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?IPfiR?PUin Mil FROM AIL PAETS or THE WORLD. THE COLLIERY DISASTER AT WIGAN. FIFTY-SEVEN PERSONS KILLED Progress of Republicanism in Spain. THE REVOLUTION IN CUBA. ENGLAND. Nurtbrr Particulars of tbe Colliery Explosion near Wlgun?Fifty-seren Persons Killed. London, Nov. 2T, 1868. It in now definitely ascertained that by the ex plosion in the Arley mine colliery, near Wigan, fifty - seven persons lost their lives. Ten others were oertously injured and many more slightly. The cause of the disaster Is at present unknown. Observance of Thanksgiving Day Throughout Europe. London, Nov, 27. 1868. Thanksgiving Day was appropriately observed by the American residents of Frankfort ou the Maine and other European cities. Weekly Statement of the Bunk of England. London, Nov. 27, 1868. The regular weekly statement of the Bunk of Eng land is published to-day. The bullion In vault has decreased ?100,000 since last week. The English Elections. London, Nov. 27, 1868. At twelve o'clock last night 633 members of the House of Commons had been elected. Tbe totals stand as follows:? Liberals elected 375 Conservatives elected 258 Liberal majority 117 Galway county returns William Henry Gregory and Viscount Burke, both liberals. Berkshire returns Richard Benyon (conservative), Colonel Lord Lindsay (conservative) and John Wal ter (liberal). Lancashire (Southeast) returns Hon. Algernon Fulke Egerton and Mr. S. Henry, both conservatives. Yorkshire (North Riding) returns Colonel O. Dun combe (conservative) and Frederick A. Milbank (lib eral). Gloucestershire (West) returns Colonel Kingscote and Mr. Marling, both liberals. "Norfolk (North) returns Sir E. I,aeon and Hon. F. Walpole, both conservatives. Cumberland retnrns Hon. C. Howard (liberal) and Mr. Hodgson. Messrs. F. Peel, Auberon and Herbert have been defeated. SPAIN. PrvgrMt of Republicanism Throughout Spain. Madrid, Nov. 25. 1868. An immense and enthusiastic demonstration was made in Saragossa yesterday in favor of a republic. A meeting was held and resolutions were actypted declaring that It is the will of the people that Spain should have a republican form of government. The monarchists have held large public meetings alOorunna, Ferrol, Santiago de Oompostella and other places. HOLLAND. Denial of the Treaty Between Holland and France. Haoue, Not. 27,180*. Tho Minister* have informed the Chamber that th< rumor* of the completion of u treaty between France aud the Netherlands are entirely unfounded. THE OANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. Unfavorable Relations of Rountania With Auatria and Turkey. Pestu, Nov. 2fi. IMS. flerr Orczy to-day, addressing the delegations in the name of Prime Minister Haron Remit, said the Htate of Roumania was unfavorable iu her rela Hons both with Austria and Turkey, lie thought that extraordinary measures were unnecessary, Dut assured his hearers that the government would keep a careful watch upon movements tn that quarter in common with the other great Powers. CUBA. Enterprise of the Havana Press? Depreciation of Mlave Property?The Cargo of the Nteuaier Mtsr of the Union?Receipt of Arms by the Insurgents?Depnrtnre of a Commissioner for New York?Hnvnnn Markets. Havana, Nov. 27, 18?8. Telegraphic communication with Puerto Principe has been interrupted for two daya. The marlo to-day acknowledges that the New York Journals are better Informed in regard to the events transpiring on this Island than the Havana Journals themselves, and copies most of the Cuban newa from the columns of the American newspapers. It is believed that a circle of agitators have organ ised here for the purpose of propagating false and oxclilng intelligence. Twelve first class field hands, who tbrss months ago were worth $1,200 each, were sold this week at an average of $000 a piece. A coasting vessel has arrived hers with a portion of the cargo saved from the wreck of the steamer *ttar of the Union. Other vessels were taking freight out of the wreck and are exported here soon. Merchants hers are raising are |ralslng sub script io us for the pay and equipment of three month*' volunteers, so that they may enter Immedi ately on active service againat toe rebels. Kumors are nfo that several cargoes of arms for the revolutionists have been landed, bat the govern ment here has received no official information of th# /iou. It is reported that a secret commission has left Cuba for New York with the obicct of enlisting the favor or the American press ana government for the rebellion in this Island. 8ng.tr animated and Arm at Slfc. for No. 11 Dutch standard. Potatoes active at $a M> per bbi. Hams Cat at l?xc. per lb. Flour active at $12 per bbl. American. Kxchangeon London Iff a ltx percent premium: exchange on the United States, sixty days' sight, tn currency, .tax a 32X discount; do., short sight, si a so discount ado., long sight, gold, s a 4 premium; do., short sight, 5 a ex premium. NEW YORK. The Recent .Harder In Delaware foamy? The Hasbnnd af the Yletim Arrested far the Murder. alsant, Nov. 27, IMS. In the osso of Mrs. E. H. Fero, of Delaware oounty, who was murdered three or four nlghtu ago while OMlcep in her bed, the jury brought in a verdict against her husband. When the deed wan discovered he report. <1 that while laying asleep with his wife he wa? awakened by feeling a hand under his pillow, and found s burglar pointing s pistol at him. He ways he seised hold of the weapon, when the tbtef tired, shooting his wife through the head. Fero. who ha* been a prominent man of the village. Is sus pected of the crime, because of alleged infidelities on hi* part. MASSACHUSETTS. ThanUsglvina Dinner In the Massachusetts SlHir Prison?Convicts Pardoned. Boston, Nov. 27, is#*. The custom of pardoning one or mors convicts in *ho hi ate Prison on Thanksgiving Day, with a boun Mful dinner to all, was not omitted yesterday. The pardoned prisoners were Edward C. Ray. of Bos'on. who was sentenced for ten years and had served ?even for obtaining goods by false pretences, and Wiuiam Kelly, ofLonox.'Who 1M sentenced for |W?i?iy years and hail served cl*S for assault with intent to kliL A large numbe#f spectators were E?