The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-01


The Emperor, upon his abdication, will
make q tour of Europe. after which he
will proceed to the United States, where
he will make his home.
France has agreed to the Berne Postal
Convention.
LONDON, March 31.-Spanish a.lvices
state that Notwithstanding the denials of
the truth Of the reports of dissensions
among the Carlists, it is known beyond
question that there are serious differences
between Don Carlos and the Carlist
Council of Province of Navarro.
BERLIN, March 31.-Dr. Henry Fors-
ter, Prince Bishop of Breslau, has been
summoned to resign his bishopric, be-
cause he communicated the papal ency-
clical against the ecclesiastical laws.
The conference Of the Roman Catholic
Bishops Mt Fulda is held with closed
doors; the object of the meeting is to
discuss and issue pastoral letter con-
cerning the bill before the Prussian
Diet, withdrawing State grants from the
church.
CALCUTTA, March 31.-The trial of the
Guikwar, of Barboda, on charge Of at
tempting to bribe the servants of the
Resident to poison Col. Phayne, the
Resident, has resulted in disagreement
of the commission, before which the
case was tried.
LONDON, March 1.-Northamptonshir
stakes won by Peeping Tom.
VIM. Thomas Henley, telegraph engi-
neer and contractor, has fniled; liabilities
$4,000, 900.
HAVANA, March 31.-The steamer Wor-
cester, with Admiral Mulaney on board,
arrived yesterday. Worcester and flag
ship Colorado sail for Key West to-day.
TeIegraphic.-.American News.
New ORLEANS, March 3O.-One week
ego, Capt Russell, the senior officer in
command of the Uuited States steamer
Plymouth at Key West, telegraphed the
Navy Department that on that day there
hnd been two fatal cases of yellow fever
on shipboard, and that he had taken
every precaution to prevent the disease
from spreading. Incredible as it may
appear, neither the War nor the Treasury
Department were advised of the preya-
lence of the disease until to-day, when
the engineer officer in charge of the Go
yernment's works ut Forts TAYLOR and
Jefferson telegraphed the Chief of the
Engineer Corps that the yellow fever had
greatly increased within day, and that
all the naval vessels were quarantined,
and the soldiers garrisoning the forts
would leave immediately for colder quar-
ters. Following this came telegram to
another army officer, stating that the cpl
demic was spreading; which report was
soon generally known in army and navy
circles, and was not confined to the ves-
sells Of the navy, but that deaths were oo-
curing in Key West. The existence of
the disease was unknown to the Treasury
Department., but upon hearing tho re-
Srvv SoSv r, II
of the marine hospitals directed that in
structions be sent at once T., the surgeons
at Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans and
Galveston to be ON the lookout for vel
low jack, and promptly report its an
pearance. The United States steamer
Dispatch, ssnt to New Orleans to convey
the Senatorial party to Mexico, was at
Key West when the fever broke out, in
creasing the solioitude felt here, not only
for the naval officers, but for the promi-
nent persons composing the excursion
party. This early appearance of the fever
in 80 malignant form, and the neoli-
gence Of the authorities in not advising
the Treasury Department of its existence,
caused serious apprehensions lest it NAV
become suddenly widespread in it's
ravages. It will be remembered, that on
the 11th OF February, Senator McCreery
introduced bill promising that it had
been reported in q responsible medical
journal of the United States, and that it
had been announced in a Texas paper.
that disease resembling cholera was
raging in Mexico, at no great distance
from the frontier of the United States.
and directing, therefore, that the Secre-
tary OF War detail medical officer Of the
army, under the direction Of the Surgeon
IN fvv -, c,,I Al.
OF said reports. It IL understood that
tho Surgeon General does not deem it
advisable to expend the appropriation on
such evidence, and declines to detail the
medical officer The rapidity with which
the yellow fever is reported to have taken
hold at Key West, would seem to indi-
cate favorable condition of climate for
the spread Of epidemic diseases, and it is
possible that Surgeon General Barnes
will be induced to comply with the Act
authorizing the expenditure of $50. 600
before it is too late.
WAsHINaroN, March 31.-H. H. Slater,
who killed Michael Hussey, ut Schuetzen
Park, about year ago, and plead guilty
of man-slaughter, on the 10th instant.
was to- lay sentenced to four years in the
Albany Penitentiary.
The President is confident, from late
advices from Connecticut, that Greene
will be elected Governor, and that Haw-
ley will he defeated, both Of which re-
suits would greatly crafty him. Greene
being square supporter of Grants revo-
iutionary policy in the South, and hav-
ing fred q salute over the Presidents
message defending Sheridan's subver-
sion Of the legislative authority at the
point mt Of tn the bayonet, is special favorite