The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-08
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LONDON. April 7.--Parliament ad.
iourned from tonight to the 2lst inst.
PARIS, April THE Republicans have
carried the municipal elections In Nantes
and Merseilles.
Although the Pope is recovering from
his illness. he is still very feeble. His
physicians forbid him leaving his apart.
menta.
LONDON, April I'm the House OF
Commons, to-day, Lowe introduced the
annual budget. It shows that the reve-
nue. next year, on the basis OF the pre-.
sent taxation, will be ETC. .6l7, 900, and
expenditures Ell, ,871 600. or the sur
plus, 81 600. 900 will be allooated for
paying OF portion OF the Alabama in.
raised by exoheQuer bonds. It ia also
proposed to take one.half tho present
duty off sugar. and to reduce the income
tax one penny per pound. The reduo.
tion in sugar duty takes effect In May
next.
american Matters.
CHlRnEsroN, April 7..-Arrived.--
Steamships Flag, Boston; South Caro-
lima, New York; Sea Gull, Baltimore;
schooners Gertrude, New York; Lidia
Bsboock and Lena Breed, Philadelphia.
HALIFAX. April e.LThe funeral of
Metcalf, the second officer OF the steamer
Atlantic, took place here to-day.
The bodies OF Mrs. and Miss Davidson,
cabin passengers, were picked up to-day,
and brought to this city tonight.
The divers have commenced work.
SAN FRANomoo, April 6.-The jury in
the case OF Lander. Quint against Laura
D. Fair gave the plaintiff 81, 900 fee for
defending her on her murder trial.
BURLINGTON, April s.. The most ter
Yible rain, hail and wind storm ever
known here, came up at a minutes no.
tioe this afternoon. creating fearful havoc
and causing loss of life. The storm
struck the city on West Hill, tearing the
roof from one OF the school houses, and
descending through the business portion
of the city. Buildings were unrooied and
q great deal of damage done. The most
horrible part Of the catastrophe was the
destruction of T. N. Ponds butter and
egg depot, on Jefferson street. and the
death of seven persons. The house was
blown down and twenty-five persons
buried beneath the ruins. Mr.. Pond
and three others we're taken out dead.
and nineteen others were rescued, more
or less injured. ~
sAN FaANursoo. April GA despatch
from Bakersfield, California. says a
young man named MoOrae. had an alter.
cation with Bennett Briggs, and shot
him with Spencer rifle. The bullet
struck j. Y. StiilwelI, an old citizen, who
died o short time afterwards Tho mur.
derer escaped. .. ':
,Advioes from Prescott. up to March
%, state that Major Browns command
struck the Apaohes ut Souls Basin, and
killed thirty eight warriors and captured
seventeen squaws. The Apaohes have
become frightened, and many have sur
rendered at Camp Ward.
Owing to the prevalence Of the horse
disease, the troops will operate princi
pally on foot. E..f
Ooohise continues his raids in Mexico,
The Pinal and Arrivapa Apaches are
restless on thei., reservation. It is be.
Geved that Oochise is stirring them up.
Naw YoRK, April 6-The agent of the
White Star Line hos full list. by cable,
OF the Atlantio's passengers, and is ready
to answer all Inquiries.
900 Of the survivors of the Atlantic ar.
rived here this morning, by the steamer
Newport. It being generally known that
they were coming, as early as 4 o'clock
anxious crowds gathered round the pier,
euN Wiz WAtNOos OAoAeCiAOnb PE0tAll6Q.
AZ soon as the Newport neared the dock,
the pier was closed, and none but the
employees and members OF the press
were admitted inside the gates; mean
while, the Commissioners Of Emigration
had the tug Thomas Fletcher chartered,
and, to. avoid. the large crowds outside
the pier. ran her close to the Newport,
and took the unfortunate passengers on
board, and steamed down to Castle Gar.
den, whore the scene battles description.
Thousands of men, women and children,
OF almost every nation, were gathered,
and it was with the greatest difficulty
that they could be kept from forcing
their way. through the gates. The poor
fellows looked starved, wretched and
miserabIy Glad, and seemed to be very
much disheartened. On their arrival at
Castle Garden, they were registered as
usual, after which friends, who were
waiting in the information room, sent in
the names Of those whom they sought,
and as wife and Children, sister or bro.
ther, Recognized ono of the unfortunate
mon, whom they deemed lost, the scene
was touching; men gave way entirely,
and women either swooncd or screamed
from joy. Even outside tho gates, mon
and woman who uara uoth aro1 =,