*?};. The exercises of slnpng, speaking, Ac., ?ddtid interest to tho oooaslou. THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. Qeiet Kraltrrd at Ha wail?Volcano la AHltt Eruption?Politico ?f the Aarrleau at Heap* lala?Arrival from the Arctic Mean?Ueporia from the Whalllf Fleet. ?*? Francisco, Nov. 26, 1868. Arrived, steamer Idaho, from Honolulu, with ad vices to November 14. The following is a summary of her news;? The distorbaaces at Hawaii had been suppressed without further loss of life, and the ringleaders cap tured and taken to Honolulu for trial. The volcano Kaianea was again active, and the re flection of Its Are at night is brilliant. No earthquakes had been felt at Ullo, and only an occasional one at Kau. The Americans In Honolulu voted on the 3d of No vember. The following is tns result:?Grant, ill; Seymour, a. Commodore John Patty, a well known navigator, died at Honolulu on the 10th of November. He had been a resident of the islands since 1834. The United States steamer Ossipoe arrived at Honoluie November 10. and relieved the steamer Mohongo, which sailed for Han Francisco November 14. The Hawaiian press speaks In complimentary terras of the c.onduct of the officers and crew of the United Slates steamer Mohongo during their atay at the Island. The whale shin Peru had returned from St. Paul Island, with about 4o.uoo seal skins. The vessel has been assisting in establishing a new fur enterprise there. The weather is unfavorable for the trade, and, though a large fleet is in the harbor, business la generally dull. The present whaling season is the worst in the Arctic for the past twenty years. The larger proportion of the vessels are returning damaged. No further information has been gathered concerning the Polar continent discovered last year. The Ice is extending much farther aouth the present year. Forty-eight whalers have arrived at Honolulu the present season, bringing 2,80? bbls. sperm oil, 22,335 bhls. whale and 322,700 pounds bone, THE NEW DOMINION. The (St. fltrhpen's Bunk?Escape of the De faulting Cashier?Heavy Reward for His Apprehension. St. John, Nov. 20, 1868. It is announced to-day that arrangements have been completed by wiuoh the St. Stephen's Bank will be able to resume its business in a few days. Sco ville, the defaulting cashier, made his escape from the Sheriff's custody this morning. $80,000 reward has been offered for his apprehension. The Kxpross Robbers Extradition Case? Another Appeal Taken?Arrival af the Gov ernor General?The Haron aad Outarie Ship Canal. Toronto, Nov. 2T, 1888. His Excellency Sir John Toung arrived at Ottawa this afternoon. Judges Hagerty, Wilson and Owynne, of the Court of Common Pleas, delivered Judgment to-day In the Morton and Thompson extradition case, fully sus taining the decision of Stipendiary Magistrate McMlcken and committing the prisoners for extra dition. The counsel for the prisoners gave notice that he would appeal again to the Court of Error and Appeal. The numerous petitions presented to Parliament praying for a grant of wild lands In aid of the Huron and Ontario $hlp Canal having been rejected, u consequence or a technical rale of the House, a pub lic meeting was held last night and a delegation was appointed to watt on the Hon. M. C. Cameron to request him to bring the petition before the dovernor in Council, to be sent thence to the House. Attempt ef Convicts in the Penitentiary te Kecape Frustrated?Prisoner Mkot by a Keeper. Kingston, Nov. 20, I8?8. The convicts confined in the Provisional Peniten tiary attempted to put into execution an extensive and deep laid plot to effect their escape last night, which was frustrated. Early this morning the guard discovered one of the convicts, Darned Murray, en deavoring to cut the rope of the alarm hell. On dis covering the guard lite convict ran, and after an ex citing chase through the wards of the building was ? hot dead by the guard. On his person were found skeleton Keys of all descriptions. The alarm was speedily given and the other convicts were secured. Intense excitement prevailed among the prisoners and every precaution was taken to prevent a fresh outbreak. LOUISIANA. Tbe Ki-wlt si tkr f.atr Flection?'Tho T?lr of Twelve Perishes Thrown Out. Nkw Ori.kans, Nov. *28, 1888. The returns telegraphed some days ago as the official vote of the .state was the vote returned to the office of the Secretary of state. Yesterdav the Gov ernor. Secretary of State and the Judge of the Secood Judicial district examined the returns and declared the result of the election. They threw out the entire vote of the parishes of Avoyelles, West Feliciana, Franklin, Jackson. Jefferson, Orleans, St.. Bernard, Sabine, St, John the Baptist, St. Martin, Terrebonne and Washington for Informality in the manner of making the returns, and declare thft no legal re turns have been received from those parishes, mak ing the entire vote for Grant as returned by thern 27,911 and for Seymour 4l,.iM. Notwithstanding the rejection of the vote of these parishes the democratic Congressmen are declared elected from all bnt the I Second district. In the latter district only the parishes of I.ttfourche, St. Charles and St. James are counted, giving the certificate to Sheldon for the rull term and to Manard (negro) for Mann's unexpired term. Hunt's majority in the Second district for both terms is nearly 10.000. In the First district St. Mar tin's majority over Sypher i* reduced by the rejection from 9,400 to OM. The JtffmMinm of this evening ?ays there is some ambiguity in the law as to who the returning officers of the parish of Orleans are. The report of the proceedings of the Governor's com mittee shows some diversity of opinion as to the con struction of the law. ALABAMA. Mtrlugeot Provision* of tbe Kn Klux Bills. Montoomiky, Nov. 27, 1888. The