Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-01-08
Latest News By Telegraph.
Dates to Dec. so.

lCompued fom the Deseret Evening News.
New York, Dec 26.-The Hesald's specials
estimate that 10000 o. whites and blacks, are
in starving condition in the South.
Stanton is in Washington, preparing his de-
fence against the Presidents charges.
Several riots occurred in Memphis, on Christ
mas One policeman and several negroes were
killed
E. Gould Buffum, an old California journal
ist, committed suicide, in Paris few days
ago. 4.tIHnM8 t31HtBE
! The $3,OOO,00O Of bank checks and notes,
stolen from bank messenger in New York u
| few DAYS ago, were returned on. Christmas.
| Cable telegrams report the expected Fenian
risings in England and Ireland, Christmas, did
not occur. The Government had taken extra
ordinary precautionary measures.
| Grant has suspended the order to disband
the irregular militia of the District of Columbia.
| A reign of terror prevails in Virginia. The
negroes awaiting the expected distribution Of
lands, &c, are seeking revenge, burning houses,
Staying cattle and committing other outrages.
General Howard thinks Congress should
have provided relief for the destitute of the
South. A distribution Of food the cost will be
secured by alien upon the crops.
The Times special says Sheridan, in his UNI
reserved expression of sympathy with the Fee
mans, has policy of his own for carrying out
their views.
The chances for the purchase of st. Thomas
are very slim in the Senate.
News from Montevideo reports the wreck of
the English mail steamer Saturn off the coast
with 400 passengers on board, among them the
British Minister. Only fourteen were saved.
Havana kilograms to the 9th say Santa
Ana denies any intention of going to Mexico.
jrarcz had been inaugurated, aud the Mexl-
can Congress would sit three months.
\ cargo of 4u0 coolies had been landed ut
Demarara.
Lord I.yttleton received warm welcome
from the people of jamaica. ,8
A tidal wave and volcanic eruption destroy
ed several houses on the Island of Grenada
LONDON, Dec 2S-Another Fenian outrage
has been perpetrated in Dublin. An effort was
made to burn the General Post Office, by
means of Greek fire, but was frustrated. An
unusually larger number of letters have been
received at the Post Office, directed To promi-
nent officials, which contained explosive mate-
rials designed to kill the persons to whom ad-
dressed. Mcpherson has yet been killed, though
policeman who received one of the letters
was horribly mangled.
The Times states that ut least 1900 special
constables are sworn in. in London. Ii calls
attention To the great public danger, and I'D
vses provincial hitles Ia initiate the example.
The Fehiuns seem unusually active all over
the country. Dispatches are hourly received
relating Ia contemplated movements by the
brotherhood or some absolute occurrence
kilograms from Cork report that about mid
night large body OF men with backened faces
stormcd Martello tower, oyerrome and scat
tered the guard, collected quantity Of arms
aud ammunition, aud escaped.
The late Fenan operations have caused
much public excitement. and many Improbable
rumors are aioat, including one that Fenan
cruiser has been seen Of the coast.
A man was captured last night supposed to
be the real cuprlt in the Clerkenwell explosion.
4 dispatch from Bombay announces the de-
partur. of General Napier to take command Of
the Abyssinian expedition. ..F
\ number of eminent Russian statesmen and
are holding q conference ut st.
Petersburg on the Eastern Question.
Dispatches from Italy represent much polit-
ical agitation throughout Italy. The excite
ment is dangerous and fears are entertained
that it will eliminate r rising against the |
government Menebrea will dissolve parlia-
nrnt January 18th. and appeal To the people |
The Parliament having refused Ia pay the old |
Italian bonds, the Pope offers to pay them.
PARIS, Dec 2s.-Thc bill for rcorganzIng |
the army passed alter sharp debate. Il votes
opposed. The Minister called attention to the |
Of ncighboring powers aud support
I'd his pInn as the only one now practicable.
The Pope has enjuned the Rothschilds
against paying the coupons of the Italian bonds,
in this city.
The session of the Spanish Cortez cammcn-
ced yesterday. Queen Isabella pledged the
support of the nation for the rejection of the
Pope's temporal power.
BERLIN, Dec. 2S.-A general council "f the
in which all the States of north aud
south Germany will be represented, is to be
held mt Berlin in March.
Prussia has commenced the withdrawal of
al troops from Saxony, except from Fort ko-
ligsterII. .-av~a-s=s-~.-- -.4-~-.-ssa+-.
LoNpoS, Dec. 29.-The Obsorcr says that
no extraordinary powers will now be asked OF
Parliament to repress the Fenian plots.
The large powder mill at Feyersham, 90
miles from this city, was blown up and utterly
destroyed this afternoon. Ten persons were
killed. The cause Of the explosion is unknown.
Advices from Shanghai say the t"tal exports
Of the new crop of ten is 30 100000 pounds.
1t is reported that Turkey has offered the