The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-14
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BAHIA HONDA-SPAIN AND GERArANY-
FATAL FOG ACCIDENTs-DIsTURD
IN HAVANA, &C 90. ,.:.s.
LONDON, December IL. Marshal Bs.
zaine addressed letter to his counsel.
yesterday, thanking them for their
efforts in his behalf. and concluding as
follows: II shall notappeai against the
sentence, not wishing to prolong, in the
eyes OF the world. the spectacle OF su oh
painful struggles. I request you to
take no further steps. 7 look no longer
to men for Judgment. Strong In my
conscience, which repronches me with
nothing, l confidently await that justifi.
cation which will come with the lapse Of
time and subsidence of party passion )"
Ihe conservative press generally ap.
prove OF the communication of his SEN
tence. The Siecle says it will create
painful surPrisein the Dountry.
LoNDoNj December; 13.-Ronald Mel.
vile, con OF :thef Earl of Lsven and Mel.
vile, is1about to become a member of
the frmRof Jay Cooke, MoCullooh &
Co. sau!ff 81 .ry1
Thirteen persons have been found
drowned inthei iL1ndon docks since the
fog t,MsAsnygptier, fatal.accidents are re-
Island st. Ma, OFF Cannes, is the
place OF Bag lines confinement; he will
be sent there this week. The Marshal
received the news of his Communication
without emotion.
The bark Arntis, from Calcutta for
Boston. foundered. Thirteen men were
lost, while the balance were landed ct
Gravesend from the bark Tropic. which
rescued them.
HAVANA. December 13.-The Virei.
nins has goue to Bahia Honda, sixty
miles West Of Havana, where she will
be delivered.
BERLIN, December l3 Satisfaction
from Spain for the seizure of German
vessels, is exciting tho public.
MADRID. December 13.-Gencral
Lopez Dominquez, issued with his com.
mand before the Cartagena lombard
ment, has been temporarily suspended.
PARIS. December 13.-AIarshal Ba.
zaine. since receiving notice of the com.
mutation of hia sentence, has written q
letter to President MmcMahon in which
he says: "Yon remem Der the duys in
which we served the country together.
feared that the impulse of Jour heart
would be overmastered by the state of
consideration. Il should have died with.
out regret, since the recon mendation of
the court for mercy vindicates nv
honor" Baz ,ine's counsel, in letter
to ex.President Thiers ihauks him for
having expressed his opinion that the
Marshal was innocent of the charges
upon which he was tried
HAvRE, December 10 Tho shin
Preston, Which arrived here on the 9Th
instant. from New Orleans, is BURNING.
She has I. .430 bales OF cotton on board.
HAVANA. December l3.-Last night, u
party of men. numbering several hun
dred, assembled in Campo de Morte
square, and proceeded in a body to the
Plaza de Armos, giving vent during
their progress to their dissatisfaction at
the departure Of the Virginius by loud
shouts and other disorderly demonstra.
tlons. On reaching the Plaza de Armos.
they gathered 10 front of the palace Of
the Captain General, where they ro
newed their shouting. at the same time
expressing their disapprobation of the
course OF number of prominent per.
sons who have favored the delivery of
the Virginius. Dnring these demon
strations. several harmless shots were
fred. 1t is believed they were aoci.
dental. Two .Spnn ards, who endea.
vored TO pacify the mob, were severely
hustled. The crowd fingered in front Of
the palace until midnight, when Cap
tain General Jouvellar appeared and ad.
dressed them, and succeeded in prevail
ing on them to disperse.
Telographic-Ame merican Matters.
THE GRANdEns MovISd-AcT1oS OF TIE
CIVIL RIGHTS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN
THE WEsT-GAAfDLING HOUSES CLOSED
INNEw YORK BACON sPo1L1Sa. &C., &C.
WAsHINaToN, December 12.AAt a
meeting of the House Judiciary Com
mittee, thismorning, the sub com mmittco
on the anbjeot- reported o bill providing
for the total repeal of the bankrupt law,
which was agreed to and will be report
ed at an early day for favorable action.
They also agreed 10 report favorably the
supplementary Civil Rights Bill.
Tho Cabinet session lasted two hours
and half, and it was mainly devoted
to discussion relative to our relations on
the Cuban question. Secretary Fish,
on being interrogated to-day relative to
tho Virgiuius matter, said everything is
going on smoothly.
A delegation OF bankers from Now
England and New York had IN extend
ed hearing this morning before the
Gom mi itfcn On {V,p, ,r1 HToo,,. 49,