The New York herald., 1868-04-30

Captain werke win leave Hoboxen about two p. N.
to-day Thursday) for Southampton and Bremen.
The European mails will close ~ the Post once al
| twelve NJ.
The stock market was heavy and unsettled ycs'ef-
| day and closed weak. Government securities "c'e
nrm. Gold closed at 1897.
MISCELLANEOUS
In the House Of Representatives yesterday . reso-
luton to print Ave hundred copies OF the
Of Arkansas and South Carolina was reierrea " '"o
| Committee on Printing Petitions IaVor'ns 'ne "a
tension OF the Coast Survey were presented ana the
| House departed for the Senate oha'""0i w " 0
Impeachment trial.
| I'm a new slate OF Ben Wade's Cabinet 0mcers
Horace Greeley Is put down for Postmaster General.
General Candy reports oficially that the majority
for the constitution in South Carolina is 4s470 ana
that further returns from North Carolina increase
the maorites for the constitution In that state to
ls44o General Meade teegraphs to General Grant
that the returns in Georgia indicate that the cOnst
tuition has been ratified by large majority and that
Bullock Is elected. Later returns from Georgia
announce the election Of two colored Senators and
twelve colored Representatives to the Legislature
Several radicals hold the opinion that they will not
be allowed to take their seats, the right to vote
does not include the right to hold Office. An ofcial
count necessary to decide who is elected Governor
Mr. Anson Burlingame the Chinese ambassador,
was given grand dinner at San Francisco on Tues
day evening. In his address he said that his mis-
sion was accepted in the interest of civilization, and
meant progress, the adoption Of international law,
peace, commerce, and the unihcaiiOn OF the human
race. The fraternal feeling OF four millions of peo-
pie had begun to dow towards the land OF Washing
ton and would now on forever.
Our advices from Mexico arc by way OF Galveston,
Texas. Congress reassembled on the 1st inst. Much
time had been given to the consideration Of railroad
schemes. Twenty Of Negrete's followers had been
captured and to be tried under the law Of Janu-
ary 25, 1865 under which Maximilan was executed.
Foreigners who engage In an honorable calling are
exempted from the decree of Punishment.
Our correspondent in uioea, Japan, dating March
90 reports the sad social effects and disturbance to
commerce produced In the newly opened ports and
the surrounding country by the sudden inauguration
of the civil war between the nObles the MkadO and
the Tycoon His letter Is quite interesting as afford
! ing evidence that civilization will not recede
in the empire in face of the convulsions produced
by oligarchism barbarlsm. The refugee Tycoon
sought shelter and was protected on board United
States war vessel after his abdicaOn, before he
reached his own ship. The United States Consul at
Hioga has taken an Important step IN demanding
that the native officials should adhere to the scale OF
rates of money exchange value as regulated by the
treaties. During the disturbances produced In the
streets Of the city by the sudden armed action of
the Prince OF Bezin 1t will be seen that United States
Marines allied with the forces of the other Christian
powers, performed important work In restoring
order and protecting foreign property.
The steamer Columbia, Van SiCe, from Havana
April rs, arrived at this port last night. Among her
passengers are Madame RstOri and suite. Accord
ing to recent decree, 'al foreign merchandise from
the bonded stores in Cuba and Porto Rico may be
imported into Spain at the rates OF duties as If
coming from the place OF production or an American
port" In another column will be found accounts OF
the onOrous exactions enforced an American ship
master at Cardenas and another at Manzanilla, for
clerical mistakes in the manfess OF said captains
vessels. In case the fault was due to clerk OF
the Spanish Consul Some time since the brig
Omaha was subjected to q similar vcxation.
The Brazilian Ambassador at Paris has received
later advices confirming those published O day or
two ago relative to the situation In Paraguay. The
Paraguayans, 1t IL further stated, are shut up In
Humaita, which cannot hold out more than three
days, the positions at Curupaity and Pucu having
been captured and the Paruguayan gunboats sunk.
Other advices state that the Brazilian fleet had
passed Humaita under a heavy fire, losing fifteen
hundred men killed and wounded. reconnots-
sance disclosed the fact that the Paraguayans had
massed at the northern extremity OF their linc
Advices from st. Domingo state that General
Baezs for not assuming the Presidency were
the want of facilities to carry out his policy In refer
ence TO Samana and the Jerusm loan. The dlfficu-
ties in relation to the Samans affair arise from the
opposition OF salnave and the negro chiefs. nmon.
tel was already getting up another revolution. and
Ogando Hungria and Carlos Baez were reported to |
be dsafrected, in conspiracy against the Presi-
dent.
Telegraphic advces from Nassau, n, p, state that
the government successful in the late elections
by majority Of ten The defeated party made some
riotous demonstrations and were fred upon by the
soldiers Petitions for the removal OF Governor
Rawson are in circulation.
The trial of General Cole continued at Albany
yesterday. Mr.. Hadlcy, one OF the counsel for the
prisoner sworn a witness relative to certain
documents of which he had possession. but obec
tlons were made and sustained by the court Mrs.
Mary L. Cuyer testified relative to the frenzy OF the
prisoner hearing Of the intimacy between Hiscock
and Mrs. Cole The defence rested ana the court
adjourned.
General Ord has been assigned to the command Of
the Department Of California, relieving General
Mcdowell, who will in turn relieve General GIllem,
in command Of the Fourth Military District.
The financial estimates for the Dominion were
submitted to the Canadian House Of Commons on
Tuesday night by Minister Rose. The duty on bread
stus is TO be taken on and that all spirits manu-
factured In the Dominion will he three cents per
gallon.
Our AbyssinIn Correspondence.
Nothing in the way Of description which has
reached this country or England from the scene
of the lately terminated war in Abyssinia can
compete with the account furnished In these
columns yesterday from our special cores
pondcnt with Sir Robert Napier's army:
This writer is the only American out Of
the eleven newspaper correspondents who
accompanied the warlike expedition. In
our letter the public are informed minutely
how the army Of ''civilizers' crossed the
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