The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-26
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Foreign Affairs.

Oluuou tuo haAo Oh CarlCaturo8 or Ma.
poleon and his family.
BERLIN, October 25.-Emperor Will
Ilam's decision on the San Juan question
was communicated simultaneously TO-DAY
to the American and English Ambassa-
dors.
BERLIN, October 25.-Otto Russell.
visiting Bancroft, congratulated him
upon the settlement Of the San Juan
boundary. Russell said the last cause
Tor difficulty between England and Ame-
RIGA was removed. The meeting was
very cordial.
LONDON. October 25.-The award of
the Emperor William in the San Juan
case ls severely commented on by some
OF the London journals. The Times
says: ''The decision is unsatisfactory, un-
clear, and indeoisive; but we accept it
with loyal subInissiveness. Tho Times
also says: "We repudiate utterly the
absurd and baseless charge that England
intrigued at Berlin with q view to modi.
tying the Judgment of the Emperor"
The Post considers the award as da-
maging to the interests and diplomatic
reputation Of England, as was the award
of the Geneva tribunal. It gives, says
the Post, the key to British Columbian
waters to the United States. The settle
ment OF the question hardly tends to i'm
prove the relations now existing between
England and America. The 1eleqrnph
and Ne,rs reserve their criticism. The
STANDARD is silent upon the subject.
American Matters.
NEW YoRK, October 25.-The weather
this morning is very damp and foggy.
The horse disease has now spread to
every stable in the city. Symptoms of
the oontagion are visible in almost every
horse on the streets. The stage and
street car lines are continuing to lessen
their trips. At about last evening
there was not Broadway stage between
the battery and the City Hall. This
morning that thoroughfare seemed al
most without vehicles. Altogether, it is
calculated that about $4,000 horses are
now affected. The animals attacked day
before yesterday generally exhibited the
worse features, and it seems evident that.
dating the cases from Monday Or SIM.
day, the crisis can yet hardly be said to
have arrived. The continued working
OF affected horses is beginning to tell IN
the rapid increase of dangerous cases.
Not many deaths have been reported as
yet, but it is known that deaths are 90.
curing. 1t is the opinion of veterinary
surgeons that distemper may not prove
fatal, but that the horses will suffer some
time from weakness. The sanitary COM
mlttee reported to the board of health
yesterday that the disease, though gene
raj, is not fatal or contagious. The
course OF it seems to be, say, FRIDAY the
animal appears sick, Saturday is worse.
Sunday the malady attains it's climax.
Monday the horse improves, and Tues.
day ls almost fit for work. The effect on
business has been very severely felt, and
already the cost Of draying and carriage.
IN some instances, has risen to war
prices.
OoRY, PA, October 25.-The horse
malady has appeared here. The express
companies are laid up.
The Prospect Park Association has
Withdrawn Saturdays purses, on account
OF the malady.
WASHINGTON, October 25.-The health
OF Chase has improved.
The agricultural report for October
says the corn crop promises to be the
largest ever grown.
Mary Ann, the daughter OF New
YORK millionaire. who married John
lean, her father's coaohman, died in a
hoVei here. The inquest disoloses signs
of violence, but the woman died from
protracted dissipation.
Probabilities-From the Cheeapeake
Bay to Lake Erie, and thence over the
Middle States and New England, threat
ening weather, continued rain. NORTH.
easterly winds, brisk to high on the At.
!antic coast. but veering on the bay TO
brisk South-westerly winds, with clear
Ing weather by Saturday noon. In the
South Atlantic States and Southern Vir.
glnia. and thence to the Ohio Valley and
the Gulf, partly cloudy and clearing
weather, with but little if any rain. IL
the Northwest and on the Western lakes.
partly cloudy and warm weather, falling
barometer, and winds veering TO South.
erly on Saturday. On the lower laIes.
Easterly winds. cloudy weather and rain.
NASHVILLE. October 25.-Isaac Kayals
and family, of Robertson County, have
been poisoned. The mother and dauph-
tor are dead, and the father and another
daughter are sick. No clue.
ROCHESTER,. October 25.-The horse
dlsease shows no abatement. Weather
rainy and damp. and the reports from
various stables are that the horses are
much worse than they we're Yesterday.
CHICAGO, October 25.-The question