The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-20

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last, the sailors marched Of, and the
tso,ps tited past helopg TOW of oo.psse.
Then the dead carts werc hurried up
and loaded indiscriminstely with the
msngled remains. The American TVicel
Consul did all that could have been
done. Indeed, is! was threatened that
his exequatQr wonld be withdrawn for
bis exsrtions ih behalf OF the prisoners
In ah interview with Gen. Burriel. that
officer yelled at him and otherwise
treated him disrespeotfully. The British
Conspl also made an Intellectual protest
Against the executions. It is reported
that 81 ixteen of the victims were British
subjects
NEW York. November 18.-Recrait-
ing for the navy going on briskly here.
a charity dramatic association gives q
performance, at the Academy of Music.
December 20. for the benefit of the
widows aud orphans Of the victims Of
the Virginius massacre.
This afternoon tho Havana mail
steamer Wilmington took out fourteen
large cases. containing several hundred
bennington rifles. for tho Spanish Go
vernment. She also took out large
quantity of provisions.
MONTREAL. November 19-The Sc
verest cold snap for years visited here
to-day. A number of propellers are
iced.
TRENTON. November 9-The Consti-
tutional Convention refused 70 exempt
church and school property from TAXA
tion.
PHILADELPHIA, November 19-The
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows opposes
the abolition Of the encampme ent branch
n fho hn L.
been directed to inform sister grand
lodges of this action.
CINoINNATI, November 10 Rode
nelis. Seymour g. Co., flour dealers,
have made au assignment
NEW YORK, November l9.-TEc Libe-
raj Republican General Committee re.
solved that the Cubaus arc entitled to
belligerent rights; that it il obligatory
on all natiOns to arrest the volunteer
atrocities; that patience ou the part of
the Uuited States will com e to be under
stood by the people as pu,iilani nifty.
The Tweed jury rendurs.a verdict Of
guilty on oil the counts. Tho defence
took exceptions, and moved an arrest
OF Judgment on the ground Of want Of
jurisdiction, and that the Act of 1870.
creating Board of Audit. WAS repealed
by ACT OF 1873 The court replied that
it was useless to waste time, as the court
was convinced on these points The
defence demonstrated. Judge Davis re-.
piled that he had no intention to wound
the feelings OF counsel for the defence.
The defence said the answers by the
prosecution to the points made by the
defence were humiliating; the prosecu.
ton calling them trlfiug.
The banks have gained 81 100000 in
legal tenders
The Tribune thinks all the ITO of the
virginius crew, except eighteen, are
dead.
WASHINGTON, November 10.-The
Post Office Department here has no
official advices Of the detention of let
ters at Havana. There is, however, no
treaty regarding letters through Cuba.
1t seems understood that commercial
letters arc allowed to pass without de-
tention.
C---CssnaSD. November 19.-Sixty
smallpox cases have developed here,
and the pestilenre ls increasing.
ST. Louis, November 19.-The Hogan
aud Allen fight has been declared of
the spectators breaking into the ring
after the third round, under the univer-
sal cry of fouls, delivered by Allen.
AScM tIihp NoScmDCr ~ lne
schooner +, V. Turner, from Honduras
hither, cspsized i'll Long island Sound
Three lives lost.
Wm. J. Sharkey. held for killing
Dunn. escaped FROM the rombs. a
female attachee, Mrs. Wesley Allen, re-
mained in the csl.
Tweed is allowed to attend to private
business in close carring-. IN the
custody of t~o Dcpu,y.Sberlil-, with no
special limits to his movements.
WAsHISGToS, November l9.-Mnior
Clarence j. Prentice, tho last son Of
Goo. u Prcutice, was killed by being
thrown frnm T. buggy. His son VAS in
tho buggy with i!rl, but escaped nu-
hurt. Tie acciien. occurred recently
in Kentucky.
The President had loug interview
with Fish. No other visitors were al
mitted.
AS MI evidence of The entire unanimitv
IN the Cabinet Oh the existing complica-
tions. growing ont of the Virginius
capture and its consequences. it may be
mentioned that all the Cabinet officers,
though guarded in their expressions ,is
to what diplomatic action has been
tnkon by the Government, or what will
bo the result of it, do not hesitate to
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