Legislature to-day was engaged in discussing the Ru Klux bills. The bills make It Indictable for any person to appear In a mask, and If any person ?hoots one who Is masked after dark it is to be con sidered no crime. The time of Imprisonment for being disguised is from one to two years. Several sections of tbs bills Have been adopted. MISSISSIPPI. Address of tbe Reysblieas Coovrntieo?Con gress Asked lo Declare tbo Defeated Msto f'onatltatioa Katided. Jackson, Nov. 28, IMS. The republican Convention adjourned last nigbt after preparing an address to be submitted to Con gress, asking tbnt body to declare the defeated con stitution ratified and the (Kate officers elected. A number of prominent republicans opposed this, In asmuch as ths commanding Usnsrai had. Ave months ago, forwarded his official report to Con gress, showing thnt the constitution had been de feated by a majority or votes cast at that election. * FLORIDA. Anewer of l.leoteennt Oevereor ?Unison to the Role of tbo Sayrrgs f'oort. Tali.ahassik. Nov. 28, 1888. The (Supreme Court assembled this morning, and without transacting business adjourned on account of it being the dny appointed for thanksgiving by the Presldeut of the United states and the Governor of the state. Llentenaot Governor Gleason's answer to the rale niti says he ought not to be made to show by what authority he holds the offlce of Lieutenant Governor by reason of anything contained in the information on file in this case, because the Court has no power or jurisdiction to order the rale nlif; because the Court haa no original jurisdiction to grant leave to file on information a qito msutbsIo or try proceedlnga thereon; because the power given to said court?if given at all?by the conatttutlon to ieaue writs of ui'? irarratt/n can only be used aa an auxiliary to exercise appellate jurisdiction; because A. H. Meek, represented as Attorney General of the State in the papers served, was appointed by Governor Heed after hie impeachment; that if the court has jurisdiction over information and <juo >ra> rrtnfo It should nut to this case grant the writ as pnblic policy and Interest do not require or demand It; on the contrary public interest requires that ttie writ should b? denied; that Harris Reed has caused tbe motion for the writ from malicious and vindic tive motives and to gratify a spirit of revenge and recrimination against said Gteason; because Reed knew at the time of his election how long uleason hart been a citizen of the State, and advocated nta election, and hart at that time full knowledge of all the facts set lorth in said Information; berause the constitution has given power to the Assembly to Im peach the I sen tenant Governor, and the Henate power to try litm and remove hlrn from office; thai the said bodies will soon be In session and may exer cise that power ir deemed necessary, lie says that for the ahove and divers other reasons the rule against him should not issue and the proceedings in the case shonld be qusshed. Nothing in the answer Claims his competency to qualify for ths offlc? held. MISSOURI. A<l??r??f?l ?> (he Young Mn'i Christina ?A??wriailea?Arrant mt en Kxprenn Hobbor. HT. ljuuid, Nor. *7, 1808. | Tue \ oung Men'i OhrUtttaa Aaaoci&tion Conven tlou adjourned last night. The attendanoe baa been large. Among the resolutions paaaed was one an [ nouncing the conviction of the Convention that in order to Induce the poorer clasaea to enjoy public worship they should build plainer churches, abolish the system of pew renting and use all OlirUUan-Uka means to bring erring souls to Christ named Johnson, recently arrested In Oln cuati, has been brought here, suspected of having o??n a party to the robbery of Mr. Gross, messen ger of the Adams Express Company, of tT.ooo. Johnson was engaged in n similar robbery of n messenger of the United States Express Company three years ago and was sent to the 1'enitentlary for L'.i u waa pardoned before his time expired. It la believed that the right man Is captured. OHIO. Eraedelenc Nuturallzmtlnn Cbm<?Prire fight Agreed Open. Cincinnati, Nov. 2T, 1888. United states Commissioner Halltday to-day ren dered his decision in the case of John M. Pugh, Pro bate Jndge of Franklin oounty. chargod with issuing fraudulent naturalization papers. Judge Pugh has been bound in the sum of |o,ooo to appear before the United States Circuit Court. keffertyandJatneH Boynton are to fight at catch weights for 8300 a side, withiu lifty utiles of Cincinnati, on the lotli of December. THE COLE>HI?CO?& HERDER TRIM.. The Testimony f?p (he Defence Continued? Proof of the Intimacy Between Dr. Uiscock ond Mrs. Cole Excluded. Albany, Nov. 27, 1388. The trial of General Cole was resumed to-day. Moses Hummers, of Syracuse, testified to the homt cido at Htanwix Hall and to conversations with the prisoner immediately after. The prisoner, at the station, gave him a letter to his wife, which witness delivered. Mary E. Cuyler, a cousin to the prisoner, who for merly Uvea with his family and witness on the pre vious trial, was called to the stand and sworn. Her testimony did not vary materially from her former statement, though it contained some points not before brought out. Hhe described the discovery of the in timacy between Mr. Hlscock aud Mrs. Oole and the terrible excitement exhibited by GeneraJ Cole in con sequence on the day before the homicide; General Cole upbraided the witness for not telling him of it before or reasoning with Mrs. Cole, and for keep ing silent untu he was a ruined aud disgraced man. Witness replied that she guessed it waa ??i. SOr. If .M tlut' but General Oole said, "Don't tell me, I know it all; Mary has confessed." witness did not see either the prut oner or his wife eat anything on the Sunday or Mon day before the homicide; prisoner wept every time ehe saw him; he said he was going to New York and would take his wife to Brooklyn to prevent her see ing Hlscock. Witness put clothing enough In Mrs. Cole's trilnk to last her three months; saw General Cole