The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-09-27

ENGLISH WoRK1NaMEN's DEMossrA-
T1oN IN FAVOR OF FRANCE. immense
popular demonstration took place in
Trafalgar Square, London, on Monday
night, in favor of the French republic
and against German aggression. Seve-
raj hundred thousands of citizens, chief
ly workingmen and trades-people, parti-
oipated. The square was illuminated
with calcium lights and thousands Of
transparencies, the latter bearing liberty
notices. The ''Star-Spangled Banner
and othor American airs and the "Mar-
seiilaise" and other French oles formed
the leading part of the musical pro-
gramme. Several speeches werc made.
a spirited address to the Republic Of
Franco was adopted, in Which it de-
clared that the monarchs of Germany
prosecute the war now against republi-
canism and not against France, and that
in SO doing they are guilty of great
crime against liberty and humanity,
against the people of Germany as well as
against the people Of France. Tho ad-
dress tells the people of France Tint the
English people have demanded. demand,
and will not cease to demand the rccog-
nition of the republic in France until
they shall have wrung compliance with
their will from n vacillating aud cowar,lly
ministry.
1t is universally admitted that no such
demonstration has ever before been seen
in London. and whatever may be said or
left unsnid by the London journals to
bclittlc and to misrepresent it, it is con
sidered by thinking men here t., he the
beginning Of political change in which
the government of Mr.. Gladstone has
| Il I,r
be swept out of power if it fails to uccept
and to assist it.
It was announced that a national asso-
citation of workingmen had been formed
in tho interests OF European peace that
an agitation in favor of arbitration in
the stead of war would he begun and
carried on throughout England, and
that demonstrations would be prepared
before tho assembling Of Parliament to
which Parliament and the Government
would bo compelled to give need.
CHOLERA AppRoACu1NG.--Thc awful
news of the approach of cholera reminds
us Of an old, insidious and unconqucrn-
bic enemy. In Havana, it is spreading
with frightful rapidity. There were
fifty-thrcc deaths in ono day and eighty
on another. The victims are taken from
all classes-from the aristocracy and the
chain equally. In the shipping
i'll the harbor, its ravages have been very
great, and letters dread lest the epidemic
make such hcadway rs to Gil the city
with mourning, and to take the popula-
tion off in countless numbers. In
France, VIC hear of the cholera among
the German troops. In South eastern
Russia, it is rapidly extending. The
Journal tie 81. Petersburg, of the 18th
inst, announces twenty-thrce cases and
ten deaths from the epidemic at Rostow,
and nino cases and four deaths Mt Kertcl.
The appearance of the disease is also
announced at Odessa, in n communion
tion dated tho 4th inst. The latest news
from Taganrog, states that from the 25th
of June to the 29th of July, 11S cases OF
the ma'ady occurred in that town, seven.
ty-fve Of which ended fatally.
VIcIssIrUDEs IN THE LIFE OF 4 WOMAN.
The Prussians have just driven the poor
Old Baroness dc Reumout from hel
chateau for the third timo. They first
forced her to fly in 1902, then again in
lSl4, and now at the age Of ninety -four
she is once more obliged to abandon hcl
home. The baroness lives few mile:
from Montmedy, at the chateau o.
Grand-Vernouil, where apartments were
prepared to receive Louis XVI during
his flight. They were never occupied
by the unfortunate monarch, who was
stopped at Vnrennes.
TIE BLACK CoDE.-Thc Williamsburg
StW disposes, in a very summary way,
of the charge that General NJ. G. Butler
advocated the passage of tho so.called
Black Code. It says that General But
Ter (thc Reform candidate for Lieutenant
Govcrnor) voted "No!" on the final read
ing of the bill. But Colonel Graham,
of Marion, (nowa u brand-new radical,
voted "Ayc!" and Judge Orr (thcn Go
vernon OF the State, now IL spick span
new rndcnD approved the law without
hesitation.
On the receipt Of tho news OF the
surrender of Louis Napoleon and his
army to the Germans, after the battle oi
Sedan, james Saxton, Sr., editor of tho
Canton (Ohio) Repository, published the
announcement in his paper III parallel
columns with that of tho surrender OF
the first Napoleon after Waterloo, taken
from the file of his own paper of Au.
gust, 1915, ffty-ive years ago. Hc was
editor then ns now.