The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-13
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r.oAnoN. August aaii a.aaii HI
interesting particulars Of the ssdSp6 %
Marshal BaHaine from bis pris1h on
the Isle OF st. Marguerite have. iheannI,
received: The apartments loccq pied hy.
Marshal Bazaine opened upon a ter
race. which was built upon a lofty and
preniDitons cliff overhanging the sea.
A sentry was posted on the terrace,
with orders to watch the prisoners
every movement: On Sunday evening":
the Marshal walked upon the terrace,
with Oolvette, his aid d.de-camp. At 10
O'Clock. he retired Us usual. apparently
to sleep; but before day-breals, he had
effected his escape. He%must have
crossed the terrace in the dead hour of
night, and eluding. the sentinel, gained
the edge Of the precipice; thence, by
means Of Q knotted rope. he descended
to tho son., He evidently slipped dur
ing the desoent' and tore his hands, as
the rope was found stained with blood
in several pluces under the cliff. In o
hired boat were Bazaine's wife and
cousin. They received him as he
reached the water, and Madame La
Marohaile, taking tho oars herself,
rowed directly to a strange steamer,
which had been lying off the island
since the previous evening. They
reached the vessel in safety, were
taken on board, and the steamer then
put to sea. 1t is thought that they
have landed atGenoa, as the steamer
proceeded in that direction. The first
news of the affair came to Grasse, the
nearest place on the coast, and the
sofu - 49, 80 l..
sent officers in every direction TO
search for the fugitive. There was
great oommotion in Marseilles when
the facts became known. An investi-
CATION was opened, and Oolvette, who
was walking with the Marshal on the
evening of his escape. was discovered
there and imprisoned. The command
ant of tue fort of St. Marguerite was
placed under arrest. Gen. Lewill has
gone to the island to investigate the
affair. ~. rtu ..t
PARIS. August 12.-It has been as
certained that the plan for Marshal
Bazaine's escape from Marguerite was
arranged six weeks ago. It was en-
tirely the work OF Madame Bazaine.
The Marshal refused at first to fly;
bnt, finally, owing to his failure to
obtain some modification OF his sen
tenoe. yielded. He sailed from the
island in the steam yacht Baron Rica-
soil. belonging to an Italian company,
having refused to employ French
vessel. He was accompanied in his
fight by his wife and brother. His
place Of refuge is not known. The
domeatics at the fort where the Mar.
shal WAS imprisoned have been ar
rested. ef>f
LONDON, Augut 12.-The Mark Lane
-Erpress, in its review of the bread
stntfs market. has the folio wing in re-.
gard to the wheat crop: "We are now
ut the middle of the harvest. md new
wheat shows nothing to indicate more
than an average quality and growth,
though some Of it shows more than
average ripeness. Some of our Co.
temporaries say the crop will be two
thirds above the average, others one.
third and others about the average.
while some think it will be below the
average. An immense amount of
wheatis yet unharvested, and an in
crease Of rain would be serious. There
is great diversity OF opinion about the
crops in France and Belgium" In
closing its review. the Express says
-'We dc not see how the price of wheat
can be much depressed"
MADRID, August l2.-The Govern
ment has received dispatches from
Gen. Moriones, announcing chat his
troops have attacked the Carlists at
Otesisa. in Navarro. and carried seye-
raj of their entrenchments. i .il,l
HAVANA, August l2.-.Fhrough the
exertions OF the Americal Qpnsnl. G. en-
eral. an arrangement has been effected
with the Havana post office au horities.
by which mails fop,the United States
will for tie present " made up II the
Telegraphic-Am mestcan Matters.
TALLAHASSEE, August IL. The Re-
publican Convention for the nomina-
tion of q Representative to Congress
met at the capitol today, and ad.
journed to ALLOW the. Committee on
Credentials to. report. !. In the mean
time, the boilers took possession OF
the capitol and barred. the doors, re-
fusing admission to the regular. dele
gates. Gov. Stearns was unable to
quell the riot. No firearms were used.
The regular convention will try TO
meet tomorrow, in a private hall. ~
MEMPHIS, August ia special to
the Avdlanche, from Helena, dated
noon, says in the fight at Austin, last
night, eight or ten negroes were
killed. Reinforcements are coming in