The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-25
.relegraphIc.-For1igna News.

man exhibitors OF the Philadelphia Con-
tennial Exhibition has been officially
closed. The number of those who in
tend to exhibit in tho art department is
800. The large manufactures on the
Rhine and in Westphalia and Saxony
will be specially represented, and IN i'm
perial commission has been appointed
to obtain moro room for the German
department in the exhibition building.
LONDON, July 23.-Rev. DR.. McCoSh,
President of Princeton College, presided
over the Presbyterian Council, yestcr-
day. He made speech, in which he
idea in fnvor OF union. He described
his original suggestion at Philadelphia
in regard to it, and the cordial reception
of the scheme in America, which oulmi-
mated in tho success Of 1873, when a
meeting of the Evangelical Alliance,
such as was only possible in tho United
States, was held; this led to conference
between distinguished men, who de-
clared that the accomplishment of the
scheme was one of the greatest desires of
their hearts. With regard to the consti-
tuition, he might say that the council had
agreed to take the consequences of re-
formed church. The objects of the alli-
anoe were settled, and the council would
consider the question Of the general in
terest of tho community, seek the welfare
collect and distribute Information about
the church, and entertain all subjects
connected with the work of evangcliza-
ton. Resolutions fhvoring the alliance
were then unanimously passed.
The Constitution adopted by the Pres
byterian Council has been made public.
The name given the new union is tsThe
Alliance Of tho Reformed Churches
throughout the World" All churches
are included which hold tho Presbyte-
rian system and creed. The preamble
Of the constitution recites That the OBJ
jects Of the alliance are to demonstrate
the unity Of belief among Protestants,
to organize mission work, promote cdu-
cational and social reports, and oppose
inf1delity md religious intolerance.
The Central Press report of the scenes
in the House over the shipping bill, says
was much method in Mr.. Plimsolls IS mad
ness. The outburst was apparently pro-
arranged. Mr.. PliinsolI came to the
House with, his valise, and was pre-
pared to go to prison. He has been in
the library. of the Commons to-day,
searching for precedents. He persists in
his refusal to withdraw his remarks, and
q tremendous scene is expected when
the subject comes up again next Thurs
day.
. The waters of the river Neve, at Peter
borough, nre from fifteen to twenty feet
above the ordinary level, and the cur
rent has increased in velocity to sixteen
and twenty miles an hour. Last night
the rise was SO sudden TINT the bed
rooms in the buildings along the river
were flooded, and the sleeping inmates
barely saved their lives. 1000 acres of
grazing land are flooded between Earth
and Denburgh, and 5000 cattle are de-
privved Of paaturage.' The water is three
or four feet deep on 4, 900 acres Of land
near Whittlesey. No such flood has
been seen in that section of the country
for fifty years,
MADRID, July 24.-Tho Spanish Co.
vernment has determined to borrow
$1,000, 900 to indemnify owners of cman-
cipated slaves in Porto Rico.
Schultze s. Mohr general merchants.
failed; liabilities $500, 900.
LONDON, July 24-The Times; to-day,
has IN elaborate and excellent article on
tho American Centennial Exhibition,
very gratifying to the friends of that en-
terprise.
ii Telegraphic...Americ News.
WINTHROP, ME-, July 23.-The M
tlonal bank at this place was robbed on
Thursday last. The robbery was bold
operation. The safes were blown open
by nitro-glycerine. as is supposed, there
being no indication of powder. There
were three distinct explosions, all of
which wore heard by several persons.
The robbers left within ten minutes of
the last explosion, which was SO severe
rs to blow out all the windows in the
front part of the bank, and caused n
general smash up inside. The contents
OF the main safe were 80 badly mutilated
and so many fragments were left behind,
that it il thought TINT the amount realized
by the robbers could not have been
large. The capital stock of the bunk is
Sl00, 900, and the amount of the deposits
in the savings bank was about SlO0, 600.
The safes of both institutions were rifled
OF their entire contents. The standing
OF the bank, the Directors say, will not
bo impaired. A despatch says four men
have been arrested on suspicion, near
Bethel, but, rs the distance from here is
Oh0nf forty m ilno -, lD,,Ikc,,I