The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-04

Foreign Affairs.

=. Charles Lever, the novelist, and
Geustscher. the German traveller and
author, are dead.
passenger train en- route from Basle,
Switzerland, to Mayence, Hesse Darn
stadt, came in collision with another
passenger train. which was going South.
Nine persons were killed and o number
injured.
BERLIN, June3 3 General Heldenstein,
the officer who directed the bombdrd-
ment OF Strasbourg during the late war
between Germany and France, is dead.
Amorie@n Matters.
WAsHINaNoN, June 2.-Congress has
agreed to pfolong the session to Monday,
June 10. with the understanding that no
business be done during the Philadelphia
Convention.
Tho Treasury buys S2,OOO.OOO bonds
each Wednesday, and sells $2,000,O00
coin eaoh Thursday, during Jane.
NEW YORK, June 2.-The Herald, IN
announcing the death of Mr.. Bennett,
says. five years ago Mr.. Bennett entirely
withdrew from the active management
OF the Herald. but although in feeble
frame, his general health had been re-
markably good, while his fine intellect
remained unimpaired, aud his interest
IN the events OF the day continued
unabated up to the moment of his fatal
illness. About half-past o'clock, last
Saturday afternoon, Mr.. Bennett suffered
a slight oonvulsive attack, accompanied
by epileptio symptoms, but not sufi.
ciently marked or violent to excite ap
prehension of immediate danger. At
haif-past O'Clock, last Sunday morning,
the attack was repeated with greater
severity, and from that time it became
evident, although the constant attend.
ance OF Drs. Corcorane, Hammond and
Ausk, insured the exhaustion OF all
within reach of human efforts to avert
the fatal result. On Tuesday last, at
the request of Mr.. Bennett, Archbishop
McCloskey visited his bedside and ad.
minlatered TO him the sacraments of the
church. When the last hour arrived he
sank to sleep in death, calmly aud peace
fully, and his soul passed away without
struggling. Mr.. Bennett was in the
77th year Of his age.
ST. LOUIS, June 3.-Primary Demo-
cratic elections for delegates to the Bal.
timore Convention show largely for
Greeley.
TsRRE HAUTE, June 3.-A rain, thun-
der end wind storm blew off the roof of
the Gazette Office. and flooded it. Other
damage sustained.
KEY WEST, June 3.-Havana CORES.
pondence states that the Government
has prohibited journals from publishing
any other quotations than those of the
Royal Board of Brokers. The President
OF the Havana Railroad, in communi-
cation to the Voce de Cuba charges the
brokers with giving fraudulent quota
hons, In order to mislead merchants
and impose on the public. The Govern.
ment thus makes itself partially respon-
sible for the evil, in refusing to allow the
press to publish regular quotations.
BOSTON. June 3.-W. 81. Wadieioh,
Teller OF the Merchants National Bank,
has been arrested, oD charge of $751;, 900
defalcatlon. The teller appears to have
noaxed the examiner by bringing bonds
IN parcels-bringing the same parcels
twice.
MONTEREY, June .-Revolntionary
General Trevino, finding himself threat
ened, attempted to evacuate Monterey.
Trevino was attacked aud badly de
ieaSed, but escaped with small guard
&c the :cc.cteins. The route ;s rnv
free hence to the capital. A few days
will be REQUIRED to restore travel and
telegraph.
WARRINGTON, June 8.-Spanish ad.
vices indicate the early release of DR..
Housrd.
The President has vetoed the bill for
the relief Of ]. Milton Best, of Paduoah,
ior house destroyed, on the ground
that 1t was an incident of war, and an
Infinite amount of property WINS de-
stroyed in the same way. The Presi-
dent also asserts generalization.
CINCINNATI, June 3.-Late last even
ing, at Portsmouth, Ohio, Councilman
Scott. OF that place, with his son and
four or five other persons, went out boat
ing on the Ohio, in small steamer.
provided with tubular boiler, which
exploded and tore the boat to pieces.
wounding nearly all. Scott's injuries
are probably fatal. His son had leg
broken.
The clothiers here have yielded to the
STRIKERS. Tho men will resume work to-
morrow.
In the Senate. bill allowing privileges
TO tug and freight boats used exclusively
for tug and freight purposes upon the
mississippi and it's tributaries, passed.
The privilege is limited to twelve months
from the passage of the Act. Such YES.
sells are allowed TO carry $50 instead of
l1O, to which pasaonoar vo,,,I,