The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-03

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BAEoNNh June 1.-The tewp NJ Of
Heemae ie haras pfesied by the Ca, .
lists. and the Republican commander
there requires rsinforcements. Gen.
Iona. with the first corps of the army
OF the North, haa joined Gen. Con
cha's command at Muands.
LONDON, June 2-A motion to re.
duce the salary of the British Minister
at Washington was rejected by the
House: OF Commons, by q vote OF 80
to 2. The: debate on the motion was
unueally intafesting. It arose from
the fact that the approval OF the House
was required to the increase OF salary
proposed By the Government. Sir Il.
Wolf moved that the amount the Go.
vernment recommended be reduced
Us, 900. He said he opposed the in.
crease because Sir Edward Thornton's
residences ';at Washington had been
signalized by series OF diplomatic
disasters, and because the Americans
would regard auch increase as mark
OF continuance by the present Go.
vernment OF the appreciation which
the late Government lavished upon tho
negotiations Of the Washington treaty.
Burke.- Under Secretary OF Foreign
Department., stated that no blame could
attaohato Sir Edward Thornton for the
conduct or; resnlt of the negotiations
with tha1U United States. aud he stated
that the reason for adding to the
salary was simply because the expenses
OF living in Washington had increased.
The Times contradiots the reports Of
the complete withdrawal Of the Cunard
steamers from Boston, on account Of
the scarcity of freight. and states that
the only change to be made is that
some OF the steamers which 60 to Bos-
ton will return by way Of New York.
PARIS, June 2.-The vote II the As.
semb!y, last night, passing to 1 seoold
reading the municipal bill. was 394 to
296: s,tEhere was considerable anxiety
in thh Chamber during the, e,vote. ,astt
was, Wall; understood thatEA sdissfse
vote would preoiptate di5sSl6 tioa11 Of
the Assembly. .n.E Y '!s,'sN
LONDON. jaas!2! The EPSON sum.
mer meeting begdn to-day. HThe great
race OF the year, to be- ,Edn for the
Derby stakes, takes! plaHs tb.morrow.
The indication now Is thRt the W Gather
will be fne. Up to this time, the At.
lantic has been the laeoEite for the
Derby, but to-day thet Betting has
turned in favor Of Sykesl Coutonne de
Fer. Parliarnent Is. az initial, expected
to adjourn over Derby day 'D'Israeli
will make q motion to that effect in
the House OF Commons to.niGht. !
BRUSSELS, June 2.-A congress to
CnDpidar tho ouE1aOk a tv,% %,y-,a:2o.
rights in time Of var will convene here
on the 9th Of July.
nGrtcan Matters.
RICHMOND, June !1.LRobert Doug.
lass, an old and respectable citizen of
King William, was murdered Satur-
day by negro nalned Freaks. He
had an alteration with the negro re-
garding the negro's trespassing on his
premises. which resulted in the latter
striking Douglass over the head with a
heavy stick, from the effects OF which
he died
NEW YoRK. June 2-Mre. Michael
Devine, while deranged, struck her
husband on the head With cooper 8
adj, this morning, and murdered her
three children, aged seven, four and
two, by beating ont their brains with q
flat iron. Devine's wounds are proba-
bly, fatal. He had been on strike for
a week pact, and thinks that led to his
wife's arrangement.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2.-Returns
from the, Oregon State election indi.
cate reelection Of Grovey, Dem ocrat,
by small majority.
ST.. Louis, June 2-The twenty-se-
cond annual convention of the Inter-
national Typographical Union com
menced yesterday. Nearly 100 dele.
gates are present. from all parts of the
country. The following officers we're
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent. w. H. Bidwell. of New York;
First Vioe-President. Henry White, OF
Memphis, Tenn; Second Vice. Presi-
dent, W. T. .Redfield, Of Washington;
Secretary and Treasurer, w. A. Hutch.
inson, of Chicago; Corresponding Sec.
rotary, W. s. Pride, ct Washington.
PHILADELPHIA, jane "A. The eos.
sion Of the Reformed Presbyterian
Synod. yesterday, the report of the
committee recommending the use of
unfermented wine in the celebration of
the Lords Supper by all congrega.
tions, WAS laid on the table for the
present. The committee on tho order
known as Changers presented report
condemning this and all other secret
orders, and recommending that the
Synod enloin it upon all not to fellow