Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-08-16
Arrival Of she
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! Liverpool, on the 9TH, arrived at HaiIaX on
the same day We have thus seven days la
ter from Europe
The intelligence is highly important -
The London papers announce that negoua-
tions between England and the l > with a
view to the settlement of existing diferen-
ces. were resumed on Monday the Sd OF June,
under circumstances which justify the be-
| lief that matters are already in fair train
towards an amicable adjustment OF the
points at issue The favorable state OF At
fairs had increased the demand for Amer-
/ can securities, prices Of which was generally
! higher.
In the English house Of Commons Ar.
Moore had brought forward a motion OF cen.
sure on the Palmerston Cabinet IN regard
to the policy pursued towards the United
States, but when decision was had, the
! Palmerston and Clarendon policy was sus-
tanned by majority OF 1874 votes.
Napoleon received severe check from the
Co,ps de LegisIafi(-a committee of which
has refused to bestow upon the Emperor the
power of granting pensions
The Young Count of Paris has caused a
sensation 10y writing a letter disappearing
of the fusion project Of the Orleanst Fac
tiOn.
The Paris papers condemn the diplomatic
policy of our government and the social hab-
its Of Americans in Europe.
BY the subsequent arrival Of the steamer
Fulton from llavre, We have received the
important intelligence Of the suestantial
settlement of the difficulties between Great
Britain and the u. 5, growing out of the
Clayton Bulwcr convention.
a treaty has been negotiated between &.
Britain and Honduras, 10y which the Bay
Sands are retroceded to the last named
power, upon such conditions rs are accepta-
BILE to our Minister, MIR. Ballas, and in ac-
cordance with the policy of our government.
CoNGREss.--The bill to promote the etllc-
iency Of the navy was taken up and Mr..
Toombs made speech on the subject.
In the House, the voting on the resolution
cxpelling Mr.. Brooks for his assault upon
Mr.. Sumner, and censuring Messrs. Edmond
son, and keitt for their participation IN the
act, commenced. All the amendments and
substitutes were voted down, and upon the
resolution Of expulsion the vote stood 12l
to 9j Two thirds not voting for the resO-
luton it was declared not adopted. After
the result was declared Mr. Brooks address
cd the House at some length in his defense,
and concladed by announcing that he had
resigned his seat.
Pending the question on the resolution af
fecting Edmondson and keitt, the House ad-
journed.
In Senate, the House bill, appropriating
$50 900 for a road through Fort Nigilant i'll
Minnesota, the South Pass, Rocky Noun
tains and Nebraska, was passed.
The bill for promoting the efficiency o:the
Navy was amended so as to allow the vic
tins of the late retiring Board to be tried
bya court of Inquiry. and those reported
unfavorably to be re-appointed by the Pres
ident and confirmed by the Senate. The bill
finally passed by vote Of 26 to II.
In the House of Representatives, substi-
tutes for the resolutions reported by the In
vestigating Committee, censuring Messrs.
Kett and Edmondson, for their participa-
ton in the Sumner and Brooks tracas was
recinded, enabling action TO be taken seper-
ately in each case The resolution censur
ing Mr. Edmondson was rejected by vote
of so to 1876 The one eftccting MIR. Keitt
was adopted, 106 to 96.
In the Senate on Thursday, Mr.. Toombs
introduced q resolution declaring the find
ing of the late Naval Board, in the case of
Lieut.. Bartlett, violation of the Constitu
tional rights of every citizen, and therefore
void and of no effect The Senute then went
into executive session, and confirmed 1875 of
the Presidents Naval appointments
The Illinois contested election was REFER
ed back to the people.
Gen Gadsden has resigned his post as
minister to Mexico, and Mr.. Forsyth, Edi. |
tor of the Mobile Register, has been appoin-
ted in his place.
1t is said Mr. Mason our minister to France
has resigned.
The scholars of St Michaels Church, Phil.
adelphia. attended by their friends, teachers
and Rev. Mr.. Sheridan, left the city on a
picnic excursion. The train consisted of
II cars containg about 600 persons, and
when near Camp Hill, where there is curve
in the track, was run against by down
train, and dreadful to relate, some 80 per-
sons, mostly children, together with the |
conductor, Mr.. Harris, and Rev MIR. Sheri- !
dan, lost their lives, and from 10 to so bad
ly wounded. The conductor of the train,
when he saw what his carelessncss had done, |
committed suicide by taking poison.
Another disaster happened on Lake Erie,
when the steamer Nortern Indiana, was de- /
stroyed by fire while on her passage from
Buffalo to Toledo, Ohio number of the
passengers were taken off by the steamer
Mississippi, but it is believed that between
thirty and forty lives were lost
The propeller Tinto, was burned on Mon
day night on Lake Ontario, and about twelve |
persons lost their lives The Purser and II .
Of the crew were saved
The democrats have held their election
for the choice of delegates for state Con-
vention 10 he held at Syracuse, for the nom
ination of Presidential electors and state off |
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