The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-13
EUROPE.

The news report by the Atlantic cable is dated
yesterday evening July L.
The Duke de Montpensier was arrested and con-
veyed TO the frontier OF spain. Prince Napoleon left
Constantinople for Athens. The viceroy of Egypt
was married TO The daughter of the Chief Minister Of
Turkey Abdul Medd.
Fivetwenues II in Frankfort.
BY steamship, at this port, we have very inter.
cstng mail report in detail OF our cable kilograms
to the LIST Of july The Inauguration of Lnthers
monument-the most noble structure of the sort on
the Continent-was a grand affair, hundred
thousand persons attending, and queen Victoria
aud the Emigration Committee of Rome forwarding
greetings simultaneously
MISCELLANEOUS.
Our special correspondence from China dated at
Hong Kong and Shanghai to the 26th OF May. fur
nishes very interesting ana important record ofthe
cruise OF the Shenandoah, Captain Febiger, along
the coast OF Corca In search OF the survivors Of the
crew of the American schooner General sherman.
The naval mission was conducted with prudence
and SKILL the American commander having Sc
cured communication with the local officers and
sovereign. II appears, however, as II the Sherman
spoken OF as an unknown vessel-had been attacked
when on the coast returned a fire, and was then
sasailcd aud blown up and every person on board
lost
Among other correspondence we nave Today u
letter from the Island OF Juan fernandez-once the
home OF Robinson Crusoe. Our correspondent, who
Is an Old traveller by means fancies this famous
island The attempts 10 colonize II have all proved
abortive and nineteen souls now constitute the en-.
tire population aud these exc out miserable exist
ence by fishing and hunting, having no bread
of any kind and but few vegetables. The
island Ia mountainous, is covered with timber
and produces few varieties OF fruit but the waters
abound in fish OF almost every kind. The charm
thrown around Juan Fernandez by De Foes nara
tive OF Robinson Crsoe rudely dispelled as we arc
made acquainted with the island-a most uninviting
place. certainly, even for enterprising country TO
settle up and douby 90 the residence OF solitary
castaway.
Captain Briggs, OF the English man.of.war Chan.
ticeer, who closed the port OF Mazailan, Mexico,
and only awaited intelligence from his Admiral to
lombard 1t, for presumed insult to himself, has
been ordered by the Admiral to reopen the port ia
mediatey and proceed TO Panama his course having
been dsapproved OF
Two men calling themselves Lamartine and Cal.
very were arraigned on saturday before Comms-
sioner Stilwell and were fully committed for per
Jury II having been shown in evidence THAI their
real names were shaw and Rowe, and that under
the assumed names given above they had made false
afdavits against J. f. Bailey, Collector OF the Fourth
district OF New York Collector Bailey has sent OIL
statement OF the alleged conspiracy against him "a
Secretary McCuloch.
st. Patricks cathedral IN this city, was formally
consecratcd with imposing ceremonies yesterday. A
charge number OF bishops from neghboring districts
were present and participated In the exercises, and
the building was completely filed with crowded
congregation The corner stone Of the new church OF
st. Charles Borromeo, sidney place, Brooklyn
which IL TO be erected on the site of the former
church, burned down In May last, was laid yester
day with appropriate ceremonies and In the presence
OF large concourse Of people.
The Plasterers National Convention, which has
been In session in Chicago since Tuesday, hat
adopted resolutions upholdng the plasterers' asso
Citations which may choose TO strike for the eigh
hour system, and recommending that the organza
tions advance their prices for labor.
Lieutenant Governor Dunn was regularly indicted
into Office by the Louisiana Legislature on saturday
He made a speech IN which he disclaimed desire
for social equality on the part OF his race
mob h reported to have recently broken up
radical newspaper ONCE In the interior of Louisiana
the owner OF which is a member elect OF Congress
Five hundred Mormons 10 charge OF Elder Perry
arrived In the steamer Minnesota at this port yester
day from Liverpool. They are on the way 70 otah'
Revcrdy Johnson Is TO be banquetted In Baltimore
on "wednesday.