on Tuesday morning; he was still greatly ex cited and wept: he said he would atop In Albany to aee Mr. Barto, Mrs. Cole's half brother; he showed witness a ring, which be said Hlscock had given his wife, and that she wore U next to her wedding ring; he also said she had given him match boxes and shirt studs as love tokens; Mrs. Oole heard it all she was crying and made no reply. The counsel for the defence here exhibited a dia gram of the Assembly chamber and proposed to Identify it as one sent by Mr. Hlscock .to Mrs. Cole. Objected to. The Court said it would decide as to the admis sibility of the evidence wheu such evidence should be presented. witness then testified that on Monday before the homicide General Cole came home and said he hart been followed by a strange man, whom he suspected Hlscock had hired to assassinate him. Counsel here produced a photograph of a residence and asked witness to Identify it. Objected to. Mr. Hadley said the defence proposed to show to the jury that adulterous Intercourse was malutulned between Hlscock and Mrs. Cole lu i8ot, and continued from that time until his death. Mr. Brady argued at leugth the admissibility of the testimony, claiming that the defence would prove beyond doubt by a number of wttnessss that Mrs. Cole was seduced by the intimate friend of her hus band, In her bedroom, during her sickness; that he continued the adulterous intercourse with her tak ing no particular pains to conceal It; riding 'with her in coaohes through the streets of Syracuse uutil it became a public scandal. The Court held that evidence of adultery was in admissible. Mr. Brady argued that the presence of ttu> studs upon adulterer's bosom, the wearing of the ring Ac., was equivalent to a discovery of the adultery? m flaqrante tlfi.llcto. He claimed that the prisoner was justified In the homicide. Mr. Beach said he wished to prove the adulterv by others, in order to substantiate Mrs. Cole's confes sion to her husband. The Court said tliev would allow proof of what Mra. Cole said, and that Mr. Cole said ne knew It After further argument the Court ruled that the offer to prove adultery was inadmissible, and the defence excepted. The examination being renewed the witness said the General told her the confession was not fit to tell her, but that his wife had been more sinned against than slnulng. on the cross-examination the witness said Mrs. Cole one day left her rings on a table and witness found tlieni and asked her where she got the ring marked "W. A H."; she said she bought it: witness replied, "I did not know vou traded with Wlllaru A Howley:" Mrs. Cole colored up and turned away. Witness then Identified the pa|ier which prisoner guve her the day he left Syracuse, directing her to have It published In case sho heard of a fuss. Witness was asked if she had testified to anything about the match box, stud and ring on her previous examination, and replied that she had not and had not conversed with any one about them since. On the redirect examination witness testified that she had not so testified because she was not asked about them and that she had forgotten about them untd after she left the witness stand on the previous The testimony of John L. Cnyler, hnsband of the previous witness, was then read, as given on the previous trial. The witness accompanied prisoner from Hyraeuse to Albanv and, bis testimony detailed the circumstances relating to prisoner tierore leaving Hyraeuse, the trip to Albany, and the conduct and conversations of General Cols at the Delavan House Immediately proceeding the homicide. The court then adjourned till Saturday morning at ten o'clock. TELE6BAPWC HEWS ITEM. Seymour's official majority la Kentucky, with all the countlea In, la 78,320. Georjre Hall waa abot, probably fatally, by Jamea Slrna, at a ball in Pittsburg on Thursday night. Jamas 8. Palmer, of Pittsburg, Pa., committed anlcloe yesterday morning by taking laudanum. The official vote of Maine ta aa follow*:?Grant, 70,438; Seymour, 42,s?4; oraat'a majority, 28,030. A Ore, on Monday night deatroyed the weet aide of the square In Dresden, Tenn. The total losa waa $30,000. The etarch factory of Strub A Hahrlnger. near Ptttaburg, waa deatroyed by Are yeaterday. The loaa la about $13,000; Inaured for $s,ooo. James Grant., who ahot H. R. Pollard In Rich mond. Ta., a few daya aince, haa been bailed In the aum of $10,000 to aaawer at the February term of the Court. C. If. Payn. the pedeetrlan, concluded Thureday evening, at the akatlng rink, the laak of walking loo mllea in twenty-three hours, twenty-nine minutea and flfty-eeveb aeoonde. A row occurred on the race coorao at Memphia, Tenn., Thuraday afternoon, daring which a police man named George Shaker, waa abot in the aide, receiving a painful but not dangerous wound. About fonr o'clock yeaterday morning bnrglara entered the Pranklln Institute building and blew open the safe, in which there were no valuables. One of them waa captured u he waa leaving the builotng. An order waa passed In the Boston Council vaster, day afternoon providing for a committee from both branches of the city government to extend the ho* pltallty of the city to General Grant during his visit to that city. A Memphis-bound train, from Chattanooga, on Thuraday evening, ran off the track at the base of lookout Mountain, demolishing the baggage and express cars. The express messenger waa i he only person injured. Tne cotton compressing establishment, with the machinery and 108 bales of cotton, at the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad depot In Nashville, Tenn., was destroyed by fire Thursday morning. The loss la $30,oou; Insured. THE ULSTER COUNTY TRAGEDY. Pocomraxrsia. Nov. 27, lass. A new phase baa been given to the mystery of the Kilenville tragedy, and ateps have already been taken 10 clear up, If possible, the strange surround ings of the ?ase. It la said to-night fhat the bod* of the woman found near the forks of the road at Kllenvllle, and thought to he the remains or