The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-09
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istio clergyman, has been suspended
Tor SIX weeks from tho SxofoissSof his
clerical functions. -. 'SSi y, 2,
MADRID, December S.-The Bishop
OF UrgeI. until lately hot adherent
OF Don Carlos, hns written q letter an
nonncing his abandonment Of tho
Carlist .oause, and stating that he has
yised Don Alphonso to take the
e ,me course. He declares he will re-
ain in his diocese. even if tho Re
publican troops regain possession.
tSANTANDER, December 7.-Adyicea
from che Carlist Generals headquarters
have been received. Gen. Dorregaray
has retared there aud been appointed
to the command of the army of tho
Centre. Gen. Tristany commands in
the North. 1tis isexpeoted that Serraro
will order general attack on tho Car
: list lines in Navarro.
LONDON, December S.-The World
says: A meeting of Conservative mem.
bers OF Parliament was held last Satur-
day. and it ia asserted that it was far
from being harmonious. The question
was discussed Of successor to the
Premiership. in case ill health should
oblige Disraeii to retire. The Earl of
Derby had a very slender majority.
The Indications were that the Duke of
Riohmond or the Marquis OF Salisbury
would be the choice OF the so called
reactionary wing of the Conservative
party. There WAS also manifested ut
the meeting considerable difference of
opinion on one Of the ecclesiastical
bills.
PARIS, December S.-The scheme
for coalition of Right aud Left
Centres, in the Assembly, is making
progress. Much depends on the cleo
ton of President of the Left Centre,
which ia TO be held at caucus to-mo1-
row. The friends OF the coalition snp.
port M. Christophle, aud those op.
posed have made M. Oorne their can.
dldate. It is probable that to prevent
q division of the Left Centre on this
question OF policy. third candidate
(vauteran) will be nominated, mean
while negotiations are going on for a
union for the extreme and moderate
Right, in opposition to constitutional
bills.
HAVANA, December S.-The Diario
reports telegrnms that Spain is pre-
pairing to reinforce Cuba.
TeleRrn nphic-Arpcrtcan nIni,rr.
ALTOONA, Pa, December 8. S.--Yestcr.
day morning mau named Joseph L.
Brown. whilst ont hunting on the su m
NIT OF Brush mountuin, four miles
distant from this city, mistook another
hunter, named John Thompson, for
deer. and at distance of 1CO yards
fred at i'm. The rifle ball entered
the occiput and camo out at the right
eye, killing him instantly. Brown sur.
rendered himself, and was e1onerated
from all blame by coroner's jury.
AUGUSTA. GA, December IA large
mass meeting was held at Edge6eld,
8. O.. to-day, and resolution waa
passed to lynch all persons, white or
black, caught setting fre to gin houses
or dwellings. Several speeches were
made against the resolution. Among
those who opposed tho resolution were
ex-dov. Bonham, Gen. Dunno7ant,
Capt. Lewis Jones-all prominent oiti.
zens. There was much excitement. A
long list of the gin houses and dwell
ings and barns that have been burned
since the election was read.
A colored cotton thief, who was
wounded by his pursuers in Augusta,
on the 7th, jumped into the river and
WINS drowned.
PHILADELPHIA. December IA
specIali despatch from Huntingdon,
Pa, dated last evening, gives the fol-
lowing particulars regarding the at
tempt OF the Colu nbia Conduit Cum
pany to lay all oil pipe beneath the
West Pennsylvania branch road ut
Powern' Run: Since the pipe was torn
up on Friday. force Of ono hundred
men. under Colonel Creighton, have
been encamped on the spot to prevent
any attempt to relay tho pipe. On
evening, in obedience To in.
atructions. Deariy five hundred ma
chinlsts. 'nborers, and car builders
assembled at the depot in Altoona aud
sterted in special train to reinforce
sheir friends ut Powers Run. The
party are armed, some of them having
military equipments from Halidays
burg. The OIL Pipe Company is re.
ported to be backed by tho Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company. which
owns tho PIttsburg and ConnellsyilIe
lsallroad, and claims the power to lay
pipes from tho oil regions into Alls.
ghany County under speculative
charter which was smuggled through
the Legislature several years ago. The
Pennsylvania Railroad will not permit
its tracks to be crossed or interfered
with until the validity and powers of
thu charter hava bnan d,a - - Al,