Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-19
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New York, April 1S.-The London Owl
thinks it not unlikely that England may be
drawn into the impending contest between
France and Prussia. According to the
Owl. Lord Stanley has been appealed to by
the Prussian Cabinet to induce the Dutch
Government to withdraw from negotiations
with France for the cession of the Duchy,
and it is believed that on this occasion the
Foreign Secretary may depart from the
policy OF non-intervention in Continen-
tai affairs. From recent declarations of the
French journals it appears the Imperial
Cabinet has not abandoned its designs on
on Luxemburg, and Prussia seems deter
mined not to permit the Duchy to be sepa-
rated from Germany. The Owl intimates
that Lord Lyons will succeed Earl Cowley
as Minister to Paris. .r-.,.-,-.
Resist the Motion to Reduce the Term
e. of Service of Soldiers.
In debate in North German Parliament,
on the Sd, Gen. Maltke resisted a motion to
reduce the term of service of soldiers inthe
regiments, on the ground that in the pres :
ent state of Europe it was not not ex pedi-
ent to impair the efficiency of the army by
such reduction. L<tEt&
Another Fenian Outbreak Expected.
The Herald's special correspondence from
Dublin and Thurles> indicates very plainly
that another and more extensive Fenian
rising is expected in ireland, that the Brit
ish Commander-in-C Chief is forced to keep
fully prepared for active exertion, at any
moment. An action which took place be-
tween three armed Fenians-McClure and
two others, and the men of a British flying
column i'm wood near Michel Stone was a
most exciting affair. The determined bra
very of the Fenians as well as the rapidity
of their fire elected the admiration of the
i
soldiers until one of their number was
killed and the remaining two captured.
Important Trial. ,,.-t
An action of much interest and import
ance was tried yesterday in the Supreme
Court, circuit part one, before Judge Ma
son. 1t involves the validity of judge
ment render ed in the 9th District Court of
New Orleans, by a Judge who had taken a
judicial oath to support the Constitution of
the Confederate States, and who rendered
the Judgment in question in February,
1862 after military law had been pro-
claimed there, and after Judge Peabody
had, by authority of the President, entered
upon the duties of his Office. Judge Ma
son directed a verdict for the plaintiff, SUBJ
ject to the opinion of the general term, thus
sustaining the judgmnt rendered by the
New Orleans court. rsa-ss3 '5rE
Negotiating for the Purchase of Brit
ish A America. y
The Herald's special says: The rumor
still prevails in Washington that negOtia-
tions are pending for the purchase of Brit
ish America by the United States, Mr.. Sew
ard proposing to give the Alabama claims
in part payment. An expedition is being
organized by the State Department to ex-
plore Russian, America and acquaint our
people with the nature of our recent ac-
QUESTION. 1t will start about the first week
in MAY. z E
The Herald's Queenstown, Ireland, CORES
pondent says: There is an almost general
exodus to the United States. The class of
people emigrating is generally of the COM
Portable farming class. 'sg 7E2- 7#g
MisceIl aneOus Items.
4T The steamer Herman for Europe to-day
took $4,000 specie.
Among the passengers by the steamer
Santiago de Cuba, from Greytown, Mica
ragua, which arrived to-day, is Hon. Thos.
H. Clay, United States Minister to Hon
duras. .d3 Ioilr2TF
The Santiago brought California passen-
gers. --.a-.: ,,-.. .,.-t..,a.e
Advices from Mexico state that many of
the men Of the Liberal army are now arm
ed with Spencer rifles taken out from New
York some months ago. The Imperial en-
listments at Havana has been stopped. and
it. does not appear that Maximilian gets aid
OF any kind from foreign-countries.
Change I'm the methO0 OF DiStribu-
tiDg Mails. 80,
The contents OF the pickling establish
ment of S. S. Provost, Front street, were de-
stroyed by fire this A. M. Fully insured.
A dispatch from Washington states that
a change is to be made in the method of dis
tributing mails. The change will COM
mence with the New York & Erie Railroad
next Monday. Two daily distributing cars
will leave New York on this road, one at 8
A. NJ, and the other at $50 P. M and in
addition to conveying through mails these
trains will also distribute at all way sta
tions. q. 81. "a. q .-e ~. ~. e.
Statement OF the Com missioner of
Emigration.
The regular statement of the Commits
ST cner OF Emigration shows that there
had arrived 33,S63 emigrants ct this port
since January 1st, against 43,S63 during
the same period in 1866.
COIlided.
The steamship Scotia, reports that on the
18th inst., in latitude AZ deg. IL min long
itude 20 deg. 13 min., at 1:50 A. NJ, she
came in collision with the ship Berkshire,
of Boston, Captain Berry, from New Or
leans, for Havre, and took the Captain, his
wife and sixteen men off and brought them
to this port, the ship being in sinking
condition.
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