The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-05

Eorolgn Affairs.

MADRID, October Authorization
reached Madrid, at late hour last night.
that the fire in Esourial had been extin.
gnished. Two Of the towers and q por-
ton OF the roofing had been destroyed.
The amount of the damage is estimated
ut 5.00O, QUO reals. All valuable objects
which was thought would perish in the
oonhagraelon are reported to be safe.
American Matters.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, October 3.-An
explosion in the Hoosao Tunnel, this
morning, killed Michael Cunningham,
badly injured Stephen MCCARTHY, and
hurt several others.
NEW YORK, October 3.-John G.
Thompson has sued General Sigel for
the recovery of $4,000, for writing up
his war record. Sigel denies his indebt-
edness.
James Jugan, who arrived here yester-
day, from Sidney, Cape Breton, reports
that, on the 10th of September, the
schooner Lancaster, on which he was
passenger, fell in with an abandoned
vessel, on which we're found a skeleton.
crushed in by the falling rigging, and
five other skeletons, four of which ap-
peared to have been more recent than
the other two. Inquiry seemed to show
that all on board perished from hunger.
The bowsprit bore the name of Glana-
loor. Two deoomposed corpses we're
found in the forecastle. The captains
corpse was found in the state room: ::
making nine found altogether. The
papers found on board were to be given
to the authorities at Sydney, with view
to learning the history of the Glanaloor.
A Morristown, Tennessee. despatch
states that the wounded by the railroad
accident, near Greenville, yesterday,
numbers twenty four of whom
will probably die. The train was crowd
ed. and tho escape of the passengers
from instant death was almost miracu-
lous.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. October 4-The
Press and Herald gives the following
complete list of the injured by the rail,
road accident near Greenville, Tenn,
yesterday: s. 81. Corey, of Chattanoo-
ga, slightly injured in leg and arm; R.
r. Anderson, of London, ankle badly
injured; David Bryant. of Ramseytown,
N. O., sprained ankle; Mrs. Johnson's
two children, of Memphis, injuries not
serious; Theodore Ellis, brakeman, face;
Col. Pride. of Morristown, badly in
jured in back; Miss Pride, his daughter,
thigh broken and seriously injured; Mr..
and Mrs. Morris, four sons, two daugh-
ters and son-in-law, of Pulaski County,
Virginia, all hurt, but not seriously:
daughter of Frank Barclay, of Knox
vile, arm broken; Jim Heiskell, brakes
man, of Chattanooga, mortally injured;
Mrs. Smithson. Of Pulaski County, Vir-
ginia, seriously hurt; Alfred Hunter,
oolored. leg broken; Rev. J. r. Whee-
ler. OF johnson City, hurt in bnck and
seriously injured; Mr.. Conway, mail
agent. injured in calf of leg; Thomas
Holloway, conductor, injured in head
and both legs; T.. W. MoInturff, mail
agent. injured in small of back and
bruised; T. W. Young, badly injured in
face and legs.
WAsHrNaToN. October s.-The Ameri.
can and British Mixed Claims Commits
sion were in continuous session TO-DAY,
from IL A. nj. to p. NJ, and transacted
large amount of business. After clos.
ing the proofs in large number of cases
on the part OF claimants, and extending
the time in others. the following GASES
were disposed Of: In the claim of Chas.
Mayhew 0s. the United States, No. 157,
on motion of the United States counsel
TO dismiss. decision was rendered az
follows: 1.-The acts complained of not
having been committed between April
ID. 1861, and April 8. 1865, the memo
rial ID dismissed for want of jurisdiction"
The following claims on demurrer, by
the agent and counsel of the United
States, were disaliowed: Thomas Grant
0s. the United States, No. 211; Samuel
and Richard Roberts Ds. the United
States. No. 344; Thos. N. Crosse vs. the
United States, No. $50; Elizabeth G.
Warrenford 0s. the United States, No.
351; Thomas 81. Rollason vs. the United
States. No. 358; Robert Atkin vs. the
United States. No. Ats. The Commis-
sion then adjourned, to meet tomorrow,
nt 10 A. NJ, being an hour earlier than
heretofore, in order still further to ex-
pedite the business.
President Grant has addressed a letter
to the manufacturers Of Philadelphia, in
reply to an invitation to visit their esta-
blishments, saying he cannot at present,
but at later day, when the excitement
of the political campaign shall have
passed, he will take great pleasure in
making the visit. He closes as follows:
II feel very great interest in the success
Of the manufacturing interests of the
country and their development; looking
upon their growth as necessary to the
sOlvenoy OF the nation. by keepinp down