The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-13
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RRPoRTRD oARLIsT vIoToRY-sPANIsE
BRUTALITY AND oUTRAaRs, ao., so
LONDON, November 12.-The com
mittee of tho Stock Exchange have
adopted resolution that four sh;!!;ccs
British per dollar American, shall be
tho rate Of exchange after the Sd of De-
cember.
PARIS, November IL -Abdel Kader.
the famous Arab chieftain, is dead.
MADRID, November IA despatch,
from Cartagena says tho insurgent feet
is making preparations 10 leave the har.
Dor. The vessels hope to get out with.
out discovery by the Government snuu.
dron.
BAYoNNE. November 2.-It is report.
cd that another battle has taken place
between tho Carlsts and Republicans,
again resulting in gront victory for the
former. The Republicans are said to
have lost l. 800 aud the Carlsts 200.
HAVANA, November PA despatch
from Santiago de Cuba announcing the
execution OF Captain Fry and the crew
OF the Flrgnius and twelve more Cuban
patriots, says that Franchie Alfero, who
was among tho latter Eanber, offered
tue Spanish authorities $1,000, ,O0O if
they would spare his life. The Spa
nlards say Alfero came to assume the
Presidency Of the so-called Cuban re-
public. Sevcrul passengers. both men
and women, by the steamer City of New
York, from New York. November G.,
which hns arrived, were yesterday ur-
rested by the authorities on thu landing.
1t is reported TINT they are accused OF
completely with the insurgents.
HAVANA. November 12-On the 7tb
instant, the captain aud thrty-six of the
crew of the steamer Virginius wero exc
cuted ut Santiago de Cuba, and on the
next day, twelve more Of the Cuban
volunteers on the vessel wore shot.
Among the latter, was Franchie Alfero.
TcleXrnphic-Americ Matters.
BOILER EXpLosIoN-cHINEsE 1MA1aRA.
TIoN-MRs sURRATT'S EXECUTION THE
| VIKGiSIUS AFFAIR-sIMULTANEo DE.
| MlsE-NAvALM MovEMENTs-sU1C1DEA AND
MURDER SUSPENSIONS. &C, &C.
| CHARLESTON, November II Arrived
Steamship Champion, New York.
New YORK, November 12-The bale
OF cotton for the benefit of tho Mem
phis sufferers, which was sold here. YES.
terdny, for $3.50. was shipped to Liver.
pool. TO be sold for the same purpose.
john A. Brown. Captain of the ship
John Harvey. has been lodged in Lud.
low street Jail. to await an Investigation
on charges Of brutality, preferred by
five scnmen, and committed during the
voyage from this port to Cronstadt, ri1
Mobile and return.
Tho failure in the ten trade. Monday.
is attributed rather to competition.
which IS growing up in the West, than
to the panic. The great Western marts,
1t ~ said, are receiving their teas mainly
by way of San Francisco, and many
smaller firms here have been wounl ND.
owing to this withdrawal of trade. The
decreasing trade is mentioned us the
canse OF one of the heaviest importing
houses advertising two vessels of their
fleet for sale.
1t is said the engine which. exploded
on fonrth avenue, yesterday, had been
tended by n boy, tho engineer being
absent. Miss Bassford, who was killed,
was young woman of great beauty and
intelligence. She was on her way homo,
and attracted by the shout of the work
lngmen. stopped for second, and was
struck by flying piece of the boiler
The little girl killed was an Italian
street musician. Her harp was found
| lying by the side of her body. The
work OF death was apparently mainly
executed by piece Of iron. weighing
fully 200 pounds, which wac thrown of
from the boiler, ut the height of about
tive feet, and sped through the mir ut
abont that level above the ground.
Its force was spent ut the corner of
l2Sth street, where it fell, striking on
the head and killing the young woman
above mentioned. The families of the
deceased men, who we're nearly all mar
ried and had children, visited the sta
tion house during the evening, and with
tears and anguish, identified the dead.
NEW York, November ia boiler
exploded this afternoon, at the corner
OF Fourth avenue and 128th street. Sc
veral persons wero instantly killed and
several wounded All of the killed had
either the whole or portion of their
head; b!own of.
SAN francisco, November l2.-The
Anti-Chinese Convention met hero to-
day, and elected L. H. Ward President.
A COM mittee on platform was appointed,
and charged with the duty Of drafting
an address to the peopls OF the United
States on the subject of Chinese immi.
grafton.
WAsnlNdroN, November 12.-Androw
johnson published four aAd half CO.
lumns in the Chronicle, in answer to
Judge Hollis allegations that Mr.. John.
son diSrapur6e ed fbe rooo ~. ~, ~ 1.t:z. f