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vention of wome7's Right and colored IN en-
to meet in Washing ton about the middle of
January.
The House Appropriation Committee are
! to-day investigating the contract for Wells,
Fargo Co. carrying the Overland mail.
Proposed Division OF Michigan.
Chicago, Dec. 2s.-A large Convention of
prominent citizens of Upper Peninsula, Mich
igan, was held to day at Houghton. Resolu-
tions were adopted instructing Republicans
in the State Legislature to use all honorable
means to have the upper part detached from
the State and made into a separate Territorial
or State District. The meeting was very
large and enthusiastic
General News.
Peakskiu, Dec. % g.-The ONCE of the Amer
glars yesterday morning, the safe blown open
and robbed of $1,000. The place was then
set on fire. The Office is under the City Ho-
tel, which was destroyed, together with a gro
cery store. Loss, $4,000.
New York, Dec. 29.-Jas. Fiske, in a
card, avers the attack on him In the Spring
field Republican was the occasion of the ar
rest of Mr.. Bowles. Fiske thinks he was
justified in so doing and Gays, "ln order to
protect my rights 1 appealed to Law, which
g the highest expression of human wisdom
for the good government of mankind. If
error has been committed, those who made
the law committed it. / regret that the wife
of Samuel Bowles, E-q., of Springfield, Mass,
was disturbed, or even annoyed by her hus-
bands temporary absence. As for the sym
pathy sycophancy of the horde of Office
seekers and small bore editors who clamored
around the Jail gates for their comrades re-
lease, their abuse l expected and am indiifer-
ent to- Bowles propcsed the game himself
and bowled him ov.F' at the first innings.
think it will gener. lily be conceded that
I To dpfan NV al
character as any newspaper has TO attack 1t.
At all events L shall do SO with the most un-
fiinchiug determination till il is proved to the
con ntrnry.
The great billiard match for 81 900 n side,
French carom, 800 points, between Melville
Foster and Joseph Dion was won by Foster by
four points. The game lasted till o'clock
this morning
IL Is stated there is not a shadow of truth
in the reported agreement between America
and England on the Alabama claims.
London, Dec. 29.-The sleeping car attach
ed to the mail train frcm Niagara, ran of the
track at Eastwood this morning and rolled
down an embankment Is feet. The car CON
tained Is persons, II of whom were more or
/ less injured. it Is feared fatally
Havana, Dec. 2g.--The Spanish officials
I confirm the statement that the insurgents pre-
pared food with strychnine that the Spanish
troops might partake.
st. Louis, Dec. 29.-Gen Sherman has re-
i CelFeQ utSputc0eS from tren. IuZen 0t Ort
Cobb, and Gen. Sheridan of same date. HaZsn
says since Custers f. sht he has had no trouble
/ in Distinguishing between friendly and hostile
] bands. lie pTonounces all the Cheyeunes and
+ Arrapahoes unfriendly and hostile.
! The kiawas are divided.
/ The Commanches are all, or nearly all,
/ friendly
/ The Apaches, Kechies, Caddoes and wycha-
I taws have affiliated in bands and clustered
around Fort Cobb, claiming protection of the
! government.
I The hostile have separated from the friend
l ly tribes and gone over TO the head of the
1 north fork of Rio river, near the mouth OF
/ Sweetwater- They number one hundred war
| riOrs.
/ Cantala, principal chief of the KIowas, is
/ represented not having gone TO n hostile
camp Gen. Sherman, however, regards Can
/ tala and Bull and Bear as the most treacher-
/ Gus of the plains Indian and believes no last
\ ing peace can be had while they are at large.
\ lie has therefore given orders TO kill them, or
/ if captured, imprison them at Fort Gibson.
Cable Dispatches.
] Paris. d &C. 2o.-The details of the Peace
/ Conference have been agreed on. i T. sessions
/ begin in this city on Saturday next.
/ The legal tribunals have forbidden the use
| Of the title "Moniteur" to the new official
| organ.
! Florence, Dec. 2g.-Giaribaldi has written a
\ letter formally declining commission in
I the Greek army, which had been rendered
\ him by the Grecian government ia view OF
\ the threatened war.
ConstantinOple, Dec. ga circular from
I the Sublime Porte, just issued, confirms the
report of the Sultan's refusal to participate
/ in the projected Conference IL the CretSn
| question is TO be discussed.