The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-12
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LONDON, June. 1O.LThe Times pub.
the probable action Of the Congress
which will assemble at Brussels next
month TO oonsider the subject ,of in.
ternational rights in time OF war. The
Times correspondent says: The Con
gress will codify the recognized usages
of International law in go far as they
affect the actual conduct Of war. A
new code is TO be enacted Il, che form
of on International treaty, which pro.
misses to become the frat law common
to the whole civilized world The
draft OF q treaty. which is to- ta sub.
mitted to the Congress, hss been pre-
pared. It contains seventy.six clauses.
which state In detail the rights and
obligations. of belligerents from the
mutual olsins of .ths be!ligerent States
down to ralatious OF those States to
private individuals. They also specify
what classes OF arms shall be legiti-
mately used ia Xnr, and make regu-
lations for the treatme 1t OF prisoners.
PARIS, June 10! The Assembl = to-
day, by Q vote tof 346 tos887. adopted
an amendment to the municipal cleo
toral bill, dxingE the age, OF electors at
twenty. one instead OF, twenty-five
years, as proposed ,by the Govern.
ment, which is Ssehus B defeated on q
vital provision of the bill. ,,s,e
BAYoNNE, JUMP 10.-Twenty-fve
battalions OF Oarlists, with twelve guns,
are posted between Esletta and the
Arga valley, awaiting Republicans who
are advancing from Tafalle.
LONDON. June 10.-Despatches just
received from Paris, state that it is the
intention OF the French Government to
ask for the extradition. OF the Com
munists, Rochefort and his associates,
on the ground that the crimes COM
mitted by them are of a civil character,
and under the international Law they
are liable to- be extradited.
LONDON. June 1.-THE University
at Cambridge has conferred the homo
rary degree of Doctor OF Laws on
James Russell Lowell.
TeloRraphio-Amor,c Matters.
CHARLESTON. June 1l.--A-si ged -
Steamship Georgia, New York.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 10.-A de-
spatoh from PRESCOTT. Arizona, states
that on the 21st of May. Lieutenant
Kings command attacked band of
Apache Indians near Diamond Butte,
and killed nine of them, and that
eighty -four Apaches with shree chiefs
had surrendered at Camp Verde.
WARRINGTON. Jun 10,--The Senate
tonight passed the moiety bill. after q
discussion OF three days AS passed,
the bill provides that books aud pa
pers may be examined under order of
court. the defendantl or his agent
being present. and the owner of the
books to have the. custody thereof.
During the examination they are sub.
ject to the order OF the court. The
penalty for any false invoice is o fine
not exceeding So. 900 or less than $50,
or imprisonment not exceeding two
years, OK both, and forfeiture OF the
package containing the particular item
to which snoh fraudulent invoice may
relate. A provision Of the bill Is that
cults or actions commenced on forfeit.
ures incurred previous 10 May I, 1874,
are not affected by it, 30 that inform.
ers who have instituted proceedings
prior to that time will obtain their
moieties. but IL repeals all moieties, and
provides that all fines, &c., shall be
paid into the national treasury This
bill passed by a vote Of 38 70 8. the me-
gative votes being Flanagan. Peas and
Howe. Quite q number were opposed
to several features Of the bill, on the
ground that they did relate to the
abuse OF moisties, or the improper
seizure of books and papers, but voted
for IL as whole in order to get rid of
spies and informers' fees.
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections met to-day and recon-
mended for adoption bill providing
for electing two CongreBsmen at large
in Alabama. P
Gen. Van Buren, was some months
ago appointed Consal ct Kanagawa,
japan. Recently the Office has been
raised to Consul General. He will
leave the United States. to arrive az
Kanagawa about the first Of August,
for the purpose of entering ON his
duties.
Minister Bancroft will remain at
Berlin until the arrival OF his suo-
cessor, his nephew, J. O. Bancroft
Davis, First Assistant Secretary Of
State. having to-day been nominated
for the position. Mr.. Bancroft will
probably make Washington his home,
as recently he bought the dwelling
house owned by ex-senator Harlem.
The total amount OF claims filed by
forty-two insurance companies for
losses by the Alabama, Florida and
their tenders, and by the Shenandoah.
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