The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-01

ON pAbiaet meeting al Versailles iast
y PANS. October s1.-Ooups de Oh.n,-
sofd has written a strong letter to the
delegation party, tot ,thsy Right, -. He
owes the whole truth 70 the country
. BE is asked to sacrifice his honor. He
retracts nothing, and curtails nothing
OF his previous declarations. Ho can.
not lnaugurate a stormy reign by an
act OF weakness. We're I ,aniesbled to-
day, should be powerless to. morrow.
The Count resisted urgent appeals to
modify his letter, but insisted upon its
publication verbdtinsF (
Fnrloughed officers OF the French
army have been ordered to return to
their posts. l,s,
It is stated that che Royalist com nit.
tee coneider OhamboYd o letter iatsf TO 4
monarchical :coalitiou.. Chambord de-
clines oonnessions. His letter con-
clades: France ssnnct perish. because
Christ still loves her. -
LONDON, October 3I.--Frehch seuuri.
ties are fiat both here and in Paris. The
weather is fair
PARIS, October 31.-It is reported
shat IN consequence OF the pos ition
: maintained by Oount De Chambord. in
his letter Ito z NJ. De Oheenelong, ali
hopes OF the restoration OF the monarchy
has beep abandoned. It Is probable
that the conservative deputies in the
Assembly will vote in favor of prolonR.
ing the term of Office of President Mac
Mahon.
MADRID. October 31.-The troops be-
sieging Cartagena were reinforced by
5000.
TekA0 r n nj "A mo ri ~
UNFORTUNATE BAnLooNATrO DONALDSON
MORE OF BUThERs swINDLEs-YELIow
JACK FREEZING oUT-JsPAHRsS ARRIVAL
HxTRAoRDINARY----.WOR OUT OF
Observation-Disclosures DIsAsTERs.-
oRoPs-FINANoIAL DISTRESS INoREAs.
ING-BANKRUPTCY DECISION. 90, 40.
NEW YoRK, Ootober 3O.-Donaldson,
tho DronaIt, made an ascent from New
ark. yesterday. in the balloon Magenta
The balloon came down on the Brooklyn
Oentralan Jamaica Railroad, on Long
Island. The basket was dashed vio-
iently against farm house, aud Donald
son. received q severe wound on the jaw
The balloon nearly struck passing
frair. { a ;3a
Ii. In the suit of Wm. T.. Britton against
Ben. Butler. the latter testified that be-
seized the drafts as rebel property and
made the proper return of the facts of
the sei1ure,to the, Government through
the Provost Mafshal of the Generals
department., and devoted the amount
obtained on the drafts for puplio pur-
poses, such as feeding the sick in New
Orleans. strengthening the Mississippi
River Notifications and defraying the
expenses of his secret service force
The case was heard by Judge Woodruff
without jury, aud he is to decide on
the Law points involved.
NRwh ORLEANS, October 3O.-Oonfi-
denGe ris restored and business OF all
kinds ie improving. White frost here
this morning.
SAN FRANCISCO. October 30.-Mrs.
Yano. wife of the Japanese Charge
d'Afairs at Washington, arrived by the
steamer, this evening. to join her hus-
band at Washington. She is the first
Japanese lady who ever left he. native
country to join husband in foreign
lands She will go to Washington over
land, .,.,.o it, RAM,
MAnsHA1n, TEXAS. O,tober so.-Ice
and frost this morning; no new cases;
one death to-day. Tho sick are doing
we'll. The stores havo been re.opened,
and many country people ars on tue
streets.
WASHINGTON. October 80. O.-Advices
from the Southwest indicate All abate-
ment of yellow fever. The weather is
cool, with frost.
Nfw YoRK. October 31.-2O, 600 work
ing girls have heen ousted from different
factories in Newark, N. J. Tho zinc
works at Trenton have discharged thirty
hands.
Private advices received here from
Havana state that, during the storm of
the 9th inst, three Spanish gun-boats
were wrecked at Guantanamo and Mt
Sagua LaGrande. and two 1T Botabano,
Cuba. These boats were all built in
New York. in 1869.
. HARTFORD. October 31.-No sweeping
discharge is apprehended. The plan is
to allow every employee to earn some
thing. -
H1n1rAx, October sl.-The steamer
Olof! from New York for London, is
here, leaking. and will discharge.
JAoKsoNvn1H, Iowa, October 81
Crop reports indicate. 40 compared with
1879: Corn, loss of 28 per cent. wheat,
gain Of 61z per cent; oats, loss OF 9 per
cent? hay, loss Of per cent. The
proportions of Septembe corn ara very