The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-19


~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ,AnAlrs. s.sr,s
LAST OF WORCESTERSHIRE Soi
Hos11rITIEs, 30. ., =
LONDON. April IS. -Placards are post.
ed up. in ,the agricultural districts oi
England, cautioning intended emigrants
to the United States, and stating, on the
authority OF Consul Archibald, Of New
York, that 40. 600 hands are ready TO re-.
turn to England. rs G9a7.
a clock out" of $4,000 miners is
threatened in Cornwall. n 7'';o ," 'f''s
The ship Aurora, from Pensacola for
Liverpool, was abandoned April 8. The
captainand part OF the crew were res.
cued and landed at Dartmouth,
DR.. Livingstone was buried to-day
The coaches Of the Queen and Princess
of Wsles were present. .
MATAaIoRAs, April 16.-United States
Minister Foster gave dinner here to
Ger. Corona. the newly appointed Mexi-
can Minister to Spain. Three more Of
Rev. Mr.. Stephens assassins have been
arrested. tried and condemned to death.
MADRID, April l9-Host;lities in the
North are suspended, in consequence of
excessively bad weather.
PARIS, April 18.-Ledru RolIin is suf.
fering from heart disease. Abstination
from politics is advised.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Matters.
THE ARKANSAS TROUBLES THE PRESIDENT
And LoUIsIANA-THE BRITISH CONSUL
DENIKS A CHARGE-THE MISSISSIPPI
FAIL1Sd-MARINE DIsASTER-wHoLE.
SALE HANGING IN 0EORGIA-sNOw-DE
STRUCTIvE FRRSHETs-LIBERAL OFFER,
&C., &C. ll
MEMPHIS, April II. Heavy rains dur
ing the past few days have not only been
destructive to the planting interest, but
with floods iq vatious rivers. have been
damaging to the different railroads cen
tretng here. GeSS
LTrTLE ROCK, April 17.-Ba1ter has
Issued counter-proclamatio to that Of
Brooks, declaring the latter's course q
shameless assumption, without shadow
OF law, and says the. authority of the
law will Immediately and effectively be
asserted, peacefully, il may be. but as
serted In any event. He appeals to the
people to support him. During the war
like movements of last night, Col. Rose,
commandant Of the United States Arse.
nal, brought q company down. station
ing them at the CORNER of Main and
Fourth streets, and sent word to each
side, that while he had no orders to in.
terfere In behalf OF either party, he was
directed to, prevent bloodshed The
company returned to the arsenal at day.
light this morning, there appearing to
be no immediate danger. Gov. Baxter
has contracted his lines to the vicinity
OF the Anthony House, and is now pro.
ceeding as before to exercise the duties
OF . Governor, making the Anthony
House the capitol for the time being.
This morning, both the private secreta-
ries Of Messrs. Brooks and Baxter an.
piled at the post Office for mail matter
addressed. to the Governor of Arkansas.
The postmaster declined to deliver it to
either party, and telegraphed to Wash
ington for instructions.
Postmaster.G General Cressyell. in re-.
sponse to the telegram of the postmas
ter at Little Rock, received today.
instructed him as follow sIetters ad.
dressed to Gov. Baxter or to -
Baxter, Governor of Arkanaas, should
be delivered to Baxter. Letters ad-
dressed to Gov. Brooks or to -
Brooks, Governor of Arkansas, should
~. " oHOOhos 1Ou Will retain
all communications addressed to the
Governor of Arkansas until further in
struoted."
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE follow.
ing telegraphio correspondence took
place to-day:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT., STATE or
LOUISIANA, New ORLEANS, April II,
l874.-PREsIDENT U. 8. GRANT: The
unprecedented rise in the Mississippi,
aided by violent local storms, has caused
most disastrous overflow. Six or
seven OF the largest parishes of the State
are already under water, and thousands
OF people, white and black, are without
food and shelter and in danger of starva
ton. The emergency is 80 great thatsI
feel constrained to appeal to you di.
rectly. asking the General Government,
II possible, to extend to these poor peo.
pie the same relief that was given to the
scarcely more disastrous calamity at
Chicago. W. P. KELLOGG.
Governor of Louisiana.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WAsHINaToS, u.
O.. April 7.-Gov. W. P. KELLOGG,
NEW ORLEANS, LA: Your despatch OF
this date. asking aid for the sufferers by
the disastrous overflow of tho lower