The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-28
Telegraph hic-FOret9n Affairs.
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Five laborers were killed.
MADRID. May'28 ADipiomatici rela-
tions between, Spain and Nexiop were
resu@& S esterday, !, by the prsseHta
tion to Marshal Sarrauo OF the creden.
tiais Of Gen. Corona as Minister from
the latter country.
ROME, May 26.-The Italian Govern.
ment met another defeat to day in the
Chamber q. Deputies.
EhS Pope! has nearly recovered from
bis recent illness. FnSs
PARIS. NJ " 6.-The political situa.
tion continues So be the leading theme
in all ORIOLES. The new Ministry has
been nick named "ths Ministry of i'm
possible programmes. The Bona
partists are active and increasing in
numbers and influence. ~
LONDON. May 26 -Despatohes from
st. Petersburg coufirm previous re-
p5rts CONCERNING the cause Of the re-.
cent arrest OF Duke Nicholas. The
theft wss Of his mothers diamonds,
which he had afterwards given 10
popular actress in that city.
LONDON, May 27.-It now appears
that the Rnssinh Grand Duke Constan-
tines son Nicholas gave the diamonds
belonging to his mother to Miss Fenix,
or Phmnix, beautiful American. The
circumstance of the theft, together
with the fuct that he had deposited
large sums of money with his bankers,
to make provision. as he says. against
the necessities Of old age, lead to the
belief that he is insane.
Dispatches from Calcutta state that
the distress from famine in Iudia is in
creasing. Nearly 3. QUO QUO people are
dependent upon the Government Tor
food.
Tclegra aDhtc-Amcr,cnn Matiera.
CRY OF MEXICO, May 26.-Senor
Castillo, Alcalde of Jacobo, in the
Slate OF Sinaloa, has officially reported
to the prefect of his district that on
April 4 he arrested, tried aud burned
alive Jose Maria Bouilla aud his wife
Diega for sorcery. it having been
proved that they had bewitched one
Silvestrse Zacarius. The day before
the execution citizen Porras. as final
test. nude 2 Z.oarlas take three swal.
lows OF blessed water, whereupon the
latter vomited fragments of blanket
and bundles nf h=i:. TIE AI1ai.io
states that the people we're exasperuted
against the sOrcerers and demanded
that they be burned. The senteuce
was executed with hisupprov4l; and he
adds that he has his eye on other sor.
cererJ, against whom complaints have
been made by the cltizuns. The
official Diario. Of this city, confirms
the report of the outrage, and says
several families in the town have since
compelled the officer to burn another
old woman and her son for the same
cause The General Government has
asked the authorities of Sinsloa to
send detailed report of these pro-
cesdings, and TO take measures to pro-
teot the lives OF persons threatened
with similar violence.
New YORK. May 26 The annual
session Of the Board Of Delegates Of
American Israelltes commenced last
evening. De,egates are present from
twenty four Congregations, represent.
ing the States of New York, Massu-
ohusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee and the District Of Oolun.
bia. Tho Treasurer reported the re-.
ceipts OF the trust fund for the past
year to be S4.92O. and the expenses
$3, ,Ol3; leaving balance Of $I,9O6
The next meeting will be held in
Philadelphia. in 1876. =
ALBANY. N. Z May &c "A call has
been Issued for a convention to meet
in Auburn, June %. Ut all persons in
the State who oppose the licensing Of
the liquor traffic, the manufacture,
sale or use Of alcoholic liquors as a
beverage, and who ure willing to unite
upon one cummon platform for the en-
tire prohibition OF the same through
national, State and municipal leglsIu-
tion.
MANUMusK1N, N. j.. May 6-Mr.
Carlisle aud wife, residing nc Ailis
burg. wers struck by lightning yester,
day AFTERNOON. Tue wife WAS instantly
killed; the husband Is still uuoun.
scious. and it il thought will recover.
INDEPENDENCE. Iowa. May 26 The
business portlou Of this place was en-
tirely destroyed by fire yesterday.
Forty stores. besides Offices. SO. were
burned. The town la entirely crippled
by the disaster. Tue loss is S5UO. .UUU
Three lives are supposed lost. rne
origin of the ire Is uuknuwm.
GRAND HAVEN. Mich May 26 -
Mrs. Major Stafford dropped deud
Sunday, while playing til. organ IN tue
Presbyterian CLuion.
NEWARK. May 26.-Eljah H.as,
German, aged forty, wnlie driving u
iiiquf wagon yesterday evening. was