The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-07

Europe.


The London papers have taken up the question OF
the seizure OF the Spanish gunboats by the United
States government and comment freely on the
probability OF the sale of CUBA. Great
CONSERVATION was caused In the Houses OF
Parliament In London, during the session OF yester
day morning. by the explosion OF canister OF gun
powder somewhere within the building. No clue
of the perpetrators Of this outrage has been OBJ
tained The new boat for the Harvard crew has ar
rived in London.
The Emperor and the Empress OF the French have
gone to visit Chaons. Marshal Mel is very unwell.
duel is reported between two well known Parts
editors, in which one OF the combatants received
four wounds.
correspondent of q London journal writes from
Rome that the emancipation Of civil society from the
Church influence s so complete that 1t would be
Bupernuous to prevent the meeting OF the Cor .,c
Other States are expeG; to follow the moderation
e4sessed by Baron Beust In respect to the Council.
The Carlist bands In Spain are reported to be dis
solved and the partisans discouraged
The representatives or the foreign Powers resident
in Constantnople have nterceded with The sultan,
and the difficulty with Egypt is. consequently, in
fair way Of being settled.
Information has been received in Washington OF
the safe landing in Cuba OF libustering party, $50
in number which started from the coast OF Florida
on the 4th instant.
Miscellaneous.
The returns from Alabama snow that Buckley and
Hays Vadcas) have been elected TO Congress from
the Second and Fourth districts, and box and sher
man democrats from the Fifth and Sixth districts.
The First and Third districts in doubt, but pro.
badly Buck radicap is chosen In the First district.
The implied condemnation OF ex-Presdent John
son by Secretary Boutwell, and Postmaster Creswell
In their letters endorsing the extreme radical party
OF Tennessee caused reaction in that State In favor
OF the ex-Presdent. and his return to- the United
States Senate is rendered more than probable.
Hon. lanes NJ. Cavanaugh, democrat. has been
reelected delegate to Congress from Montana by
1900 majority.
The colored radicals OF Mobile, Ala, held meet.
ing on Thursday night to celebrate the election oil
their candidate for Congress. During the meeting
slight difficulty ensued with q white man, when q
general onslaught was made with pistols. Three
negroes were killed outright and five were wounded.
Five whites were also wounded. The negroes mum.
bered 1900, the whites 100
IL IS believed that upon completion OF the Kansas
Pacific Railroad ST. Louis will become the CHIEF
point OF smelling the silver Of Colorado and In
anticipation OF this event parties in that city are
already making arrangements for the erection Of
smelling WORKS
InJunctionS were served yesterday upon the vice
president and treasurer OF the Susquehanna Rail.
road Company and majority Of the directors pre-.
venting their acting as officers Of the company.
They are charged with conspirng to place the road
In the hands OF Jay Could, and thus deiraud the
company out OF its property.
steamer Of fifteen tons burden left Baltimore
yesterday for Attakapas. La. Ter route Is by canal
to this city, hence by river TO Albany and through
canals aud lakes to the Mississippi river
Jay Cooke CO. deny the report forwarded from
Philadelphia that they had made advances ON wills
key destroyed at the burning OF the government
warehouses IN that city.
A Southern farmer deposited $500 worth OF gov
eminent bonds in the ash hole Of his smokehouse
for safe keeping. His wife, knowing nothing OF th,
circumstance, a few days ago, wishing TO smoke
some bacon built q fire In the smokehouse aud re-
duced the bonds to cinders.
Apleasure boat containing fourteen persons wa
oapszed on Bush river, Hartford county, Md, OF
Thursday afternoon, and three OF the party--IIarr
lee, OF Baltimore, James M.and Scptimus Sewel-
were drowned The mother of MIR. Lee resides II
Brooklyn
Charles Creswel, OF Augusta, Ca, and his brother
j. ID. Creswell were met near Edgeneid, s. G, oil
Thursday by the brothers Of Miss Addison, who hat
been seduced by J. d. Creswell. Charles Creswel
was shot dead and his brother dangerously wound
3D. The hrothers Of Miss Addison surrendered
themselves TO the authorities.
The City.
Work upon the new Post once Will be commenced
on Monday next.
The photograph OF the supposed Ocean Bank rob-
Der who committed suicide at a railway station Ia
Crave, England was YESTERDAY recognized by Mr.