The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-20
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EUROPE.
The news report by the Atlantic cable Is dated to
midnight yesterday october 10.
Tie Spanish people will vote the new form Of
government BY universal suffrage. The balance or
opinion - still in favor Of monarchy. General
Prm denies that he entertains any royal aspirations
Senior Mariori OF the ex-Queen's Cabinet, fought
duel with NJ. Rochefort, the latter being wounded.
The Austrian Legislature is in session. George
Francis Train again amens his inability to get out
OF JAIL Minister Johnson will be feted in Liverpool.
Consols 9isl money. Five-twenties, 73,s in Lon.
don and 1875 in Frankfort. Paris Bourse firm.
Cotton firm in Liverpool with midding uplands at
1oad. Breadstuirs and provisions unchanged.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Teieararhic advices by the Cuba cable from
Mexico city TO the 10th inst are received. Precau.
tionuly measures against Santa Annals threatened
invasion have been taken, Escobedo going for the
purpose to rampico and Coriina to Matamoros It
appears that Dominguez and Preto, recently in re.
bellion were connected with Santa Annals scheme
Ortega has recovered from his recent Illness Elk.
imperial officers have been captured among the
rebels. A despatch from Havana states that santa
Anna left Cuba on Sunday for his home in ST.
Thomas in accordance with the orders OF the Captain
General.
The proposed change Of democratic standard bear
ers Is stil beng vigorously urged by prominent men,
bers OF the party. number or them left Washington
for this city yesterday to have conference with the
Tammanyites and Belmont and other members Of
the National Committee. Many Southern democrats
Continue to favor the nomination OF Grant
on the democratic ticket It Is asserted positively
that Seymour and Blair have both placed letters OF
withdrawal in the hands OF their friends to be used
Ia certain emergencies. Several leading democrats
profess to believe that the movement is supported
and urO nv Mr. Sew ordo INF No fri cbi fop
tile democratic party.
The case OF Heartwel Melen, Ward and Carter,
who are charged with ENLIGHTENMENT TO the amount
OF 100000 from the Boston Sub-Treasury, was
called up in the United States Circuit Court In Bos
ton yesterday. Carter was not present and is be-
lieycd TO have aosconded. Heartwen pleaded aoUe
cont,aide,e and was bailed to await sentence
The city OF Jefferson, above New Orleans, Is the
score OF an exciting police difficulty, from which
riot Il apprehenied. The Metropolitan Police, es
,ablahed lately by the Louisiana Legislature, on at
tempting to take charge OF the stations in Jefferson,
that town having been included in the district
found The old force in opposition TO them ana two
rival forces were established. The new corners are
made M IN part OF negroes, and as policemen they
90 heavily armed through the streets. Several OF
them were arrested for being thus armed, and diff
lcuy seems brewing.
A newspaper Office in Franklin La, the Attdkdpas
Register, was destroyed by mob on Sunday night
On saturday night IL will be remembered the sheriff
aud parish jud ge were assassinated in the same
town. The de patch SAYS that the negroes are max
ing bold threats, but have not made any attempt to
carry the into ccc Ii Is therefore TO be inferred
tina; the ouragas reported were the work OF white
men. The negroes are, however, said to be assem-
bling at Brdsllear City, about twenty miles from
Franklin, on Berwick Bay, where one OF the muir
dcfed men IL TO be buried.
]. III. McArdic, of Sandusky, Ohio the chairman OF
tie Democratic County Committee and clerk OF the
county, was arrested In Fremont, ONO on Saturday,
on charge OF issuing fraudulent naturalization
papers. Hon. L. r. Dickinson, the Democratic Con-
gresham elect from the Ninth district was sub.
p@nacd as witness in the case, which was on for
trial at Cleveland yesterday.
Tie arma intended for Arkansas which were re-
Gently seized aud thrown overheard on the steamer
Hespcr, below Memphis, were the property OF the
Governor or Arkansas and United states Senator
Mcdonald OF that state who expected that an nm.
preparation would be made by the LEGISLATURE 10
purchase them.
Tho Queen Of Madagascar has presented tho cov
crnment OF this country with several heavy s,lk
mixed fabrics for table cloth or bed spread aud
silver plated coffee urn OF rather inferior quality
The government viii suitably acknowledge the com
plinIent.
The rccc for the champion pennant OF tho Atlantic
Yacht Club took place yesterday the course being
from a stakeboat in Gowanus bay 60 the southwest
spit and return. The only contestants were the
schooners Lois and Mystic, who had raced for IT be
fore on the 9th inst The race was sharply con
tested but the Lois was declared the winner.
In the Protestant Episcopal Convention yesterday
reports OF Committees on New Csuons Discipline
for Lay Readers, Changes in the Prayer Book and
other matters, were received. The proposition "a
correct typographical errors in tho Prayer Book wa:
agreed 70 and joint committee for the purpose was
appointed. Anew canon on the subject Of additional
assistant bishops was reported by the committee aud
adopted after an animated debate by vote OF eighty
nine to eightyfour.
4 meeting Of the Episcopal Evangelical Society