The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16
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arriving at Halifax and other Nova
Scotia ports during the present season
report passing an unusual number Of
icebergs at sea. The captain of a
bark recently arrived at Sydney. O. B. +,
reports that East of Grand Bank his
vessel encountered berg of immense
size, beiog four miles long and two
wide and about 400 feet high.
Gable steamer Faraday is taking on
board 500 tons Of coal. There has
been difficulty with some OF the
crew, who exhibited mutinous conduct
and used threats to the officers at sea.
While at Tar Bay the ships stores
wero broaohed and taken ashore. The
leader of the mutineers was placed in
irons, and kept there until the ship
arrived here yesterday, when he was
lodged in Jail. Policemen now guard
approaches to the wharf where the
steamer now lays, a number of the
crew being still disaffected.
PANAMA, June 3.-From Peru comes
news that Col. Salas revo' I'd with
$50 men and laid siege to Ouzoo. The
prefect of that place compelled him to
retreat. since which nothing further is
known. An attempt at iusurrection in
Arequippa had been suppressed.
Juan Zaracoudequi, one of the veal
thiest merchants at Lima, With whom
most families had deposited their mo-
ney, in preference to the banks, has
failed, He held upwards Of $3.50, 600,
without being required to give any Sc
curity. Rash speculntions were the
cause. The shock is severely felt. He
can't pay one.third.
The well-known commercial estab.
lishment of Juan Do Argate has sus
pended. An event that has excited
great interest in Chilli is the sale of q
forged draft to the Valparaiso Bank to
the amount of 932. 900. The forgeries
wore oom iniited by a. G. Wendell, sou
OF DR.. Wendell.
PARIS, June 13.-In the Assembly,
to-day, Gen. De Oissey. Minister Of
War and Vice President of the Coun-
Gil, introduced q bill. modifying the
regulations for mobilization Of the
army, in case Of the outbreak OF war;
The report last night that the sta
tion of the Northern Railway was in
flames. was incorrect. The FIRE was in
timber yard adjacent to the railway
station.
ROME. June 13. 1T is stated in d.
plomatic quarters here, that the Bri-
tish Government has offered its SER
vices TO bring about an amicable set
tlement Of differences between Brazil
and the Argentine Republic.
Pilgrims from America have assured
Cardinal Barromed. that upon their
return to the United States, they will
advocate the organization of pilgrim
ages to Rome, to bs made at stated pe-
riods. The pilgrims have purchased
an immense number of photographs of
the Pope.
LONDON, June 15.-The Viceroy of
India telegraphs that the reports re-
lative to the growing crop. are very
favorable. A special despatch from
Calcutta to the Times says the Govern.
ment continues to furnish assistance to
3.50O,O0O natives. There can be no
crop in Tierhoot till December. The
Government admits that some people
may die before assistance reaches
them.
The Post says that the public wor.
ship regulation bill, now before Par.
Lament. which is intended to restrain
the ritualists, threatens to lead to q
coalition OF the High Church clergy
and the Liberals, which may result in
an attempt to replace the present mem. :.
bers for Oxford University with Mr.
Gladstone and Right Hon. Mountain
Bernard. Gladstone heads the oppo-
sition to the bill.
PARIS, June 15.-An1iety in regard
to the result of to-morrow's sitting of
the Assembly pervades all classes
Clemencean has again ohallapged Gas.
sagnao for insinuating that he was u
coward and had acted dishonesty, and
proposes duel betwe. ten Republi.
cans and ten Bonapartist deputies
Cassagnac replies contemptuously, that
he vii! fight nobody bat Gambetta.
and that the Bonapartist deputies can
not accept tho challenge. The Go
vernment has taken vigorous steps for
the suppression of both Bonapartist
and Radical agitations in the barracks
The police have closed the cafe De
IOpera, on the Boulevard Hulseman,
because it was rendezvous for the
Bonapartists.
LONDON, June 15.-The ship Astro-
nom, from Nav Orleans for bremen.
is aground in the Weser. She went
on during heavy gale. Tugs have
gone to her assistance, and it is ex.
pected she will float of soon. A later
despatch says the bark Euergi. from
New Orleans, is aground OF Nuiva.