The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-09-23
American ATnirs.

New YORK, September 21.-The La
Fayette sailed with number Of passen.
gers. The alleged French volunteers
arrested from her were discharged, but
too late to take passage.
WASHINGTON, September 22.-There
is great excitement here about the new
Minister to st. james. Ben. Wade, of
Ohio, is the most prominent candidate
in this movement.
WASHINGTON. ,..Septcmbcr22. 2.-Customs
receipts for the week ending 18th inst,
81, 100000
The census shows the population of
tho District Of Columbia to be l3I. .SS3:
Washington City 100, 1888.
BosToN, September 22.-Dunham and
Thayer, publishers of the Times, of this
city, have been sued in the Superior
Court for libel, by j. w. Simoyton, of
Lhe Associated Press. The matter com
plnined of consists of q series of articles
which the plaintiff AYERS reflected on his
personal integrity in the administration
of the affairs of the Associated Press.
Simonton's friends claim that their ar.
ticles were unprovoked, and SO clearly
malicious MS to leave him no other re-
course than to force the assailants to face
their own charges in court. Real estate
of the defendants, to the amount of
$40, 600, has been attached to abide the
result Of the suit.
NEW YORK, September 22.-A special
London telegram says the German mill
tarry authorities demand Alsace, Lo-
raine. Metz, Tours and Verdun, for
Prussia; French Flanders, for Belgium !;
Savoy, for Switzerland; Nice and Cor
sica, for Italy. They will not submit in
any way to interference on the part of
ncutrals.
New YORK. September 22.--The
agents of the Bremen line yesterday
afternoon received n cablo telegram from
Bremen directing tho steamers Herman
and Frankfort, to get ready for sea with
out delay. It is expected that the Brc-
men will sail Saturday next.
RICHMOND, September 22.-The Ro-
publican Convention was presided over
to-day by Stonewall Jackson's ex-chief
quartermnster. Resolutions wero adopt
ed affirming that Congress and Grant
have redeemed their promises to the
people, rs the reduction of the public
debt and general prosperity shows; that
the true Republicans of Virginia have
affiliated with the Democrats, and th ere
can be only two parties, Democratic and
Republican, in the State; expressing SYM
pathy for nations struggling for liborty
that the Acts of the Legislature have
shown that the faults of the new State
Constitution cannot be realized without
Republican ascendancy; asking Con-
gress to give effect to the homestead ex-
emption of the Virginia Constitution by
amending the bankrupt law; and finally
asking Congress to pay all loyal South
crn men for property taken during, and
services rendered to, the war.
\ plan for the Congressional campaign
was adopted. Tho Republican Con
gressional Nominating Convention for
the First District, yesterday, nominated
DIR. Norton, colored, for Congress. The
white members of the Convention then
withdrew, and nominated Dr. W. Doug
las, white. The contending parties
agreed to-day to submit the difference
to the National Executive Committee
for arbitration.
MEMPHIS, September 22.-The Edn-
burg, from Cincinnati for New Orleans,
was snagged at Island 40. The pas
sengers were saved.
NEW ORLEANS, September 22.-Yellow
fever deaths to-day are as follows Ame-
ricans, 8; Italians, I Frenchmen, 2 !;
Germans 9 Viroininns