The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-25

Foreign AKaIrs.

Elysees, to-day, Count Orlof, Russian
minister to France, said that the Gear
would not have gone to any meeting, the
object OF which was hostility to France.
Count Orlof further said, that the Gear
had ordered him to formally state this
fact to Theirs. The French Govern
ment today paid to Germany 81, 900, 600
francs completing the fifth half milliard
OF the war indemnity.
LONDON, September 24.-The ad-
vance IN the price of coal has caused an
Increase in the expenses OF running the
Lancashire Cotton Mills to such M ex-
tent that it has been decided to reduce
tho number of hours of labor in them,
while the present high price is main
tanned.
PARIS, September 24.-Gen. Manteuf-
tel, commander of German troops now
IN France, md the French authorities,
have agreed that the evacuation of the
departments Of Marne and Hsute- AIarne
shall commence on the 18th of October.
american Matters.
CHARLESTON, September a ARRIVED
steamships Manhattan. New York;
Gulf Stream, Philadelphia.
New YORK, September 24-Meta beat
the Vision and Oracle twenty miles
windward and buck.
Curtin accepts the Liberal nomination
for delegate at large for the PENNSYLVANIA
Constitutional Convention. He declares
unequivocally for Buckalew, aud will
meet the Presidential issue when the
proper time comes before the people. in
accordance with his settled conviction.
Mrs. Mary Francis Wade sues ex-
Mayor Kalbhesch for $3.50, 900, for
breach of promise.
INDIANAPOLIS. September "a Hon.
Daniel w. Voorhees, introduced Greeley
to his audience here. Greeley announced
as the watchword of the present canvass,
reconciliation and publication. He said
the country, to-day, is confronted with
the deathly peril of corruption-the can
Ger is eating into her vitals, whereof the
essence ls purchased legislation, bribcd
public servants and betrayal of highest
trusts.
MILWAUKEE, September 2l.-The hea
West rain known poured from midnight
to noon. The lightning killed four per
sons; the country is flooded and many
structures burned.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, September PA
negro horse thief was hanged by dis
guised men. near Orleans. Indiana.
WASHINGTON, September 24.-Grant
leaves Long Branch on Wednesday,
spends Thursday in Philadelphia, and
reaohos here Friday night.
The agents of the Cubans have applied
to the Attorney General to reopen tile
case of the Cuban war vessel Pioneer.
Williams says nothing can be done.
NEW YORK, September 24-Evenino.
At O meeting of the Committee of
Seventy, held to-day, it was decided to
continue the committees as at present
constituted. No general plan of cam
paign for the coming elections WAS
adopted, but it was the general opinion
OF the members present that the oues-
tlon of the national canvass should not
be allowed to interfere with local poll.
cies.
Thos. Cunningham. who was charged
with defrauding the State of Mississippi.
by means of forged warrants, was exa.
mined to-day, and remanded to prison
until Friday, when q number of legal
points which have arisen will be dis
cussed.
The President arrived in this city from
Long Branch to-day, and after visiting
the Republican headquarters, started for
Washington this afternoon. .
PROVIDENCE. September 24.--The
United States Marshal sold the Cuban
vessel Pioneer for $4,8OO
WASHINGTON, September 24.--The
PRESIDENT and family return on Friday.
Probabilities-For New England. on
Wednesday, South easterly and Souther
" winds and cloudy weather, with rain
by or on Wednesday night; for the Mid
die States, South-easterly and Southerly
winds, cloudy weather and rain; for the
South Atlantic States, Easterly to South.
erly winds, cloudy weather and rain
areas; for the Gulf States, Southerly to
westerly winds and partly cloudy wea-
ther; for the North rising barome-
ter, Northerly and Westerly winds and
clearing weather, and will extend East
ward over Missouri. Illinois and Lake
Michigan by Wednesday morning, and
over michigan and Indiana by Wednes-
DAY afternoon. The low barometer over
wisconsin will probably move North
eastward into Oanada. Brisk and yery
brisk Southerly winds for Lakes Huron.
Erie and Michigan tonight and for Lake
Ontario on Wednesday.
Financial ana commercial.
COLUMBIA, 8. O., September "a. 4.-Sales
nf cotton ko lo~,