Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-04-25

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ports of sessions and proeyedei a.
The consideration of impeachment
and deficiency app0prlai on ,
Pending this, was discussed a IJriY
thousond dollars deficiency in
Forney's account Cameron n
limalod that forneys clerk was
wrongly charged,
H0gsf. Stevens male state
ment to the effect that tho Senate
had determined not 10 hear the I'M
pcaolers fully, and gave notice that
lac would move for night sessions IN
the House To allow managers aud
Others 10 make their speeches.
WILMINGTON, April l6.-r h .
Presidents counsel had il pretty
much their own way this afternoon,
Tho lmpeachers show Palpable
signs of encouragement,
RIcmMoND, April l5,-fho rcpub'
llcan nominating meeting OF llano'
YER country, adopted resolution
affirming that under present cir
cumstunccs, moro stringent meas
urcs than nro contained in the re,
construction acts are neither asked
nor desired, Gen. Schohcld to-day
appointed city officers and council
men for Petersburg. Tho Convon.
tion is engaged on revisions,
LoNDoN, April li.-Tho llerald's
Special has just arrived from BARGE
Iona. llo reports that tho entire
Kingdom Of Spain is agitated by u
revolutionary nnquict, and that the
country is much excited. Martial
law had been proclaimed, by royal
order, in the province Of CATALONIA.
New YORK, April l3.-Tho Her
aids special from llayti the 18th,
says n bloody battle took place near
Gronay. The government forces
amounted to 600 men with two can
non, the Coras numbered 1000 men.
The latter lay in ambush, and after
routing tho government troops re-
took the towns Of Maudcra, Nalli
ere, Piol schc, Pignon, Raphoul and
Michel. They also captured many
prisoners and the enemies cannon.
The Commanding General Tcstrlnu
Chovalicrs, is missing Gen. Angus
tiquc Montcz, brother Of the late
Gen. Leon Montcz, went TO Raccas
two DAYS afterwards, and found
them in excellent order. Their
headquarters are at the town Of
Michel, covering the most import
ant points. A decisive struggle is
expected, and n change in the gov
crnment will take place after Easter
President Salnave's exploits have
been exceedingly exaggerated; his
reported capture Of Fort Liberties
is doubted SaInavc, when last
heard from was at Gourmenti, ma
king tour before returning to the
capital.
NEW York, April 14.-St. Comm
90 adviccs state that Baez was eX-
pected within week. Thirty
prominent refugees of the Cabral
party had taken refuge IN the Amer
lean Consulate's house.
A great tidal wave had visited
Guadalupe, smashing II british yes.
sci heavily laden. The wave at
Guadalupe was similar to the one
that rushed into New York harbor
last Fall, but larger 1t continued
for "a hours. The sea rcceded 30
miles, and left all the ships aground
when tho gigantic wave returned
threatening general destruction.
DouBLIN, April 16.-Tho Prince
and Princess of Wales have arrived
here and been received with the
greatest enthusiasm
The Paraguayans claim victory
in the late engagement with Tic
Brazilian ironclads.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 1G,-The
Car agrees tU the postponcment of
the payment for Alaska to May LIST.
The Journal believes the American
Congress will certainly vote the ap-
preparation.
The Journal says "A general Euro
pean disarmament is probable.
The Journal de LcPetersburg
says the Emperor Of Russia has
consented to grant Il delay OF pay,
ment from us, Of the sum stipulated
in the treaty for transfer of the ter
ritorv of Alaska, and the date now
assigned for payment is the first OF
May.
PARIS, April 16.-Ministcr Ba-
roche in public speech, said tho
reorganization of the army was a
pledge of peace, which no foreign
power now threatened to disturb.
The great internal Improvements
now carried on by the government
were inconsistent with the idea OF
approaching war.
LONDON, April 16.-Scveral days
later dates from Paraguay, report
the capture ofAsuncion unfounded
The Brazilian fleet after the battle,
retired TO Carupaty, where it was
at last adviccs.
At the new Market Races to-day
Laurel was winner of the subscrip-
tion stake.
Mails brought by the South
American steamer have arrived
here, and show that the position ot
Gen. Lopez is not SO critical as re.
ported. Paragnayans claim that in
the recent naval fight their gunboat
obtained decided success over the
BRAZILIAN iron -clads. The fighting
was very short and casualties on
both sides heavy, but no definite
account of the loss is given by ei-
ther party.
WHAT HIGH CUL IRE WILL Do
/ The South Carol Lisin relates an in
cident in which the wife of one OF
the Chanccllors in Malboro District,
set onart "a ouarter of an acre of the