The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-10-12
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nashont shsSoantfy have bean ORDER
ed TO hold themselves in readiness for
EimpedhtS (seryide, T The ubyeinhent
'appfehends another Fentan raid. 4 j
'R1cHafoND, October 11.-Canby issued
an order to-day postponing. till after the
admission OF the State, the appointment
Of State proxies in railroads. This order
will likely leave all the railroad organiza.
tions As they stand, at present, ill the
permanent State Government goes into
effect. H's. i =
/, Lo0Isv1ILE, October 11.-About 143
delegates have arrived, mostly from the
South. ~ -.
SAVANNAH, October 11.-Colonel John
,Screven. Democratic candidate for
Mayor, and the entire Democratic board
9 OF al Aldermen. have been elected by about
WnMrNaToN, October 1.-THE United
States revenue cutter McCulloch arrived
from Savannah yesterday. The United
States gun-boat Commodore Wilson ar
rived today, mt o'clock. She has eleven
gnns. -
The case of the Cuba was opened. this
morning, by Mr.. G.. P. Lowrcy. of New
York, who appeared, with Col. George
Davis, late Attorney General of the Con
federate States. and Judge O. p. Meors.
OF this city, for the Republic of Cuba,
by reading the commission of Commo
dore Higgins as an officer of the Cuban
navy, and also formal protest by him
against the exercise of Jurisdiction by
civil courts oyer his ship-shs being q
public ship of war, of q recognized na-
ton. After stating the character of the
vessel. Commodore Higgins solemnly
protested, In the name and for!the honor
OF Cuba, against any detention or inter
ference with his ship. The conclusion
of the protest is MS follows: "And now
having. for the dignity and honor OF the
Republic OF Cuba, made protest against
the exercise of jurisdiction over public
ships nknown among nations, and be-
ing willing and desirous to have the
truth made known to all nations and
persons, and particularly to the citizens
of the United States, I do declare that II
is untrue that the said vessel has, in any
OF her preparations, offended against
the neutrality laws of the United States
In the manner charged, or in any other
manner; and aver that the said vessel
Is now in the same condition. in every
respect, rs when she was purchased from
the Government of the United States. in
the month of June, 1869, except q few
immaterial alterations now relating TO
her character or use rs war vessel: and
except. further, that the said vessel since
the said purchase, and while out of the
limits Of the United States, and more
than twenty days after the departure
therefrom. and after we had entered n
British port, and had been there seized
by the public authorities, examined and
discharged, and had cleared therefrom,
and then, and not till then, was she sold
and delivered to the Republic Of Cuba,
and was fitted out and armed upon the
high seas. and beyond the jurisdiction of
the United States, and of all other ma
tions; that all the proceedings aforesaid,
so far from being in disregard of the
rights and dignity Of the United States,
were conducted in careful and true re-
spect therefor, and under the sanction
OF we'll established principles of public
laws. -
lSigned) EDWARD HIGGINS,
Commodore of the Cuban Navy and
commander of the Cuban Steamship
Cuba.
In order to allow the Government time
to procure witnesses, the United States
Commissioner. Rutherford, continued
the case till Saturday next, at half-past
10 o'clock.
CHARLESTON, October 11.-Arrived
yesterday Pioneer, New York
bark John Bright, Philadelphia; brig G..
V. Williams, New York. Sailed yester-
day-steamer Manhattan, New York
schooner Tropic Bird, Portland.
The New Catholic Cathedral in New
York will seat 19, 900 persons.