The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-25
Domestic Affairs,


The crop prospect in California is encou.
Mr.. Grlnpen will be the next Collector OF
the port of New York.
= Five million francs in specie arrived from
Bayre by the Westphalia, at New York, yes
hrday.
diaDs in Humboldt county, California lost ten
men killed.
IT. H. Lackey, railroad contractor, of
Battle Creek, Mich, committed suicide 10 Chi
cago on Tuesday night.
The Rhode Island Senate have postponed
the consideration of the constitutional amend
ment until May Iext.
Eight or ten passengers were "damsgep
by a Car running off the track of the Chicago,
Burlington, and Quincy Railroad.
The alleged mseTies OF the passengers on
recent trip over the Union Pacific Railroad are
denied by The passengers themselves.
The Supreme Court IN New York yesterday
affirmed the will of James Fl. Roosevelt who
let the bulk OF his property to found hospital
III that city.
THE examination of Governor Wells and
others, at Richmond, for purloiDing political
letter from the Post Office, has been continued
until next Monday.
james johnson, alias Cady Matthews. was
arrested at Fort Erie yesterday, on the charges
OF highway robbery and counterfeiting United
The Governor of New jersey sent to the
Legislature of that State, yesterday, the fifteenth
amendment, with recommendations against its
ratification.
--Colonel Williams, of the Bulletin and Mayor
Wholegan, Of the Times, went to point near
Wyandotte. Kansas, to fight duel, but the
Sheriff arrested both parLes. thus preventing
the hostile meeting.
The steamer Fairbanks passed:the wreck ofa
vessel off Cape Lookout, on the 23d inst. and
picked up a trunk, IN which was g. book con
HASKELL and Susan Y Haskell, dated Deer Isle,
Friday, July, 1862. Could find no traces OF the
crew among the fragments OF the wreck.
Foreign Affairs.
HAVANA, March 2.-fhe Captain-General has
Issued proclamation declaring that all vessels
captured in Spanish waters, or in seas near the
island, with men. arms, and munitions of war
on board will be treated as pirates and adju lged
according to the articles of war, irrespective OF
their points Of departure or destination.
A Spanish man -0t-war has brought to this
port the brig Nary Lowell, from Nuevitas,
whittier she was taken by the A9dalusa After
Nuevltas on cruise to intercept rebel expedi-
tioDs.
The commander o, the Andalusia, in a com
mupication to the Captain General, giving au
account of the capture of the brig, afbrms that
he acted carefully, in accordance with iuterna.
tiOnal law. The value OF the cargo OF the Mary
Lowell is estimated at $500, 600, consisting of
cannon, small arms, ammunition, and other
war material. The expedition was commanded
by Cosiitious.
to-day from Nassau. She left another Spanish
war vessel to watch the waters OF Nassau.
detachment OF troops under General Esca-
lante has gone to Gienfueeos.
Additional troops have Deen sent to Cardenas,
Sagua, anu Remedies.
meeting of planters was held at the palace
TO night. at the request of General Dulce, to
discuss and plan a system OF rural police, to
be established throughout the Island tor the
protection OF plantations.
News has been received of heavy battle be-
tween the troops and the insurgents in the
Central Department, on the road from Remedies
TO Moran. Tue Spanish forces are commanded
by General Pueblo. No complete report of the
battle has been made, and the result Is not
known, but the Spaniards claim that 800 rebels
were killed.
Sugar buoyant: large business at 9094 for No.
IL. Exchange ON London, l0Oll premium; on
Paris, 2Cd1A discount. United States, go days,
gold, a@l discount; short sight, par0lpre-
MUM.
PARIS, March 24.--At the last meeting of the
Council OF Ministers, the Emperor introduced a
project OF law abolIshing the whole system OF
wOrkmen's registers. He expressed his salts
faction with the results obtained by the pro-
gressiVe measures of the past few years. After
reviewing former legislation charging the
rights and liberties OF the workingmen OF
France he said he believed that the Law he
now proposed woald place them in a proper
position, tend 10 disarm hatred, and cause
force TO give way 10 right. The Emperors pro-
lrct was adopted Dy the Council, and the law
VIII be submitted 10 the Corps Leglslatit at an
early day.