The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-31
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Foreign Affairs.
roroIgn Affairs.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 30.-Tbe
cholera is at Gradno, in Western Russia.

American Matters,
SPRINGFIELD. ILLINOIS, August 30.-
At the Straight Convention, sixty dele
gates were present. A State Central
Committee and delegates to Louisville
were appointed.
New YORK, August 3O-Thomas Cor
nell demands an Immediate investiga.
tion, and offers 1000 for charity for
every dollar duo from him to the
Rondout and Oswege Railroad.
A meeting held at the residence OF
Alderman Gilsey, after considerable dis
cussion, appointed delegates and alter
mates to the Louisville Convention. The
delegation is pledged to O'Conor and
Hancock.
A furious rain last night flooded many
low-lands.
Manton Marble, of the IVorla, is in
feeble health. he will probably be COM
PEELED to abandon journalism.
Charles O'Conor was visited by fully
dozen reporters yesterday. He refused
serving that he had decided not to make
known, in advance, his political pur-
poses. The Sun, however, says it is set
tled that he won't take the fusion nomi-
nation for Governor.
The steamer Metis, from Providence,
is reported wrecked off Stonington, last
night. The passengers we're picked up
off Watch Hill, this morning. Several
lives are reported lost. Over 100 passen-
gers were on board.
New ORLEANS, August 30.-The fusion
ticket of the Democrats, Reformers and
Liberels has been ratified by the State
Central Committee.
DETROIT, August 3O.-The schooner
Meeker oapsized, and the captain and
four men were drowned.
OMAHA, August 30.-The Democratic
and Liberal Conventions re-assembled
and coalesccd. Lell, Democrat, was
nominated for Governor; Wormer, Libe-
raj, for Congress. The balance of the
ticket was divided.
BOSTON, August 30 The brig Boston,
of Calais, is ashore on Rye Beach. The
crew is considered safe.
NEW YORK, August 30.-The Me.is
was lately altered from o freight to q
passenger boat. She was valued ut
$175, 600. The freight, mostly fruit, was
valued at 500. 900. The passengers most
ly obtained tickets aboard. No list is
obtainable. She sunk from collision
with sailing vessel. Several lives were
lost The Gutter Moccasin was at the
scene. A dreadful storm prevailed. One
account says $50 persons were aboard,
of whom seventy-tive were saved. An
other account says: About o'clock, the
propeller was struck by schooner,
knocking hole in her copper bottom.
She Immediately began to ill. The pas
sengers were aroused and warned to se-
cure life-preservers. In q short time,
the lower part Of the boat. engines, &c.,
went down, about five miles from shore.
A large number of the passengers and
crew climbed on the upper deck, which
parted from the hull and foated. The
waves rolled high, and the rain CONT
nued. but the upper works hoated. and
struck the shore just below the Ocean
House, at about q quarter to O'Clock
this morning. The Metis had on board
104 passengers and As deck hands. wait
ers, Sc. Capt. @. L. Burton. of Bristol,
Providence and New York Steamship
Company. which owned this steamer,
and D. p. McBrien and wife, of the
Board of Excise, are the saved at this
hour-11 o'clock A. Nj. It is thought
that about half of the passengers are
saved.
LATER. THE Metis' life boat has ar
rived at Watch Hill, with MI the deck
hands and several passengers. A lady,
with three children, names unknown,
were lost. The captain and agent, WHO
refused to take life boats, were washed
ashore on fragments of the pilot house.
One life boat is still missing. passen-
ger estimates fifty lost
WASHINGTON, August 30-Evening. -
Supervisor Cobb succeeds Emery, to
whom the third Commissionership Of
Internal Revenue was rendered.
Probabilities-.Clear weather and
fresh and brisk Northerly and North
westerly winds will prevail on Saturday
over the Middle and New England
States. Northerly winds and generally
clear weather for the South Atlantic
States. Winds veering to Easterly and
Southerly, with generally clear weather,
from Kentucky to the Gulf and North
ward to lower Michigan. Diminishing
pressure, Easterly to Southerly winds,
and increasing oloudiness from Missouri
and Kansas to Lakes Superior and
Michigan.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 30.-2.1 1853 San
Franciscans have now subscribed the ag-
gregate sum of 81, ,628, 800 toward the
capital stock of the Atlantic and Pacific