The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-17
Teleeraphic.-.Foreipn News.

his son the title of Prince of Asturias
He has also convoked the Biscay Juntas
to meet on the 9th instant, in order to
contrast the attitude Of the Carlists with
that of the Alfonsists, whose govern
ment, he says, is afraid to summon the
Cortes to meet.
VIENNA, June 1G.-Thc Provincial
Court has acquitted Weisinger Of the
the charge Of attempting to defraud
the trial, Weisinger declared that he was
an adherent Of Prince Bismarck and the
enemy of Ultrnmontnnes. His sole in
tention was to allure the Jesuits to ac-
quiesce in IN effort to assassinnte Bis
marck, and thereby give the latter
reason for more energetic proceedings
against the Catholics He hoped that
Bismarck or Schweinitz, the German
Ambassador, would reward him for his
zeal. Bismarck, before leaving for the
country, received the foreign represen-
tatives and gave each ono assurances of
the peaceful disposition OF Germany.
Whntever result the present trial of Ar
MIN moy hnve, it is sure to be ultimately
referred to the supreme tribunal, by APP
peal either of the defence or prosecution.
BERLIN, June 1G.-The session of the
Prussian Congress has formally closed.
DUBLIN, June 1G.-The American Rifle
Team has arrived md wero received with
great enthusiasm.
ROME, June 16.-The debate on the
public safety bill continued.
LONDON, June 16.-Alexander Callie &
Co., commission merchants, have failed :;
liabilities 15,000,O0O. Also Shand 4
Co., East India merchants, of twenty
three Road Lane.
LONDON, June 16.-Fiji Island advices
report slight abatement in measles cpl
demic.
. EDINDURo, June 16.-Rev. VIM. Arnott,
the eminent author and divine, is dead.
He visited this country three times; his
last visit was at the late Evangelical Alli-
.ance in New York.
E2hoNTnEAI, June 16.-The union of the
Presbyterian Church and the Church of
Scotland has been consummnted. The
united church is to- be designated the
Presbyterian Church of Cnnadn.
= Observation-Disclosures News.
WAsHrNaroN, June 15.-The Treasury
Department has decided to compromise
the cases against the national banks on
account of their failure to stamp their
checks. The reports thus far received
from the Bank Examiners show that more
than 200 banks ore open to prosecution
on this account. The basis of compro-
mise adopted is this: Where the number
of unstamped checks is five or less. there
is no penalty. Where the number of
checks range from five to fifty the
penalty is $50. Where from fifty to 1OO
the penalty is s1OO. This is penalty at
the rate of 81 for each check.
The Agricultural Department has sta
tistics, carefully collected by responsible
persons in tue seven hog leading States,
which show that in January last there
We're in those States, on the hoof, A.
2l3,8oO bogs. These were divided as
follows; In ddn1diana; an1 2,67o, 900 head; 1lli-
head; Missouri, 2,O82, GOO head: Ohio
1,734, 400 head; Kentucky, 1,7OG, 900
head; Wisconsin, 587, 300 head. It is es-
timated that the returns from other
States will make the hog crop for this
year over $4,000, 900 head
GALVESTON, Juno ia specinl de-
spntch from Brownsville gives an nc
count in reference to the fight between
Capt. McNeily's detachment Of State
troops and band Of cattle thieves, below
Brownsville, on the 18th instant. in
which twelve of the raiders were killed.
The raiders lost besides eleven horses
and saddles, and all their arms, consist
ing OF pistols and repeating rifles. Pri-
vate S. B. Smith, of the State troops.
who was killed in the fight, was buried
yesterday. There was large funeral
procession of soldiers and citizens.
Capt A1cNeily was unable to pursue the
raiders under Ricardo Flores, because
his horses were broken down by hard
service. Gen. Cortina is incensed Mt the
killing of his cattle thieves. The AIexi-
can papers say that the raiders were MS.
sasSinated while asleep. Capt. McNeily
says If they were asleep, he don't want
to find any of them awake. Cortinn
swears he will have revenge, and is arm.
ing and has been preparing for fight
for more then week, although he has
received pcromptory orders to report in
person at the City Of Mexico. Gen.
Feriero left Monterey, this morning, on
the march to Matamoras, with 5000 men
1t is understood TINT he comes to arrest
Cortina. It is not known what the bri,
gand chief intends to do, but he is pre-
pairing for some development, and will
doubtless fight Gen. Feriero if he thinks