The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-26
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-TeassrsPhie-Eoresan A6airs. -
LonpoN. November s,25.-The Pal
Mau Gazette has ajespecial despatch
from st. Petersburg. stating chat Rs.-
sia is desirous OF enlarging the scope
OF the new conference on the interns.
tional usages Of war, by making the
resolutions applicable to wider terri.
tory. The South American States will
be invited to participate in the delibe.
rations. 1t is also hoped that the
Z Clited States of North America will
be represented, 10 the conference.
PARIS. November 25-Clement Du-
vernois. tried for swindling operations
in connection with the Territorial
Bank Of Spsio, has been found guilty
and sentenced to two years imprison-
ment and fine OF 1,000f. Jaqueret.
convicted on, same charge, was SEN
tenoed to. one years imprisonment
and 5O0f. fine. Capron and Re.etti,
two other aocomp!ioes, in default of
appearance before the Court, were
condemned each to i've years. impri-
sonment and fine Of 3 0OOf NJ. Nj
Fornerod. Barre and Alexander Du-
vefnois, implicated in the same affair,
were acquitted.
Bancroft Davis. United States Mi
nlSter to Germany. has been in this
city few days. He leaves to morrow
for Berlin.
MONTREAL. CANADA, November 25.
The following IL Ia relation to the
burial OF exoommunicated persons in
consecrated ground: 1T is said the
bishop will appeal to the House of
Lords in the ,Goibord case, on the
question .whether. under tho treaty
oeding Canada from France to Eug.
land, the rights and privileges of tho
Roman Catholic Church are not in.
frlnged upon by the late decision.
TeieGraonic-Amer,csn m.taors.
AToHIsoN, KANSAS. November 2l.-
The Daily Champion publishes from
advance sheets the offiuial reports made
to the State Board of Agriculture some
statements showing the destitution ex.
listing in several frontier Counties OF
the State. Seventeen Counties, in
which an aggregate Of 1850 acres
had been planted in corn, produced
not bushel Of this cereal. Five Of
these Counties produced an average
crop Of wheat. rye oats, barley aud
buckwhcat. aud are abuudautly able
to relieve any individual case of desti-
tuition in their midst. The Other
twelve Counties. having an aggregate
population OF 23,887, as shown by the
State census taken last June, are all on
the remote frontier, and the settle-
ments have all been made within tue
last three years. The eight in which
the greatest destitution prevails have
all been populated within the last year
or two. These eight have 40 aggre-
gate population OF II. 496 settlers, who
generally had their first crop planted.
They had expended all their M cans in
building their homes aud putting in
their crops, but the drouth and Rrass-
hoppers wrought the total destruction
cf everything they had planted. The
people are without either food, cloth
ing or fuel to sustain them until they
can produce something on which to
live, and must be sustained by the
charitableness Of people in other sec.
tlons OF the State and country at lurge.
The number of destitute in the State
IS computed at from 20. 600 to 25, 900.
NEW YORK, November r24.-Informa
tion was sent to police headquarters,
at Brooklyn. yesterday, to the effect
that the lougshoremen had determined
not only to prevent men working in
their places. but to do considerable
damage to property. Among other
plans was the firing Of one or two
large elevators at the Atlantic dock.
The police we're on hand in large num-
bere. but no strikers appeared. At an
early hour this morning, they ap-
peared in large numbers aud two men
whom they supposed to be intruders
wore badly beaten.
Mayor Havemeyer. to-day, received
kilograms from Tuscumbia, Ala, ask.
ing relief for the sufferers by the hurri-
cano which passed over that city on
the night OF the 22d inst. He promises
to forward all donations.
William f. Moore, provision mer
chant, has notified the Supiutenden
of the Produce Exchange of his ina
bility to meet his contracts.
MIR. Taylor. assignee Of Henry Clews
& Co., has filed his bond for SlOO, 900
in the Common Pleas Court.
The Supreme Court has delivered
decision compelling City Cha mberlain
Palmer to pay over to thu city $500,
600 interest upon the funds of the city
deposited in the Broadway and Tenth
National Banks.
I'UsCUMBIA, ALA November 25.-
The storm Of Sunday evening was tho
most disastrous in it's effects upon the
surrounding country. Houses were