The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-13
AFTER THE READING OF THE Speech.

AFTER THE READING OF THE SPEECH Il
After the House of Commons had rer
turned from the House OF Lords, Mr.,
Dlstaeli arose, and called the attention
OF the House to the paragraph Of the
royal speech ia reference 10 tho arbitra-
ton of the, Alabama claims. he ami
madverted at soma length upon the
treaty Of Washington, for the faults Of
which he blamed Earl Granville and Mr..
Gladstone. In view of developments
which had hoen made by the ussembage
OF the arbi'trs ut Geneva, Mr.. Dlsraell
wanted to know why tho Government
was e1ultant over the tdifoation it had
gwen to Parliament on the sobject
The roysl speech was aigually unsatis-
factory, and showed, IN his opinion, that
the Government still lacked proper ap.
precistion OF the gravity of the question
at issue between England and the United
States. The American claims usre
greater than those which would follbw
total conquest. They were preposte-
| rous. impraotioable, and. if admitted,
would be fatal to the power and houor
OF England. Yet, snid Disraeli, sneer-
ingiy. the whole subject is disposed OF in
one brief paragraph of the royal speech.
MIR. Gladstone followed in reply. He
said the treaty of Washington itself
shows that England liz ready TO make
every c0ncestion short of national honor
to establish friendly relations with Ame.
rica, aud to set al example to be followed
| by other nations henceforth. The Go
vtrnment, said the premier, liz ready to
| explain everything in connection with
the treaty, but it will not admit that it
has unwIttingly made mistake The
paragraph IL the trenty is tho only fair
aud numistHkable Interpretation Of the
treaty. He could. if ho desired, refer to
| the prrp0sterons churuoter of tho Ameri
can demnnds, which of itself proved
their ab,urdity--fpr they were suuh as no
people IN tho last extremity of war or in
the lowest depths Of national misfortune,
with the spirit nf the people Of Euglund
10 their hearts, would ever submit to.
| lCheers. MIR. Gladstone concluded by
Saying that the Government would main
tam the position it. had taken firmly,
though in friendly manner.
|
! FIRE ON THE. OCKAN.-A Rio Janeiro
letter gives the details of the loss OF the
steamer America. She left Basuos
Ayres on the 22d of December for Mon
tevideo, with l34 passengers. At 80
A. NJ, on the Odd. one Of the boiler
tnbes, called the water point. exploded.
instantly scalding to death two tiremen
and one coal HEAVIER. and e1tipgnishing
all the lights and throwing live Goals
about the room, between the boiler and
steam pipts. A trinl of the pumps
proved them unscrviceable, aud the fire
spread very rapidly, the vessel being
built OF whito pine. The FIRE beihg
amidships, separated those ON board into
two companies. Neither party was abl.
to communicate with or help tho other
A panic ensued. OF all the boats on
board-whioh, if properly handled
could have saved 2OO people-only two
we're launched, and these were swsmped
Immediately ty the crazy passengers.
The officers lost control of the crew,
who, with revolvers, disputed with the
passengers the means Of saving life.
The Italian steamer Villa de SaIto wat
passing at the time the fire started, but
the captain OF the America did not know
enough, evidently, to hoiat signals O,
distress, and not till the flames OF The
ship America burnt high in the cir did
the officers of the Villa de Salto know ot
the affair. She Immediately went to the
assistance Of the America; the first man
who got on board being Capt. Bossi. oi
the America. The loss Of life could mol
be ascertained. but over sixty persisted.
No citizen of the United States was
among the lost Capt. Bossi remained
on the italian steamer, and will be
Lynched should he appear in Montevi.
deo or Buenos Ayrcs. Agold medal will
be awarded the Captain OF tie Villa de
Salto.
HOTEL ARRIVALS. January Nickerson
UOuse-Mrs q X Bryce and two daughters
Richland; " Humphreys. Pa; J A Barker,
Edgehcld; E 81 Hayes, Lexington; J J Mahan
! Charleston; j GOrmeley, Va; a Hadier Ii