Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-12-08
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The latest suivss fros Larops. 9Th fs,ss 10 The
ISL Nov. bhaE ID. following ten.
The directors Of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company haze declined the proposal Of WIN,
Whliehouss IN regard TO repairing the cable,
and working-it alta certain commission.
! The Directors decline TO allow him. to have
anything more to do with the Atlantic cable in
! any capacity,
They have also discharged all the elseui.
clans engaged on the cable at Valsntia. on the
ground Of Partially they had shown to Prof,
Whitehouss.
The French expedition designed for the oe.
cupalion Of certain portions Of the Chinese ter.
ritory, formerly belonging to France, had land
ed in Cochin China and occupied lauren.
Al the great banquet given by the Lord.May.
or Of London, Lord Derby and other promi.
nent members Of the Cabinet were present. and
in their speeches promised that the forthcoming
msasur's Of the Government would be compre.
hensive and national.
Great Britain was to have diplomatic agent
at Jeddo, and Japan was TO have one in Lon.
don.
In the Emperor N ,poleon', letter OF in,iruc.
lions TO Prince Napoleon, in regard TO the in.
vesiigation Of the Free Negro labor system,
the Emperor says: 'If the migration Of ne.
eroes be the slave trade disguised, | repudiate
it,"
Sir John Burgoin had presented to France
through the Emperor Napoleon iii, the funeral
car Q! Napoleon the Great
The Emperor Napoleon IN responding to
the presentation address, said he regarded il
as testimonytof Queen Victoria's desire to
ehace the poignant remembrance Of ST. Hele.
ma from the minds o. the French people, and
a, an additional pledge of the cordial alliance
between the two Governments.
Tbs ATLANTIC TELEcRAPH.-Dr. White.
house had written and published another letter
in reply to the Directors of the company, in re.
gard to the Atlantic Telegraph cable, in which
he relates his conviction that the defects in the
cable may be repaired, and tho cable be made
available for the transmission of dispatches.
The MEXICAN DIFFICULTY Telegra phic
dispatches had been received at London, which
state that the Spanish Government insist upon
settlement of the Mexican difficulty in such
manner as to fully sustain the dignity Of
Spain.
| From the difficulties met with in the attempt
to adjust the matter between Spain and Mexi.
CO, It is anticipated that the French and En-.
glish Emhassadors will not be able to prevent
a resort to hosnlties.
Domestic Intelligence.
NIcARAGUAN EMIGRArIoN-Mobils, Nor. 81.
1t is rnnored here that passports have been
received from Yrssari, the Nicaraguan Minis
ter at Washington, for the Nicsraguan emf
grants. or some of .hem.
On the strength of this report another appl.
cation has been made TO the Collector of this
Port for clearance of the emigrant vessel
New MExlco.-St. Louis, Mop. 24-The
Santa Fe mail has arrived at Independence,
bringing news from Santa Fe to the LIST inst.
There is no later news in regard 10 the war
with the Navajo Indians.
Lieut.. Averell had arrived at Independence,
having been wounded in an engagement with
the Indians.
Doctor Kavanagh had arrived at Santa Fe
from an excursion up the Don Jose, and re-.
ports that he has discovered gold all along up
the river. =
Senior Cavish, one OF the most wealthy in.
habitants Of Mexico, is dead.
SLAvERs CAPrUREp-Wa,hi ston, Nov. "a
The U. S. sloop.of.war Dale has arrived
Her command reports that the commander of
the British war steamer Conflict. with his YES.
sci, had captured three vessels engaged in the
slave trade on the cost of Africa, and that the
British Squadron on the African coast had
within the last six months captured nine slavers.
The Dale brings intelligence of the proceed
ing' in the case of the outrage committed on
the Dixon family, at Bernit. The,vioators in
this outrage had been tried and convicted, and
an order for their execution would be asked Of,
and probably granted. by the Sultan.
ILLEGAL ELECTION. Indianapolis, Nov. 81.
The Senate of this state. bya vote of 26
against %, have passed resolution declaring
the election Of Bright and Fitch to be illegal.
The discussion on the subject is still pending
in the House of Representatives.
DEATH OF MEMBER OF CorcREss.-St.
Lsui,, Nov 24.-The Hon. Thomas L. Har.
ris, Representative in Congress from the Sixth
District of Illinois, died to-day, at Petersburg,
Illinois.
Senate. Dougla, will leave this city to.mor.
row for New Orleans.
RALEIGH, Nov. 23.-Hon. Thomas l..
Clingman has been nominated for U. S. Sen.
ator for the short term, and Gov. Bragg has
been nominated for U. S. Senator for the long
term.
New YoRK, Nov. 24.-Orders have been
ssued for weekly mail from New Orleans
via San Antonio to Ell Paso. and thence by
the Memphis overland route to California.
MEMPHIS, Nov. GA fire occurred on
Saturday night, which destroyed cotton shed
belonging to W. F. Mason, together with
most ef its contents.
The FIRE consumed 500 bales Of cotton be.
longing to Messrs. Dwight, Gill & Co., which
was however fully insured in Boston.
ANOTHER FIRE.-A large fire also occurred
in Columbus, KY, on Saturday, which des-
troyed several of the best and largest buildings
in the place, together with their contents.
The loss is estimated at $25, 900, on which
there is no insurance.