The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-11
Foreign ARnIra.

PARIS, Jan. 1O.-The conference for the
settlement OF the dispute between Greece and
| Turkey met yesterday. Their frat session was
long one, commencing al p. NJ. and term
| mating at ii O'Clock. The Greek and TuTkl,h
| representatives, both manifested very coucilia.
tory disposition, ana peaceful result is looked
forward TO with confidence. The next session
takes place on Tues] Jay.
PARIS Jan. lO.-The Official journal says
the Ambassadors of Chiua receive every honor
aud attention, aud declares tuat Mr.. Blrlin-
games position Iu the Embassy is entirely salts
factory TO the Emperor. The Ambassadors Will
have "a formal audience with the Emperor a, an
early day.
MADRID, Jan. "a grand banquet was given
at Seville last evening. All the municipal Off.
| GERS Of that city and many other Dotables were
present. One OF the features OF the banquet was
| n complimentary telegram which was sent to
| Espattero, wherein the guests expressed their
| preference tor him at the head Of the State,
| whatever the decieion of the Cortes may be
relative TO the future form OF government.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. 9.-The Greek "blue
book - copies of which have been received here,
| contains a statement that General Ignatiet, the
| Russian Ambassador to the Sutan's court, had
! assured Mr.. Delyannes, the Greek Minister mere,
| that the Sublime Porte would not repress any
| action OF Greece in reference to Crete.
| NEW YORK, Jan. ga Portau-Prince des patch
of January reports that Salnave is In possession
| OF Miragoane and six other towns along the
| coast, the inhabitants having Joined with his
| troops in driving out the rebels. Aux Cages had
made proposition TO surrender, and 1t was
hasten the surrender of Jacmel aud Jeremie,
| and thus restore the authority OF the Govern
ment throughout the whole peninsula. Tne
rebels in the North are still at st. Marks and it
is reported that they have received arms aud
ammunition from parties in Boston, who tor
merly traded with the island. The Government
monopoly on coffee was removed on Dec. 30.
HAVANA, Jan. 9.-NeWs has been received
here that Jesurun, the Curacao banker who
went to Europe to contract loan for President
Baez Of St. Domingo, has returned unsuccessful.
1t is stated that his failure TO obtain money will
probably cause the doWn.all of Baez's admins
tration.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 9.-Late Alaska advlces
state that portion of the garrison buildings at
the mouth of the Stukeen river have been
destroyed by fire. Captain Kenny, U, S. A.,
ommtted suicide at Sltka by shooting himself
through the heart. The news from the Queen
Charlotte gold mines is encouraging. Srka Is
nearly depopulated, some three hundred people
having LETT for st. Petersburg in December.
letter from Colima, Mexico, gives au
account of a terrible earthquake experienced
in that city on the morning Of December 20,
1868. For several days previous the volcano OF
Colima, thirty miles from the city, had
exhibited symptoms of internal commotlon,
sending forth smoke and steam, accompanied
by rumbling and shakipgs of the earth.
On the morning Of the 10th there was gentle
rocking of the earth, which gradually increased
in violence until walls cracked and everything
bTeakable in the houses was demolished. Tue
vibrations were from northeast 10 southwest,
and lasted nearly torty seconds. Tne cathedral,
warehouse, and brick holdings were cracked
rom top to bottom. The people, startled
rom sleep, rushed franticaliy for the
| plaza L. is reported that several persons were
| killed by the falling of the National Hotel.
| The shock was felt long distance, and in
\ several places the ground opened and trees were
| upr, oted, hills levelled water courses changed
and general upheavng OF the earth took place.
At the city OF Manzanilla, the cathedral building
| which had stoou the shocks of earthquake and
s'orms for over century, was rigen from too
| to bottom, and even the tiles of the roof were
| b oxen. Some eighteen or twenty persons were
crushed by The falling wall of the American
| Hotel and three persons were buried in the
RUNS OF the warehouse Of Wasserman & Co.