The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-18

Teiegraphic...Foreign News,

s0'V6s N6HSs
= LONDON, July IA meeting yester-
day resolved to open a public subscrip-
tion for the erection of q statue to Lord
Byron in some conspicuous place in
London. Mr.. Disraeli presided. Speech
es in favor of tho project were made by
Earl Marlbury, Earl Stanhope and G. A.
Sula. Gen. Wilson stated, in behalf of
tho Americans, TINT they claimed n share
in Byron, and the right to contribute to
the memorial. He was sure his country
men would gladly furnish Mt least q
quarter of the $4,000, tho estimnted
cost.
Tho Prussian naval authorities explain
tho presence of n Prussian vessel off Jut-
land. She was taking soundings previ-
GUS to towing dredge to Wilhclmshaven
Minister Schenck has gone to Sweden
and Norway for two months. Col Hoff-
man remains in charge of tho legation.
laMADRID, July 1.-THE Carlists, under
Perula, nre retreating upon the Amerze-
nal Mountains toward Estella, pursued
by Gems. Quesada, Tello and LENA
LONDON, July IA special despatch
from Berlin to the Pail JfdN Gazette, says
the German Government has ordered
that declarations of submission by Ca
tholic clorgymen to the new laws shall
De Kept strictly secret-the purpose be-
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tho Ultramontanos.
Count Won Arnim hns arrived ut Carls-
bnd. His health is in precarious con-
dition. -
HAVANA, July II, Uia Kew West, July
l7.-The Spanish man-of-war Churruca
chased o British schooner into a harbor
of Hayti. The Haytian authorities found
n contraband cargo on her. The British
Consul, it's reported; is making m ex-
animation. The Cuban insurgents have
captured two forts nenr Baracoa, together
with their garrison.
HAMILTON, July 1.-THE trustees of
st. Andrews Church here have been en-
powered by the congregation to look out
refused to enter the United Church alone
with them.
TORONTO, July ia storm occurred
In this section. At Belloville, n man and
boy were killed. At Harriston. n steam
planning mill and cabinet factory were
struck and burned.
TeleEraphc...American News.
MONTGOMERY, July 16.-The Alabama
coal operators have met and resolved to
offer to ship-owners in the Liverpool and
Now Orleans trade, and certain rail-
roads, extra inducements to use Alabama
coal. A committee was appointed to
correspond with them on the subject.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-Nothwithstand
ing certain statements of newspaners
there are no recent developments of n
diplomatic character concerning the af-
fairs OF Cuba, and nothing whatever to give
the least color of truth to the rumor That
England and Germany are cooperating
with the United States in pressing upon
tne spanish Government the policy of
no hn T.
with view either to their. division
among tho three powers named. or their
organization into q republic under the
protectorate, express VI implied, of the
said powers. The knowledge of such
cooperation, it is said in Washington
official circles, is confined exclusively to
private parties and to the press that gave
it publicity. Nor has Great Britain or
Germany ever limited at the co-opern.
ton OF the three powers for tho purpose
mentioned. On tho contrary, Great
Britain and Germany have been re-
markably careful not to offend the senti-
ment of the United States, having on re-
peated occasions declared its inflexible
adherence to the Munroe doctrine, and
both Great Britain and Germany having
officially said they will respect II. #
will be recollected that in 1869 our Co
vernment offered its good Offices TO Snoin
for the purpose of bringing to close the
civil; civil war ri in Cuba. on certain designated
bases. These Spain declined to accept.
but offered bases of its own, which we're
declined by the United States, as incom-
Pnt11i.sb Pa m.b With any praoteabls negotiation
formed that it would again be tenderod
whenever it could tend to a settlement.
upon just and honorable basis, of the
unhappy contest that was devastating
Cuba, and so injuriously affecting the
United States and Spain. Since that
time, no similar overture has been made
by the United States, nor has Spain init
mated that the repetition of the offer
would be agreeable. It has been asoer-
ttained: confidentially and otherwise, that
the opinion of leading men. in Spain is
that every day the bond that unites Cuba
with Spain becomes weaker, and that tho
separation of the island from the mother
country is merely the work of time, in
= depondently of any action which may bo
taken by the Spanish Government,
Ihere is now no probability that Spain
will fOka