The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-16
Europe.


The cable reports are dated November Is.
The elections in Great Britain are causing much
excitement and little business will be done during
the week. The London Stock Exchange viii be
closed on Tuesday. Mr.. Gladstones majority is est
mated Mt 100 in the new House.
The prosecutions instituted by the French govern
ment against the sympathzers with the victims Of
the coup d'etat have terminated in severe SEN
fences. The public Is indignant and an outbreak is
feared.
prosecution has commenced against the Paris
Gdulpos.
The armed malcontents that were in possession
OF Seville have been dispersed and quiet restored.
Paraguay.
Our Rio Janero letter Is dated October g. The
correspondence in reference to the violation OF the
American Legation by President Lopez, OF Paraguay,
Is published in part including the ofncal report Of
Minister Washburn which fully confirms the account
OF the atrocities OF Lopez reported in previous let
tiers to the HERALD. The news Is to the effect that
Lopez was still posted at yilleta The allies were
slowly marching northwards Several OF the
prominent leaders OF the conspiracy against Lopez
are said to have been executed. Cholera had ap-
peared IN the allied camp.
BY the Atlantic telegraph we have news q few
days later. The allies had attacked vileta and were
Tepulsed with heavy loss. They went into camp ut
Palmes, where they were continually harrassed by
Paraguayan guerillas. revolt was said to have
broken out against Sarmiento, the newly elected
President Of the Argentine republic.
Cuba.
Accounts by telegraph from Havana yesterday
state that railroad train had been captured by the
insurgents between Nuevitas and Puerto Principe
The baggage vans were plundered and the track was
torn up.
The United States war steamer Contoocook had
arrived at Havana.
The government authorities at Washington have
investigated the reports concerning Cuban flibus-
tering expeditions and have no reason to believe
that there is anything OF the sort in progress
Miscellaneous.
The whiskey frauds investigation Is TO be prose-
cuted with renewed vlgor since the decision OF the
President in reference to Courtney 1t is said that
three members OF the Cabinet one famous New
York lobbyist and several prominent ofncias are
implicated, and that the prosecution win have no
longer any hesitation about exposing and bringing
them to Justice II Is said the New York lobbyist Is
charged with being the chief leader OF the frauds
and will be arrested within o few days.
The newly organized Western Social Science Con-
venton, as viii be seen from our special report in
another column after three days sitting in Chicago
has brought its intIatory session to close. great
variety OF most interesting papers have been read.
The association promises to become permanent as
well as successful institution.
The republicans OF Florida are divided colorcd
man, who signs himself President OF the Union
League OF the state, running for Congress against
the regular republican nominee
The hearing In the case OF contested elect,op for
Mayor OF Charleston, 8. c.. viii take place today Il
Is said that an attempt viii be made TO install pls
bury. the Mayor elect into oce by force and great
excitement Is reported in conseqc Pilsbury Ia
arepublican and was elected BY seventeen majority
light between McCoole and john c. Heenan ia
about being arranged II possible.
The proposition for a convention 70 remodel tho
State constitution has been rejected in Illinois
The City.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher last evening preachod
on the text "Abhor that which Is evil. in which
he unsparingly denounced the whiskey and other
frauds and the wholesale corruption In once nj
Albany and Washington and among the judiciary.
An inquest upon the remains OF George Brewer
the youth who was killed in the Fulton ferry dsas.
Ter on Saturday Was commenced yesterday. The
testimony mainly corroporatcd the reports given In
yesterdays HERALD. The investigation was al.
journed until wednesday.
Az 81. Pairick's cathedral yesterday morning the
Most Reverend Archbishop McCloskey preached
sermon on the parable In Matthew hkening the
kingdom OF heaven to a mustard seed.
Prominent Arrivals i'm the City.
General Grant, lady aud suite; Governor J. s.
Gibbs, OF Nebraska Judge Willard, Of Pennsylvania
are at the Metropolitan Hotel
Colonel Lewis Dent, OF Washington, Is ut the st
Nicholas HOTEL
General A. Myers Colonel ". Secard aud Captain
George Cotton, Of the United states Army are at the
Holman House.
Congressman n. =. Banks, OF Massachusetts, aud
Colonel Knox, Of the United states Army are at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Judge J. Cullon, OF Illinois; Captain W. Adams, OF
the United states Army, and Judge Gibson, ol ia4oo,
Miss, are a. the Il. JulieA 4OtsL