The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-22
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Europe.
The cable reports are dated November q.
The Chinese Embassy was most courteousy re-
ceived by the Queen at Windsor on Friday. During
the lunch Lord Stanley apoogzed for the opposition
evinced towards the mission on its arrival in Eng
land.
Lord Stanley has agreed that the commission for
the arrangement Of the Alabama claims shall sit IN
Washington.
The London Times mentions the liberal majority
in the Parliamentary elections to be 142 to which
the Daily Ne,os adds three more. Several fresh riots
are reported In Ireland and England.
Mr.. Gladstone has been nominated for Lancashire
by show OF hands.
Lord Justice Inglis liz chosen Chancellor OF the Ed
inburg University.
The eruption Of vesuvius is still increasing and
threatens the town Of San Giorgio
Rossins funeral was celebrated yesterday in Paris
with great pomp.
The Navy Department is in receipt of voluminous
dispatches from Admiral Davis giving full particu.
lars OF the expedition Of the United States steamer
Wasp to Paraguay after Minister Washburn. The
commander OF the Wasp had an interview with
President Lopez, In which he expressed his desire
to be ON friendly terms with the United States, but
depored what he termed the unprncipled conduct
OF Mr. Washburn. No apprehensions need be enter
tanned with regard the safety Of Mr. Bliss and the
other member OF the American Legation arrested
and detained by Lopez.
Colombia.
Colombia is as unsettled as ever No constitu.
tionally appointed government has existed there
since July last; but the natives have been blessed
with two provisional governments each claiming
the right legally to exercise power The right OF
90 xnffn
the foreign population, and the United states gov
has sent such instructions TO Its Consul at
Panama as will enable him to take decided action In
the matter.
The news from the seat OF instruction, though Of
vague and unsatisfactory character still shows its
growing Importance. The insurgents have 1900
men under arms and hold several important
places. They have been supplied with arms
from the Bahamas, and claim to be daily re-
ceiving reinforcements. Their commanding gen.
eral and principal leaders are said to be Domin
cans and many Mexicans have cast their fortunes
with the revoutonists. The government is evidently
alarmed al the proportions the insurrection has
sumed, although 1t processes to have Information
that all manner OF misfortune has already befallen
the insurgents that they sadly in need OF pro-
visions that disagreement has already broken out
among the leaders regard to the Presidency, and
that as soon as renorcements arrive from Spain the
insurgents viii be awed into submission. One hun
dred families recently left santiago de Cuba for
jamaica, dreading attack from the insurgents,
who were within four miles OF the city. The Revo-
iutionary Committee have Issued stirring address to
the friends OF free institutions In all countries, set
ting forth the evils which Cuba mas ever iabored
under as q dependency upon spain, and showing
that the happiness and prosperity OF the Island re-
qulre a separation.
President Salnave returned to Port au Prince o n
Friday with his two men-ofwar. He put In at on
aves, which place, well as Cape Hayden, Is pro-
visloness and the people suffering much. The reb-
els are concentrating around Gonaives and expect to
attack the place in few days. The crew OF the man.
ofwar Salnave are all Americans and protested
against that vessel being transferred to the Haytien
government before they discharged, more so
because she opened fire on the town Of Jeremie
while they were on board.
Miscellaneous.
General Grant and family returned TO Washington
last night by the regular passenger train At every
station along the road he was received by the people
with the widest enthusiasm. General Grant ex-
presses himself highly eratiaed with his trip TO West
Point, not single circumstance having occurred TO
mar the pleasure OF the excursion.
President Johnson has appointed J. Whitehead
Byron, OF Buffalo, late colonel OF the Eighty-eighth
regiment, New York state Volunteers, In the late
civil war, Brgadier General IN the United States
Army. General Byron is prominent member Of the
Fenan brotherhood
Secretary Browning administers rebuke to the
of1cers In his department that they should have SO
far forgotten the respect due to the President and
Congress to permit their reports to go to the pub
lie even before the report OF the Secretary has been
completed.
The amount Of ractional currency received at tho
United States Treasury from the Printing Bureau
during the last week was s5o1,9s2. Fractional cur
rency redeemed and destroyed during the week
$500, 800.
The abstract Of the quarterly report OF the Naona
Banking Association shows that on the FIRST Monday
of October last the aggregate amount of their abii
ties was s1,5ss, 367,5 e7, and resources OF a Xix,
amount.
The Official vote OF the state Of Ohio stands 2so 20
for Grant ana 23s os2 for Seymour. Grants majority
A. 4l,1o0.
Bishop Duggan, Of Illinois, has refused to permi
requiem mass to be celebrated In the ChIcag
churches for the repose OF parties executed in Mar
chester. England, for participation in Fenian rio
.ne Bishop grounds his refusal on the principle tbs