Miaa Kroadhead, is that of a Mrs. Smith. of Sullivan county. The body la hurled at Urochester, Ulster county, and will he disinterred to morrow at the in stance of the authorities, In presence of a relative of Mrs. smith, the District Attorney and the Oororvr. EUROPEAN MARINE NEWS. Gammonr, Nov. '.?8.?The steamship Ot'awa, Cap tain Archer, of Allan's lino, which left tfltbev November 12. arrived her9 to-day. WASHINGTON. The Text of the Alabama Claims Convention. Arbitration on England's Right to Recognize the Sooth Conceded, * General Grant's Opinion of the Prevailing Peaoe. Secretary Seward on the Vararnay an Difflenltiea. INSTRUCTIONS TO REAR ADMIRAL DATIS. W AlllINUTON, NOV. 2t, 1898. The Alabama Clilnu CmmInIm?CludllM* tion of ( Inima? Power* of (be Craveniloi. My despatch of day before yesterday giving the points of the convention to settle the pending claims between the United States and Groat Britain was substantially correct, though erroneous in one very important feature. I refer to that part of the despatch which represented that the commissioners were to be three in number, two of them to be ap pointed by Great Britain and only one by the United States. My informant was wrong on that point, and fell into the error by misapprehending the explana tion of a very high official, who detailed the points of the convention in the course of conversation. As to the number of commissioners there is no doubt that the convention fixes it at four, two on each side, but provides that they shall decide on different claims in a different manner. The conven tion divides the claims into two classes? one known as the Alabama claims and the other class comprising all other claims that have arisen between the two countries since the treaty of 1863. In the onse of maims of the second class the convention declares that a majority of the four commissioners shall decide, unless soma oue of the commissioners calls for an arbitrator, thus leaving it optional with the Board of Commissioners to have an arbitrator or not, as they choose; but in the oase of the Alabama claims the convention pro vides that each and every one of the claims shall be passed unanimously, and not by a mere majority of the commissioners, as in the case of other claims. When one single commissioner dissents the claim must be referred to an arbitrator previously agreed upon, and the decision of this arbitrator Is to be final. These are positively the provisions of the conven tion on the most vital points, the details and other points being substantially as I telegraphed you last Wednesday. My information comes from sach a source as to leave no room for a particle of doubt. By this oonveutiou our government consid ers that it has caused Great Britain to concede the most vital point at issue. In the earlier stages of the negotiations the English government rerusea to commit to arbitration the question as to her right to accord belligerent rights to the rebels, and her right to permit vessels of war to lie fitted out in her ports to harass our commerce and attack our owu navy. Those were questions which she contended be longed to her own municipal laws, the construction of which she would not suffer to be passed upon by any other Power. Our government now holds that in consenting to have the Alabama claims passed upon by this commission England has ipso facto consent ed to commit the question of her right to concede belligerent rights to the rebels to be passed upon also, as the one question is necessarily involved iu the other. This our government considers is a concession of the most vital point at Issue aud a triumph of diplomacy for our side. The objection to the convention on the part of our government is contained in the article which compels the commis sioners to call upon the arbitrator in case one sin gle commissioner disagrees to any of the Alabama claims; in other words, requiring the decision of all such cialmq to be unanimous or arbitrated. This provision is under serious consideration by Presl deut Johnson and his Cabinet, and may cause the rejection of the protocol agreed to by Minister John son and Lord Stanley. A few days will probably decide. The Cabinet session to-day was unusually pro tracted, many important matters having I wen iut.ro duced, chief of whicn wen; ttie Alabama claims. Postmaster General Randall and Attorney General Kvsrts remained tor a long time alter all the others had retired. Ueaeral Grail') Views on (he Result of tho Klrrtioa. In conversation a few days ago General Grant ex pressed bis impression that the result of the late election had quieted down the state of feeling throughout the country; ghad produced a con dition of sober and contented acquiesenoe in the declared will of the majority ami that an improved tone 10 the political as well as in other relations of life will soon tie made manifest. When he made use of the expression "Let mi have peace" he sincerely meaut It, and he appre heuded no trouble In any section of the country un der his administration, whilo at the same time the rights of all classes and of all communities shall be protected and preserved. Referring to the four teenth amendment he said Kentucky and Maryland would suffer a loss of representation after the next census if they refuse to allow negro suffrage in accord ance with the provisions of that amendment. "It will be a bitter pill to them.'' observed the General, laughing, "but they'll have to stand It." VMun at the White Henee. The White House was visited to-day by a large number of ladles and gentlemen from the Interior part of Virginia, who had been attending a meeting of stockholders of the Orange and Alexandria Rail road at Alexandria yesterday. Being so near to the national capital they resolved to pay it a visit, as many of them had never been in the city. Annual Resects ef the Treasury Department. The annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury has been printed, and the Secretary took a copy of It with him when he went to the