The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-10
TeIegraphic.-Foreign News.

Cured III the Swiss canton OF Geneva
and on tho French frontiers, accompa-
MED with hail-stones of immense size.
The glass in the windows of the district
where the storm ragged was demolished,
and many persons killed and injured.
LONDON, July SIN the House Of
Commons, this evening, Lord Hamilton,
under Secretary Of State for India, in re-
ply to an inquiry of Mr.. Grant Duff
touching the difficulty between Great
Britain and Burmah, said that the earlier
matters in dispute had been satisfactori-
ly arranged, but the murder of Mr. Mar
gany necessitated the Government in
sisting that tho King of Burmah should
give every fhcility for the punishment of
the offenders. Tho King had refused to
permit the passage OF British troops
through Burmah, but Lord Hamilton
hoped he would yield to the representa-
tions of the British Envoy, and thus pre-
vent collision.
Mr.. Disncli made statement in re-
gard to the contemplated visit Of the
Prince of Wales to India. He said the
simplicity suitable for n visit to the colo
mics woul Id not be in place for n journey
through India. Though the Viceroy had
intimatef that the custom of making
ceremonial presents need not be OBJ
served, yet the Prince must be placed in
q position to exercise generosity and dis
play splendor. It would, however, be
undignified to enter into discussion
upon this point. His Royal Highness
will start for India on the 18th of Octo-
Der, and the visit will last for six months
The expenditures to insure the ncces-
sary pomp and dignity would be S7lO,-
600. J..
= MADRID, July S.-The Alfonsist forces
under Gen. Martinez Campos sailed from
Ninaroz, near the mouth of the river
Ebro, in several vessels on tho 9Th inst.
for Catalonia. Gen. Jovellar, with the
main body Of the Alfonsist forces, was
to leave Cantajavia to-day for the pur-
pose of recrossing the Ebro in pursuit
of Gen: Dorregary, who, with 1000 men,
had vainly attempted to cross the river
Cinca. A brigade bars the passage to-
ward Catalonia. Tho Alfonsist General
Arrando has, after five hours engage
ment, defeated nine Carlist battalions
under Gen. Saballs, and relieved the
town of La Junequn, in the Province of
Corona. The loss on. both sides was con-
siderable. The Alfonsist Generals Que
sada and Iona have forced the Carlist
position at Trevino, and sent relief to
vittoria. Many Carlists were killed and
forty captured. The Alfonsist squadron
has again bombardcd the town of Bermo,
on the Biscay coast, for two days.
Among the prisoners captured by the
Alfonsists, ut Cartagena, wero represen-
tatives of the provincial deputation of
Arragon and the pupils of the Carlist
military school. The Carlists are con-
tinually presenting themselves to the
authorities of the Province of CASTELAR,
and demanding amnesty.
PARIS, July GA flood is apprchended
in the valleys of the Seine, Marne and
Saone.
A despatch received hero states that
the Alfonsists have opened communica-
tion with Vittoria.' The war in the centre
may be considered finished, and the stu
alton in the North ameliorated.
LONDON, July 9.-Professor Cairnes is
dead.
The Times, in an article on Lord Duff
fcren's speech. says Canada has been adj
vancing rapidly, but not so fnst or with
so free tread as the United States. "If
any Canadians formerly felt a lurking
wish to join the republic, they became
loyal when they saw tho enormous load
of debt and taxes left by the civil war.
The Canadians might, however, have
sought annexation ere this, in some fit
of petulance, if the mother country had
left them any grievances; but, on the
whole, they have scarcely felt the re-
straint of the imperial Government.
Canadian loyalty has been admissible,
but we may yet have to call for larger
proofs of patriotism, if we intend to knit
the colonies into firmer union with the
mother country, so as to make them q
source of strength, instead of weakness,
in time of war"
Sir Douglass Forsyth was not in
structed by the British Government to
demand the passage Of troops through
Durmah.
Telegraphic...Amercan News.
ST. LOUIS, July 9.-General Frank p.
Blair expired at midnight last night, sur
rounded by his family and few init
mate friends. He has been in precari-
GUS state for several months, but under
the blood transfusing treatment had be-
gun to grow stronger, and was generally
supposed to be steadily improving. Dur
ing tho past few days, he has taken fire.
quent rides, and yesterday walked down
stairs. His death cana snddnnlu nna