The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-01
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mants because, In proelsmstiou issnad
lasf Nesk. he attacked tho existing Ad.
mtntstratton Of Spain. He has bean
ordered to appear as Madrid, to answer
onargeS preferred against him in rela.
tton 60 this matter. @5 - .
.SoYetlAr insists that the! Government
sQall accept his reaignation, unless he IL
granted In full the extraordinary powers
enloyed by his predecessors. The Go.
vetnment has conceded increased DOW.
efs, bne they are. restricted 'by certain
conditions. The Pox Gle Cuba saws the
Only reason JovelIar has not taken
eHec:tye measures for disqualification Of
the island was because he could ntjt
legally do 80.
The4 Voc and Diorio declare that the
Conservatives favor the grant of extra.
ordinary powers. The only way to save
Opta to Spain ia to declare martial lsw
thronghoht the island, levy forced con.
eributions, and call on the militis 20 aap.
presa the rebellion. The execution OF
reform ;lAEsse mqst be postponed to a
more htNng Opportunity.
The T0z3! lall1dinR to The ohanee ia
the:Auletidan legation at Madiid, lays: !:
The. original appointment, Of Gen ersl,
Stek!asEw vas an act OF, disc0urtesy, III nut
hostility. towards Spain, ahd showed q
siagaisf want off o6nsidefstIon for her
slspsptibiiitless Cushing ja,ths antith-
esia eof Siokles, and the change made
cannot be REGARDED otherwissthan as a
gtarefnl tender sot good will on the part.
Ct the d6SsfRmept Of Gle United
Stafaa." ii.1i Z B. r, f. .. :.
Ghel Colombo Minister has anads a
spseoh ct Matanzss, in which: he, sought
to silay fears 10 regard to, the itpSa.,
diats abolition Of slavery. Hisiremarke
gave much satisfaction to the owners of
slave property. l.' ''.,... .ti;e, sAI it
No tidings have been received Of Mr.
Ralph Keelsr,
LONDON, December 3O.-Homel, an
odioial0 TT the Board OF Trade, opened
Inquiries into the Vile du' Havre disas,
ter to-day. He stated the object vas to
elliott facts There was no desire to pre-.
Ter criminal charges against any one.
The second and third mates Of the Loeb
Earn testified they did everything in
their power to prevent the collision.
They described the efforts they made to
attract the attention Of those on board
the steamer. The hearing Of their tes.
timony, as to the conduct OF the French
officers after the collision, was post.
poned, as the latter have not arrived
here. aud the owners. of the steamer
have no counsel present to represent
them.
LoNDoN. Dscepbsr. 81. The steamer
Elbe; from London for Hamburg, was
lost with thirty. two lives. 49, "i'' 5
Ahspecial TO the Telegraph reports
pspje in Berlin. y ..'l ,.,l.'. sa.
The loss BY the burning oi, Lioyd's
weekly newspaper. on Monday night, is
estimated ct &l00. 900. ~ ''Tn''''f'i
-MAnRiD, December 3i.-There is a.
complete srnpture between President
CASTELAR, and Senqr. tsssneron, Presi-
Dent of the gortes. There is some ex..
citenent ID Madrid, but the success of
the Government In the Oortes is con.
sidered certain -
PARIS, December 31.-Jean. Antoine
Galfgpahi, aenior editor OF Galignani's
Messsnger, is dead.
LONDON, f December 31.-A special
despatch to the, Daily Neos, from Ma.
drid, reports that tho situation in that
city is serious.
HXXAstA, December 3l.-The steam.
ship 1asoo, atIthis port from Philadel.
ph1a, reports having encountered hur-
rioane on the 25th spd 26th OF Decem-
Der. of the coast of North Carolina.
No satisfactory replies have been re-
ceived In answer TO the kilograms and
letters OF the Havana agent Of the New
York Associated Press, inquirinR as to
the whereabouts OF Ralph Keeler.
Teicgra phIc-Amcrica Matters.
MARSHALL Texas, December 30
The Texas Pacific Railroad was com.
pleted to Texascana, the proposed Juno.
ton With the Fulton and Cairo Railroad,
yeaterday. and regular trains will oom-
ms:se -saH!Hs at on0e.
MILwAuKEH. December 3O.-A tire at
Steyens' Point. Wisconsin, Sunday
night. started by the explosion Of q
kerosene lamp in McGee's saloon,
burned all tho wooden buildings on
Main street, from the Pablo Square, on
the North east corner of Main and Sc.
oond streets. to MoOullooh's new stone
block. at the corner of Main and Third
streets. aud on Second street North to
the mansion House. Loss, $4O,O00.
foRTIAND. NE. /, December 3O.-A pc.
tition will go to Washington, this even
ing. signed by wholesale merchants in
every branch. of trade in this CITY,
protesting against the repeal OF the
bankrupt law. and urpino ira amend. .