Cabinet meeting to day. The report Itself was printed in the Treasury Building, white the accompanying documents were printed at the government printing office. The Sec retary was so fearful that some portion of his report would rail into the handa of the preaa that he would not trust it outside of the Treasury Building. The annual report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue la not yet completed, but it ie expected that It wilt be sent to the print ers on Tuesday next. One reason why many of the reports of bends of bureaus are so much delayed, it Is stated, is because they Include in their reports the first quarter of the present fiscal year, making five quarters in all reported upon, when law and custom require the reports to be confined to the transactionsdutlug the fiscal year ending on the -totn of Juue. Thus, in order to make as large an exhibit as possible, one quarter of each fiscal year, the first, Is twice reported. The officers who have included tn their reports this year the first quarter of the present fiscal year are the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the Comptroller of the Currency and the Third Auditor. Awierb-nn Travellers in Russia. The state Department nas been officially notified by the Russianjgovernmcnt that it will lie necessary f>ir Americans entering Russia, If they would avoid delay at the frontier, to have their passports ibM by tbe Russian Ministers or Consuls abroad; and where they have no passporta their voyage books (/leretsde ropapej should In like maimer be 9t*> d. UsUarssgu Indlna Load (Talma. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs expects to leave this city in a few days for the Cattaraugus reservation. New York, for the purpoee of giving at tention to the settlement of certain Indian land claims. The Dyer Court ef Inquiry. The Dyer Court of Inquiry lies adjourned over until Monday for the purpose of reviewing and digesting tho evidence which has thus far been given. A Dumber of officers belonging to the Ord nance Department, who were snmmooed here as wimeeees in the 9*40, bare Jelt WaeUlMWu r?r Fortress Uouroe during tiie recess of tbo court fur the purpose of testing the guu carriages a* to their efficiency for supporting the newly finished twelve ruled (una. Bloody Riot Among Negroao. A despatch wm received at Police Headquarters at half-past three this afternoon from opposite Liu colu Barracks, requesting all extra men to be sent thither; that from seventy-five to one hundred ne groes were engaged in fighting. Everything was quiet at nine o'clock. No arrests were reported. One negro wm killed. Officer Mctiweeney was badly beaten about the head and neck, and officer Langley also slightly injured. No whites were engaged in the affray, excepting the officers engaged in quelling tne disturbance. It originated In n procession on the way to lay the corner atone of a church. Internal Ravenae Appelntwienis. The following Internal revenue appointments were made to-day:? Storekeepers?M. J- Flanlgan for the Firat district of Missouri; Theodora Reeves, Eighth New York; Powers Van Busktrk, First Illinois. Naval Orders. Chief Engineer J. Q. A. Zelgler has been ordered to the naval station at Leagu# Island, relieving Chief Engineer Jackson MoElmeit, who waits orders. Chief Engineer John W. Moore, First Assistants O. F. Hunt and Alexander Adauison have been detached from the Franklin and placed on waiting orders. First Assistant Engineer H. C. Beckwith has been or dered to the Franklin. First Assistant Engineer James G. Sprague has beeu ordered to the Boston Navy Yard. Personal. Quartermaster General Meigs has returned to his post of duty here. Ex-Marshal Laiaon is at present lying seriously ill. Judge Fullerton is expected by the President to ar rive here to-morrow morning. Admiral Farragut left for New York to-day after speudiug a few days with Secretary Welles. THE PARAfllfiYilV DIFFICULTIES. Nate ?f Nerretarr Seward (e (Secretary Welles?Instructions to (leueral fllrtUbou. Washington, Nov. IT, 1868. The note of the Secretary of State to the Secretary of the Navy, which is herewith published, is under stood to Indicate the ordors which have boen given to General McMahon and Admiral Davis on the sub ject of the Paraguayan difficulties:? Dipartmbnt op Stats. \ Washington, D. C., Nov. 17, 186*. i To Hon. Gidbon Wbllbn, Secretary of the Navy:? Sir?A despatch was received yesterday from Charles A. Washburn, Esq., late United states Min ister to Paraguay, which was written at Buenoa Ayres on the 26th of September iMt. The despatch shows that a controversy has been carried on for some time between htm and the President of Para guay- The merits of the controversy cannot be well understood until ? copy of tbe correspondence Itself shall have been received, which Is now dally expected, meantime Mr. Washburn's despatch conclusively shows that the situation of all foreigners, Including United States citizens, at Asuncion is greatly Imperilled, and that espe cially Porter C. Bliss und George P. Master man, United States citizens, lately in some way connected with the United States I.egaMon, have suffered personal violence and have perhaps been murdered. A despatch has been received from Mr. Webb, United States Minister at Rio, in which he states that he requested Rear Admiral Davis, commanding the South Atlantic squadron, to scud or proceed with au adequate naval force to Asuncion to protect Ameri can citizens. Mr. Webb Is unable to inform the de partment whether Admiral Davis would assume the responsibility of complying with this request with out special instructions from this government. The situation thus presented seems to me so critical that 1 have thought it my duty to advise the President that the Rear Admiral should be Instructed to pro ceed, with an adequate force, at once to Paraguay and take such measures as may be found necessary to prevent violence u> the lives and property of American citizens there, and In the exercise of a sound discretion to demand and obtain prompt ro ?lreas for any extreme Insult or violence that, may have been arbitrarily committed agaui.it the ilag of the United .states or their cltlzrus. 