The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-27

EARL GRANv1LLE's NoTR. The Wash
ington correspondent Of the Baltimore
Sun telegraphs as follows to that ;cur.
nal, under date of the 23d instant:
There was an extraordinary and fulI
session of the Cabinet to-day on the Of.
tlcial despatch sent to this Government
| oy Earl Granville, through the British
Minister, on the subject Of the american
cnse as submitted to the Geneva confer
ence, and which was not received in full
tiil tins morning. though the tenor of it
nad been previously communicated
Ihis fact furnishes deniul enough to the
sensational kilograms which were sent
hence last night, purporting to give not
only the details of Granville's letter. but
Also of the reply of the Secretary Of
o.ate 10 The same-thongh it NAV be
auued mat tho Secretary has not written
Hne OF his reply, and the Cabinet to.
oay dld not decide precisely whnt the
terms OF 1t should be. The despatch of
Earl Granville is represented us bcipr
entirely friendly In spirit, and couched
IN simple statement that her Maiestv's
Government did not understand that
consequential damages were covered by
the treaty of Washington, or were TO he
submitted to the Geneva conference. It
makes no demand for modification or
withdrawal Of any part of the case. The
tenor OF the despatch certainly does not
Indicate that any belligerent feeling can
possibly grow out Of the correspondence
| While the exact tenor of the reply.
which will be made in the course Of q
week, il not known. the impression is
| general among the members of the Ad.
mnistration that this Goyernn ent will
state that it submitted q complete case
to the conference, leaving no room for
fnturc dispute to arise on any question
covered by the treaty, and that it is de-
slrous that the nrbitrators should decide
first, whether these claims como within
the definition of the treaty, and, if so,
to then decide whether they are ollowa-
bIe or not. Ii the nrl,itrators declare
that the protocol aud treaty show that it
"ns ne"cr intended to have the question
OF Indirect damages submitted, then
that portion of the American case NAV
be ruled ont. In q word, it is under
stood that this Government will tnke the
position that everything shall be left to
arbitration, and to abide by tho deci-
son, according to its plighted faith
The text OF the reply will probably be
written cut and submitted to the Cubi-
net next Tuesday, and. if approved,
m"llcd i'll time for next Wcdnestlay's
steamer.
Four MEN KILLED AND FIFTEEN
WOUNDED. An esteemed correspondent
writing from Dalton, Ga, Informs us
that on last Wednesday. tho boiler used
by the Messrs. Brooker at their saw mill.
near that place, exploded, killing four
men and wounding fifteen. The names
of the killed nre Wilson, Quillian,
Brinkly and Chastnin. Chastain was a
little boy, and was blown 100 yards
through the trees, aud was torn to pieces
by tree-top. Such sight was never
seen before. Mr.. Brinkly was thrown
| fifty yards. and was torn to pieces on n
stump. his head striking first Wilson
nnd onlllian were young mon of the
first families OF the County, and their
loss is felt by the vicinity. MIR Brooker
was in charge Of the mill, and says he
was waiting for steam to saw nn oak log
when the explosion took place. Strange
to say, the engineer was not killed. The
boiler was thrown 100 yards through the
woods, tearing down large trees in it's
flight The lumber yard looked like u
s!auShter-pen. for the blocd aud limbs of
'uci "Ctc SCuttcTcu over the WnU!C place.
Nothing remains Of tho mill but the
saw. tho engine being thrown in every
direction for three miles, rs some parts
Of The engine were picked up actually
three miles from the place Of explosion.
| iuyuSta Chronicle anil Sentinel, 25th.
DEATH OF SAMUEL H. KINGMAS. The
Department of State received inforina-
ton on the 10Th instant of the death of
Mr.. kingman, which occurred on the
9th OF Jannary, at Brndisi, Italy,
where he represented the United States
The deceased, IL young man, was ma
tive of this city, and will be remembered
IN connection with the internal revenue
Office here when the Hon. Il. a. Sawyer
was the Collector. Charleston Courier.
The Yorkvillc Enquirer contains let
ter from Rev. Elias Hill, of Liberia,
stnting that he had arrived ut Monrovia,
| with 24f i'll oil, rs emigrants-sixty-e eight
from Georgia, five from Forids, fl We
from North Carolina and one from Vir-
ginia-only losing two on the voyage.
These were children, who had contracted
diseases long before thew emhurke6 or