The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-05-17

The cable kilograms are dated May L.
Political meetings were held IN Paris saturday.
They we're conducted In q quiet manner and the
police did not interfere The government Will not
tolerate any more violent demonstrations. No poll
teal meetings VIII be permitted within five days Of
tine elections. The political excitement yesterday
again manifested sef In Paris. grand popular
demonstration Will be made to-day.
The Cortes on Saturday again rejected the pro.
position to establish triennial directory. re-
gency again looked for with serrano at ITS head
A number of arrests or members OF the civil guard
have been made The Cuban volunteers have had
some trouble IN consequence Of the non payment OF
their bounties.
our rio Janeiro letter Is dated April :. Minister
Mcmahon is reported 10 have arrived at Asuncon,
where he remains extremely reticent IN regard TO
Paraguayan AFFAIRS Captain Kirkland, OF the Wasp,
had returned TO Buenos Ayers, after protesting
against the refusal OF the allies to allow him an es-
corr 10 the Paraguayan camp.
sandwich Islands.
Our Honolulu letter is dated April - The feeling
III favor of annexation to the United States is in
creasing rapidly. The last census shows that
the native population is rapidly decreasing.
and the foreign even more rapidly increasing. The
money market has been nearly drained 10 purchase
which about breaking out under the news OF the
White Pine discoveries bids fair to occasion u con-
siderable exodus OF foreigners.
Miscellaneous.
Senator sumner called at the White House 70 see
the President last week, but Mr. Dent, the chief
usher. having carried up his card returned with
the remark that he would have To wait If
teen minutes. MIR. Sumner said he would
mt yai mi for mr.
any one else, and that when Mr.. Grant wanted to
see him he could send for him. With that he with
drew in rage and told q friend that the White
House was nothing but q military camp.
the Western Representatives at Washington do
not like Secretary fish's exclusiveness. Congress-
man Shanks, who cal led TO see him on saturday,
was Kept waiting IN ante-chamber for an hour
and half and then lett disgust, declaring that in
future the Secretary might keep his ID old pls-
catoria department TO himself
Turner's opera House, In Dayton. ohio, was de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday night. The loss Is est
mated at between 100000 aud 100000. A man
named sardinier, who owned In the building.
while trying to his goods, was crushed to the
floor by falling wall. lie not much hurt, but
tightly confined, ana while his brother ana sew
eral Others were attempting to extricate him and
his wife and family were looking on another wall
fell and completely buried him.
rhe losses by the fire, caused by lightning, In
Eddyvle, Ulster county, on saturday, a. far as car
be ascertained, are folows:-J. II. Cornell Co.
$4,000; j. VI. Loek, $4,000; John Jordan, $4,000
James Conner $4,000. All we're partially insure'
except John Jordan one horse, belonging to Cor
nell a Co., was killed by the lightning.
A man named Prank Albert committed suicide a
Milwaukee Wis, last. evening, by jumping from Tia
NTH story OF the 80. Charles Hotel to the pavement
lie IL supposed 10 have been insane.
The LacSawana Iron and Coal CompaDy's plainin
mill at Scranton Pa, was destroyed by fire on Sat
urdsy night Loss, $4,000.
An alteration occurred In Worcester, Mass, OF
Saturday evening" during which James II. washing
ton coloredl stabbed Patrick Kinnary nrsn) In tn
bowels with pocket knife. The wound IL dan
gerous one, and 1t is feared will prove fatal KIN
nary was the agressor
Archbishop McCloskey preached the sermon at st
Patrick's Cathedral yesterday. At the Fifth avenu
Presbyterian church large m Getting assembled u
hear discussion on the objects OF the Evangelical
Alliance Mr.. w. l.. Dodge stated that the genera
convention, or "word gathering In this countr
had been postponed until the autumn OF 1870. ID
Dix lectured at Trinity chapel last night on IN
"worlds Trial"
Under the title OF ''Our Civil Service Abroadr wi
be found in another column thu morning iettc
from an European correspondent giving son
startling revelations In regard to the American |.
cations IN The European and AsIatic cities.
claims tina, the United states ~ the worst repI
ssntsd at foreign courts OF all the paIions-