The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-02
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stationed corps Of the eiv1Iguafd around
the palace Of the Dertes, IS y 4
The report of the defeat by General
Oabrinety OF the Caflist. forces under
Don Alfonso, ia offfcialIy confirmed; a
The 1nternationals Ore ioosing gro1nd
In Catalonia. The Cnre OF Santa Gfnz
still holds as pfisonersthe Mayor of. We:
-i-st!c. and 8 anrree e::aeht o9 Le Pafia.
and will only release them t;;on conSdi.
ton that Francs give up two 0aFliat of-
fcers. - ~ -
General Nouvaiiss teiegraphs Castenas
that his loss In bis recent engagement
with the Carlists near PampeIuna; was
20 killed, 100 wounded aud'lOO missing,
while that of the rebels was 100 killed
and 40 wounded.
ST.. PETERSBURG. June 23.-An official
despatch from General aufman an
nounoes that the capital of kh,va was
occupied by the Russian iofoes on the
10th OF June. The Khan OF khiva has
fled to Yoroumandow.
FLORENCE, June 30.-The violence of
the earthquake, yesterday morning, was
concentrated in the country North OF
Venice, where its effects were terrible,
both in loss Of life and ruin Of property.
At Belluno, four persons were killed and
many injured; 6! Pieze D'aipago, se7era:
were injured; at Torres, two wore killed:
at Garage, four; ut Povis, eleven; at Wis.
some; two; and at Cuvessago, one. Sc.
veral churches are in ruins and many
were badly shattered, and hundreds OF
houses have been leveied with the
ground. The inhabitants have not re-.
covered from their terror, and thou
sands are encamped in the fields; but
there has been no re-occurrence of the
shock.
RoME. June 30.-The ministerial crisis
continues. The league between Ming
hetN and Depretis has been broken of,
and Minghetti will attempt the creation
OF Cabinet out OF the old majority in
Parliament. 4
PARIS, juno 30.-Fresident Mao Mabon
iLtends to ask the Commission of Par.
dons to remit the. sentences of those
Communist prisoners whose behavior
has been unexceptionable since their
conviction.
LONDON. June 30-The Government
has received despatch from Sir Charles
Baker, dated Kliartown, May 29, where
he safely arrived with the other Euro.
peahs OF his command. He reports that
the county as far South as the equator
has been annexed to Egypt. The slave
trade has been suppressed. and all rebel
llors movements and secret iutrigues
checked. The country is orderly. and
its Government perfectly organized. A
road has been opened to z zanzibar free
from Interruption. He, won a4victory
on the 9Th Sa May. with only lO5 msr.
over the army Of the African Chief
Onioso. His mission has been COM
pleted successfully.
1tONyDnN v:InJv 4 IA 1aoookoh f,a
Madrid, dated last evening, says it is ex-
pected that bill providing for the sus-
pension Of constitutional guarantees and
placing the Government in possessisra of
extraordinary powers, will be v1fed in
the Cortes tonight The Government
declares that the powers asked for are
only to be used in suppressing tie Car
list insurrection.
MADRID, July In the Cortes, last
evening, bill granting extraordinary
powers to the Government was present.
ed and read by Ssnor Pi y Margall. Tho
Cortes. by vote OF 1913 yeas against l3
nays, decided to proceed Immediately
with its consideration. With the excep-
ton OF few shots fred into the air. last
night, the quiet OF the city was not dis.
turbed. Only q small number OF ire.
conoilables are believed to be in favor OF
resorting to violence as the meaus of
gaining their ends. Tho Cortes ap-
proved the bill comforting extraordinary
powers upon the Government, by '139
yeas against 18 nays.
American Matters.
SAN Francisco, Juno 30.-The fol-
lowing are the particulars OF the recent
explosion IN Virginia City, Nevada:
Last night, terrible explosion OF nitro
glyoerine and giant powder occurred
near the corner of Taylor and Thirteenth
streets, killing ten persons and wound
ing many others. 4 largo number OF
persons are missing who are probably
buried beneath the debris. The explo.
sion Of six cases of nitro-glycerine is
supposed to be the cause of the disaster.
the conclusion Of which caused the
second explosion of fifty pounds of giant
powder. Among the killed are Major.
General Jacob l.. Won Bokkelin, j. P.
Smith, hardware merchant, NJ. Davis.
clerk for MIR. Smith, Ben. Mandel, dry
goods merchant, Chas. 81. Knox, of San
Francisco, John Devine, Mrs. Emily
O'Conner and VIM. 81. Doane and
daughter, eight years Of age. of Gold
Hill. Tho hC1,, ~ ~, W..