The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-30

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Trident, Providence.
New ORLEANS, July 29.-There
were five deaths from yellow fever,
and seventeen from cholera, last
week.
SAVANNAH, July 29.-The first bale
of new cotton was received to-day by
F. w. Sims & Co., from Florida; the
grade is very inferior.
A man named Oleman attempted to
murder Amzi Neely, formerly resi-
dent of Columbia, an old citizen, this
evening. Mr.. Nicely received a severe
wound in the neck, but he is thought
to be out of danger. The cause of
the dispute, rent.
RICHMOND, July 29.-Gov. Pier
pont was, this morning, assaulted, at
the Executive mansion, by a Mrs.
Drisscoll, who was Immediately ar
rested by the police. The assault
was made because the Governor had
pardoned man convicted of killing
her son. The Governor was not in
jured.
New ORLEANS, July 29.-Browns-
vile advices of the 26th state that
advices from San Luis, of the 10Th,
assert that Viduari was shot in st. Do
mingo square, in the city of Mexico.
Diaz refused an interview with him,
or the privilege of seeing his son.
Marquese was levying pristamas in
the capital until the very hour before
he left. The Liberal Government
has decided that all Imperial projects
will be punished by six years exile
and secretaries two years. General
Juan Alvorez died ut Iguela, in the
latter part of April. Escobedo made
the following address to the subaltern
officers of the Imperial army before
releasing them: "The supreme Co.
vernment might dispose of the lives
of those who, forgetting they were
Mexicans, fought for foreigner ele-
waited to power by the invader, but
the Government, always magnani-
nous, forgives those who, until now,
have been enemies of their country,
because it expects that their future
conduct will correspond with the cle-
mency used towards the misled sons
of Mexico. You are ut liberty, and
you may ask your passports for any
point where you choose to reside"
One prisoner, captured at Quere-
taro, since his liberation, writes from
Morelia, that he has received good
treatment from the officers of the
Liberal army. Corona, writing from
the capital, says. all the garrison,
with all its chiefs and officers, except
Marquese, are in our power. OLA
ron and Labou are prisoners. Lovar.
Urbano, Lopez, Portillo, Elgnero,
Leocunga and the Regent Solas sur
rendered themselves. These prison
ers said that several prisoners in the
capital are to be punished by death.
The following particulars of tho
occupation of the capital is from La
Peenza, of Guadalajara: Atday-break,
on the 21st, the parapets of the enc
my were perceived to be abandoned.
Shortly after the announcement was
telegraphed, all the Notifications also
were abandoned, and an order to ad-
vance into the city was given. Every
where was found trains, ammunition
and baggage of the enemy's, arms
were scattered along the road and
streets, and the entire garrison de-
serted, the men retiring to their
homes. Lobera was the only one
who presented himself, saying he had
remained to insure good order and to
deliver up the position, and to place
himself at the disposal of the be-
siegers rs prisoner of war.
The Montgomery Advertiser, of
Sunday, says his Excellency Govl
Patton has returned from his financia.
visit to New York. He succeeded in
his financial arrangements so rs to
preserve the credit of the State un-
impaired.