Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-27
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Financial and Commercial. ~
LONDON. January 25-l1:l5 A. M.-U. s
bonds 72; Erie 40; Illinois Central S6. IL
3P. M.-Erie s624; Great Western 231s
lFRANKFoRT, January 25-Bends 757s 8
LIvERpooL, January 25-l1:15 A. M -
Cotton firm and unchanged. Breadstuff,
quiet.
8 P. Motion more active and ad.
vanced Lie; sales reached 10 600 bales; up.
lands 714@71s. Lard steady. Pork dull
Breech Loading Hifles. -
MADRID, January 24.-The Minister o.
War has ordered fifty thousand American
breech loading rifles.
oi n9i Danish West India Islands.
|Is'CoPENHAGEN, January 24.-At the ter.
mination of the discussion in the Regsdae
yesterday, on the transfer of the Danish
West India Islands to the United States, the
President, said he could not leave the sub
ject without tribute to the loyalty san6
consideration shown by the American Gov.
ernment, qualities SO worthy of mighty
people. ,,S,,,o,.- -. rszs,s r.yr.
LONDON, Jan. PA dispatch from Mad
rid dated to-day says news has been re-
%ceived there from the provinces of Aragon
and Catalonia, that speedy rising was an
.ticipated in favor of the oldest son of Don
Juan. The widow OF Don Carlos had sent
forty million reals to aid tie insurrection
- The Austrian Army, =
l9VIENNA, Jan. 4.-The Arch Duke AL
brecht, in command of the Austrian army
mas been ordered to prepare to take the
Held.
Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 24.-The Journal
Of st. Petersburg, official organ, has an ar
ticle in reply to the assertions made by
Paris newspapers relative to the intentions
of the Imperial Government, particularly
towards the East. The Journal says: Rus
sia is powerful and strong in its resources
lis equal to France. At the same time it
is neither her wish or perhaps her policy
to seek to extend her frontiers, but on
the contrary to endeavor to maintain
peace, so as to insure continuance of pro-
gress. y - an .GEz.Es.
She bears no i'll will or hate to other pow
ers of Europe, but does not wish to see any
one ofthem claim particular rpreponderance
in the influencing OF its affairs, nor will
Russia allow Others to arrogate such po-
sition. The articles conclude with the as
sertiOn that whatever power precipitates
war in Europe just now will insure for itself
and deserve the execration Ofhistory in the
future.
Newspapers Fined.
a PARIS, Jan, 25.-Ten of the public news
papers OF this city have been fined thou
sa nd francs each for printing illegal reports
of the Corps Legislatiff. ssae 81! f.
Ministerial Riots. Hs--a
LONDON, Jan. 25.-Dispatches have been
received here giving accounts of quite seri-
GUS snti-ministerial riots in Prague. Lat
test kilograms however announce the sup
preston of disorders without blood shed.
Ie s7en, ~ q. Eenian Affairs. ytr.T
o. LONDON. Jan 25.-The excitement occa.
stoned by Fenian movements still contin-
ues. The authorities are exceedingly
wakeful and arrests are made every day.
A man named Michael Gonge was captur-
ed last evening while in the act of posting
8 seditious handbill on the Mansion
House.
Information having reached the Govern
ment that Thomas Simon, Sheriff of Bland
of Alderne, was identified with the Fenian
organization, he was yesterday promptly
and sent to prison to await
trial. ..-t --4-. ..s,.-.--
Considerable feeling was created by the
recent resolutions of the United States
House of Representatives declaring the
sympathy of the nation with the Fenians
The journals of London have editorials on
this subject, and severely criticise this
expression of iunfrlendly feeling toward;
England. sl4lsuear 1e-7 g.
The New French Army Law.
PARIS. Jan. 25.-The Imperial Govern.
ment has issued an official note addressed
to the Projects of several Departments OF
France, amending the new army law and
arguing that instead of being a war meas
ure, it is pledge of continued peace.
Ia. InsurrectiOn Planned.
MADRID, Jan. 25.-Information has beer
received by the Government that another
insurrection has been planned by the Car
lists in Catalonia and Arragon.-Active
measures have been taken to thwart the
movement. ,l. ,..--.-..-,..
Inspector of the Austrian Army.
VIENNA, Jan. 25.-The Arch Duke Al
brecht has been named as Inspector of the
Austrian army.
.s,. b; Prussian Government.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-A very silly rumor Il
current in different parts of the continent
and has even been extensively printed, tt
the effect that the Prussian Government
has secured the use of the United States
navy in case of war.
Latest from the British Expedition in
Abyssiuia.
e LONDON, Jan. 26.-The latest dispatche;
from Amnesty Bay and Znafe show thai
the British forces as yet have made no ad
vance beyond the latter point. Inuelli
gence of the condition of the British cap
tives had been received in camp at Znafe
They were at Magdala, alive, well and care
fully guarded, to prevent the possibility o
escape. 1t was feared by many they woult
be massacred SOON, as King Theodoru
heard of the approach of the eXpeditiOnar,
force, but no threatening demonstration
against their lives had been made, and tn
treatment of prisoners remained un
changed. '.'"
IWsI = - Trainss Arrest.
1t Is officially denied in the most positiv
manner that any orders or dispatches au
thorizing the arrest of Train were sent from
! the home office. Here the responsibilit,
i of the action is thrown entirely upon tn
local authorities of Cork. Ia
The Alabama Claims.
The London Observer to-day asserts ths
fby the last dispatches exchanged betwee
Lcrd Stanly and Secretary Seward, in tn
matterof the Alabama claims, the CORES
Epondence is finally closed. .a,5u a..'-
he Treaty for tho sale of WestIndte
COPENHAGEN, January 26.-The follow
/ ing progress has been made in Rigdag o
the question of ratification of the treat
for the sale of the West India Islands
4 the United States. In the lower house til
special committee appointed to considt
the provisions of the treaty and eXamin
details of negotiation. made favorable n
port. This was debated during the LATTE
part of the week in secretsession. On Sa
urday the doors were thrown open Aft
a speech from the President, closing I'll
debate, a vote was taken and the treaty
transfer ratified without dissenting voic
The treaty now goes to the upper house fl
concurrence and final action.