The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-16
the LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS
THE ENGLISH PRESS on OUR ELECTIONS
Parliamentary Campaign Opened
MONARCHlCiL GOVERNMENT IN SPAIN
GREAT FIRE AT ANTWERP
The Virginia Commercial Convention
General Political Intelligence
GREAT FIRE AT ANTWERP
,neral Political Intelligence


LoSpos, Oct. l5.-Telegrams from the New
York Associated Press announcing the result
Of the elections In Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Indiana, were duly received and commented
on by the London journals "a follows
The Daily Nous, Radical, says: II the Demo
cratic party had only remained passive, the
Republican blunders would have given them
power. But the Democrats have an equal II
not greater aptitude for error.
The Morning Post, Conservative, says the
result OF these elections decide the Presiden-
tisl contest, and the slight interest wherewith
the Democrats sought to surround It Is gone.
The Standard (conservatve) comments on
the small maiorities claimed by the Republi.
cans, and thinks the Democrats may have car
ried some of the States. The writer says II
the Democrats are beaten their friends here
could wish they had been guided by safer
eounsRls
The Te'sgrd9h, tliberal,) while approving the
| result, secs in 1t the ruin OF the Republican
party, in which there are 80 many wide differ
ences on financial questions.
EpTSnU RON, Oct. :5-Iohn Bright has been
| rendered the freedom OF the city,
MADRID, Oct. l5.-Forty eight cities, being
| all mInistrAtive centres, adhere to the Junta
| and monarchical principles Seven cities de-
nouuce the clergy Aad all religious order.
The meeting Of Cortcs has been fixed for
December Is, so tIat representatives. from
Cuba and Porto Rio may be present.
LONDON, Oct. lj.-The joint committee ofth
| Anglo. American nnl Atlantic Telegraph Com
pany have decided to abolish, from and after
| November !, 1858, the system Of counting let
| tiers In estimating TARIFF, and to count only
/ By words.
LogDoN, Oct. lj.-Rcportcd to-day that the
- I,ua IN bal n
from the army and navy.
| MADRID, Oct. Is The army will be exempt
| from the tax about to be imposed.
LrvERrooL, Oct l5.-Thc Baltimore arrived
| out at o'clock this evening.
Los DON, Oct. l5.-Bulllon has decreased
$500 pounds sterling.
ANTWERP, oct IA great fire occurred in
the petroleum works OF vcndbois 4 Co, in
| this city. The buildings, two thousand bar
| rels petroleum, and many million pounds Of
| naptha destroyed. Loss very heavy.
| LONDON, Oct. l5.-Gladstone made a speech
| yesterday, at Liverpool lie explained the
question OF Fen.anism and the discomfort in
| ireland, and assigned causes therefor. He
spoke earnestly In support of reform, and
quoted and dwclt upon the words of darcy
MCGEE, = conservative on those causes, as a
voice 1.-THE dead from beyond the ocean.
FLORENCE, Oct. l5.-Mount Vcsuvius il in
| an active state Of eruption.
LoSpoN, Oct l5.-The mail steamer from
| Rio Janciro brings important Intelligence
| from the seat of war in Paraguay. The posi-
| tiOn at the mouth OF the Tcbccuauc had been
taken by the allies, and Lopez, President Of
| Paraguay, had gone to Villa Rica, abandoning
the capital to the allies. Two foreign cor
vettes were about ascending the river to As
| sunclOn.