The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-29
TELEGRAPHIC
Foreign Affairs.

tional Peace Congress has been in session
at Lugana, Switzerland, this week and
adjourned to-day. Le Fy'ancais publish
es letter from Gen. Garibaldi to the
President Of the Congress, in which
Theirs and his policy toward Italy are
denounced Ii terms of great severity,
The Chambers of Commerce of Bor-
deaux, Nantes and other cities insist on
being consulted in any revision of the
custom tariff.
Count Won Arnim, the German Am
bassador. will soon go to Germany again,
on leave of absence.
Gambetta, in his speech at Grenoble,
severely criticised the conduct of Theirs
in prohibiting public celebrations of the
anniversary OF the first republic.
The Carlists, after demanding the sur
render OF Suig Urda, withdrew.
ROME, September 28.-Negotiations
between Russia and the Holy See are
progressing favorably. The establish
ment of O miniature at st. Petersburg is
undecided.
LONDON, September 2s.-The Govern
ment authorities have detained the
steamship which was to have sailed to.
day, with number of emigrants for
Canada. because it is now too late in the
season.
american Matters.
DETROIT, September 8.-The straight.
outs have nominated full ticket for
State officers
SAN FRANCISCO, September 2z.-The
Fair trial has been concluded. An i'm
mense crowd assembled to- hear the clos
ing argument. The Jury is out.
WAsHINaToN. September 28.-Grant is
here.
The railroad e1citements throughout
central Pennsylvania have been greatly
alIayed.
LANCASTER, Pa, September 2S.-Wil-
son addressed large meeting. He said
he was glad to speak here, because it was
the home Of Thad. Stevens. He said
this fight is not between Grant and Gree.
ley, but it is an issue of principles. On
one hand, the party of liberty-the great
Kepublioan party; on the other, the
Democrats "a party whose records are
too black to gaze upon.
CHICAGO, September 29.-45O striking
carpenters paraded to-day.
Heavy frost is reported in the North.
west.
ST. LOUIS September 28.-Fifty-two
chiefs and braves passed East to see their
father. A grand conference was held ut
Boggy Depot, yesterday, by the repre-
sentatives OF the various tribes, which
the notorious Santanta and Lone Bear
misunderstanding been brought from
their prison in Texas, where they have
been incarcerated. for the past year. The
object of the conference was to have q
full interchange of views about the pre-
sent Indian troubles, and this delegation
goes to Washington to arrange an amioa-
BILE settlement. ..
New YORK, September 2S. Col. Thos.
A. Scott, today, completed contracts for
transporting. supplies, provisions and
laborers, and $4,000 tons of iron, to be
used in building the Trans. Continental
Railroad, which begins at the end of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad.
PHILADELPHIA, September 28.-This
evening, ex-Oity Treasurer Marcer and
Charles 4. Yerkes, broker, who were
convicted and sentenced to the Eastern
penltentiary, last winter, for embezzling
the city funds, we're released upon q
pardon from the Governor. The pardon
was brought from Harrisburg by Colonel
Lee, private secretary of the Governor,
and Fl. Bucher Swope A number OF
friends of the prisoners were at the
penitentiary when the pardon arrived.
10 the) pardon there is q condition,
which states that If there is any money
paid for services in connection with the
receiving of pardons, then they are to
be null and void. These conditions were
accepted by the prisoners. Since his re-
lease, Yerkes made an affidavit, DENYING
the charges made against him by Gen.
Hartranft, and the authenticity of the
papers which have been issued as eyi-
dence against him, and alleged &c have
been signed by Yerkes. He adds, that
it is base forgery. The release of the
prisoners created great excitement in the
city.
WASHINGTON, September 2S.--The
PRESIDENTIAL family are regularly esta-
blished at the White House.
Assistant Attorney. General Hill ofll.
ciates as head Of the bureau of Justice,
while Williams and Bristowe are off
campaigning.
The Attorney. General decides that q
person sending money by post Office
orders cannot recall t. sm after they have
started.
Among the Presidential appointments
to-day are Mrs. A. P. Wiley, post
mistress. Huntsville. Texas; Dennis
Eagan, Receiver of Public Moneys. Tai.
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