The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-10-02

the question naturally arises, why the
fall labors' of the Executive of the ma
tion should be increased by the consi-
deration OF the local politics of Texas or
OF any other State, and why this should
be done by military officer, who is po-
pularly supposed to be employed for
very different purposes from the ad-
vancement or hindrance of political par
ties or cliques?"
PRoMrE OF CUBAN INDEPENDENCE BY
THE SPANISH GovERNbiENT.- The Wash
ington correspondent of the New York
Journal Of Commerce says:
The despatch from Gen. Sickles which
was read in the Cabinet meeting of Fri
day last stated that Spain requests the
United States not to press the negotia-
tlons to an ultimatum ut present. Gen.
Sickles was verbally informed that the
Government of the Regent is willing to
ooncede the independence of Cuba upon
terms which will be satisfactory both to
Cuba and the United States, but that to
do this at present would be inconsistent
with Spanish honor. Spain does not
decline the mediation of the United
States, or reject the propositions of our
Government. but still holds them, pre-
senting meanwhile the foregoing request,
and will probably hold them till settle
ment of the question is reached Ac-
cording to General Sickles, the present
rulers OF Spain have been willing all
along to free Cuba, but have not yet
agreed upon the terms. The Spanish
mind is now excited by newspaper re-
ports of American influence, and by in
hammatory comments thereon, the effect
Of which must be allowed to wear off to
some extent before the time will be fa-
vorable for making the bargain. The
impression among the heads of our Go
vernment is that Cuban Independence is
only question Of time, and that time
very short one. The Cabinet will con-
slider the question again on Friday
JAS. GORDON BENNETT. A special to
the Boston Times snys: cit is said that
James Gordon Bennett has but O short
time to live. At his last visit to the Of
dce of the Herald. two weeks ago, he was
unable to ascend the stairs without as
sistance. The vigorous cast of oounte-
nance which It was his pride to maintain
Is fading away, and to outward appear.
ance, he. is rapidly sinking into the
graye." rg..>
h0 01CCGlOu Ou SuLuIQaY, CQ6
25th ult., resulted in the success of the
entire conservative ticket. XII. Norris.
conservative, for Mayor, received 2,22S
majority in a total vote ofs4.2d. All
the wards were carried by the conserva-
tives. The colored voters, for the first
time. voted in large numbers for the con-
servative ticket.
A Texas editor goes for q contempo.
ry thus: "The miserable, cowardly.
white-livered wretch who has sent us
an anonymous note, making charges
which we know to be as false as the
gangrened heart from which they ema.
mated, if he will uncover his hyena coun-
tenance to US, we will spit upon it for
him."
The body of young man named Cole,
who died of consumption, has been dug
up at Jay Hill, Maine, and the heart cut
ont and burned, to crafty the supersti-
tion of his family, who believed that
thereby the life of q brother of his, sick
with the same great scourge, might be
saved. &c
A little school girl waa playing on the
rallroad track, near Newark, yesterday,
hurried to get off the track, but stuck
her foot carelessly under the rail, in her
haste, and could not extricate it. She
was thus held on the track until the train
reached and crushed her.
The. extraordinary rush of immi
grants to this country during the three
months ending June 80, of the present
year. is worth noting. The total number
was 1865, 9s7-being very large increase
over the same period in previous years.
The class Of immigrants, too, is unusu.
ally good.
A little girl, daughter of Mr.. August
Graeser, living at Eight Mile Creek, near
Cincinnati, Ohio. fell into the creek, and
her brother, twelve years old, jumping
into the water to rescue her, they were
both drowned before assistance could be
rendered.
Mississippi presents strange political
condition. Gen. Alcorn, q native of the
Gfoka