The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-17
TMEsmGzRAPHI0
ForotXn Affair,

insurreotlon has broken out among the
troops garrisoning the arsenal at Ferrol.
In the Province OF Corunna. The Go.
vernment has despatched force Of
troops to the town, and summary mea-
sures will be at once adopted to suppress
the revolt 1,500 men belonging to the
garrison OF the arsenal of the town. to-
gether with portion of the naval coast
guard and some Of the population, were
Joined in the movement. The leaders of
the revolt are Montijo and Rojas. The
troops IN tho fortress at .Ferrol refuse to
join the e'insurrectionists and are holding
out against them, awaiting the arrival Of
reinioroements despatched to the town
py the Government. The combined
force, it is believed, will be amply suffi-
cient to suppress the revolt.
Details of the revolutionary outbreak
say that the garrison of the fortress and
the crew of the Spanish war steamer
MaJaredo continue to withstand the
oVertures of the rebels, and remained
faithful to the Government. Notwith-
standing this the insurgents had sue
ceeded In gaining possession of the gun.
ooats which were anchoredin the harbor
Ihey also obtained possession Of the
nght-hoase, and imprisoned the Keeper.
ny these means they have closed the
port. so that the Government reinforce
ments cannot reach the place BY sea-
Ihe Alphonsista and Republican deputies
disAvow any complioity Of their partisans
with the movement, and declare their
against the fiRanrre6tioniats.
MADRb; October I6.-The -munic;nal
authorities OF Fetrol, yesterday, request
ed the commander Of the Government
forces to suspend making his attack on
the insurreotionlats, who are conoen-
trated in the. arsenal, as negotiations for
their surrender were in progress. The
commander consented to wait until the;
AFTERNOON. when, if the Insurgents had
not surrendered, he intended to attack
them. lt5.. i.T
"A. later despatch from Fetrol, for
warded from that city yesterday, SAYS
the, frigate Victoria was hourly expected
IN tha harhor, and preparations were
being made for an attack upon the insnr-
reotlonists by the combined land and sea
forces. Hoatilities were to- have -oom-
menced at 4 O'Clock P. NJ, yesterday, if
the rebels had not surrendered, .~..
.lWERPOoL, October 1915, 600 labor
ers on the steamship docks in this CITY
are on a strike. 'la
The suit brought against Thomas 81.
Dudley, late United States Consul at
Liverpool, by man named Alcott, who
ENLISTED as seaman on the privateer
Atanama, for compensation for his deten.
tlqn.at. Liverpool Rs q witness, by order
OF MrJDudley, at. the time the Aiabama
saileu' has Just been brought to b con-
citsTon, and resulted adversely to the
plaintiffr The court. decided that the
great tribunal had settled all Questions
oonnected with the Alabafda case. and
directed q verdict to be entered for the
defendant.
,}.i5 AmerIenn 11atters.
@OHARfEsTON, October 16.-The State
election to-day was exceedingly quiet.
No conclusive returns are in, but the
probabilities are that Noses and the re-
guisr ticket are elected by large majo-
OHAA1RsZoHH October 16.-Arriyed-
Steamships Manhattan. New York: Vir.
glnia, Philadelphia; barks j. r. Boyd.
Llyerpools Enrique, New York; schooner
y. v. W.:Simmons. New York.
NEW YORK, October 16.-John Van
Syckie was arrested at his residence in
Brooklyn, on the charge of having poi
soned bis wife. He had just returned
from her funeral. A domestic was also
arrested.
Augustus st. Clair, formerly q New
HamPshire Eeporter. in a deposition be-.
fore Judge Brady, yesterday, swore that
at the time Fisk was shot by Stokes. at
the Grand Central Hotel, he saw a pistol
in Fisk's handle He also says that fear
OF arrest prevented him from giving this
Information ON the trial. ~.
Probabilities- The weather on the
lower lakes will probably continue clear
and !, coldj with high barometer and
Northerly winds, veering to North east
erly and extending to West Virginia and
the Ohio Valley, In New England and
the Middle States, cool, clearing and
olear weather and Northerly winds, with
heavy frosts on Thursday night. In the
South Atlantic States. light Southwest
erly winds and gehetally clear weather.
On the Gulf, partly cloudy weather and
Northerly to Easterly winds, with posi-
bly, oceasiopai coast rain. In the North
west, apd thence to Michigan and the
lower OHIO Valley winds veering to
Southerly, lower barometer, and partly
cloudy weather. Z.
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, October 9.-The
anhrarino .ta1onro L.s-