin paper opposes
the claim OF France for the extension
of her frontier.
LIvERroo1, August 1.-THE cot
ton market closed firm. Sales to-day
1900 bales. Midaling uplands
131%d.
LONDON, August 1.-THE closing
prices today were: Cousols, for mo-
ney, S72s; United States fve-twenty
bonds 6S}S.
Napoleon demands from Prussia
the French frontier by rectifcatiofl Of
its extension to the Rhine, as it WIS
marked prior to its disturbance in
1914. The military and naval prepa-
rat1ons which are being carried on in
France induced the belief that the
Emperor will make war if his de-
mand is not complied with The
demand has caused great excitement
In Berlin. A semi-oficial journal in
Berlin recommends Prussia to recon.
struct Germany as far as possible ON
:-1e basis of the preservation of the
vital and constitutional rights of the
States which are to be annexed to her.
The Philadelphia Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, August 12.-The
great wigwam for the National Con
vention will be completed by Tues
day. 1t is the largest structure ever
built for a political gathering. A
large number of delegates have ar
rived Reverdy johnson, Montgo-
merry Blair, Stockton, of New Jersey.
Fernando Wood, Cowan, of Pennsvl-
vania, and many other distinguished
persons, have arrived. The Execu-
tive Committee have rooms at the
Continental Hotel
Inere was quite Stlr, to-day, over
a report, in the New York Herald, that
Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania,
had secretly called for 20. 600 militia,
for service during the time of the
Convention, and that trouble will
probably ensue. This is believed to
be canard. There is no reason to
suppose the Convention will be dis
turbed, Notwithstanding the mis-
chievous articles of some of the radi-
cal press. General Dix or George
Ashburne, of Massachusetts, will pre-
side
PHILADELPHIA, August 13.-Up-
wards of 600 delegates to the Con
vention have arrived. Among the
most noticeable persons are Thurlow
Weed, Dean Richmond, Secretaries
Randall and Browning, Gen. Steed-
man, Cornelius Wendell, Fernando
Wood, Vallandigham, Governors Orr,
Sharkey and Perry, A. o. P. Nichol-
son and Senator Guthrie There is
considerable excitement about the
admission of Vallandigham, Wood
and other peace Democrats. There
is no reason, however, to doubt that
all will be adjusted tonight. Fer
nando Wood will decline to go into
the Convention, if necessary to the
harmony of it. The programme is
yet unknown, but no third party will