The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-06
TRI lie S HE E T
New York. Tuesday, October 8, 1868.
EUROPE.

The news report by the Atlantic cable is dated yes
terday evening, October S.
Senior Mad0Z resigned his position In the pro-
visional Cabinet OF Spain Senior Agurre succeeding
him. Aguirre appointed Serrano Genera-in-Chief OF
the Army. Prim was still at Barcelona Senior
Olozaga declined the portfolio OF Foreign Anairs.
Consols 94h, money. Five-twenties. 73H IN Lon
don and 76h in Frankfort.
Cotton advanced, middling uplands closing at lid.
Breadstur and provisions quiet.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Advices from Hayti by the Gulf cable are to the I'd
inst The Hayten man-of-war Galatea had arrived
At Petit Goave and attacked the reDel cruisers Syl
vain and Liberte. The Sylvan was sunk and the
Lioerti was burned by her own crew. Salnave had
gone ON the Gaatea to lombard Mragoane.
Teiegraphic advices from Mexico TO the 23d ult
state that President Juarez had sent in message to
Congress presenting cheerful picture Of affairs In
the republic 1t is expected that Congress viii ratify
the treaties with the United States.
The great torchnght demonstration OF the democ-
racy came or near Union square last night with q
vivid display OF pyrotechnics In numbers and en-
thusiasm IL was the most complete success Of the
kind since the democratic fusion parade OF 1862
Tammany Hall, where the great meeting was to be
held. was filed at an early hour. letter was read
from General Mcclellan, declining to preside at the
meeting az he had determined to take no
further part In the political campaign, al
though protesting an ardent attachment TO
the democratic party. He passed cordial
euogium upon General Grant while repudiatng the
principles OF the party that nominated him. General
Badly Smith was chosen chairman in his stead and
speeches were made by Messrs Sanford Z. Church,
Henry c. Murphy. John I. Hoffman. Allen c. Beach,
Richard O'Gorman and others. Outside there were
Ubara ia ,roe fnrfC xva
dispensed with lavish hand by Jack Rogers, Cap
tam Rynders Green Clay Smith and the lesser lights.
Richard ii. Dana, Jr., was nominated by the con-
vention OF republicans OF General Buffers district
who are opposed to the principles OF the General.
Resolutions were adopted denouncing General But
Ter as disappearing the republican idea and as
being q personal enemy OF General Grant. Mr..
Dana In being notified OF his nomination, made
speech accepting 1t.
Returns from municipal elections in Connecticut
show steady republican gains in most OF the towns
holding elections Middletown and New London
which went largely democratic last year, have
elected part OF the republican ticket Norwich gains
2io on the republican majority last year and New
Haven has elected the democratic ticket by sl5 ma
jority, falling OF OF 1886 on the democratic
jority OF last year.
The election for officers or the school district In
Mount Vernon, westchester county, was held yes
terdsy. Mrs. Mcdonald and three other ladies Of
fered their ballots at the polls but politely told
that they could not vote. Some i've or six votes
which were cast for Mrs. Mcdonald and other ladies
for trustees were thrown out In the count.
General Butler has written another sharp letter In
regard TO the ward-Atkinson opposition TO his re-
election. He offers reward or $500 for evidence OF
the reported corruptions and conspiraces that are
taking place, according TO his own conviction, in
his Congressional district for the purpose OF upset.
ting the republican party. In conclusion, General
Butler asks the question: what win happen to Atkn
son and Ward when the devil gets themS
Focr thousand stand OF arms, consigned TO Little
Rock, Ark, arrived at Memphis, Tenn, from ct.
Louis, yesterday. As II was believed they were IN
tended for arming the negroes In Arkansas great
Indignation was excited among the people Of
Memphis, and no boat for Little Rock would take
them on any terms.
Colonel wynkoop reports that the Arapahoes and
Cheyennes in his agency had fed south OF the Arkan-
sas river. They numbered about twenty four nun
dred fighting men and were In q destitute condition
through the scarcity Of game. General suly was In
close pursuit. having been skrmishing with the rear
Tor three weeks.
The work OF taking out and recording naturaiza.
ton papers and swearing the applicants for the
honors OF citizenship IL keeping steadily on. This
morning Judge McCunn VIII take MS seat IN the
Counctmanic Chamber at nine A. NJ. till Eve 7. NJ
for the purpose OF naturalizing citizens
The storm along the southern coast Of the Atlantic
has abated. No marine dis asters are reported a
yet.
The Coroners jury in the Hamilton poisoning cas-
rendered verdict yesterday generating the drug
gsts who prepared the medicine from all blame, a
death was probably the result Of careessness on IN
part OF the wife Of the deceased In handling tn
medicines.
In the Gamble poisoning case, now under invest
cation m Rockland county. Prof. Doremus wa
called to the stand on saturday night lie tcsti0e
10 having examined the intestlnes OF the body .
mrs. Gamble without finding sufficient poison {
occasion death.
The argument in the case OF John Morrisse
against Y. n. Simmons anil Others, suit In relatio
70 twenty-six and hall shares In common lotter