The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-22
.IeIegraphie..:Eoreign News.

operatives at Oldham hsid% % orowded @
meeting and resolved 10 refuse the mas
ters terms fixing SsRes Oldham alone
contains 1000 opefativea. The mills
in the surrounding districts are unset
tied, and general rupture of tho Lam
cashire cotton trade may be looked for.
LONDON. July 21.-1'he delegates ot-
tending the Presbyterian Conference
number 100. The following American
representatives. attended yesterday even
ing: Rev. Mr.. Morris, Of Cincinnati; DIR.
McCosh, OF Princeton; Stuart Robinson.
OF Louisville; j. Sloan, of Allegheny
City, and Mcssrs. Shaffold and Rogers.
MADRID, July 20.-The Constitutional
Committee, by vote of 26 against z, re-
Jected an amendment to the new Consti-
tuition in opposition to the principle of
religious liberty.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 20.-The Ame-
rlcan squadron, which has been visiting
shis city, has sailed for home. Admirnl
Worden and his officers were brilliantly
entertained during their stay here, and
the Car accompanied them to Cronstalt.
on their departure.
FLORENCE, July 20-The Journal, of
this city, says Cardinal cCloskey is ex-
pected to arrive in Rome next Septem-
Der, to receive the cardinals hat from
the hands Of the Pope, and many Ameri-
can ecclesiastics will accompany him.
VERSAILLES, July 20.-The Assembly,
after disposing of the budget, will take
up the bill relative to the proposed tun-
mel between France and England. A
private bill in reference to the same pro-
joct has already passed the British House
OF Commons. and is now before the
Lords. The Committee of the Assembly
have resolved to report in favor of n
recess from August to November 1G.
SANrANDxR, July 20.-The recent de-
tention Of Protestant books by the Gus
toms authorities here is believed to be n
part OF O coercive scheme to force active
Protestants to leave Spain. This plan,
inspired by prominent persons in Ma
drId, ls being executed here by the
clergy and the civil government. who
hope by this indirect pressure to expel
the resident American Evangelical mi
nlsters. The impression also prevails.
that the Madrid Government hopes to
conciliate the Papal Nuncio and tie mo-
derates with this under-hand persecu-
ton, while apparently pursuing liberal
policy regarding public worship.
Military precautions are being taken
In the lnrge cities against Republican
rising.
Observation-Disclosures News.
GRHENBRKR WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
w. Va, July 20.-An informal meeting
was held to-day by the delegates to the
National Cotton Convention at Green
brier White, sulphur Springs, West Vir-
g1nia. President John Phelps, of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, called
the meeting to order, and stated TINT in
consequence of break upon the Chesn-
Ros
OF many delegates on their way to the
convention, it would be impossible to
appoint business committee in advance
OF the regular opening. The Secretary,
Mr. John S. Toof, of Memphis, read n
list OF the cotton exchanges who would
be represented in the convention, by
which it appeared that the association
had been joined since last meeting by
the exchanges at Shreveport, La, Nash
VILE, Tenn, Norfolk, Va, and Selma.
Ala. Each Of these is entitled to O rep.
resentation Of tive delegates, according
to the classiaations adopted last year.
The following cotton exchanges would
be represented this year in the conyen-
ton: Mobile, Ala, Charleston, s. c.,
Savannah, GA, New Orleans, La, Mem
phis Tenn, Baltimore. Md, Boston.
Mass. !; Selma, Ala, Montgomery, Ala,
Norfolk, Va., Augusta, Gu, Nashville,
Tenn, Wilmington, N. c., Charlotte, N.
C., Cincinnati, Ohio. St. Louis, Mo,
New York, Philadelphia, Athens, Ga, -,
Galveston, Texas. Louisville, KY. The
total number OF delegates is between 90
and 100, of whom New Orleans has the
most-fourteen in all; Savannah, New
York and Memphis being next in order.
The President having been notified that
Gen. johnston of VIRGINIA Hon Rohart
Toombs. of Georgia, and Gen. Gilmer,
OF the same State. were sojourning ut the
Springs. stated the fact to the meeting,
ana 1t was resolved unanimously to in
vite them to participate in the regular
deliberations of the meeting, which will
take place at II o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
New YORK, July 21.-The Erie Rail-
way has employed Durman B. Eaton to
proceed to London to obtain SO, 500, 900
remaining from bonds negotiated there,
md which are held by the London Bank
ing Association and James MoHenry, on
the ground that claims nav be made