The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-15
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lillian Government has pardoned the
Bishop OF Pernambuco.
GENEVA, April 13. The strike of the
brick.layers was resumed to-day, ia
riotouB di,turbances, in which five per-
sons were injured. The disorder was
speedily suppressed by the police, who
made ffty arrests.
vienna, April 13-The Emperor has
sent uonoiliatory reply to the Pope's
recent protest against the ecclesiastical
bills. It is understood the opposition
to the vatican is merely formal. The
upper house of the Reiohsrath to-day
passed tho ecclesiastical bills. where
upon the bishops withdrew in body.
Telcarnphic-Amcrtc Matters.
SERIOUS Observation-Disclosures Or HERE.
SY-DETAILS OF THE EUROPE DISASTER
THE CURRENCY QUESTION, ETC, ETC.
New ORLEANS, April ia crevasse
800 feet wide is reported at McCul-
Ions, two miles below Baton Rouge,
on the left bank. The State Engineer,
who was despatched to the mouth of
Bayou Plaquemine to cut dyke, which
keeps the waters of Tho Mississippi out
of said bayou, has returned without exc.
outing his mission. The citizens of
Iberyille Parish nnd town of Plaque
mine, in public meeting, protested
against The cutting of the dyke, and re-
solved to prevent it by force. They
have detail of armed men guarding
the levee. It is now positively asserted
by those best Informed that the opening
of Bayou Plaquemine would overflow
the town of Plaquemine and the greater
portion Of Iberville Parish, hence tho
opposition of the citizens.
New ORLEANS, April 13.-The rivor
has risen two to four inchGs above the
high watcr-mark Of 1871.
CHICAGO, April 14.-At the regular
meeting OF Chicago Presbytery, formal
charges of heresy were preferred against
Professor David Swing, pastor of the
Fourth Presbyterian Church in this
city, and one Of the editors of the ANi.
dnce. The charges are very voluminous,
twenty-five different specifications being
included in one article alone. They
were referred to a committee for consi.
deration, aud are to be presented to
Professor Swing. If found TO contain
sufficient grounds upon which to base a
case. it is thought tho case will come up
for trial before this meeting of the pres.
bytery. It will be sharply contested,
to higher ecclesiastical court. The
case excites great interest in church
circles, on account of the high stand
ing, not only of the accused, but of his
clerical brethren. who have been most
prominent In bringing the case before
the tribunals Of the church.
NEW YoRK, April 14.-Capt. Lamarc.
OF the steamer Europe, states that the
"vessel was recently lengthened, reftted
and supplied with new boilers and ma.
chinery. This was her fifth voyage
since she was repaired. While coming
ont OF Havre, she scraped her bottom
against the stones, but did not believe
that the damage, if any, was of seri-
ous character. was confirmed in my
impressions when 1 reached Brest, two
days afterwards, and found the vessel
all right On the third day at sea, the
chief mate reported to mo that ho
observed considerable water coming
into the engine room, and had no idea
where it came from, except the ships
bottom. 1 found, On stigation, that
it Was there that the leak had occurred.
The pumps were vigorously applied, but
without avail, MS the water poured in
more rapidly than we could discharge
it. The following day we sighted the
Greece, fired gun, and put up signals
OF distress. The Greece came up, low.
cred her boats, and in two hours the
passengers and crew were transferred
from the Europe. Tho transfer was
made with very little confusion, and the
women and children were the first saved.
The boats belonging to tho Greece were
the first Lowered in tho water. AS soon
as we got on the Greece, Mr.. Back,
officer of the latter, took possession OF
the Europe, but returned, after awhile,
to the Greece. They only saved thn
mails, and made no attempt to sayc the
valunbles in tn. Same room. Tno vas
sells were noar each other for twelve
hours, and no disposition was shown to
save the cargo. It could have been
done, though tho sea was very heavy at
the time. The following morning, AIR.
Buck, and those who volunteered TO
take charge OF the Earope, came on
deck to take tho boats to proceed to our
ship. attempted to get in the boats to
resume control of my vessel, but 1 was
pushed back, and not permitted to go
on board of her. The officers Of the
Greece behaved in % most infamous
manner. we saved the mails, but they
would not allow us to save tho luggage.
The captain of the Greece promised to
allow me to go Oh board next morning,
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