1 have the honor to be your obedient servant, WILLIAM H. SEWARD. TROTTING IT THE FASHION COURSE. Two trotting matches came off yesterday at the Fashion Course. The flrat was bet ween the black mare l<ady Fleet aud the bay gelding Ezra Walker, mile heats, best three In live, In harness, for $1,000, play or pay. The mare won very easily In three straight heats, lathe betting previous to the start she was the favorite, at four to one, but after that ten to one were offered without takers. Lady Fleet Is finely formed, of good size, and seems to iiave a great deal more speed than she was called upon to exhibit on this occasion. She caute from Maine, but her pedigree is obscure. Of cho bay gelding nothing Is known of any value to the public. One tiling is certain, he was greatly overmatched in this race. The second match was for $200, mile heals, best three In Ave, In harness, carrying 17ft pounds each, between Hen Daniels' chestnut mare Louise and Seth Simmons' brown mare Nancy Fat. This was a much better race than the previous one ami the time was considerably faster. Louise won in three straight heats. The betting was two to one on tier previous to the start and after the tirai heat about four to one. THr FIRST TROT. first Beat.?'The horses had a good send-off. but soon afterwards K/ra Walker broke up and Lady Fleet led to the quarter pole three lengths in forty two seconds ami a half. Ou the backstretch she opened tbe gap and was Ave lengths in front at the hair-miie pole in 1:22. She trotted leisurely along the Flushing end. well In hand, ami was half a dozen lengths ahead as she ramc Into the homestretch. The gelding broke coming up the stretch and the mare logged home a winner by Ave or six lengths In 2:49. Srcrrnd Hirar.?Tho horses again had an even start and the inara began to draw gradually awav from the gelding as soon as they loft the score. She was four lengths ahead at the quarter pole in forty-two and a half seconds and six lengths ahead at the half-mile pole in 1:22. (lolng around the Flushing end she made the distance between herself and follower ten lengths, but coming up the home stretch she waa taken In hand aud oame In a winner by tour lengths In 2:61. Third Heat.--Soou after the word waa given the gelding broke up and tbe mare went to the quarter pole eight lengths ahead of him In forty-two seconds. One hundred dollars to one dollar were then laid that she would win. At the half-mile pole the mare was ten lengths In front In 1:23X, and tnen $100 to Arty cents were bet on her winning the race. Hhe came on tbe homestretch ten lengths ahead and jogged home In 2:62 fonr lengths in front of the geld ing. The following Is a SUIT If ART. Fashion Conns*. November 27 Match $1,000, play or pay, mile neata, best three indve, in har ness A. J. Northrop named bl. m. Lady Fleet l l t H. c. Herring named b. g. Ezra Walker 2 1 2 nm. Quarter. Half. Ml". First heat 42 s 1:22 2:4? Second heat 42St 1:22 2:61 Third heat 42 1:23* 2:?2 THR HROUND TROT. Fwsf Heat.?The mares had a Ane start, but soon after leaving the stand they both broke up, Louise gaining by the break, while Nancy lost considerable ground thereby. Louise waa eight lengths ahead at the quarter pole In fortr-one seconds and a half. She was about tbe same distance In front al the haif mtie pots lu 1:23. and fully as much at the three-quar ter pole. On the homestretch Nancy broke op again and Louise caine In a winner by ten lengths, making the heat in 2:46. .SPrond Hon.?Nancy led a length when the word was given, bul Louise breaking up ami taking a good run ahe led Nancy a leng'h and a half to the quarter pole In forty secouds. Ionise broke up again on the backstretch and passed the hair-intle pole three lengths ahead In 1:19. Nancy was forced to a break on the lower turn. Nhe had. however, ?hut up some of the daylight before she left her feet. At the three-nuarter pole Louise led four lengths, but coming Into the homestretch she made another break, bnt this time did not gain auytiuiig. Nancy began closing on her rapidly, and looked very much like a winner for some distance; but she Anally left her feet and was beaten Ave lengths in 2:4X Third Heat.?There was s great deal of scoring be fore the word was given. Nancy had the best of the start, but she went too far to the outside of the track and Louise led sround the torn two lengths, with which sdvantsgc she passed the qusrter pole In forty seconds. N'ancv broke up soon afterwards and fell off two rengths more. i?he trotted fast after she recovered aud closed rapidly on Louise, the latter passing the half mile pole in 1:20, less than two lengths In front, "nlng along the Flushing end Nancy drew closer, and wax at Louise's wheel about midway around. She then tiegan to shake her head and tried to get up. but Seth caught her In time. At the three-quarter pole Ldhlse waa two lengths ahead, with which advantage she cams luto the homestretch. Nancy was pulled oat for a tussle, and she dosed gradually tor a time; but she unfor tunately broke up whin lot) yards from home, and Isintse won the heat and race by three lengths in 2:42. Ths following Is a Slim ART. Hark Dat?Match $2f?, mile heats best three in Ave, In harness. H?u. Daniels named ch. m. Loqise 1 1 1 setu Simmons named br. m Nam y Fat t 2 2 Tina. <jf??arler. HMf. Mile. First heat 41^ ia i? second heat 40 I 10 2:4.t ilurvl neat..y. to in *42 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. KiTiwsrrs Firh IK ilmin Strrit -About trslf past eight o'clock tut night a Are wax discovered tat the extensive ecliool end office furniture ex*airtuh ment of Robert Paton, situated at w Grove streak. The Are was Aral seen in the three story frame tmiid ? log situate in the rear, occupied as a storage mim for achool furniture. Tb# fire also commumratod with the three story brick building In trunk of the