The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-11-08
American Intel,ipencc.


American Intelligence.
San Francisco, November 5.-The
| steamship Moses Taylor arrived from
Honolulu, reporting terrific gales and
rains in San Salvador.
WASHINGTON, November 5.-Robeson,
Forney and the President wero in con.
ference to-day. The visit resulted in an
order to retake the census of Philadel-
ph1a, aud had no bearing on the English
Mission or Postmaster General.
New YORK, November 6.-The 71i-
bune'S special London says: ''Your cor
respondent with Garibaldi at Dole writes
November l, our position becomes daily
less tenable. Garibaldi's forces increase
slowly"
The Worlds special from Versailles
says the only point of the armistice un-
settled is the French demand that ammu-
milton be allowed to enter the city,
which is refused by Bismarck.
RICHMOND, Va, November G.-Last
night, the jury in the case of johnson
II. Sands, implicated with ex-Mayor
Cahoon in the Hanstein fraud, sent him
to the penitentiary for five years. Sands
WAS m ex-Confederate captain, and COM
manded battery of artillery until the
war ended.
SELMA, November 5-This evening, a
quarrel, pending all day between jack
Baxter. (white,) and Alf Granger, (ne-
gro,) both brick-masons, cultimated in
the latter being shot and killed. Baxter
surrendered to Marshal Waite, from
whom he was taken by an improvised
mob OF negroes. beaten and stripped,
and dragged through the streets, being
left for dead. Through the influence Of
Gen. Pettus and others, the whites. who
gathered around on hearing of the affair,
were restrained from attacking the ne-
groes. A strong posse, under Gen.
Pettus, was summoned by the sheriff. by
whom the body of Baxter was taken
from the negroes, and the mob dispersed
without violence. The city is quiet to-
night. Court is in session, and the
rioters will be arrested and punished
according to law.
WASHINGTON, November 7.-Baron
Gerolt. the North German Minister here,
has advices that negotiations for m
armlstlce have been broken of. The
press dispatches, that Thiers had been
recalled to Paris, are thus officially con-
tirmed, and the continuance of the war
is certain.
Two artillery companies left Fort
Trumbul, Saturday, for New York.
$40. 600 counterfeit United States
bond was passed upon the California
Bank. The counterfeiter escaped with
the proceeds.
The Germans occupy Nints. The
bombardment OF Neuf Breissach and
Fort Mortier continues. A sortie of the
garrison was repulsed.
Dispatches represent Gariballi's posi-
ton as critical. A despatch from Dale
reports his capture.
Rochefort has resigned his position on
the Committe of Defence The Paris
Government meets at minister's houses,
instead of at the Hotel de Vile.
Wurtemburg Baden, and Hesse Darn
stadt have agreed to enter the North
German Confederation. Bavaria de-
mands separate treaty, with military
and diplomatic sovereignty. The forti-
hcations around Paris have now 1900
guns in position.
Mondays London morning papers de-
plore the fatuity of Paris in declining
preliminary overtnres to peace. Ad-
vices from Versailles, Sunday evening,
report everything quiet. No fighting
for several days.
Fort Mortielr, at New Bressach, ca
pitulated Sunday night. A fire within
VIZ ASAo AShuSACu tuC pldCG
The capitulation involves only 225 pri-
soners and five guns.
Prussia concurs with Russia, in desir-
ing revision of the treaty of 1856.
An editorial in this mornings London
Times says the armistice turned upon
the question of ingress and egress at
Paris. Thiers insisting and Bismarck
refusing. The Belgans petitioning the
Government to exclude Bonapartist
agents.
CHARLESTON, November S.-Arrivc.l-
steamships Empire, Philadelphia; Geor-
gia, New York.
SELMA, ALA, November Tho city
remains quiet. No further disturbance
of serious character since Saturday
last The prudent and prompt action
of the white citizens, under instructions
from the Sheriff of the County and the
Mayor of the city, has thus far had the
desired effect.
WAsHINaToN, November 7.--The
steamer Nipsic took force of marines
to Norfolk for the preservation of order
tomorrow.
New YonK, November ia special
despatch from Versailles, this morning,
states that Thiers is stilI ot tho Prnoo;am