The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-09
NEWS BY THE IdUBA CABLE.
IN1ERESIING FROM MEXICO AND
TIE VEST INDIES.
MEXICO.

MHAICO.
SsomeFT1 Elected to COnErsSS-DePrsFIa Ia-
SseS.s OF the Apaehss-InundatioT ~ An
OeGaoa-Juarez InaugursteS n arbls
factory.
HAVANA, Dec, 7-The steamer MARI ella, from
Vera Cruz Nov. %, has arrived ne e, bringing
news from tho capital OF Mexico to the 26th
Con0ress held a second session or the 2Ist when
there were present one hundre and nine mem
bers, The next session was 70 take place on the
hgndred and twenty memf nere 4; tS Mou.S aats ~ 0f
was generally believed t6at the open sessions
wouio not begln Ve" re Dec. L. The salary of
Of The State Lee 10000 per snnIm n1:nsS several era
gun DusinSSsS;; Soo; An Guanajuato, Matlas Romero
|lsd been elecp ID to Congress. The excessive
@ toiS ns[git oSOi;s levied throughout Mexico have
Fernando Ortega had arrived at the capital
nom vicn Jria de Tamaulipas. Para1 had ar
rived az 8 An Luis Potesi. The corps of chasseurs
ana dTag oons are being reorganized In the State
OF Guan Gjuato. The Apache Indiaus of Sonora,
p C1nun' 70 their depredations, aud roooeries
S@Doun @ throughout the Northern states. Gov
erhm snt, however, was taking measures to
Purs ue and punish the savages AT Tuutepec,
mt Ae State of 0axaca, there had been destruc-
u" foundations, aud the population had to re-
~ NJ ave. Great misery was caused by the excessive
hns on that side OF the Sierra. At the inaugu-
alton of new steam marble factory in the city
of Mexico President Juarez started the first
saw. During the ceremony he made neat
speech, in which he said that the first slabs cut
should be used Tor the monuments to be erected
in honor of the martyrs who tell Tor the cause OF
Mexican independence.
Trouble Feared in TamauIipas-The
NE sxIco and Vera Cruz Railway 0Onces-
sIOn-The Old English Company re-
atOred to FavOr-Chances OF Romero to
Get into the Cabinet.
HAVANA, Dec. Z. - The English steamer
Danube, Captain West, mas arrived here from
Vera Cruz, with news from that port to the Sd
instant. She had been quarautined at Vera
4 (rf1zf for tvun dauc or n uo m Ia
up to November q. There were serious fears
entertained there that the rival claims of De la
Cara. TraEino, and saldana for Governor Of
Tamaulipas would result in serious trouble.
decree has been issued renewing the con.
|cessiOn for the building of railroad to Vera
Cruz from the capital. It was granted to the
old English company, who held their charter
under the late empire. The new concession
authorizes subsidy of $560,000 per auuum to
the company for twenty-five years, to be secured
by lien Of twenty per centum on the customs
revenue of the republic but it requires the road
to be finished as far as Pueba by January l,
1869, and to be completed to the capital by
1871. The company is allowed to export an
nually half a million of money, free OF duty.
But their dividends must not be less than twelve
per cent. per annum, and the road is held liable
for the cost OF the material and labor used in its
construction. The privileges of the concession
are to last for the term of seventy-6ve years.
But Government reserves to itself the right to
grant equal privileges for a road from the CAPT.
tai to Vera Cruz via Jalapa to the company OF
Senor Zangronis.
In Congress- on November %, special COM
mittee reported against the admission of a
member from Aguascalientes, who had held
Office under the Empire, as member of the
municipality of Aguascalientes. There were
reports of probable change in the Cabinet,
and the belief Is that Lerdo will go out and be
replaced by Romero Colonel Babcock and
Minister Plumb had been entertained at
breakfast by President Juarez. Padre Fischer
was still q prisoner. General Marquee wa.
believed TO be secreted in the capital. General
Sturm and party had been the recipients o
quite an ovation on the part of the Govern.
Inent. They were making active preparations
to settle up their business in Mexico and return
to New York. The steamers from Havana were
prevented from holding communication with
The shore at Vera Cruz and Sisal, owing to the
cholera reports received from Cuba.