The New York herald., 1869-10-19
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CNsle telegrams are dated October IS.
Earl Derby was sinking gradually and his death is
looked for at any moment. Prince Gortschakoir was
In Paris. The King OF Belgium was invited 10
meet Napoleon at Compeigne. The druggists
In Madrid report extraordinarily heavy sales Of
turpentine and other rnfammabe materials,
and city revolt, accompanied with incendiar-
ism, was dreaded. The loss OF life among
the troops at Valencia was trhing, ana
the capture OF the town had tranquilizng eject
all over Spain. A London journal thinks that Prim
has the chance OF becoming the most powerful
statesman OF Spain. Two sessions OF the French
Cabinet were held at Compeigae. NJ. Drouyn de
LHuys takes the foreign portfolio of France teInpor
arily. Tue French radicals and "redsH issued
manifesto against the imperial delay in okng the
legislative session. in which they set themselves forth
a. the only friends OF the people
BY steamships we have interesting mall details OF
our cable kilograms to the 9th OF October. The
French transatlantic steamship Perere reached this
port yesterday afternoon having run from Brest in
eight days aud sixteen hours
nexicO.
telegram from the city OF Mexico, dated the 18th
inst, via Havana the 1stn states that Secretary
Seward arrived at ManzaniIla on the eth. AMI that
preparations were being made in the capital to
receive him guest of the nation, an honor never
before conferred upon foreigner by tae Mexican
government.
miscellaneous.
Tho Virginia Legislature reassembied yesterday.
A resolution eongratuatng the country upon The
radical victories In Pennsylvania and ONO was
offered in both houses, but laid the table IN
the senate and the House adjourned without taking
any action upon il. Young Robert Douglas, the
private secretary Of President Grant electoneer
Ing actively FOR General Williams for United states
Senator.
The trial OF the Hornet at Wilmington has been
postponed until Thursday, II is reported now that
the government officials are confident that she will
be condemned and dismantled. Captain Higgins
having assumed command on the high seas viii
probably be released, while the paymaster Will be
held. Tae Froic has been joined by the revenue
cutter Hugh McCulloch.
President Grant, in conversation with our Wash
ington correspondent yesterday denied having held
any correspondence with NJ. Friguet relative 70 a
loan from the Rothschilds, and did not remember TO
have ever held any conversation with that gentle
man on the SUBJECT
The new postage stamps have been designed by
the Bureau OF Engraving and are said 10 be grea,
Improvement Oh the old ones and on those now in
use. President Grants head s TO be on them.
The Supreme Court has not ret delivered al
opinion IN the Yerger case.
Smallpox is reported among the Indians on til,
Upper Missouri and on MIX river.
Alexander H. Stephens has been confined TO hi,
house since February by sickness, and has no hope
OF ever getting about again.
The new two-doliar bills Will be issued by the
Treasury Department to-day. The ones aud tens
VIII be out In q week or two.
The relics Of st. Zeno were removed from Bonse
cours church, in Montreal, OH Monday to the
Bishops Palace, with great ceremonies, over s5,oot
people Joining in the procession.
Fort Benton, an old government post situated In
Montana, on the Missouri, near the head OF naviga
tion, has been reoccupied by regular troops
Gibbons, the new District Attorney OF Philadel-
phia, took possession Of his office yesterday. A
writ OF certtorari carrying hs case to the Supreme
Court, was issued by Judge Sharswood, IL Is said,
before the recent decision was given.
On sunday the car shops OF the Lake shore Rail-
road at Buffalo were destroyed by nre, together
with large number OF passenger and other cars,
car materials, &c. Loss over 10000 fully in-
sured.
Montreal was visited with slight falls Of snow
yesterday, the first OF the season.
The proprietor Of a cotton factory near Stockholm,
sweden. has purchased a large tract OF land In
Southeast Missouri, where he intends establishing
colonies OF his countrymen and to buiId factories
49,, Which win give employment 70 i,So0 families