Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-02-23

LATEST NEWS.
New YORK, 23d.


"A Havana special contains the follow
ing:
The government has changed its pol
icy towards the rctels. Instead of har-
RAISING the troops by useless pursuit, all
fortified points will be occupied by gar
risons, and for the present no military
operations of an offensive nature will be
carried on.
An American blockade runner slip
ped through the Spanish war vessels at
night and landed n cargo for the insur-
gents.
There are numerous speculations here
with regard to the recent arrival of L.
5. troops at the Dry Tortugas, and some
persons think it has some connections
with Cuba.
The rising of 1000 Cubars at Palma,
near Ca:denas, is reported.
The attack of the rebels on Puerto
Principe is delayed in consideration Of
the women and children in the city,
whose lives would be sacrificed by an as
sault at the present time.
NV YORK, 23d.
Complaints against our police continue
to be made. The friends of the metro
politan system say there are not enough
officers on duty to grapple with the large
number of criminals. Others insist that
the force is large enough, but that the
majority of the officers are totally unfit
to discharge their duties, and call .or a
most thorough overhaulng of police
matters.
The excitement relative to mad dogs
continIes at various places. In Queens
County many dogs have been slaugh-
te ed.
Recently a child died at Foster Mea-
dow, l.. l., from hydrophybia, and sew
eral other persons are in very critical
state.
HAVANA, . rd.
Further advices from Mexico repre-
sent disagreeable state of affairs at tho
capital. Serda do Tegeda is reported to
be against progress.
Foreigners. especially Americans, are
strongly oforinion that the government
is imbecile, and that ministers are cor
ruptly making money and sending it to
foreign countries.
Gen. Rosecranz had attempted to in
fluence the government to take meas
ules Tor the improvement of TIC coun-
try, which he reaards as in a suffering
cOndi ton.
1t was reported that Englishmen and
Americans are negotiating in the United
States for the payment of the Englisa
claims, the United States to take Next
can territory in consideration thereof.
HAVANA, I'd.
News from Port au Prince state that
the health of the city is good.
After the surrender of the town OF
Acquire, Salnave's troops perpetrated an
indiscrminate slaughter.
Hayticn ships of war were bonn card
ing the ruins of towns on the coast.
Intelligence from Porto Rico says that
heavy rains have prevented cane grind
ing, and the planters fear hey will not
have good crOr.
Additional advices from San Domingo
represent that the Republic was greatly
agituted by revolutionary pronuncia-
mentas which were making their APP
pea ance in every part of the country.
The Province of Chebas was in open
rebellion, and in other provinces a
guerilla warfare was waged against
Buez.
The revolutionists had captured the
town of Nebo, and the commander, Gen
La March was killen.
NEW YORK, 23d.
A Rio Janeiro letter states that when
Angustura was surrender d, the garri-
son marched out with the honors OF
war; 10 guns were captured.
On the 1st Of jan, Ascencion was oc-
cupied without resistance.
Lopez is intrencEed in the mountain,
with 5000 men, and the Par; guayan
gunbOats were safe above Assencion.
Mcmahon still accompanied Lopez
and his attachment to him had caused
considerable feeling on the part of Bra
zilians w..O talk as if their government
might at any time break off diplomatic
relations with the United S.a.es on ac-
count of it,
NEW YORK, Esd.
An easterly rain storm prevails.
Goil 1923