The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-24
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""'oa oHous AoEMeus III tue u0rOOf TO-
day. and passed through the shipping,
causing Considerable damage. The
Russian bark Jenny was capaized and
several small boats sunk. No lives
were lost. The men of-war tried blank
cartridges which had the effect of dis
solving the column of water.
Thirty leading merchants, bankers
and banks have aigned en agreement
to receive foreign coin at the following
rates; Pound sterling, IS; Louis dor,
"; Mexican, Gillian, Costa Rican and
Peruvian, new ounce. $l7; Spanish,
lOO reals fine, $50 Other merchants
and mercantile establishments are re-
quested. to sign or conform to this
agreement.
A conference was held at tho Cap
tain-General's palace, this evening, of
all the Colonies in the city aud chief
officers of the volunteers. The Jour-
nails exhort the inhabitants to throw
of their lethargy aud do something to
save the island from financial ruin be-
fore it is too late.
PAB1s. June 2l.-The, latest advioes
from Spain state that the frontier town
Figueros, on Gerona, is CLOSELY invest
ed by the Carlist chisftain Saballs.
HaEEs HAlzfeid. who was sent from
GerGAhy 70 Spain, With the offer of a
loan, to be guaranteed by mortgage
upon the PHILIPPINE 1elsnds, has failed
in his mission, and wlllr return to Ber-
lin. ,r'Iqt,
Telegraph Communication between
France and Spain has been severed.
LONDON, June 2l.-The Obseroer
publishes the text of the home rule
resolution, which DR.. Isaao Butt, M.
P. for Limerick. proposes to move on
SOth inst, in the House OF Commons,
and which, in substance, is as follows: !:
That it IL efpedient and just to restore
to the Irish, nation the. power OF ma
nagsng exclusively Irish, ,Sa1sirs in an
Irith Parliament; proyis}Rha being
made at the same time foe Maintaining
the Integrity OF the empire by leaving
to the Imperial Parliament the control
of imperial affairs. = = - -
In the House Of Commons, to. day.
Richard Smfth. member for London
derry County. gave notice he should
move an amendment to Dr.. Butts
home rule resolution, to the effect that
it would be prejudicill to the peace
and prosperity Of Ir land to make anv
changes involving dissolution of the
legislative union of the two countries.
The House OF Lords has decided, in
the Mordaunt divorce case, that pro.
ceedings shall continue, notwithstand-
ing the insanity of tie lady.
The Porte prohibits the circulation
of the Bible in Turkey.
The Cologne GazeAe mentions a ru-
NOR that the conference of Roman ca
tholic Bishops of Prussia, which meets
to-day at Fulda. will endeavor to make
a compromise with the Prussian Go
vernment. iit
CONsTANTINOPLE, June 20.-Yester-
day. the Turkish vessel Karr, en- route
for Salanica. was run into, in the sea
OF Mar1ora, by an Egyptian vessel
named Behera. and sunk in q few mi
nutes. The Ksrr bad $40 persons on
board. including passengers and crew,
and Of this number $40 were drowned.
HAVANA, June % Spanish gold
sixty days. currency l. .39@1. 40; short
sight, l.40(0l A; London, 1902 co.;
Paris l. 68(01.7O. Small Gales ut above
rates; higher rates asked in the after
noon. Sugar--No. IL D. 8. 23@23%
reals.
LONDON, Jone 2.-Iu tho House of
Commons. this evening, Bourke,
Under Foreign Secretary, said the
question rof recognizing the present
governMent in Spain. engaged the
most serious attention of her Mais
Ministers. They did not wish to defer
recognition, for they were ever anxious
to give moral support to constitu-
'tlonat government which WAS endea.
voring to maintain order against re-
action and revolution: but it was de.
sirable to wait until the organization of
the Spanish Government had the az.
peRrance Of greater permanency.
A Paris despatch to the Daily Ne,ps
says it is understood the ommittee
will report, recommending Perier's
bill be tabled and St. Croix's BIZ adopt.
ed. The Legitimists Will probably
oppose the latter and the Left will
move the former be referred to o new
committee. A great debate is expect
ed in the Assembly when the report of
the committee is presented.
A Florence journal says the Pope
has been presented with copy Of the
address sent from the Uulted States
to Archbishop Ledochowski, of Posnp.
The Holy Father. IN replying, spike
most cordially of America, aud sud
the United States is the only country
where L am really Pope. in the eyes of
the Government 1 am always afraid