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


in the Temps reports General Dorre-
garay wounded and taken refuge in
Franco, near Contreres AZ.
LONDON, July M.TIhs cotton mill
operatives at Oldham held q crowded
meeting and resolved 10 refuse the mas
ters terms fixingyaRes. Oldham alone
contains 10000 operatives. The mills
in the surrounding districts are unset
tied, and general rupture of tho Ian
cashire cotton trade may be looked for.
LoNDoN.. July 21.-Ihe delegates at
tending the Presbyterian Conference
number 100. The following American
representatives. attended yesterday even
ing: Rev. Mr. Morris, Of Cincinnati; Dr.
McGosh. OF Princeton; Stuart Robinson,
OF Louisville; j. Sloan, of Alleshany
City, and Messrs. Shaffold and ROGERS
Madrid, July 20.-The Constitutional
Committee, by n vote of 26 against 7. re-
Jected nm amendment to the new Consti-
tuition in opposition to the principle of
religious liberty
81. PETERSBURG, July 20.-The Ame-
rican squadron, which has been visiting
this city, has sailed for home. AdmirnI
Worden and his officers were brilliantly
entertained during their stay here, and
the Car accompanied them to Cronstadt.
on their departure.
FLORENCE, July 20.-The Journal, of
this city, says Cardinal McCloskey 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 dlsposing 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-
Jcct 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 8 to November 1G.
SANTANDxR, July 20.-The recent de-
tention of Protestant books by the Gus
toms authorities here is believed to be n
part Of 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
nope by this indirect pressure to expel
the resident American Evangelical mi
nlsters. The impression also prevails,
that the Madrid Government hopes to
conciilate the Papal Nuncio and the mo-
derates with this under-hnnd persecu-
tion, while apparently pursuing a liberal
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military precautions are being taken
IN the large cities against Republican
rising.
Observation-Disclosures News.
GnEENDRHR WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
W. Va, July 2O.-An informal meet;nr
was held to-day by the delegates to the
National Cotton Convention ut Green
brier White Sulphur Springs, West Vir-
glnia. President John Phelps, of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, called
the meeting to order, and stated TINT in
consequence of break upon the Chesn-
peake and Ohio Railroad and detention
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 a
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,
Ain. Each Of these is entitled to rep.
resentation Of tive delegates, according
TO 10 the classihations adopted last year.
Inc following cotton exchanges would
be represented this year in the conyen.
<AAhsS oahIlcStOQ, -. u,
Savannah. Ga, New Orleans, La.. Mem.
phls Tenn, Baltimore, Md, Boston,
Mass; Selma, Ala, Montgomery, Ala,
Norfolk; Va, Augusta, Ga, Nashville,
Tenn, Wilmington, N. c.. Charlotte, n.
C., Cincinnati, Ohio, st. Louis, Mo-,
New York, Philadelphia, Athens, Ca,
Galveston, Texas. Louisville, Ky. The
total number OF delegates is between 90
and 1OO, 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. Robert
Toombs, of Georgia, and Gen. Gilmer.
OF the same State, were sojourning Mt the
Springs. stated the fact to the meeting.
and 1t was resolved unanimously to in
ylte 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 ohtnin 60 600 0nO