The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-07

Foreixn Affairs.

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ToreiKn AMAlrs.
LONDON, June 6. Jan. Rudolph Thor
beck. the eminent statesman and minis.
tel, OF Poland. is dead.
RohR, June 6.-There has been q
great inundation OF the River Po, near
Terra, causing widespread dssolation
and terrible suffering: immense tracts
OF country are under water, and 4O, ,OOO
people are houseless.
American Matters.
LERsBURd, VA, June IA desperate
affeay occurred yesterday evening be-
tween two of our best citizsns. fnue of
them very wealthy on Heaters Island,
in the Potomac River, just below the
Point OF Books, Maryland. It seems
that Mr.. Richard Heater and his brother
In law, MIR. Apple. were in/ their corn
field, and got lnto quarrel. aud fioaily
q fight, whereupon they each nsed their
knives freely-Heater killing Apple, aud
Apple wounding Heater mortalIy. The
latter is now Unconscious. aud the doc
tor pronounoes him beyond the hope of
recovery. They we're both terribly
hacked to pieces. The parties were
alone, 80 that auy evidence, il, per.
chance, it shall be required, must be cir
oumstautial.
SAN FRANCISCO, June Returns
from Oregon Indicate q Republican suc
cess.
NEW ORLEANs. June 6.-Oommittees
OF the Liberal Republicans and Demo
Gratis have reported. Each maintains a
separate organization, and appoints a
committee to agree upon common
ticket, aud Hx the basis of cooperation
between the two parties-the ticket and
basis OF cooperation to be subject to ap-
proval BY either Convention. These
com uittees meet to-day.
PHILADELPHIA, June 6 .-Pennsylvania
will vote for Wilson. Wilson's friends
are sanguine OF success on the second
ballot. Il is stated that Colfsx has
written letter., ordering the withdrawal
OF his nsme, under certain circumstances
The Platform Committee was in session
till dawn this morning. The oolored
part OF the Virginia delegation have
kicked in the traces and resolved to 20
for Onifax. The Gentle delegation
from Utah was admitted. Tue Conven-
tion IL denseIy packed. Every Sts.e
and Territory is represented. The
States will be called alphabetically upon
all questions. The platform will be dis
posed OF before the nominations The
roll shall be called in nominations: when
majority is reached for any candidate,
: the Question OF nnanimity shall be nut.
when the chairmen OF delegations shall
state the,vOte for each candidate or pro-
position. The five minutes rnle has
been adopted. Resolutions are referred
to the Committee on Resolutions with
ont reading, but resolutions from the
Union League were ordered tu be read,
by vote OF the Convention. The Ma.
tlonal Committee consists: Alabama,
Spencer; Arkansas. Clayton; Florida.
Gleason; Georgia. Fauning; K.ntncky,
Goodloe; Louisiana, Oasaanault: Mary
land. Fulton; Mississippi. Freuoii; S,uth
Carolina, Moves; Tennersee, Mayuard:
Virginia, Wells; West Virginia, Oress-
we'll. The laborers on the gas works
having struck. it is probable that the
Convention may have to close its iabors
in darkness. The proceedings. while
waiting for the report OF the Platform
COMMITTEES. we're somewhat incoherent.
Blacks and whites contended for. the
rostrnm. Ultraism aud Grant provoked
equal applause. The rules were sus
pended. and Grant was nominated. A
shifting scene disclosed Grants picture.
The fsrce provoked much u.,,.e.
PHILADELPHIA. June 6-Evening.
,Ihe vote FOR Grant waa unanimous. In
casting the votes of the delegations, each
chairman made little speech, whloh
was received with great good humor
The following is not among the most ex-
travagaut: Popham, OF Virginia, paid
her Republican people. marching for
ward under her banner-"Sic Semper
1yrannus" next autumn, to
put her armed hsel upon the head of the
Demooratio party. The gods arc Just,
and Virginia must and will by redeemed.
After the hurley-burley had subsIled, a
motion was made to suspend the rules.
and nominate q Vice. Prea,d-nt, which
was carried. Pennsylvania nominated
Wilson; Massachusetts, seconded the no.
mination. Indiana nominated Oolfax;
Michigan seconded the nom,nat,or Z I;
Mississippi also seconded the nomina.
tion; Lynch, oolored, saying it ssemed
to him ''as if the spirit of Lincoln is
here; and he remembered what that pa
triot said on one occasion, when he said
It was not safe time to swap horses. ("
The proceedings were here interrupted
by the entrance OF the platform com