The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-01

tof, fIiHco OISnOp OF breSlnu, mas been
summoned to resign his bishopric, be-
cause ne communicated the papal ency-
clical against the ecclesiastical laws.
The conference of the Roman Catholic
Bishops Mt Fulda is held with closed
doors; the object of the meeting is to
discuss and issue pastoral letter con-
cerning the bill before the Prussian
Diet, withdrawing State grants from the
church.
CALCUTTA, March 31.-The trial of the
Guikwar, of Barboda, on charge of at
tempting &c hz:be .Lc servants of the
Resident to poison Col. Phayne, the
Resident, has resulted in disagreement
of the commission, before which the
case was tried.
LONDON, March 81. 1.-Northamptonshire
stakes won by Peeping Tom.
VIM. Thomas Henley, telegraph engi-
neer and contractor, has failed; liabilities
50, SOC, 900.
HAVANA, March 31.-The steamer Wor-
cester, with Admiral Mulaney on board,
arrived yesterday. Worcester and flag
ship Colorado sail for Key West to-day
TeIegraphic.-.Amsrlcan News.
New ORLEANS, March 3O.-One week
ago, Capt Russell, the senior officer in
command of the Uuited States steamer
plymouth at Key West, telegraphed the
Navy Department that on that day there
mad been two fatal cases Of yellow fever
on shipboard, and that he had taken
every, precaution to prevent the disease
from spreading. Incredible as it may
appear, neither the War nor the Treasury
Department were advised of the preva-
lence Of the disease until to-day, when
the engineer officer in charge of the Go.
yernment's works at Forts TAYLOR and
Jefferson telegraphsd the Chief of the
Engineer Corps that the yellow fever had
greatly inoreased within o day, and TINT
all the naval vessels were quarantined,
and the soldiers garrisoning the forts
would leave Immediately for colder quar-
ters:, Following this came telegram to
another army officer, stating that the cpl
denic was spreading; which report was
soon generally known In army and navy
circles, and was not confined TO the YES.
sells Of the navy, hut that deaths were oc-
curing In Key West. The existence Of
the disease was unknown to the Treasury
Department., but upon hearing the re-
port, the Supervising Surgeon In charge
Of the marins Hospitals directed that in
stfuctions be sent at once to the surgeons
at Pensaeole, Mobile, New Orleans and
Galveston. to be on the lookout for vel
low jack, and promptly report its an
pearance. aRhe- United States steamer
Dispatch, sSntto New Orleans to convey
the Senatof1A Party to Mexico, was ut
Key West when the fever broke out, in
creasing the sohoitude felt here, not only
Tor the naval ofhcsfs, but for the gpromi-
nent persons composing the excursion
party: This early appearance Of the fever
gence Of the authorities in not advising
the Treasury Department Of it's existence,
caused serious apprehensions lest it NAV
become suddenl widespread in its
ravages. It viii beremembered, that on
the l1th OF February; Senator McCreery
introduced q bill premisinR that it had
been reported tih q responsible medical
journal OF the United States, and that e
had been announced in Texas paper.
that . diseese resembling cholera was
raglng In Mexico, at no great distance
from the frontier Of the United States.
and directing, therefore, that the Secre-
tary OF War detail medical officer of the
army, under the direction Of the Surgeon
of said reports. It il understood that
tho Surgeon General does not deem IL
Advisable 10 expend the appropriation on
such evidence, and declines to detail the
medical officer The rapidity with which
the yellow fever is reported to have taken
hold at Key West, would seem to indi.
cate favorable condition of climnte for
the spread Of epidemic diseases, and il is
possible TINT Surgeon General Barnes
will be induced to comply with the Act
authorizing the expenditure of $40. 600
before 1t is too late. -:
WASHINGTON, March 31.+H. HI. Slatter
who killed Michael Husscy, at Sohuetzen
Park, about q year ago, and plead guilty
OF man-slaughter, on the 10th instant.
was to-day sentenced to four years in the
Albany Penitentiary. - - II
The President is confident, from late
adv1ces nom Connecticut, that Greene
will be elected Governor, and that Haw
ley will, be defeated, both Of which "a.
su!ts would greatly crafty him. Greene
being q sduafe supporter Of Grants revo-
lutionary policy In the South, and hav.
ing fred salute over the Presidents
message: defending s6heridAn's subver.
sion o. the iegishtive Authority II; the
point OF the bayonet, is special fayorite
at the White House, and orders have
gone out that, he must be elected at any
saorifce, and that Hawlsy mns& be de-
teated. The; opposition 20 Hawley Is un-
disguiaed among thsi friends Of the
Administration, and he will be slaunh.
tered terribly by all who can be reached
by 'administfAt tidn fnduences. II Greene
leGSis pe4iy &c s Ssissay psgs, sEs
Of the country ia ready to accept the
admtnidt86ti0h construction Of the Seraal
toriA endorsement, and, thenceforth,
Opposition u tie third team Win % re-
Rarded % rebellion within ,thS pSrtys
the Trv9iueuE viii 0jrs1A vasan Ii es.is,, ~