The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-10-06
American IntelllGcnce.
NOON DISPATCHES.

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NOON DISPATCHES.
EXTENSIVE FIRES TEXAS ELECTIONS
SALT LAKE TRANQUIL-POLIrICAL CON
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MATTERS s-RUsS1AS
MINISTER TO DE RECALLED, &C., SCI
CITY OF MEXIoo, September 3, pia
HAVANA, October 4--Elections have
been completed, and Junrcz has Il maio-
rity of eighteen in Congress-. His elec-
ton Is, therefore. certain, and Congress
hab nothing to do but go through the
form Of choice between the rival can
dldates. It is believed there would be
no important revolutionary movements
following this result. Confidence has
been restored in nearly all pnrts Of the
republic. ~
WASHINGTON. October 1.-THE plat
form submitted by the Committee on
RESOLUTIONS arraigns the National Admi-
nistrntlon as false to its pledges md con
stltntlonal obligations in prolonging dis
senslons and refusing amnesty to sub
missive citizens, squandering Iunds. etc
and in taking shields (?) fatal to Re-
publican Constitution. Tt recognizes
the emancipation of the freedmen of the
South, and their acknowledgements and
perfect equality before the law as Nh in
evltable sequence of the civil wnr.
MILWAUKEE, October "A special to
the Ne'oss, from Green Bay, says fires in
the woods between there and Michigan
have extended across Fox River, aud
covers strip of thirty miles in Surrance
and Oconta Counties The large luln-
bering towns Of Mnriette and Pishtcco
are Threatened with destruction. Fires
nre now raging over 800 square miles Of
territory. About 100 families nre burned
out OF house and home. Farm build
1ngs, bridges and fences have been swept
away, nad thousands of square miles of
valuable pine furests DESTROYED. The
entire population is fighting fire without
success. All supplies Of food for man
and beast have been DESTROYED, and
starvation during the coming winter
stares them in the face
ROCHESTER,. October 4-After recess
the convention organized permanently
by adopting the report of the CONF mmittee
making Olarkson N. Potter President Of
the convention.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, October 5.-Thc
Democratic State Convention, yester
day, nominated s. S. Huys for Congress.
man at lnrge.
SALT LAKE, October 5.-There is no
excitement here. Brigham Young is
still at his residence, but promises to
submit to trial. He says nothing as to
what he will do if convicted.
JEFFERSON, TEXAS, October 4.-The
election Is progressing quietly. Probably
!,2OO votes have been cnst hero yestcr-
day md Today. Tho people generally
arc voting. Nothing definite until the
election closes tomorrow.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, October 3.-Jerry
xyl,
eleven years, for murder in 1857. died
in jail to-day. He had been ali That
time under sentence Of death with the
warrant unsigned.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON. October 5.-This Go.
vernment having asked Russia to recall
Catecazy, the Czar has requested that he
be tolerated until the viait Of the Grand
Duke Alexis is over. The President ac-
oeded to this, wishing to show friend
ship to the Duke and his Imperial father.
Catecazy has been informed by the Sec
retary, that il, when the visit is over, he
shall not be recalled, his passports will
be sent to him; and further, that the
PRESIDENT will not receive him, unless &C.
companied by the Duke; nor will he at
any time hold conversation with him.
The PRESIDENT put tho request of recall
on The ground that Catecazy's conduct,
Official and personal, has been such ns
materially to impair his usefulness to his
own Government, and to render inter
course with him for either business or
social purposes, highly disagreeable.
PrObabilities-Rising barometar md
clearing weather, with North westerly
winds, will probably prevail on Fridav
throughout the Mississippi Valley: East.
erly winds, with rain, will continue on
the South Atlantic const, with low baro
meter on the lower lakes, which will
probably continue to move Eastward,
with Sontherly winds, and possibly rnin
from Virginia to Massachusetts, on Fri
day morning; light local rains will very