The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-16

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EAt als .ns plss -. 'adyn
e.3s1s.4rs saNa~ a Anaires Of Portugal;
n ..srse d Aflaires Of Italy; n Maurice do
,,oese Belgian Minister Count WSdenbruck, Austrian
Minister; Senior Luis Molina, Nicaraguan Minister; J.
n N de Azauisuja, Brazilian Minister Senior Don Ma
xss Romero Mexican Minister and sister, Senior r. $.
iAsta Buruagu Chilean Minister, and Lady; General
Eus,orjuo 'salgar, Colombian Ministers ssnor Domingo
r. sarm,ento, Minister from the Argentine Republic,
and Secretary Seward The dinner passed on very
pleasantly and although the dignfed character of tho
guests and the presence Of number OF ladies' pre-
vented any tendency toward convviay, the occasion
was one Of great cordiaay and pleasure.
Colorado md Nebraska.
The House amendment to the bills admitting Colo
RADIO Nebraska II is thought, wall be concurred in by
tho Senate tomorrow II requires the impartial suf
mage condition Of the Senate be ratified by the pre-
sent State Legislatures when the states are TO be admit
by proclamation or the President As te hill en-
Franchisng tho negroes the Territories will law
question the Legislatures will thus be simply
one Of State admission II is thought they VIII promptly
rsfify the condition in both States
The Late Election In Maryland.
mo purity Of Maryland politics is at present rather
suspected by certain parties who profess to have dis
covered evidence Of bad management the part Of the
Maryland authorities the late elections held in that
State Mr.. Ward, OF New York to-day offered resolu
ton the House the effect that there
20 believe that the voting had interfcred with
ths last elections In the State Of Maryland. the Commit
Elections DO directed 10 inquire whether any per-
the had hindered sntcrfeied with In
sAs ee exercise OF the elective franchise BY the Pcsi
dent OF the United States By the military, in any
manner whatsoever Mr.. LeBionde, of Ohio, objected
and the resolution went over
Negro Apprentices RcsurNeAsO Their Masters.
Two 0oiored boys who escaped from their former mas
60, G. Watkins, Of Montgomery county, Md, were
Assssht bssors Judge wyiis. Of the Supreme Court Of
shss DISTRICT yesterday writ OF habess corpus, and
ASssr . hearing the Court ordered the children 70
- returned 70 their old msster The ground OF such
restitution based upon evidence that the children
aaA under Maryland statute, been apprenticed 70
watkins AFTER their emancipation. The counsel for the
ssasivss Of tho childrsn pleaded IN treatment by the
snasssr and that the spprsutcing Of the children
IA violation Of the Civil Rights bill, In that the
laws q Maryland tho subject Of apprenticing tho
children or emAncipated slaves make distinction be.
tween white and cocrcd they do require the
master educate the iaer and further that these chill
aren spprenced without the consent Of their
raj protectors The evidence went TO show that these
= children were In almost destitute and deslora.
Ole condition when they reached their father
u 9eoRstows, being covered with vermin and
iAsr clothes ragged and dirty. The mother
~ho had bsen tho slave Of Watkins, had died since
her emancipation Ia the woods from sheer neglect an
hunger These facts testified to upon tho hearing
Of she case After the order OF the appeal
taken before service ooutbe had the master do
parted with the children
The Financial Question.
A prominent Western member will soon make start
eng speech the subject OF present financial
Gem He will advocate complete radical change In the
same and maintain :Frst, that the powers Of money
legal, and entirely independent OF is material its
powers being derived from the Law making IL legal
tender; second, that present monetary sysiem Is
founded che aristocratic idea Of government and is
subverve OF republican Institutions and II continued
universal suffrage will become sham; third, he will
siso contend that his b'ii, which substitutes Uaxed
lyatss for the national bank notes win present
Z nancisl system based the democratic idea and
. Sapted to the genius Of free institutions
The Mexican MIDDLE.
Ne government has been furnished with rumor from
Par, 70 the effect that the Emperor Napoleon has sent
assp stcb General Caseneaun Mexico telling him that
Ne m p attempts compel Macmillan TO leave his
tnpea i poses ssd that he mu mot delay the depar-
cure Oh tine iroopa He also tells only bring away
snch " ruch troops dssise 70 leave An those who
wish 70 yeman ,hs cssniry asA V enlist under the
asnnsr o. THE spse 70 be pcrnitsed to do 90 II
suvpessd yhas sseng ndnoensnts VIII BE- head ous %
.sss Frsnchk ssssss and thas zss aanbsn M dssAss
Cabinet Moetlna. - tFA
ns Cabin.V net ~ nesn ususl- arA esntiaued in
ssssasn I'm I'll sss fhsss oeiesk all thsmcmber being
r. attsndance.
"s..''r c'~e-' A s:::.;.. ''''''''- to
10 rumorsd this evening In reference 10 Sesstor
Cowan,s appoist Nsas - Minister 10 Austria that an
Important, positio1 n ths Cabnst which IL 10 conf
IDENTIFY 49, rsd has been ssndsrsd him, win influence
Ia great nssesrs ~ Asoinon ~ accepting rejecting
The sppontpAsu 10 fsssisa mission Tho portfolio Of
,of War 10 Among the considerations inch
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