The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-10-04
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ports about characterization of the Guard
Mobile, publishes stories of mutinies
among Baden regiments at Versailles,
aud shooting of German soldiers.
A correspondent ut Rome, writing on
the Oath, says: The form of the plebi-
scite adopted by the Junta leaves the
action of the Italinn Government in re-.
gard to the Pope unfettered; all parties,
even the most extreme. are desirous Of
seeing the Head of the Church hand.
somely provided for.
Emile de Giradin has published plan
for the campaign and recommending the
establishment of two vast training camps
and two armies of diversion, destined to
seriously harrass the besiegers of Paris
and Metz.
French armies are reported to have
commenced moving in the department,
fined to paper.
The Red Republican, movement at
Marseilles is gaining headway.
The steamer Vile de Paris for Havre.
which was to have sailed to-day for Eu-
rope, is detained till Monday to carry
ont military stores. She will take zoo
recruits for the French army, including
the French General Paul LeFevre.
Governors Island has been placed in
quarantine, in consequence of the exist
ence of yellow fever there. The same
disease is in the city.
WASHINGTON, October 3--Foreign
Summary.-Diplomats nt Paris will ask
twenty-four hours notice, before the
bombardment commences, to leave the
city,
The Governmennt at ST.. Petersburg,
to quiet apprehensous, announces semi
officially that the Turkish war will not
involve neutrality between Prussia and
France. Russian newspapers nre unani-
nous for settlement of the Eastern
question, and abrogation of the treaty.
Paris diplomats say Gortschakoff and
Bismarck have probably solved this
problem.
Forty-seven lives were lost by the
food at Harper's Ferry.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is
uninjured by the flood. The weather
this morning is cold but cloudy.
WASHINGTON, October 2.-Collector
Casay, of New Orleans, is here.
New YORK, October 3.-The IVoyld's
special from Ostend says the victory of
the 9th, purporting to be signed by
Gambetta, is entirely discredited.
The Duke of Nassau was killed on the
Oath while riding with King William
aud staff. from Rheims to Chalons. In
the thiokest part Of the woods suddenly
rang ont a double volley of musketry
from al ambuscade. The third carriage.
the Duke and staff, was rid.
died. An aid was killed and another
mortally wounded. The Duke died on
Sunday. The fifth carriage, containing
the King, was struck by several balls.
but nobody was hnrt. The woods were
secured, bnt nobody found.
WASHINGTON, October 3.--Internal
revenue receipts to-day, nearly $780,
Five dollar fees forpassports has been
abolished -
A. H. Young, OF Kentucky, has been
appointed Consul to st. Jago de Cuba.
The condition of telegraphs aud roads
prevent the confirmation or details of
the following:
RICHMOND, October 3.-Thc Licking.
ton Gazette painfully announces that
Gen. r. e. Lee was stricken with para
lysis on the 2Sth nit, since which time,
he has been altogether speechless The
entire community nre bowed with sor-
row at this atilction to the old hero,
which they regard us II mournfnl event
to the State.
The weather is cold with occasional
rain.
GREENWOOD, VA, October st rain.
ed very heavy again nll day yesterday
and last night. Owing to the destruc-
ton of mills and the interruption of
railroads and transportation, there is
much suffering among the poor of the
destroyed district. It is reported that
breadstnffs have advanced. Such of the
passengers here of the cutoff train as
desire it, will be transported to Char
lottesville tomorrow, and then ferried
across More's Greek and Rivnna River
to connect with tho train on the opposite
side.
RICHMOND, October 3.-The Counties,
as far rs heard from, arc fourteen. The
amount Of destruction of grain, tobacco,
barns, fences, cattle, hogs, horses and
mills, is incalculable. The number Of
mills and dams destroyed withing the
range of the food nrc about fifty. The
freshet was confined within the radins of
tho upper valley OF Virginia. The food
was so great that it carried cows and
hogs before it like so many chips of
wood.