, 1869-05-07
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.
Dates to April soth.
IcoMPILED FnoM ruE oREoOxIAN. !

Chicago, April 29.-Letters from London
represent that active efforts are being made
to effect a systematic organization of English
emigrants, expected here this summer 1t
appears that leading Trades Unionists, aided
by liberal capitalists and politicians. such as
Samuel Morely, NJ. p, for Bristol, have
turned their attention to the encouragement
of emigration, and it is believed several
thousand miners and spinuers now on
strike at Preston and Yorkshire, are bound
to emigrate. 1t is proposed, among other
things, to send commission Of leading work.
ing men here to obtain information and soon
return and establish bureau 10 London, for
disseminating Information.
Advices from Cuba indicate the failure OF
the last movements of the Spaniards under
Lesca. This is the third effort to destroy
the revolution.
In several engagements in the Central de-
partment, the Spaniards met with severe
results. The patriots captured large num-
Der Of arms, etc. large number of leadiog
Cubans, especially the younger ones, 1aVor
the idea of seperate republic and an en-
deavor to establish a Federation between
Porto Rico and ST. Domingo with an eye TO
the inclusion of the English and Frsncn
islands. Afterwards, all the movements oil
the Spanish troops must soon terminal
Chieago' April PA Republican sreo.
iaI says the officers of the regular army wbo
have been thrywn out of active serv;oo ~
the consolidation of regiments, will besas'
signed to duty as Indian agents 7, ;s -
EeVed this will be great saving to the Gov
ernment, and also insure an honest ,do,;n;.
tratlon OF offairs on the frontier and d;.,n;sa
frauds upoh the Indians. II has the recon-
mendatlon of General Sherman. the Socro,a-n
Vi 'Ie INTERIOR the Indian Commissioner
ana a. ires'dent Grant approves it
1ne Postmaster General has instituted
,rfuiies ~ IN regard to late transportation Of
the mail ip the far West 1t is asserted that
~ some long routes, where the pay is enor.
"ouS, no equivalent is rendered. and The
oontrictors refuse in some cases to carry
Puonc documents and printed matter.
New York, April29 "A TriGuae's Wash
lngton special says Butler is getting his
views on the Alabama claims, in opposition
10 oumners ideas, into shape He holds
mat so lar as recognition Of belligerency of
rebels Is concerned, our case is as grave
against France and Spain as England.
Warrington, April 29.-The President
has directed the dissolution of Retiring
Bo1rd': Al San Francisco, General Ord,
President; at St Lons, General Graham,
President at New York, General Mcdowell
President; at Washington, General Hardy,
President. The following officers are assign.
ed to duty at the War Department: Gener>
ais Buuer6cld, ketchum, j. E. Smith,
Wager SWayne, W. Mex. Dunn, and Col.
Oscar \. Mack. The following officers are
relieved from duty in the Freedmeus Bur-
eau: All the Assistant Commissioners Of
the States named; General Reynolds, ol
Texas Gen. Charles H. Smith, OF Arkan>
sas Gen. Adelbert Amps, OF Massachusetts, !;
Col. j. X. Edie, of South Carolina; Col.
Chas. Comptos, of North Carolina, aud Col
Jas. Thompson, of Tennessee.
Baltimore, April 3Q-E Fulton, the new
Surveyor Of this port has appointed W. H..
Taylor, colored, as a subordinate ia his Office
This is The first appointment of negro to a
Federal office in Maryland. Coored citizens
waited OF Fulton to thank him.
Chicago, Apri! 80 "A Republican special
says that on consolidating the regiments, it
was found that several hund ed terms of
service of enlisted men were expiring every
mouth. Therefore the order to commence
recruiting was issued yesterday. This ex-
planaion is deemed proper to put stop to
the sensation reports about the increase OF
the army for war purposes.
New York, April 20 The District At
torney at Hudson says Josephine Brown,
who recently pretended her husband had left
a confession Of the murder of her little girl,
Angie Brown, instead Of proceeding to Hart
ford to obtain the pretended confession, re-
mains in that city carrying on a love cores
pondence with niger.
A pressure having been brought to bear
against the citizens of Montana, the Presi,
dent has seriou ly considered the removal of
Ashley of that territory.
The creditors of the Atlantic and Missis-
sppi Steamship Company, held meeting
to day and decided to wind up the Company
and sell the remaining steamers. The com
pany started Eve years ago with capital oi
FIVE millions of dollars aud twenty three oil
the finest steamers on the Western rivers
all of which have been destroyed by fire, ex
plOsion or sinking, except five.
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Missouri RATIPICATIoN.-The radical:
in Missouri, in order to show their fealIy to
the party, have vari6ed the old maxim
" Much haste, little speed" In their great
anxiety to ratify the fifteenth Amendment
IN the Constitution. they took advantage OF