The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-05-14
TML.EGRAPHI0
roreign Affairs.

week. The United States has yet made
no definite proposition OF a favorable
character, but it is hoped, however, that
the President may recommend, and the
Senate approve, O modification Of the
treaty. The course of the British Co.
vernment before Parliament tomorrow
depends on the reply of the Washington
Cabinet. Public opinion in England is
averse to any action which will close ne
got.ations for settlement
LONDON, May l3.-Most of the sailors
who struck work at Southampton have
returned to work, and the strike there is
thought to be over.
PARIS, Mey 13.-The Municipal Coun-
Gil of Paris has voted in favor of the
construction of tramways throughout the
city.
American Intelligence.
NEW YORK, May 12.-Buohanan Read
is dead.
WASHINGTON. May 12.-General Jones
and Major Sayre are doing we'll. No
serious apprehensions, though both are
badly battered.
NASHVILLE, May 12.-The Georgia
Press Association, embracing nearly all
the editors OF that State, arrived here
this morning. and after visiting the vari.
GUS places of interest, were rendered a
banquet at Exposition Hall.
DETRo1r, May 12.-1,5OO men, en-
ployed at the Hecla, Calumet and
School-oraft Mines, are on strike,
Troops are demanded by the Sheriff
and Circuit Judge. General Sheridan
replies that he has no available troops,
but General Cook has sent q company
OF infantry. The spread of disorders to
other mines is apprehended.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-In the House,
Voorhees, in personal explanation, made
bitter anti Greeley speech. It is tho
sensation of the day. The Senate is
considering the supplemental enforce
ment bill.
P1rrsBUne. AIay 13.-Fahnestock's
$500, 900.
CARTHAGE, TENN. May ia negro
rapsr was hanged to-day.
CARLISLE, Pa, May 13. 3.-South Noun.
tain forest is burning.
SCRANTON, PA, May 13.-An explosion
at Pine Ridge colliery killed three.
New YORK. May 13.-The bark Ca.
roline. from Bremen, had seventeen
deaths during the passage, out of Ala
passengers; and the bark Gessner, from
Bremen, with 372 passengers, had 16
deaths. The brig Abbie Clifford, of
Stockton. Maine, arrived, to-day. from
Pernambuco. Captain Clifford, the
mate and seaman had died of yellow
fever, and the captains wife and others
were sick, but had recovered. After the
death of the mate. the captains wife
navlgated the brig and brought her into
port.
Several bosses have agreed to pay
carpenters full prices for eigh. hours.
An action is pending against Chief
Deteotive Whitney, for assault, extortion
and false imprisonment.
Cuban letter says every steamer
leaving carries many Spaniards.
BUFFALO. N. Y, May 13.-The pro-
pe!ier Chicago: from Chicago, laden
with flour and general merchandise,
sunk In ice this morning. about twenty
miles from here. The crew were saved.
Over 100 vessels are in sight OF the
harbor, blocked by an immense mass of
ice from the upper lakes. Nearly every
ing IN the harbor has been disabled
while endeavoringt to tow vessels through.
WASHINGTON. May 13-Evening.-The
fresldent, to-day, transmitted to the
Senate the correspondence between the
United States and Great Britain relative
to the treaty of Warrington, accompa.
nied with brief message. The envelope
bore the word "confdential." A short
time after ths reception of the docu-
ments. the Senate went into executive
session, when they were read. It ap.
pears the design Of the President was to
ascertain the views of the Senate as to a
new article to the treaty, Withdrawing
the claims for consequential damages
from the American statement of the
case, with the provision, in substance,
that Whenever England or the United
States shall be at war, and the other
neutral, the neutral will make no com.
plants for any INDIRECT, remote or con-
ssequential injuries or losses, resulting
from failure to observe neutral duties.
AS 1t is known that Great Britain will
agree to the proposed new article, and
that both Governments are anxious to
save the treaty by this means, it was
thought proper to place the Senate in
possession OF all the facts, in order that
the Executive, acting upon their advice.
might pursue the negotiation 80 as to
secure the oonsummation OF the tressv. "
in q manner satisfactory to the two GO.
vernments. There was o brief debate
after the reading OF the documents, in.