The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-26
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e1Cltement.
PARIS, September 25. $1,000 Com
munists are yet held in confinement BY
the Government The intention is, how
ever. to release half. Only those ao-
cused of assassination, thieving and
arson will be tried.
BERLIN, September 25.-The author
tiles have stopped the transmission by
telegraph of a cypher despatch OF 400
words. signed by Napoleon.
LONDON. September 25.-The opinion
OF Ohief Justice Cookburn, disagroeing
with the decision in the Geneva tribunal,
pages.
The English court is gone in mourning
for the King of Sweden.
Princess Hehonlope, half sister OF
Queen Victoria, is dead.
MADRID, September 25.-The Spanish
budget proposes to cover the deficit by
withholding the subsidies to the clergy.
COPENHAGEN, September 25.-King
Christian is seriously i'll.
American Matters.
CHARLESTON, September 25.-Arrived
Steamship Charleston, New York;
schooner Annie Murchie, Philadelphia.
CLEVELAND. September 25.-During
speech, Greeley denied that he said at
Vicksburg, year ago, as had been
falsely charged, that the time would
come when the soldiers that fought with
Lee and Johnston would OCCUPY as proud
position in the hearts of the American
people as the soldiers who fought with
Grant and Sherman. ''No such words
as these ever escaped my lips; no such
thought as that ever entered my heart"
What he did say, speaking OF that war
wasted, heart-broken people, WAS that he
trusted the day would come when the
soldierly qualities and military genius of
Lee and Stonewall Jackson would be re.
garded as part of the heritage OF the
American people,; that they would be
spoken of as American soldiers, in a
cause which, though bad cause, illus
trated the military capacity. genius and
energy of the American people.
at steamboat convention, held TO-
day, large delegations from the suburbs
and Western Rivers wore present, repre-
senting steam vessel property to the
amount of $500. 900.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 25.-The
Consul at Callao reports the smallpox as
sporadic. In many seaport towns be-
tween Valparaiso and Panama, it is very
virulent.
PORTLAND, Me-, September 25.-The
vote for Senator stands: Senate-Mitch-
ell, 8; Whitaker, 5; Corbett, 8; Nesmith,
3. House-Mitchell, 25; Oorbett, 7;
Nesmith, 5; Slater. 8; Whitaker, 3.
New YORK, September 25.-The editor
OF the Cronesta, published here, and
Cuban, have gone to Niagara, to fight o
duel.
A London special says Johannes, King
OF Abyssinia. has applied to the civilized
powers for protection against the Egyp-
tians.
The Convention of general ticket
agents has adjourned. The proceedings
we're mostly private.
for the recovery of the Grand Opera
House from Jay Gould and Mrs. Fisk.
The licenses of the captain and first
and second pilots of the Metis have been
revoked.
A. P. Edgerton declines the straight.
out Indiana gubernatorial nomination.
During storm yesterday, Manager
Singleton. 6signal station at st. Louis,
while ascending to the observatory, was
struck by lightning. he will recover.
George William Curtis declines to be
Presidential eleotor, because he is
Chairman of the Advisory Board of the
OWL Service, which may make him con-
stitutionally ineligible.
WASHINGTON, September 25-Evening.
Probabilities-For the New England
States, tonight. Southerly wiuds, cloudy
weather and rain, the former veering to
Westerly, with clearing weather over the
Western portion, on Thursday afternoon,
and over the Eastern portion on Thurs.
day; Westerly winds, falling temperature
and clear and clearing weather for the
South Atlantic States; Southerly and
Westerly winds and cooler weather for
the Gulf States; wind veering to West
erly from Tennessee to Lake Erie. and
on the upper lakes, Northerly and West
erly winds and clear and cooler weather.
The brisk and high winds over the upper
lake region will probably diminish some.
what in force on Thursday.
New York, september 25.-In the
United States Circuit Court at st. Louis.
yesterday, the jury gave verdict for
the plaintiff in the case of Hening &
Psarce, OF New York, vs. the United
States Insurance Company, to recover
the value Of cotton burned on the
steamer Progression, on the Mississippi
River, during the war. The amonnt
claimed was $178. 900. It is probable an