The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-08-18
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w ASHiNGiOS, aug. BY ISL SAY > VIC
Spanish gunboats were seized because
intended to release the Spanish feet to
operate in Cuba. He don't intend the
boats to leave; and If they do leave
without permission, he will send force
after them that will astonlsh the Dons.
1t has TRANSFERRED that at a Cabinet
meeting Hoar objected to Sickles, be-
cause his completely with the Ostend
manifesto might interfere with his use
fitness at Madrid. On canvassing the
matter it appeared that the President,
Creswell and Rawlins favored the Os-
tend manifesto at the time it was is
sued.
Important dispatches from Sickles
and Hoff will be submitted to the Cab
met tomorrow by the State and Navy
Departments.
Judge Swayne will hear in chambers
arguments regarding the Galveston and
tween citizens of Texas and foreign
bondholders.
Creswell is here.
Sherman remains here until Friday,
when he will join Robeson's inspection
party on the Tallapoosa.
Admiral Hoff will bring his flagship,
the Albany, home with him.
The Internal Revenue Department
contemplates the withdrawal of the
present stamps and issuing others less
easily caunterfeited and revamped.
The Swiss Consul General has re-
turned from visit to the Western
Swiss colonies. He reports them pros
porous and contented. and predicts
heavy immigration this year. Many
go to Virginia, Tennessee and North
Carolina.
The President arrives early to-mor-
row.
DeRodas has been authorized to offer
autonomy to Cuba.
Internal revenue receipts to-day
100000.
Treasurer Spinner is overwhelmed
with demands for fractional currency,
but there is none on hand.
Work on the cast-iron light house at
Southwest Pass has been ordered push
ed to au early completion.
Secretary Robson leaves on an in
spection tour along the coast immedi-
ately after the Cabinet meeting on
Tuesday.
A meeting of the Union League is
called at Philadelphia, August 18th, to
make provision for Texas and Missis-
sippi elections.
| Congressman Hamilton, of Florida, is
here endeavoring to GUST the Conserva-
tives from the Pensacola Navy Yard.
The Mexican Minister presents his
credentials to- morrow.
| DelanO wants more clerks. Bout
well declines. Delano's imperative
wants for labor will be supplied by
clerks from other bureaus.
The case of John H. Pratt, Texas
rioter, wasSbefore both The The Federal and
State courts to day, Commissioner Os-
borne, at first, refused to give him up
to the State court, in answer to writ
of habeas corpus, issued by Judge
McCunn; whereupon the latter said he
should direct the sheriff to enforce the
writ and call upon the State military
authorities for aid. Finally, after an
interview between District Attorney
Pierpont and the Judge, Pratt was
produced in the State court; whereup-
on Pierpont stated the circumstances
of the case, and asked that the priso-
ner be remanded to the custody of the
United States Marshal.
This was objected to by his counsel
on the ground that the Federal authori-
ties had no jurisdiction but the judge
granted the request of the district at
torney, and the case comes up before
Commissioner Orsborne Thursday.
LONDON, Aug. 10.-Gladstone is
again quite ill.
4 The London Times, on the relation
of Spain and Cuba, says: Between
the military punctillio of Spain and the
tpatriotic fanaticism of the Cubans, the
interest of both are likely to suffer, es-
pecially when the questions, at issue
come under sound reason, and their
discussion is kept free from impulse
and passion. If it can be proved that
the separation of the colony from the
mother country is unavoidable and not
a remote contingency, it seems the
height of madness to carry on HOSTILE
ties frought with ruin to either side"
i After reviewing the revolution in
Spain, the writer continues:
"Improvident and helpless as Mar
shall Prim's Government may be, ii
can safely be said that it is the best
Spain could have under the circum-
stances; but it must fall under the dram
of prolonged struggle with Cuba,
which at best, can only temporarily
crush the rebellion. Where Spain rid
OF the colony, without compensation,
thanksgiving for happy radiance
might well be sung; but if large sum
of money be received in the bargain,
Spaniards cannot be too thanfnl. The
French campaign in Mexico ought to
have made it manifest that there is
neither honor nor profit to gain, for the
) powers of the old country, by med
ding with the affairs of the new"
Royal assent has been given to the
bill purchasing the telegraph lines.
> PARIS, Aug. 1O.-The Patrie says
large bands of the clerical party have
assembled in the northern district o
J, Spain well armed. and great Carlist
demonstration will be made On the 18th
: inst.
MADRID, Aug. 10.--The Spanish Con.
sui at Bayonne telegraphs that the
; Carlists are on the frontier, and intend
making an Eruption into Spain to-mor.
row. The Government is well prepared
to receive them.
Carlist band throughout the country
seek refuge in the mountains.
, WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-The Cabi
net session to-day lasted three hours
Three of the usually most communica-
tive Secretaries were visited, but al
withhold information beyond the fac'
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