The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-29
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0eAVy&unB were In good pOelllOn Tor
an attack on Pedro Abanto. on Friday.
PARIS. March 27..-In the Assembly,
to-day, Dshirel, Monarchist, moved that
the Assembly take vote on the first Of
July, to decide the future form Of 60
vernment. He urged that it was i'm.
possibleto make constitution without
f1rst settling the question whether
France was to be monarchy or repub.
lio. The motion osused great excite.
ment in the chamber and heated de-
bate ensued. M. Kernrell and Duo De
R.csG esrcke aSa:.s. .ka molten and Il
wss rejected b 2eo &c 25.
LONDON, March 28.-The annual race
between the Oxford and Cambridge
boats crews came off this morning, over
the usual course on the Thames, from
Putney to Mort Lake, distance Of
four miles and two furlongs, and as has
been the case in the past four years, re-
suited in victory for the Cambridge
boat, which came in two lengths ahead
of its rival. The weather.was beautiful,
and o more propitious day for the oon-
test could not have been selected. The
, crowd that assembled to witness the
race was unprecedented. On the Surrey
side OF the river. from Putney to Mort
Lake, there WAS one compact mass of
people, $50 feet wide. and at the latter
place carriages Ave deep stood in long
rows. The Princess of Wales and
Duchess of Edinburgh, who were e1-
Pected to be among the spectators. were
absent. Upon a toss for choice OF posi-
tions. Cambridge won aud selected the
Middlesex or Northern side. The OK
ford crew rowed into the stream at Que
minute past IL o'clock. Five minutes
later. the Cambridge boat appeared and
was received with immense cheering by
it's friends. The betting ut this time
was 1--WE, to,two in favor Of Cambridge.
Allthings being in readiness, at four
teen minutes past IL; O'Clock, the signal
to start was given and the boats got
away inatantaneously. Cambridge hud
the advantage from the fEst-rowjDg at
the rate Of thirty-seven, strokes per mi
mute; both crews pulled steadily. After
an exciting contest, Cambridge reached
the ship at Mort Lake at thirty.seyen
minutes and thirty-Rve seconds past IL
o'clock-winning the race in twenty
three minutes aud thirty. five seconds.
The water, though not go smooth as
would have been desired, was fairly
calm. ........a
ROME March 28.-It is reported that
King Victor Emanuel burnt an address
sent to him from q number of citizens
OF Trieste. because it contained treason
able sentiments towards Austria, md
that he will send to the Austrian Go.
vernment a formal disavowal of sympa-
thy with the address,.
LONDON. March 28.-The coal miners
of Staffordshire. to the number of 49,
600, have struck.
graphic--Amertcan Matters.
DEsTRUCrIvH FIRES AND LOSS OF LIFE
!, BOSS TWEED AGAIN-vIRaINIA FINANCES
y NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GRANT AND THE
TAXPAYERS CcaIMITTER-MURDER AND
AssAULTs-LABoR DIFFICULTIES, ETC.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The com :.
mittee from the South Carolina Tax
Payers Convention. had an interview
with the President, this morning. After
being personally presented by Secretary
Fish, the grievances Of the South Caro-
liDians were briefly and pathetioally set
forth by Hon. W. D. Porter, chairman
OF the committee. The President lis
tened attentively, and replied at some
length. He said that he felt sympathy
with any people who are badly governed
and over taxed. as is Louisiana, and as
South Caiolina seemed also to be; yet
he could not see how anything could be
done either by the executive OF the
legislative branch OF the National Co.
vernment for their relief, inasmuch as
South Carolina had now complete ex-
istence as sovereign State end must
enact her own laws. The President re-
ferred, with some feeling, to some per-
sonally offensive utterances which had
been made by q membar of the Tag
Payers Convention in regard to himself.
The delegates explained that those ex-
pressions had met with the marked dis
approval Of the whole convention. In
parting, the President expressed the
hope that when their case was laid be.
fore Congress, some means might be
afforded of legitimately affording the
desired relief.
Macon. Ga f, March 27.-In the Con
trail City Park races. third day, the first
race; mile and-a- half dash, Revenge
woD-time, 2.40; beating Tabitha.
Limestone ran, but carried overweight,
was badly jockeyed, and bets on him
were declared off. Tho second race,
mile da.h, for two year olds, was won
by vanderbilt-time, 1.51; Letitia So
cond and Belle Of Australia third. In
the third race, mile heats, best two in
three. Ortolan was the winner-time,
l.48T, l.49%. Joe Johnston distanced
frat honks Firo To1l 1;c1ooo,tl nono~5