The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-10
'relegTaphio...Eoreigp News.

tween the Government and. the Univer-
sity mays cause q fall In tho Ministry.
Several more professors were exiled to,
day. The Kings principal physician
was offered fithe head position in the
University, but refused it. 1t is ru-
mored Gen! C6noha has been Officially
invited to leave Spain, N.y s...
PARts, April 8. The French Govern
ment has issued Instructions to consuls
to Aummon, for the last time, subjects
abroad who owe Frnnee military service
to register at their consulates. = 'e1
Fourteen officers, deserters from Don
Carlos at Briaritz, said General Elio had
given. his adhesion to Alfonso.
Observation-Disclosures News. d.
EDENBURa; LIZ, April "a fearful
tornado passed over here. The Christian
Church, where thirty or forty young
ladies and gentlemen were rehearsing,
was demolished. Fifteen were taken out,
one OF whom was dead. Several had
limbs broken. Five dwellings were
prostrated and an elevator badly da-
maged: !'.Is thiS
HAsEIrots, April "a. FIRE in mine
at Stockton is gaining headway, and may
require months and thousands to extin-
guish. !, The soldiers were received with
jeers. Detachments Of troops were
moved TO several points. 1900 soldiers
are here. The indications are, now, that
the strike will extend until it covers the
entire anthracite coal regions.
SURANToN, April IA meeting last
night resolved that all the miners quit
work to-day, and at noon vote by ballot
on strike; the result to be reported to a
meeting tonight, when the matter viii
be definitely settled.
LITTLE Rock, April ga tornado,
three miles below the city, uprooted
trees, unroofed houses, killed Mrs. Jones
and seriously injured her two daughters.
MEApEIs, April a The monthly re-
port of the Cotton Exchange for March.
from West Tennessee, North Alabama.
North Mississippi and Arkansas, North of
Arkansas River, shows, by 1873 responses.
81 3-lO'pef cent less number of bales of
cotton were produced in this district
than In 1873. The facilities financially
furnished In aid Of producing the crop
were twenty per cent. less than for 1875.
It is estimated that 81 per cent. only of
the crop remained upmarketed on the
23d ult There has been an increase of
laborers in this district of 4 per cent.
since the contamination Of last years
crop. Preparations for crop planting are
b per cent. in an advanced condition as
compared with the spring of 1874. The
increase OF acreage by new cleared lands
Is 8 per cent. over 1874. The prospect
i've decrease in the acreage of cotton
planting from that Of 1874, is estimated
TO be b 4-5 per cent Laborefs are ac-
cepting work. with alacrity for So per
cent ofWages, A5 per cent. for shares of
crop andsl9 Per cent. for renting land.
The generali tone of compensation to
laborers indicates o decline of about l5
per cent, as compared with the past two
seasons. IA Vi .}.iiyi9; !9.it ~. - .4s,Ii
HAnTyoRD, April 9.-Total vote for Go
vernon Monday was "A, 9O1. Republicans;
5S. 785 Democrats; 2, 800 prohibition; IA
scattering; leaving q Democratic majority
OF ,66l. Total vote for congressman in
the State 4531L Republican; 61.O9
Democratic; ], 900 prohibition; Demo
cratic majority in total vote 1857. The
prohibition vote is almost wholly. drawn
from the Republicans. The total vote
for Governor Is larger by 1854, and that
for Congfessmen by 988, than any pre-
vious vote In the State. ..is,S, =.
NEW YoRK, April "A conference of
Presbyteriana was held here, last even
ing, In the interest Of the proposed Pres
byterian. confederation. Plans for the
purpose were submitted on July "a.
Representatives ~ of all Presbyterian
bodies in the world designing to take
part in the movement will meet in Lon
don TO draft constitution for considera-
tion and to fix the time and place for the
holding Of the first council Of the synod
body. -, =
Notice of action was fled against VIM.
M. Tweed, yesterday, in the office of the
County Clerk. The list of property at
tached embraces everything known 70
be In the possession Of Tweed ut the
time of the exposure, and which has
passed into the hands of other parties.
WAsHMaroN, April 9.-Attorney-Gene-
raj Williams, in his opinion to Secretary
Bristow, regarding the refundine duties.
says the Secretary of the Treasury has no
power to refund duties collected in ac-
cordapce with any decision, ruling or
direction prior to the passage of the bill,
unless modified or overruled, as specified
inlthe bill Moneys collected since can-
not be refunded, except as provided for
in the bill. -.
The President leaves Friday for Massa-
ohusetts. t,..4s.
Paymaster w. H. johnson relieves
Major Geo. L. Febign as Chief Paymaster
Of the Department Of the Gulf. Major
O. Irving Wilson, recently appointed.
has been. ordered to the Department. of
Texaa. Major r. M Coke has also been
ordered to Texas. , ~
Probabilities-For the South Atlantic
States, cooler weather and increased
oloudineas, with light variable winds,
mostly from tho East and South and
slowly fising barometer.
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