The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-28
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MAN Qdzett6 says tue German t4padEon
now off Rye, England. bas been
ordered to cruise off the Northern
coast of Spain, and that these orders
were given in consequence OF the
shooting OF Captain Schmidt, Ger.
man newspaper correspondent, and
other German subjects by the Oarliste.
VIENNA, July ga shock OF an
earthquake was felt here to-day. A
violent storm of rain and hail is re-
ported on the border OF Moravia; seve-
raj lives lost, fifty houses destroyed,
and many vineyards flooded and ruined
at Azagara. st
PARIS, July 26.--In. the Assembly,
Tomorrow, on the presentation of the
report of the Commitsse Of Parlia.
mentary Initiative, on q motion foF the
resolution offered by Leon De Malle-
vile and Davali the Left will move
that the Asssmbfy'do not separate until
the question Of dissolution is decided.
The CONSERVATIVE journals. to-day,
earnestly appeal to the absent Depu.
ties Of their party to return. Fears
that dissolution will be carried are
prevalent and tend to fA.ten funds.
The Lnapdrciaa, in stEongly-worded
article, denonnces the viewed com.
plioity OF France with the Oarlists, and
declares that il diplomatic representa-
lions prove ineffectnsl,i Spain will
adopt q cool attitude towards France
and seek Rtinore oongenial alliance.
The French Journals assert that the
Spanish frontier is we'll guarded by the
French authorities, and contraband Of
war which reauhes tho Carlists is i'm
ported by sea from England.
A Carlist- magazine exploded last
week. at Seuiza. Thirty men were
killed and large number wounded.
MADRID, July ga terrible land.
slip occurred at Alava, In the province
of Navarro. Over-hanging rocks fell
upon and utterly destroyed village.
The disaster Was 80 sudden that few
OF the inhabitants escaped 200 corpses
have already been recovered.
LONDON, July 27.-The morning pu-
pers announce, on official authority,
that Prince Leopold is seriously ill;
although there is no cause for alarm,
his recovery will necessarily be tedious
A special to the Daily Ne,os reports
q majority Of the delegates to the Con-
gress have arrived in Brussels. The
session opens to-day, but the sitting
will be devoted only to the exchange
OF credentials and other formal pre-
liminaries. Sir Alfred Hersford is
representative Of Great Britain.
An extensive open air demonstration
against the money grant to Prince
leopold was made b. the Republicans
in Cierk6nwaIl to-day. sr
The Nationalists of Limerick pro.
pose to give dinner in honor of John
Mitchell, who recently arrived from
America. ,It is reported that Home
Rule member of Parliament will retire,
in order to give Mitchell an opportu-
nifty OF being returned to the vacant
seat. Detectives are Watching Mitch
ellis movements.
Abraham Brewster, formerly Attor-
ney. General, is dead.
PARIS. July 26.-The Committee of
Thirty have adopted, and the Govern
ment has accepted, the proposition of
NJ. Pages Dupont, introduced in the
Assembly on the 18th instant, for the
creation of Senate, which provides
that the Senate shall consist of 100
members nominated by the President
and 130 selected from and by the
Assembly; Cardinals, Marshals and
Admirals to be mombers er obicio; also,
that the President of the Senate shall
become Provisional President of the
republic, in the event Of vacancy.
The Committee on Parliamentary
Initiative have agreed to recommend
that M. Leon De Malleville's motion
in favor of dissolution of the Assem-
bly, be reconsidered. They have also
examined q similar motion introduced
by n. Duyal. Their report on the
above motions will be presented to the
Assembly next Monday, and the ques
ton of dissolution will be again raised
before that Of prorogation, which
vas made the spsoiai order for Tues
day. The Republicans are actively
agitating for dissolution, and hope to
have majority on Monday, as many
Conservative members are absent.
HAVANA, July ga fight recently
took place between the troops and q
band of insurgents, numbering from
S0 to 100 men. The latter stood fire
we'll, but were finally compelled to dis.
perse, with loss OF six killed and
many wounded. The Spaniards had
one officer slightly and four soldiers
seriously wounded. Skirmishes are
reported in the Santiago District. The
Oaptain-General has deoreed the re-.
moval of the House of Correction to
the Isle OF Pines. Thither all political
and civil prisoners from the F.aatarn