The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-06
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LONDON. A1gbst AZ HS4Ssse Of
Commons. to-day. Mr. Baafka, ,pRaer.
Secretary for the Foreign Department..
in anawer to all inquiry from Sit
George Bowyer, stated that her Ma;
jesty's Government had no intention
of taking part in an armed interven.
tion in Spain, and had no reason to
euppose that othor European powers
contemplated any such step. which
would. not meet with encouragement
from Eugland.
The report that Germany had sent a
note to France, protesting against the
violation Of the Spanish frontier and
threatening intervention1 10 pro-
nounced to be without foundation.
LONDON, August 5.-The Americans
beat thei English at orieket-107 to
l05-with several American wickess
standing, q .I,,
MADRID. August 81 The Republican
forces have entered Olot. They met
with no opposition. The Oarlists fed,
leaving Behind them 100 prisoners.
PARIS. August Alt is said French
troops guarding the 5pauieh frontier
have been. reinforced, and vigorous
measures havs been ordered, t0, pre-
vent uniformed Oarlists from crossing
the boundary. 6 .,.ti,"ti4 r'prs'-s
cRraphfc-.Amertcan Matters.
VIoKsBuRa. MISS, August 5-The
whites carried the city election by $50
majority Forty deegroesl voted the
white ticEet; willie thtas ,Rhites voted
the black ticket. i;ut "'"""I .:sI TIT
!: PTTaBURa, Pa, . August 5.-John
children BY the hood, Is, inaane.
CInotNNATI, August 5.---.The Demo.
Gratis carry kentucky by 10000.
WASHINGTON. August 6.-Northern
dispatches IMPORT three2 fspes. Tue
peoples in !! foil accord. are after the
brutes. Y - y.
NAsHvlnrE, TENN, sJuIy6 The ap.
proaohihR County elections through.
out the State are causing great deal
of excitements Party lines, in many
Counties, are being closely drawn, on
account Of the Civil Rights Bill. The
contest IN, this County between the
Conservative and Democratic nomi-
nees on the one side aud the ihdepend-
ents ous the other will. it is believed.
cause both' PARTIES TO have Unionists
and ex.Coafedeiates on' thei. tickets.
LITTLE ROcR. ARE !, August 5.-Col.
8. q. Faulkner, author of the "Arken-
sas Traveller" is dead; ,aged seventy
ono. a,-nl' fg.,
CHICAGO, August 6. 1.-The Atlantic
and Pacific Insntauce Company is in
solvent.
Tie .eiis,alFissjp4h operator pc Il ri as Aarora.
Indiana. reporteithst the steamer Pat.
Rogers was burned, this morning, one
mile below Autora. and about twenty
lives lost Victims principally ladies'.
Additional adyioes from, Aurora state
that the fire originated In the cotton
bales in the hinder part OF the boat,
about 6 O'clock. The boat was imme.
disseiy. turned rsborewRrd, but became
manageable. The pilot thinks the
tiller rope was cut and that the Are
was inoendiary. The boat drifted on
a sand bar and grounded. The flames,
instead OF spreading along the lower
deck. at once shot mp to the cabins and
the pilot.house aud then swept across
the hurricane deck. The passengers
were all aroused and boats lowered
and many wers carried ashore; but
others, in their fright, jumped into
the water, and those who were not
drowned reuohed safe landing place.
after drifting long time with the cur
rent. There were nearly 100 people
on board, but what proportion of this
number is actually lost is not known.
No Southwestern or South eastern
names in the list of those lost by the
Pat. Rogers. Both boat and cargo,
the latter consisting Of cattle, sheep
and hogs, besides cotton, are total
loss. The passenger register and all
books we're deatsoyed. The boat was
valued at $50. 900. u
BUFFALO. August 5.--Monarch, Jr.,
won the frat race-time 2.2716, 29L,
2.28%. Bodine won the second.
2.22I, 2.2l. 2 21L. 22116. 2.2214.
New YQRK, August 5.-The Ply
mouth Church Committee will conti-
nue. its sessions, to hear Monitor nnd
Beeeher. a report isprobable or ga
Judge Riley has dismissed the Tilton
libel suit.
The following is synopsis, embrace
ing all that is of interest in Mrs. Til
toms testimony before the plymouth
Church investigating committee. The
examination begius with an apparent
purpose to show that Tilton neglected
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