The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-16

Foreign Affairs.

0ouofa WaS pOHtpOn6Q until q late hour
this afternoon, on account of the non.
arrival OF an arbitrator. A Geneva spe.
cial says one of the commissioners has
Just stated that nothing is at present
known as to what answer the arbitrators
Will give to the English demand for an
adjournment. It is probable that an op.
portunity will be given to state the mat.
ter OF difference before the arbitrators.
Nelther side now apprehend failure.
GENEVA. June 15.-Nearly all the gen.
tlemen connected with the board of arbi-
tratlon under the treaty of Washington
have arrived here. It is believed the
board will adjourn Immediately after the
nesting; but it an agreement to adjourn
cannot be reached, and the meeting is
prolonged, the session will undoub tedly
be secret.
8 P. M.-The arbitration met at noon;
all present. Some documents were sub
mitted, when they adjourned 70 Monday
Nothing important transpired.
LONDON. June 15.-Mr. Booth. mana
ger OF the Lyceum Theatre, is dead; lie
was kinsman OF Edwin Booth.
MADRID, June 15.-Thenew Minister
OF the colonies hos telegraphed the Cap
tain. General of Cuba to be firm in his
resolution to uphold the integrity OF the
empire and ohastise the enemieseaf the
pacifioation Of Cuba in all parts 81 the
leland.
American Matters.
NEW York, June 15.-The tornado
yesterday created great damage. Mnny
hurt here and In Brooklyn. Several
trees in the squares and Central Park
were torn up by tornado this after-
noon. Several small vessels in the har.
Dor lost spars and had their sails torn.
vigilance committee has been formed
in Weutern Now York to punish inoen-
diaries.
Early this morning, information
reached police headquarters that the
strikers were massing in the nineteenth
and twenty-hrst precincts, where are the
large cabinet and piano factories. Su-
Perintendent Kelso ordered the reserves
OF the neighboring precincts to march
to the threatened districts, and to protect
person and property at every hazard,
and then went himself to the nineteenth
precinct, While Inspector Dilkes went to
the twenty-frst. Steinway's factory was
besleged by 300 men as early as 6
O'Clock. but the police drove them off.
A large crowd Of strikers soon after.
wards gathered in front of cabinet
factory in 42d street, near Sd avenue.
A sergeant of police and patrolman
were stationed there, and kept the
strikers at bay, until the arrival of
detachment OF police, who we're Obliged
to nso their clubs freely to disperse The
strikers.
8 p. M.-John Faharnback, of Oleve-
land, Ohio, President OF the Interna-
tional Association of Maohinists and
Blacksmiths, addressed his craftsmen in
the German Assembly Rooms, this morn
ing. He counselled moderation and alb.
stinenoe from liquors. II the authori-
ties established system of organized
terrorism. the workingmen will not be
responsible for the consequences. The
men would commit no outrage; they
were in favor OF the acts of the Oom.
mune OF Paris being committed in this
city.
The German Military Music Corps, of
the Berlin Garde Grenadier Regiment.
which arrived in the steamer Rhein this
morning, was received with all possible
and oordiality by the Ger.
mans of this city and Hoboke:.
The excitement continues in the nine
teenth and twenty-6ret precincts. The
strikers are marching through the
streets, calling upon the men at work to
join their ranks, and in some cases forc-
ing compliance with their demands.
The police, in strong force, have charge
OF the workshops, and Superintendent
Kelso has made his headquarters at Stein.
ways factory. in SD street. Inspector
Diikes has command of the reserves.
Capt. Irving and others of the detective
force are moving among the strikers.
All available policemen are now on duty.
Senators Wilson. OF Massachusetts.
and Trumbull and Rice. are reported by
the World as visitors to the Liberal Re-
publican headquarters. yesterday.
During the storm in BROOKLYN three
persons were killed. At Winfield. Long
Island, the bell.tower fell on train Of
cars, demolishing portion OF the train
none OF the passengers were injured. In
jersey City, the grain store house OF the
pennsylvania Central Railroad was
blown down, causing e loss of several
thousand dollars.
1t is reported that the amount involved
in the suit against Jay Gould, brought
by the Attorney-G General, is $50, OOO. 600.
ST. LOUIS. June 15.-The Liberal
State Committee has decided that the
meeting Vt the State Convention be post.
poned until after the Baltimore Convan-