The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-31


yard, beside.s' g about 3 s b66 i in q pIoy audsr
outside control. Il says 'Ihe appropria-
tions are only sufficient rfo keep !, 600
men at work, but Q acohsiderable number
will be kept engaged all The viuter. A
new sloop is building at the yard. to be
completed before spring. The Terror
is to be placed 10 the dry dock, and it
will require two months to put her in
condition.
SANTA FE. N. NJ, December Cor.
liable reports have just reuche,l here.
chat tho :Tou5io III Lincoln Ccna.y, :c
this Territory, between Americans md
Mexicans, is daily growing more serions.
At the last report, on the 10Th Instant.
slx or seven more persons had been
killed. It seems that the friends of the
American previously killed went to Lin
coin Plaza. last Saturday, wbero Ounce
was In progrrss, when trouble arose be-
tween the Americans and Mexicans,
which finally onlInlnated fatally, as
ABOVE stated. Some reports ray that
eight men and one woman wera shot.
Other reports give the number as six
men and one woman. Intehse excite
ment prevails. and it is feared that more
oAoOuouou Will loIiDW.
WASHINGTON. December 80 The
treaident will receive the soldiers of tho
Me1ioan War on New Years Day.
Frobabilitiea-For the Sonth Atlantic
and Gulf States, East Of tho Mississippi
liver, North-westerly to North-easterly
WINDS, with clear weather and low tenn
peratare' foilowed by partly cloudy
weather on the Immediate coaats, and
rising temperature on tho Gulf. The
temperature will rise On the middle At.
lansic coast Tomorrow Afternoon.
BALTIMORE. December 3O--Mrs.
Coole. wife of w. L. Coole. Treasurer
OF tue Central Swings Bank, of this
oity, residing near Catonsyile. Dalti-
more County. when retiring last night,
accidentally upset n coal oil lamp. The
clothing Of the lady was quickly en-
veioped III flames. nnd she was SO terri
bly, burned. th"t she died n, o'clock,
this morning. Al the time Of the acct
dent, her husband was absent, Watching
ny the bedside Of un i'll brother. The
lndy was highly esteemed.
INDIANAPOLIS. December 80 -Th. en-.
elneers' strike continues without mute.
rial change. One passenger train went
out this morning on the Pan Handle
Nrad, aud on" on the Jeffersonville
load. Trains have arrived on both
ronds. The Eincennes Roud is running
it's passenger truins regularly. Rumors
are still current OF general strike on all
the roads, but they seem to be without
ioundation. From present appearances,
Tho strike is nearly ended.
WASHINGTON, December 30.-The ap.
pointment Of Gen. Cushing to b. the
successor OF Gen. Sickles ns Minister to
Spain, continues to excite comment cou-
cernlng the character Of tho instructions
he Wall receive from the Department Of
State, after the confirmation of the no.
mutation 10y tho Senate. Although
usage is opposed toun open declaration
OF the line OF diplomacy to be pursued,
Il can be stated with truth that Que Of
the SUBJECTS to which Mr.. Cushing will
give his attention, will be tha policy Of.
political and administrative reform in
Cuba, ns the hest method calculated to
restore peace to that island and promote
It's prosperity; aud among these reforms
ls included the abolition of slavery 10
the Antilles. These views have repeat
edly been enforced, both in tho Presi.
dent annual messages and the official
oorl espondenoe of Secretary Fish, and
WINCH uASo Uotu OiLcn CON m uuiCAt6U 10
the Spanish Cabinet. II will bs recol-
lected that several years ago, our Go.
vernment t"ndered it's good Offices to
Spain. in the hope of Cubun puciiica-
tion, but which we're respectfully de-
clined. ON the basis suggested 1t is no,
improbable that similar ten6er will
agnin be made by the new Minister, as
the Administration will resort to every
proper expedient for the purpose Of re-
storing peace and protecting American
interests in Cuba and the adjacent VA
ters; and there Gun be no doubt thut an
etfort will be made to conclude new
commercial treaty with Spain-the only
one ever made with that power being
that of l795, Of friendship l:nits and
navigation.
New York. December 3).-The re.
leased firgiuius prisoners to day passed
votes Of thanks to Commander l>raine
and the other officers OF the Juuiuta.
Eugineer Knight, Of tho Virginius, said
the original sentence was. that the en-.
tire crew should be hing Mt the ynr.l-
arm, but tho captain of tho Isabel la
Catolica did not wish such spectacle
mado Of his vessel, and obtained a
change to death by shooting, and the
commutation OF the sentence Of seven-
teen OF the GROW to tho chnin.onnu