The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-01

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will be q, close holiday in the Liverpool
cotton market. Whit Monday is also q
bank holiday in London. but Whit Tues
day is not. /; !;
LONDON. May 3l.-The new Govern
ment OF France proposes to abandon the
commercial treaty with Eogland.
PAR1s. May Sit is reported that
the Bank qof France will advance the
funds necessary to complete the payment
OF tho war 8tdemnity, and that the eva
ouation of Ftench territory by German
troops will follow Immediately.
CSNsrANT1NoPIE, May 3I.-Auother
disastrous conflagratton has occurred in
this oity. Fifty houses were destroyed
before the flames were checked.
An explosion occurred yesterday in q
colliery near Wigan, causing the instant
death OF six miners and the destruction
of much properly.
BARCELONA, May 31.-Gen. Velaide
has postponed the enforcement of his
levy upon the youth Of this province.
Rowing bands Of Ca7l;st5 continue to in-
terrupt the railway trains and pIuuder
Che passengers.
American matters.
New ORLEANS, May 3l.-The steam
ship Geo. Cromwell, some days overdue
from New York, has not ye. reached
here. Several steamers from the Gulf
came mp to-day. but they bring no It'd
ings of the missing vessel
PARSONS, KANSAS, May 3l.-County
Attorney, Ward returned yesterday from
Texas. with the body of Nioho]as NOUN
or Marion, supposed to have been on ac-
oomplice OF the Bender family, the Kan
sas assassins. At Denison he made some
important Cornerstone, and promised to
tell all he knew about the Benders when
he reached this city; but when at Ataka
station, Indian Territory, he shot him
self in the head with O revolver, INJECTING
wound from which he died. It seems
to be certain that the Benders are now in
Texas, making their way to the Rio
Grande River, to cross into Mexico.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 31.-The Agricu'-
tural Congress adjourned to Atlanta, in
May next. w. II. Jackson, of Tennes-
see, President; Charles W. Green, Secre-
tary: g.
five yesterday.
CHICAGO, May 91.-An accident at the
decoration frolio killed two.
WASHINGTON, May 3l.-The military
Gen. Davis alliance with Bogus Charley
and other renegade Modocs as bogus.
The following rather loose statement is
current: The War Department condemns
che efforts of the Interior Department to
get Santanta and Big Tree released.
Gen. Sherman is very plain in his de-
nnhciation Of the scheme.
Pfobabilities-For Tennessee, the
Gulf and Sonth Atlantic States, North.
easterly and South easterly winds, high
barometer. cool, cloudy weather and
occasional rain, with increasing oloudi-
ness and temperature in the Western
Cult.
NEW York. May 31.-The Worlds
London special ssys Gen. Kirkpatrick
has telegraphed to the Carist headq uar-
ters. requesting Bradlaugh's g relesse.
The Spanish frigate Bragaza, OF TWEEN
ty.one guns, is in the harbor.
Train leaves Immediately for Europe.
He has entered suits againat nearly
everybody in New York for huge sums.
The passenger depot at Hoboken was
burned to-day.
A despatch from Dayton, Ohio, says
the Presidents father expects to die in
June.
The fire in the Delaware and Lacka-
wanna Railroad Depot, Hoboken, Is still
burning. When the flames were first
NlocoSoKous AOuE tIalOH T6RQy 10 start
were run out of the depot aud saved !;
but four freight cars TINT could not be
removed were burned. The flames com.
nunicated with the track, and the fire.
men are endeavoring to save it, The
origin of the fire is unknown, but is said
to be the work Of an inoendiary.
DR.. Brown, who was sentenced to ten
years imprisonment, for assaulting gas
collector, died in prison.
The owners Of the Cromwell, over. due
at New Orleans, think her machinery is
ont OF gear; they are not apprehensive
OF serious calamity. The steamer is in
command Of Oapt. Clapp, an old an ex-
perienced officer.
SkN FRANo1soo, May 31.-Gen. Davis
has returned from his scout. on which
five Modocs led him. No results. Three
other Modocs. who went on nm independ-
ent scout were expected yesterday.
Captain Jacks adherents are we'll provi-
stoned and armed. The total Modoc
prisoners are nineteen braves, twenty
three squaws and thirty children.
BALT1MoRE. May 31.-James Gibson,
colored. indicted for killing bis para
monr with hatchet, was convicted of
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