The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-15
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EUROPE.


The news report BY the Atlantic cable dated At mid
Night, February IA
It is said that Napoleon will modify the French Cab.
not as concession TO the legislative opposition. Ad-
mral Farragut entertained at . royal Banquet in
Florence The Italian journals say that the American
government has commissioned Fanagut 10 purchase
the port OF Spexzia, In the Mediterranean. Lennon
Fenan leader Was sentenced In Dublin 10 fifteen years
Imprisonment, with hard labor, bus expressed his
vction that the British monarchy will be evsrthrown
before the expiration OF The habeas corpus
will BIO still further suspended Ireland from March l.
Tho Alabama claims correspondents submitted to
the English Parliament The French army 10 being
rapidly rsorganzed under the new bill
An amendment 10 the Press Law bill Of France
was defeated in the Legislative Body after . stormy
debate.
Tho Egyptian troops appear to BE- In advance or the
English in Abyssnia. King Thsedorus was 81 MagdaIa
with the British captives
CONGRESS-
In tho Senate yesterday bill to authorize the tom.
porary filing Of vacancies in the Executive Departments
was passed. The OF Senator Thomas was then
taken up and after speeches by several OF the members
Mr. johnson gave notice OF his intention the
debate Monday to which day the Senate adjourned.
In the House resolution adopted calling for
tain correspondence between General Grant and General
Hancock. resolution taxing government bonds two
por cont referred. Several private dis
posed Of one application OF the heirs Of Harvey,
the inventor OF patent cutter, for re-sxension
OF his patent which, after considerable DEBATE, was de-
feated A resolution in tho Brown-Smih Kentucky
election case declaring that Mr. smith, having received
less than majority OF votos not entitled to seat.
discussed, and the House adjourned.
THE LEGISLATURES.
In the Senate yesterday bills reported favorably
to abandon the system OF repairing the canals by
tract and for the suppression Of obscene literature and
advertisements The bills for the relief Of the poor in
New York and Brooklyn were reported adversely. A
bill was passed providing for the completion Of tho
WaiaDout Improvement in Brooklyn. concurrent
resolution providing for adjournment to-day until
the 25th instant agreed 10.
In tho Assembly the bill repeating the Excise law,
after isnthy discussion passed by o5 yeas to az
nays
The CITY.
meeting was held last evening at the Cooper Insti.
tute 70 ratfy the nomination OF Grant and Fenton by
the Radical Republican Convention lately held at Syra-
cuse. The hall not nearly nled and the proceed
inss Of the tamost charactsr But two speakers
addressed tho meeting.
Another Of overcrowding street came up In
the cours yesterday the conductor driver being the
opinion that the directors Of the railroad and no, the
conductor, wore liable.
A nsh dealor in Sixth avenue was fined sos In the
sixth Dstrict Court yesterday for selling trout out Of
season.
In the Circuit Court yesterday, before Judge Bone.
dict, Samuel Cohn, . cigar manufacturer. ives found
guilty or evadng the payment Of the internal revenue
tar on quantity OF cigars manufactured and sold by
him. Sentence was deferred.
In tho Superior Court Trial Term, Part l. yesterday
before Judge Barbour, a jury found verdict against
the proprietors OF tho Metropolitan Hotel for the loss
watch and chain and sum Of $50, alleged 10 have
boon stolen from guest Of the house while staying Al
the hotel for The night
In the Brooklyn City Court yesterday the case OF MARI
Anne Dean, nSe Boxer va Moses s. Beach, late pro
prstor OF the Sun Newspaper, set down for trial
crowded court evidenced the existence Of con
siderable interest In the case which, however OF
motion Of the defendants counsel postponed till tn
coming March term Of The court
The popular sidewhsel steamship Manhattan, Captain
NJ 8 Woodruff will sail from pier No Q North river Al
three NJ to-day for Charleston, g. c. connecting with
steamer for Florida ports and railroads for the souti
and Southwest
A new line or steamers, composed OF the Genera
Grant General Meade, Sherman and Crescent City
named the Merchants Steamship line has boon cstab
ished 10 between this city and New Orleans isavn,
every Saturday.
The stock market was dull yesterday. Government
securities we're steady Gold irregular ana nuclu
stsd from 1s0x TO 1llK
KlsCELLANEOUs.
Our Mexico city correspondence is dated January 10
The main items OF news have been anticipated BY ou
special kilograms. The whole country 10 reported
broken out with pronunciamentos severe fight oc
Cured in MEXICO city between the ohcss Of Juarezl
body ecsrd and the police the whole affair had been
lad before Congress Nogrets. who bad pronounced In
tsycr y VrtesO 4 ssii 80 bs without funds. By way
- san Francisco se informed that lacedo had cent