The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-23
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OABNET-sEbRMY MEETING BETWEEN
sICKLEs AND CAsTELnAR, 40 40.
HAVANA. November 21,-Santiaeo ai-
vices to the 18th have been received.
Nothing important since the 18th, ex.
cept the sailing OF the Virginius for Ha-
vana.
PARIS, November 22.-The Cabinet
will probably be re-organized to-day.
It is understood that the Duke de
Brog!ie, Minister Of Foreign Affairs;
Magne, Minister of Finance, and Des-
seligny, Minister of Pablo Works. will
remain.
LoNpoN, November 22.-Speoial de-
spatcbes agree that the recent inter-
viewsbetween CASTELAR, aud Siokles was
stornV-Sickies barely escaped mob
bing.
HNANA, November 22.-The Diaro
sayswe do not consider it within the
boulds OF justice or reason IT, war
shc@a result from the capture of the
Virgpius and it's legal ooneequences,
but y the conflict comes. let us initiate
the ehmEl.s of our ancestors and make
Thhe fbanish race in Cuba the admira.
ton u the American hemisphere. The
Vose de Cuba believes in u diplomatic
settlement, but praises activity in re-
pairing the forts.
MAD,uD, November 22.-Under ar.
rangements with the British Minister,
General Sickles stopped the prepara.
tions he was making to leave Madrid.
Tclcxraphic-Amerlca AIatters.
FATAL ACO1DENT-BRUTAL oUTRAGEs-
CUBAN INDIGNATION MEETINGS as-UNo1E
SAM VIGOROUSLY PREPARING FOR WAR
DESTRUCTIVE PRAIRIE FIRE-TwEED's
sENTLNCE-THE BRITISH PROTEST, 20.
ATLANTA, November 2l.-.Owen
Lynch, book.keeper of the State Road,
was killed by switch engine to-day.
Ng~OANAAN, Conn.,, November 2l.-
Mira Jos. Silleok, widow, owning and
occupying alone, small place in this
town, was brutally murdered this morn
ing, with an axe, her clothing saturated
with kerosene and the body nearly con.
Bumed, and the house was on fire when
discovered. An axe, with blood and
hair, small piece Of skull and brains
and an empty kerosene can wero found
in the room with large pool of blood
on the carpet and floor. A hole had
been burned through the floor, through
which the oharred remains of the body
had fallen into the cellar. The skull
showed two outs with the axe. No sus-
pIcion, 90 far, rests on any one. No
motive can be conceived of except plum
der. The house had been ransacked.
WASHINGTON, November 2l.-It is
still unlikely that other than. precau.
tionary measures will be taken until
Congress acts. While the President
seems to bo in accord with the Indignant
feelings of the people, he will do no.
thing to place the country in a false
position before the world. A leading
Senator, who had q conversation with
the President, to-day. hos no doubt that
when G! -sss meets, the public will be
satisfied That prudence, combined with
q due regard to onr national honor, has
been observed by the Executive Depart
ment Of the Governments.
WASHINGTON, November 22.-In
dispute over the Price OF saving wood,
negro fatally wounded nn Irish woman
with pistol.
Itseems not to be generally known
that there have been preparations going
on, under the direction of the Secretary
OF War, for placing our arsenals in con.
dition to supply the wants of an army in
the field, in case Of war. and looking to
the condition of the armament of our
Notifications. for the successful defence
OF our harbors against hostile attack
by the iron.olads. The ordnance de-
partment OF the army is at this ment
IN most active preparation for state
OF war. and is ready to supply an army
with entire equipments of war material,
including the most approved breech.
loading arms and field and siege bate.
ries OF artillery, with every kind of am
munition. The telegraph has been vigo-
rously used, urging forward every pre-
paration to the extent of ordnance ap-
propriations. aud ordnance officers are
fully alive to the gravity of the occa-
sion and to the necessity of ample pre-
parations to meet ull demands, should
war be the result OF our present compli.
cations; while, from the nature of the
case, the navy had to take the active
initiative. The War Department is
fully up to the crisis in quiet prcpara-
tion for the future.
Probabilities-For the South Atlantic
States, North.easterly and South h-esterly
winds, cloudy weather and rain.
Sr. JOINS, n. T., November GA
despatch says the Telegraph Cable
Steamer Robert Lowe was lost near 81.
Schott's, st, Msry's Bay. on Wedna.doy