, 1869-10-30
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.
teouuLzD TRoz rHE HERALD.l
TIE HORNET.


Washington, Oct. 1S.-A.gentle.
man who arrived tonight direct
from Wilmington, says the United
States Commissioners and the Col
lector of'the port and the Prosecu.
ting Attorney have no doubt the
Hornet will be condemned and dis
mantled. The steamer Frolic, which
was sent from New York here was
under orders to prevent the depart
ure Of the Hornet at all hazards,
even to sinking her. The Frolic is
still at Wilmington, and will remain
and render any assistance necessary
until the case is decided. The rev.
enue cutter Mccall is also at Will
mingion. It is not supposed that
Captain Higgins will bo held for tri-
al, as be assumed command on the
high seas after the Hornet received
her armament and ammunition. The
Paymaster will be the only one tried.
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
Nashville, Oct. 19.-The Senate
to-day unanimously adopted a reso,
luton affirming that the people of
Tennessee will never sigualize their
restoration to the control of public
affairs by countenancing in any man
ner disregard of their public obli>
cations, and declaring that the re.
sources of the State should be faith.
fully appropriated to the payment of
the interest on the bonded debt and
securing ofthe principal at maturity.
The Senatorial election occurs to-
morrow. Johnson's chances contin>
ue the best, although his opponents
say be cannot be elected. They do
not, however, name the man that
can defeat him.
NATIONAL CAPITOL CONVENTION.
St. Louis, Oct. ia meeting of
citizens will be- held tonight to
make final arrangements for the Ma
-tional Capitol Convention, which
meets on Wednesday. Sixteen States
and Territories are represented by
their delegates. About twenty DEL
egates have already arrived, among
them Gov. Haight, of California,
and Gov. Pile, of New Mexico.
New York, Oct. l9.-Father Hy-
acinthe is at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel, where he will remain in seclu
sion ten days. He will then visit
Boston and Washington. At the
expiration of his visit in this cOun>
try he will proceed to Rome, to re-
ceive admission into the Ecumenical
Council. He has brought letters to
Gen. Dix, Henry Ward Beecher, and
other distinguished men of this cOuu,
try. He does not speak the English
language.
MECHANICS sTIKE.
New York, Oct. lS.-A formidable
strike of the mechanics employed in
the shops of the Erie Railroad is in
progress. Not less than 600 men
have refused to. work-with 400 al
the Susquehanna and 200 at Jersey
City. The scarcity of currency has
prevented the payment of the men
aud the Company has been compell'
ed at times to pay as high as two per
cent. for money to pay their rolls 1t
is said that iL has also been delayed
by the freshets and breaks on the
road, but it is claimed that all hands
were paid on the 10Th, except those
at Port Jarvis, numbering LOO
They were to have been paid on Sat.
urday, but struck on Friday aud were
paid the following day and dismissed
The Susquehanna hands struck in
consequence thereof on Sunday
Those at Jersey City to-day have
been paid and discharged. 1t is sup
posed that those at Buffalo, 200 more
are also on o strike. The officers o.
the road soy the strike will cause nc
interruption to the business of the
road. Applications are numerous
aud they have no difficulty in filling
the pldces of the strikers with new
men. 1t appears the Erie Co., some
months ago inaugurated a system Of
consolidation of machine shops. Those
at Patterson and Piedmont have beer
closed. The Port Jarvis shop viii
be closed soon, with the object Of {
reduction of expenses.
FROM CUBA.
Havana, Oct. 19.-Three steamer!
have reached Cuba within the past
48 hours, all bringing reinforcement.
for the Spanish army. A steam
transport direct from Cadiz touched
at Cienfuegos yesterday and landed
some five thousand men. Another
steamer arrived this morning full o.
troops.
Louisville. Oct. lS.-W. Coleman
conductor of the Lebanon Branch
Railroad, was instantly killed by
falling between the cars.
GREAT CATHOLIC PROCESSION.
Montreal, Oct. 1S.-The greatest
Catholic procession ever witnessed 10
Montreal took place yesterday, the
occasion being the transfer Of the
relics of st. Leno from Bouzecour's 8
Church to the Bishops Palace.
Over thirty thousand people joined
in the procession.
Washington, Oct. lS.-The Su-
preme Court to-day delivered an
opinion in the case of Mckee VS..
kha limited Stakaa in an ack;oD for