The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-03
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ARAiss. y
LONDON. Deoember 2.-Twenty.one
lives we're lost on the Scottish coast
during the gale ol Satnrdsy,and ann.
day. no - ~ >'iro S'f1 SEP 50
LONDON. Oxr.. December 2.-Dau.
ger and Meyer. the absconding cloth
LEGS. have Scca to New Orleans with
their booty. The goods they took
from their establishment we're packed
IN nine large trunks aud amounted in
valoe to nearly $40, 900, consistiug of
Jewslry. kid gloves and other expen-
sivo wares. The trunks were snug.
gled across tho Detroit River as ordi
narv baggage. Customs officers are in
pursuit.
The Times correspondent at Paris
te'egraphs that tue Last letter of Count
De Ohambord has caused division in
The Cabinet. Two Legitimist Minis.
terra. in consequence OF it's injunotions.
hesitate to support the demand for the
organization Of Presidential power on
account Of this disagreement. The
terms OF the Presidential message have
not yet been agreed to by the Cabinet.
The President will accept the resigna-
tion OF the dls-enting ministers if they
remain frna in their refusal.
A special to the Daily Neus from
Coustantinopie. suites that the Grand
V'zier has sued the editor of the sup
pressed Levant Herald, for defamHt,Un
OF character, aud that in tho event Of
his condemnation, the Turkish Go
vernment will apply to the British
Embassy for the editors expulsion
from that country.
A Berlin despatch to the Times says
Russia contempIutes the re assem- bly.
next March, in St. Petersburg, of the
International Law Conference. lately
held in Brussels. E1ertions will pro
badly bs made to secure the consent
OF Great Britain aud some Of the minor
States. The work of tue Conference
will BIZ confined to the enactment of
more purely philanthropic classes Of
tue programme proposed by Russia
1t these endeavors fail, three Northern
Powers may possibly settle the matter
alone.
PARIS. December "a draft of
the message to be submitted to the
Assembly by MacMahon was read in
the Council of Ministers yesterday. A
paragraph in the message, in regard to
raising the state of siege, vas euergeti-
cally objected to by msjority Of the
members, who claimed that the main.
tenance Of state Of sisgo was neces-
sary. In consequence of the recent suo-
oesses OF the Radicals in the municipal
elections at Paris and elsewhere 10 the
country. Several members of the
Cabinet also objected to the manner in
which the constitutional laws were
mentioned in the message. A fresh
council to determine these questions is
to be- held to-day.
HAVANA, December 2.-The police,
assisted by force of volunteers, forci-
oily drove the gold brokers off the
streets to-day. On the 20th ultimo,
Spanish force encountered a BODY of
insurgents much superior in numbers.
A stubborn fight ensued, in which the
Spaniards lost 46 killed and wounded:
1nsurgent loss unknown. Reports from
other sections OF the island represent
that there have been other slight en-
gagements, cansiDg small loss.
observation-disclosures Matters.
New ORLEANS, December 1.-The
Louisiana Jockey Club fall meeting was
lnaugurated to day. The weather was
cloudy and cold, and the track in good
condition. The attendance was small.
The first. which was the huodle race,
two miles, over eight hurdles, for the
olnb purse of $500, was won by Biloxi,
beating Chris. Doyle, Huntress, Mary
Forest and Captain Jack in order
named. Time. 40.O0Ia. Captain Jack
fell at the second hurdle. In the SO
cond race, Siocum stakes, for two
year olds. $25 entrance. with S7OO
added, one mile, to carry three year
old weights, there were eleven entries
Three started. It was won by Puss
Broadway, beating Leap Year. second,
and Pauline Sprague. third. Time,
1904. The third race for the club
purse Of $500 for all ages, was won by
Ballinkeel. Bonaventure, Q, 9: Mary
L., 3. 81; Bob Britton, Il. Tom Lea.
theirs distanced. Time. LAX, 1.46k.
By invitation of the Louisianu Jockey
Club, Demoley Commentary ct mount
ed Aaights Templar from Washington,
drilled on the course. The evolutions
were gracefully executed.
SAN FRANCISCO. December 1.-The
steamship Vancouver has arrived from
Yokohama November 9. with Hong
Kong dates os October 2Sth, and the
following news: The Chinese have
agreed to everything required by
Japan. Ibey reCOQniZs and admit tha