The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-05-27
TELEGRAPHIc SUMMARY.


obtained from the papers of the week, The
dates are to May Goth:
The President removed Col. Alexander as
Postmaster of Washington, and appointed Ed
munds, late Commissioner of Patent Office. |
Alexander refuses to recognize the Presidents
power to remove him.
The President has as yet taken no steps to-
ward submitting the Constitutions of Texas
and Mississippi to the people thereof.
A. L. Stewards income return is $4,000 ,OOO.
The New York clothing manufacturers in.
crease their prices Is per cent. Monday.
The failure of the great German banking
house of Schepler & Co., New York, is an
nOunced. The liabilities are enormous, and
the effect in Europe is looked for with great
anxiety.
Great revenue frauds have been discovered
in st. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville and Chica-
90. Heavy seizures of coffee, sugar and pepper
have been made
| The crevasse below New Orleans is growing
worse. Some of the finest plantations in st.
Bernard Parish are submerged. The city
levees are in danger.
The force in the office of the Secretary OF
the Treasury is to be reduced by so dlsmssas.
| George Gibson, of Cedar creek, California,
died suddenly in New York on Monday. He
had $4,000, which was taken charge of by the
| Coroner.
The Congressional Committee of Ways and
Means will shortly visit San Francisco, return
ing in August.
The Grand Lodge of Missouri, l. O. O. F.,
met yesterday at st. Louis.
| The last information as to the New York
Tribune management is to the effect that Young
rendered his resignation, which was received,
and that Whltaw Reid is now Chief of Staff
The position of Managing Editor is abolished
Cuban news is more exciting. The people
of Porto Rico are in great CONSERVATION, and
war regns supreme over the Island. The yell
low fever and vomitO add to the terrible state
of affairs.
Adyces from Paraguay state that Minister
McMahon is forcibly detained in the interior
by Lopez
Reyerdy Johnson has declined the banquet
rendered by the authorities of Southampton
Seven Judges of the Mexican Supreme
Court have been indicted for corruption
Alvarez is reported to be the leader of the
insurrectonsts III Querctaro
The Spanish Cortcs has rejected the prOpo-
sitiun for the establishment of a trlennlal d.
i retory, and agreed to an article in the Constl-
tuition declaring sovereignty as essential IN the
nation from which all power is TO emarate
Amendments requiring the King to be native
of Spain 10 be elected, have been rejected. In
the evening. the Cortcs fearing the imminence
/ of a civil war are ready to accept the PROPOSE
3, ton Of Regency. A Regency will probably
: be- created, with Serrano al the head. Trouble
o has arisen with the Cuban volunteers, on ac-
count Of the noIl-payment of bolntles.
The elections in France have resulted IN the
defeat of the opposition party, who, however
have carried Paris.
Il Political excitement IN Paris continues Il
% run very high The Government has issued a
' proclamation warning the people against dis
:, orderly asscmhlages. The Pays announced
grand popular demonstration on Monday.
= In a battle near Puerto Principe. Cuba, be
60 tween : 900 Insurgents and $500 Spansl
!, iroons. the latter were defeated after sever
r hours hard fighting
In Il riot nj Tralcc. Ireland, between two
mobs. the police iutcrirrrd, and one rioter wa
Killed and several wounded One of the polio,
was fatally injured.
The HcrGM states that Senator Sumner
, called at the White House. to see the President
. last week but Dent chief usher, having car
= ricd M his card. returned with the remark
: that he would have to wait fifteen mlRutes
:, Sumner said he would not wait fifteen minute:
: for Napoleon, Victoria, or any one else; ant
that when Grant wanted to see HIM he coulC
: send for him. With that he withdrew in ;
. rage and told his friends that the White House
: was nothing but military court.
=, Garibaldi was dangerously i'll at last &C
- counts. and his life dcspaIred of.
=. The remains of Daniel O'Connell were latel
- reintcrrcd with most imposing ceremonies, a
:, GlasnevIn.
:, Fred Douglass has been appointed Post
: master in a western New York town.
- II is stated the British Government are dis
= GUESSING the policy of relnquishlng all Brltls
- Colonies except India
b Advices from Hong Kong to April 2sth sa
" that placards are extensively posted through
e out the Empire, denouncing Christian mission
:. aries in violent terms
=. 1t is rumorcd that a Chinese official IN ing
i rank, IT. Pckin, in a fit of anger, slapped IN
Z French Ambassador in the face, whereupo
the flag of the French Legation was immed
. ately hauled down.
. The Chinese Government are very uneas
n regarding Russian encroachments.
D. TIE London Standard says the idea OF await
.. ing for the expressions on the Alabama ques
. +;o, from, Parliament ia absurd, the Unite