above, burning with great rapidity t?e fore water was brought to bear on tii* names. The loss on buildings, which are owned by Mr. R. Paton. will be about $5,000. Insured, and ok stock about (15,000, insured, but in what compamae could not be ascertained. The three atory frame building In rear of No. 62 Barrow street waa conaid erably damaged, causing a loss of about $600. In sured for $floo In the Greenwich aim Jefferson. U was owned by John Watjeu. Firs in THiHrr-aiviNTH Srnirr.? About half past six o'clock last night a Are waa discovered in the rear of Messrs. Cook 4 Ridley's Iron fonndrr situated at No. 216 East Thirty -aevowUy OtraojL Thw Are was put out with a few palls of Tia'Diit'if only a loss of about $200; Injured for thn Tradesmen's and Nortb River insurance (ompauiee. The cause ol the Are was the excessive heat irons the retorts that melted the crude tuetal tu tho foundry. Cxami/nts.?Last nightJEdward (VConneit, a ber abont twelve years old, residing at No. 516 Weat Thirty-eighth street, had his arm broken by being' struck with a plunk. Between eleven and twelve o'clock last night a team belonging to Acker 4 nut ler, of Lexington avenue, ran away at the oornei of Fifty-second street and Lexington avenue, and seriously injured Michael liiisuoiis, Henry Kc.-toak and Ucury Miller, who were taken to Hi. Luke's Hos pital. SINGULAR RAILROAD ACCIDENT. A Harae (tar Demolished by a l.arnnadrr. One of the Jersey city and Hobokcn home cam was demolished about one o'clock yesterday alter noon by a locomotive of the Morris and Essex Rail road where the tracks cross, near the depot art lle boken. It appears that horse car No. T was passing the crossing when the locomotive caine upon It and smashed it to pieces. Fortunately uo passengers were in the car at the time, or there would certainly have been a loss ol' life. The conductor and driver escaped injury by jumping from the car. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. Some enterprising gentlemen In Mobile-are ?i*?g$ to make au effort to open a direct trade between that port aud Cuba by putting on an experimental steamer. Two young men of the senior class at Dartmouth were recently suspended, and a large portion of the class escorted them, with a band of music, to the cars. For this thirty-one members of the class worn themselves suspended till they should make a satis factory apology to the faculty. 1'ue required apology was soon made. It Is reported that Dr. Young, one of the Norway (Me.) Savings Bank robbers, now serving out a term of nine years in the Maine State Prison at Thomaa ton, desires to euter Into a compromise with tit* bank ami State officers. Report says he offers. II pardoned, to restore the money and help secure the accomplices In the business. THE WEEKLY HERALD. The Cheapest and Beat Newspstper in din Cautry. The Wikkly Hiuai.d of the present week, now reedy, contains the very latest European news bp the Cable up to the hour of publication; also Tel? grapluc Despatches from China, Japan, Cuba, and other points. It also contains a fall account of tks Massacre of St. Bernard, I.a.; Letter of Won-lnH I'hillijw on the Poliuoal Sttnatlon; Execution ot thn Negro Tom Ryan for Murder in Willtamaton, N. <).; The Scntcuce of Caaswell, the Brutal Child Murderer; Ttirllliug Narrative of the Voyage ot ttio Steamship William Penn from Londou and Havre to New York; Particulars of the Burning of the Lunatic Asylum at Columbus, Ohio; A Detailed Account of ttio Bloody Trage<ly tn the Eighth Ward of this city, in which Felix Larkln, the backer of O'Baldwia the Prize Fighter, was lulled; the current News of Ihw Week; the Fashions; Amusements; Varieties; Indus trial Items; Foreign Items; Faoetlse; Scientific, Artis tic, .Sporting, Kellgious, Political and Literary Intelli gence; Editorial articles on the prominent topics of the day; Our Agricultural Budget; Heviewsof thn Cattle, Horse, Dry Cox Is auil Boot, and Hhoe Mar kets; Financial and Commercial Intelligence, and accounts of all important aud interesting svenU of lite week. 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M Dsy sL Constitution Water In a Certain flare For Dlabetci and all Ulaeaeee of the Kidneys Depot IK Cliff at. City f^ulles and (.adiea Visiting the Ctty.ir yon wlah beautiful Hoots and Hhoaa pairsutf* MILLJtB h CO., No. 1 Union t-piarr f'anndn Malt Scotch Whiskey, Folly Kyaal to tha imporled article, at $X 50 ore gallon. C. J. MURPHY, m Bearor eLast. Depend (fpon It, Mntbera, Mrs. Winals?r*s 8O0THINH SVRUP, for all dlteaaea or children la a aafa and anre medicine. It hae etood the teat of many years, and neeer known to fall. It regulate* tha otomach and bowetau correct* acidity and curat wind oollc, produce* natural, <|uMa aleep by ralierioatha child of pain. Ha tore and rail for "MRS. WINRLOW8 SOUTHING HVRUP," baring lha far-*1mlta of "Curtla A Perkloa" on tbe o-leMs wrapper. AU othara ara beta imitation*. Double Motod Calf flatter*, 9.11 ihwMa Soled Hon la, $7 Ml. LORIN BROOKS A SONS, CM Brast* way, corner Howard atraat. Katuhllahed la lHOfk-Thy VfetropoJiuau Jah Printing Rataaiikhmeet, *7 Naaaau etreei. Erring hut Noble.?fkelf Help for Youug Ikes who, hating erred. deaira a hatter manhood. Sast lu easing lattar aaaaiopea, free of rharga. If haneeied, rat or a >** putlog*. Addreaa Pbiiaalhroa. hot P, Phlladsipkss, Pa Fur nnd Fur Altemtlona?At 99 Per f'aad ba<ow Broadway prions, at IVANCONA'H. SI Stub ttemia. New Vork, for ten yeara aiiperlutaadant with J dm N. Maua who baa rallied from business. For First f'lsss Fviuttug of Fverv ttetrrly. tloo go to the Metropolitan Job rrinl.ag E stabl urn sarat, U Naatau llreat. I.nng Complaints, llrntntiiiia, Aafhuio, A r? ara aptadily relleyed, and If taken -n time, permanently .? rait by J AKK'ti EXPECTORANT. 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New Turk, wosl-l call atteotl ui of the kr?<l" '? 1 1 Plated Ooxts on fine while melai. All r"> '* ?" Ua.la mark are <uarsat?c I br West gn*<li'V(Ue ptet-*,, *'?A pricw sstlafpstory.